COVID-19 Analytics Remain Key to Workforce Planning
The tracking and reporting of COVID-19 analytics related to workforce infections, absences, quarantines and more remains a high priority as cases continue to rise, despite the vaccine rollout.
Delta Air Lines, Walmart Use HR Technology to Stay Agile During COVID-19 Pandemic
Having versatile and modern HR technology platforms paid off for organizations during the pandemic as they faced an array of talent management and workforce planning challenges.
5 Tips to Help Workers Upskill and Adapt to Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is projected to displace millions of jobs but also create millions more new roles. To prepare workers for these new jobs, organizations will have to provide significant resources for upskilling their workforce. And employees will need to take personal responsibility for their career development in a context of rapid technological change.
Biometric Technology Use During the Pandemic Can Pose Ethical Problems
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, biometric technologies that take employees’ temperature and rely on facial recognition are supporting new workplace-safety procedures. Employers should be careful when adopting these technologies and tell employees how the information that’s being collected about them will be used, experts say.
Pandemic Emphasizes Need for Adaptable HR Technology
Both HR and HR technology have had to be adaptable and resilient this year during what thought leader Josh Bersin calls the Big Reset—a new way of thinking about life and work due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Technology Addresses Hourly Workers’ COVID-19-Related Challenges
Challenges faced by hourly workers during the pandemic have sometimes gone overlooked as organizations focused their attention on ensuring salaried employees had the resources and support to work effectively at home. But enterprising HR leaders have found the strategic use of technology platforms and apps also can make life easier for hourly workers—many of whom don’t have the luxury of working from home—as well as help keep them safer during the coronavirus pandemic.