Human Resource leaders are in a fight to ensure that hourly workers (60 percent of the workforce) don’t feel overwhelmed by the effects of the pandemic. In HRchat episode 233, we consider how HR can better use technology to help workers – especially hourly workers – manage the stresses of this year’s pandemic and economic uncertainties.
The guest this time is Martin Hartshorne, an expert on what HR professionals must know about the future of hourly or shift workers.
Martin is also CEO of Minneapolis-based HR technology company When I Work, which provides flexible scheduling systems used by one million employees at 150,000 workplaces across the US.
Listen to this HRchat to get Martin’s take on the following:
- What should HR professionals know about how they can use digital technology to support pandemic precautions?
- How can digital technology minimize the risks of employees getting ill?
- How can artificial intelligence (AI) and other HR tech make life better for hourly workers – and make them actually want to come to work?
More About Martin Hartshorne
Hartshorne joined When I Work after serving as Chief Strategy Officer of Ultimate Software, where he spent six years as a leader helping grow the company from $350 million in revenue to $1.3 billion and more than tripling the number of employees worldwide. In 2019, Hartshorne helped lead the sale of Ultimate Software to a private equity consortium for $11 billion and in early 2020 he played a leading role in the merger of Ultimate Software with Kronos, Inc. Prior to Ultimate Software, Hartshorne was the founder and CEO of EmployTouch Inc., creator of a tablet-based hardware/software solution for labor data collection, employee self-service and collaboration in hourly workforces. Before that, Hartshorne spent seven years in a variety of leadership roles at Workbrain, Inc., providing workforce management solutions to large global enterprises.
When I Work, sponsor of this HRchat episode, is a complete workforce management solution for hourly workplaces that streamlines the process of scheduling, time tracking and communicating with hourly teams. Since its beginnings in 2010, the company has grown to become a category leader, actively serving 150,000+ workplaces with over 1 million active employees worldwide across industries. For more information about the organization, visit www.whenwiork.com.