How Hourly Workers Are Getting Paid Faster

hourly workers

Almost 60% of workers in the United States are paid at hourly rates and nearly 69% of  Americans would experience financial difficulty if their paychecks were delayed for a week. But what if tech could give hourly workers the flexibility to receive their pay sooner? This would allow them to circumvent high-interest payday loans just to make ends meet during these tough economic times. I recently get a chance to speak with Nico Simko, CEO and co-founder of social-impact fintech Clair, which is championing this revolution.

Is Your Company Paying For The Biggest “Wasted Benefit”?

Workplace Wellness

As the coronavirus pandemic brings healthcare to the forefront of America’s mind, HR professionals are considering the importance of benefits packages more than ever. Benefits are crucial to attracting and retaining good employees, even when there’s not a global pandemic —  according to national studies, 49% of employees report they would seek out new jobs […]

Five Ways Recruitment Technology Has Evolved

recruitment technology

The tools and data available to Talent and HR pros to support their recruitment efforts have evolved at a rapid pace in the past decade. Let’s consider five areas where recruitment technology has changed dramatically and the effects on the recruiting function. 1. Increased Productivity Technology has increased productivity since the time required to complete […]

How to Eliminate Payday Blunders

Payday

For many business owners, handling payroll can be an error-prone and time-intensive process. The increase in the number of labor litigations highlights the fact that payroll mistakes can be costly for companies. In this article, we detail ways in which you can smartly use payroll software to eliminate payday blunders.

Why Companies Should Want the Employee Experience to Mirror the Client Journey

Employer Branding

Employees Are Clients Too Kelly Battelle, VP of People Operations at GumGum, looks at why companies should want the employee experience to mirror the client journey. It’s easy for a company to say employees are its most valuable asset. But when the bottom-line looms, too often, decision-makers place the needs of their workforce secondary to […]

HR Passion Talk: Why Consider Upskilling

Van Le, Upskilling Employees

Future-Proofing Your HR Department with Data Skills Data is integral to HR. In fact, data analytics is often cited as one of the fastest-growing in-demand skills within HR. In October 2020 Van Le, Director of HR at Lighthouse Labs presented an InnovateWork Passion Talk called Why Consider Upskilling. In the presentation, Van gets into the […]