Human Capital Management news and trends

Paylocity Acquires Trace to Enhance HR Software Solutions
Acquisitions // December 04, 2023

Paylocity, a cloud-based human resources and payroll software solutions company, acquired headcount planning firm Trace. The move will enable Paylocity to expand its platform and offer labor planning tools to model, forecast, implement and analyze headcount decisions, the company said in a Monday (Dec. 4)...

BambooHR Adds Payroll Tool to HR and Benefits Administration Solutions
Payroll // September 12, 2023

BambooHR added its Payroll experience to its suite of human resource (HR) and benefits administration solutions. The new offering is designed to simplify the payroll process, reduce processing time and provide an exceptional experience for both employers and employees, the company said in a Tuesday...

Bilflo and Top Echelon Partner on Solution for HR Professionals
Partnerships // August 21, 2023

Bilflo and Top Echelon Software have partnered to provide a comprehensive solution for staffing agencies and human resources (HR) professionals. The collaboration aims to help these businesses improve contractor management, minimize data-entry errors and expedite payroll processing, the companies said in a Monday (Aug. 21) press release. “This strategic partnership...

ADP Adds Earned Wage Access to Payment Platform
Payroll // November 17, 2022

Human capital management solutions provider ADP has added earned wage access (EWA) to its Wisely by ADP payment platform. The EWA feature, which is offered in partnership with DailyPay, allows employees to access their earned wages before payday at no cost. This helps employees manage...

Interviews & Exclusives
Data Brief: 64% of All Firms Use Private Agencies to Hire From Worldwide Talent Pool

August 16, 2022
As worker shortages haunt the tech sector, more companies are casting a wider net and trying to fill their important posts with international hires. For this reason, they’re using private agencies — contracted firms that handle recruitment and management of these workers. This is examined in the study “Meeting the Demand for Cross-Border Hiring: The […]

Fractional Hires Let Tech Startups Play Big, Navigate Uncertain Business Conditions

July 12, 2022
The downturn is gathering speed. Thus far in 2022, there have been more than 300 companies that have laid off, cumulatively, more than 48,000 employees. The headlines swirl with layoffs...

Driving Retail’s Rebound With A Human Capital Revamp

August 13, 2020
Retail has been among the sectors most dramatically impacted by the pandemic, though it’s impossible to paint the industry with a broad brush. With widespread furloughs and a growing wave...

Quick Reads
Checkr Adds Payments and Onboarding Capabilities to HR Platform

December 12, 2023
Checkr added payments and onboarding capabilities to its human resources (HR) platform. With the addition of the new Checkr Pay and Checkr Onboard to its existing background check capabilities, Checkr now facilitates three hiring processes on a single platform, the company said in a Tuesday (Dec. 12) press release. The new tools also address the […]

Paylocity Acquires Trace to Enhance HR Software Solutions

December 04, 2023
Paylocity, a cloud-based human resources and payroll software solutions company, acquired headcount planning firm Trace. The move will enable Paylocity to expand its platform and offer labor planning tools to...

BambooHR Adds Payroll Tool to HR and Benefits Administration Solutions

September 12, 2023
BambooHR added its Payroll experience to its suite of human resource (HR) and benefits administration solutions. The new offering is designed to simplify the payroll process, reduce processing time and...

Bilflo and Top Echelon Partner on Solution for HR Professionals

August 21, 2023
Bilflo and Top Echelon Software have partnered to provide a comprehensive solution for staffing agencies and human resources (HR) professionals. The collaboration aims to help these businesses improve contractor management, minimize data-entry errors and expedite...