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Recruit Better: Employee Discount Programs and Taxes

HR Bartender

To help us figure this out, I asked Kellie Jones, senior director of products, pay, and tax at Ultimate Software , if she would share her expertise. Examples of de minimis perks include occasional tickets to theatres and sporting events, as well as invitations to company-hosted parties and picnics. Luckily for us, she said yes.

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Women in Leadership: Creating an Inclusive Community of Interest

HR Bartender

One organization that understands this is Ultimate Software. I had the opportunity to chat with Vivian Maza, chief people officer at Ultimate Software. Viv has been with Ultimate since 1990 and plays a significant role in fostering the company’s unique culture. How do employees learn that the community exists?

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HR Technology: 13 Concepts HR Pros Needs to Know

HR Bartender

They’re being used in recruiting, onboarding, and employee engagement. Paycom shows us HR needs to embrace the strategic advantages technology brings. One example is prescriptive analytics. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) – SaaS – software as a service – is a term we’ve all heard before.

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Everything #HR Needs to Know About Artificial Intelligence

HR Bartender

To help us understand more about artificial intelligence, I reached out to Armen Berjikly , senior director of strategy at Ultimate Software , where his expertise in human-computer interaction drives Ultimate’s transformative artificial intelligence platform and direction. Navigation apps like Google Maps is another example.

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20+ High Impact HR Technology Acquisitions, Mergers, and More from 2020

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Recruiting is Buzzing: Talent acquisition is always a hot space, and in 2020 more than 70% of the M&A activity we tracked was around consolidation and bringing best of breed tools to more established providers. SmartRecruiters acquired JobPal, creating a competitive advantage with embedded robotic process automation into its hiring tools.

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What Are #HR Analysts and Why Should You Pay Attention To Them

HR Bartender

Examples are the Ultimate Software Connections Conference , KronosWorks Conference , and the SilkRoad Connections Conference. Can you give readers an example of a specific topic you’ve written about? An example is transers, onboarding and offboarding. But the ticking time bomb is the retirement issue.

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2021 Was the Biggest Year Yet for HR Tech: See 30+ of the Top M&A Activities

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Software providers are working hard to keep pace. Recruiting is On Fire: Talent acquisition is always a hot space, and in the last two years, more than 70% of the M&A activity we tracked was around consolidation and growth investments within the recruiting world. Talent Acquisition and Hiring.