It is unmistakable that the HR technology industry has been revolutionized. Cloud-based HR systems are now available from many of the largest vendors in the market. These systems integrate payroll, HRMS, talent management and analytics processing into a single cloud-based service. Many HR leaders are challenged with mobile tools and new social recruiting systems that are making many of the legacy HR systems obsolete.Upskilling Employees for the Digital Age
United Overseas Bank is retraining its employees and empowering them to shape the future of their workplace.
By Michael Switow
United Overseas Bank (UOB), one of southeast Asia’s largest banks, is transforming the way it interacts with clients.
Engaged and Informed
Today’s HCMs provide the perfect platform to effectively communicate with the workforce.
By Jennifer Ho
Effective communication in the workplace is an essential strategy for an organization to achieve its goals. By providing clear and timely communication about current objectives and tactics, businesses can improve engagement among employees and reduce costly mistakes. In fact, according to research from the University of Auckland, 70 percent of business mistakes are the result of poor communication. If effective communication can reduce mistakes within an organization, why are 57 percent of employees saying their companies don’t provide it, according to HBR?
How Digital HR Solves Business Challenges
Schneider Electric is transforming its human capital management approaches one tech solution at a time.
By Olivier Blum
Demands on employees have increased—and HR must keep pace or risk falling behind. It’s a daily occurrence that employees attend video conferences, use workplace productivity apps, and receive smartphone notifications. They can’t wait for their HR department to catch up with them via phone calls or letters. Modern workers want the same prompt customer service experience that they receive from online marketers. They also expect to feel empowered by their HR departments, not disenfranchised by them.
No Slowing Down
What does the expanding tech market mean for the future of HR?
By Larry Basinait
The rate of new technologies being developed to support HR is exponentially increasing each year, and the second quarter of 2019 was no exception. In total, there were 65 major announcements (those with at least $1 million in funding), up from 57 announced in the second quarter of 2018.
Cutting-Edge Change
How new technologies are revolutionising HR in an Asian icon.
By Michael Switow
Shirley Fong is the vice president of human resources at Li & Fung, a trading company that started from very humble beginnings exporting Chinese porcelain and silk and which now operates one of the most world’s extensive supply chains. The company employs some 17,000 people in more than 230 offices across 40 markets.
A New Talent Framework
Organisations in Asia need to adopt a five-pronged talent strategy to contend with rising skills shortages.
By Michael Switow
A severe talent crunch is leaving key positions unfilled across Asia-Pacific.
In Sync
HR and IT need to partner to fix the broken employee experience.
By Donna Kimmel
When it comes to attracting and retaining talent, employee experience is one of the most critical elements of success. Around the world, the gap between the number of jobs available and the people available to fill them is the largest it has ever been. And competition is stiff. To get the talent they want and need to power and move their businesses forward, companies need to create an environment that inspires people to do great work.
Eye on EI
Move out of the way, AI. It’s time for organizations to turn their focus on another—perhaps more impactful—intelligence: emotional intelligence.
By Marcus Mossberger
The idea of artificial intelligence (AI) has captivated the industry for the last few years, and it seems as though 2018 really saw an explosion of the utilitarian use of the technology at work. And while there is still apprehension about the impact AI will have on jobs, most organizations have acknowledged that they need to incorporate it into their long-term technology strategy. At the same time, another trend seems to be gaining momentum, albeit to less media attention and prognostication: the burgeoning importance of emotional intelligence (EI) in the workplace.
Facing the Future
Technology is disrupting the HR industry, but organisations can prepare by embracing policies that encourage a blended workforce.
By Simon Kent
Technology-driven change in the workplace should not be feared. Indeed, HR teams should welcome it as an opportunity to contribute more to the success of their businesses. Recently, the UK’s own Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd emphasised the benefits of technology by saying, “Automation is driving the decline of banal and repetitive tasks so the jobs of the future are increasingly likely to be those that need human sensibilities, with personal relationships, qualitative judgment, and creativity coming to the fore.”
On-Demand In Demand
Today’s technology developments can improve the ease and efficiency of payroll and rewards processes.
By Simon Kent
It’s a cliché but it’s true: There really is an app for everything. For employers, the 24/7 always-on, always-available level of service expected by customers is now also expected by employees. Just as banking hours have been replaced by a constantly accessible online portal, the idea that employees should wait until office hours to check their pay, rewards, benefits, and other work-related entitlements is becoming outdated.
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