isolved Delivers All the HCM You Need, Now with Mojo
13 September, 2018
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Charlotte, NC — September 13, 2018 iSolved HCM, the software company behind the iSolved human capital management (HCM) platform, unveiled iSolved with Mojo at the HR Tech Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, September 12-14, 2018. iSolved with Mojo is a people-centric solution that delivers a...
Six Reasons why HCM Technology is Taking off
02 December, 2014 | 2 Comments
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 45 seconds
Nucleus Research, a company that evaluates technology ROI, recently published some interesting results about HCM technology implementation. The 42 case studies included companies from a wide range of industries and organization sizes. Some findings: For each $1.00 spent, HCM technology returns an...
How to Use Candidate Feedback to Refine Your Hiring Process
27 December, 2018
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes, 45 seconds
The hiring process can be complicated and frustrating for many human resource departments. You can do your best to make the process as seamless as possible and still find that you’re missing the mark. While there are many resources out there to help you refine the process, the best source of i...
Where People Heroes Grow (And You Can Too)
16 May, 2023
Estimated time to read: 3 minutes, 15 seconds
Have you seen the movie “The Field of Dreams”? It’s the baseball one with Kevin Costner – a classic really (the movie and Costner!). There’s the famous line, “If you build it, they will come.” It’s the mentality we had (and hoped for) when launching the People Heroes Community back in the spring of...
People Management Must-Haves for Manufacturing
15 March, 2021
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Fifty-seven percent of human resources (HR) departments in the manufacturing industry are receiving budget increases this year according to data from isolved’s Transforming Employee Experience report. While there is a long list of technology that HR leaders plan to invest in, one thing is clea...
4 Steps to Developing Better Leadership Skills
07 March, 2017
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes, 45 seconds
Being in a leadership position can sometimes make you feel like you have a target on your back. Your ability to lead effectively has the power to propel your team to success or drag it down into failure, so it can often feel like the stakes are much higher for only you. But the responsibility should...
Compliance Corner: Q&A on Salary History Bans
29 July, 2022
Estimated time to read: 3 minutes, 30 seconds

Some employers use salary history as a way to set or negotiate compensation, but this tactic can have unintended consequences - including causing salary inequities and gaps. Salary history bans are one way to attempt to close those gaps. But for states and localities that don’t have any salary ban l...
Measuring ROI of Employee Experience
30 April, 2024
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 30 seconds

Delivering an outstanding employee experience (EX) is no longer a nice-to-have for employers—it’s an absolute must. A positive EX drives engagement, productivity and retention. And a positive EX is contagious—we found that 90% of employees say the experience they receive impacts the experience they...
Miss Our HR Hot Topics Twitter Chat? Check Out This Recap.
21 March, 2022
Estimated time to read: 1 minute

isolved’s recent Twitter chat, “HR Hot Topics” highlighted the insights of Principal Analyst of Constellation Research, R “Ray” Wang. The chat was joined by others within the HR industry, including isolved’s leadership team and industry thought leaders. Read below for a brief recap of the virtual ev...
How to Use Assessments for Better Talent Acquisition
21 August, 2018
Estimated time to read: 3 minutes
When you hear the phrase "hiring assessment," what comes to mind? More than likely, you're thinking of long, boring multiple-choice questionnaires that all seem to ask relatively useful questions but never really give you the right answers. For many years, that's exactly what an asse...
Now Trending: Virtual Assistants for Benefits Enrollment
28 September, 2022
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The benefits enrollment period is often one of the first experiences an employee encounters when starting at a new company. It’s also often the most dreaded time of the year for existing employees and HR departments. Which is why it may be time to update your benefits enrollment process with modern...
How Good Writing Skills Will Benefit Your Career
09 August, 2016
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 45 seconds
Even if you’ve been a diligent member of the workforce for a while, you probably still have some room for improvement. One area you may be overlooking in your professional development could be one of the most important: improving your writing skills. Becoming a skilled writer is valuable in just ab...
Compliance Corner: 2024 HR Trends for the Year!
31 January, 2024
Estimated time to read: 7 minutes, 15 seconds

Welcome to 2024 -- the new year promises to be an exciting time for the Human Resources (HR) world! There are a few standout trends that started percolating in 2023, and we are very interested to see the trajectory. From minimum wage increases to pay transparency laws, there is a litany of changes a...
Improve Your Time Management Skills in 2016
15 December, 2015
Estimated time to read: 3 minutes
Imagine this...You start your day full of optimism, ready to check things off your to-do list. However, half way through the day you begin to feel stressed and overloaded. The checklist that didn’t seem too bad this morning suddenly seems impossible to accomplish. Sound familiar? You aren’t alone....
Support DEI&B Strategy with People Analytics
30 January, 2024
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Business leaders are embracing the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEI&B) initiatives. Promoting equity and diversity is a powerful way to foster inclusivity and show employees that they’re valued. An added bonus? It's also good for business. In fact, McKinsey and C...
ACA Subsidies Upheld by Supreme Court
26 June, 2015
Estimated time to read: 15 seconds
The wait is over. On June 25, 2014, the Supreme Court released its opinion on the Affordable Care Act’s premium tax subsidies. At issue in the case of King vs. Burwell, was whether subsidies should be provided only for exchanges available in states “established by the State” or if credits should a...
New EEOC Requirement—A Must for All Employers
04 November, 2022
Estimated time to read: 45 seconds

The way (and where) we work has changed—and regulatory agencies are starting to adapt. For years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) required all covered companies to display an “EEO Is the Law” poster. Recently, the EEOC released an updated “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discriminatio...
The SECURE 2.0 Act: What Small Businesses Need to Know
14 November, 2023
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes

In a tight labor market, employers need all the help they can get to attract and retain the best talent. In addition to salaries and work/life balance employers would be wise to focus on providing better retirement plans. According to our 2023 Voice of the Workforce report based on a survey of 1,100...
New FLSA Overtime Rules Make Accurate Time Tracking More Important Than Ever
31 May, 2016 | 1 Comments
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes
Just last week, On May 18, 2016, Secretary Perez and President Obama announced that the Department of Labor finalized drastic changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which update overtime regulations. These new changes will go into effect on December 1, 2016, giving employers some time to up...
Where Should Benefits Brokers Focus in 2021?
28 December, 2020
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes

Although there are high hopes for 2021, business leaders should be prepared for a slow transition back to some sense of normalcy as the year progresses. After all, the pandemic isn’t going to end when the clock hits midnight on January 1st. For benefits brokers, this means embracing the...
7 Ways to Energize Your Afternoon
15 March, 2016
Estimated time to read: 3 minutes
It’s no secret that mornings are more productive than afternoons. When employees begin their workdays feeling refreshed from a night’s sleep, they typically have better productivity than when they return to work after lunch. Follow these seven tips to help energize your afternoons so that productivi...
Five years in the making, controversial ‘persuader’ rule stopped just four days short of finish line
26 July, 2016
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 45 seconds
On June 27, a federal district court judge in Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the Labor Department’s controversial “persuader” rule that was scheduled to take effect July 1. This eleventh-hour stoppage was a major victory for the many states, business groups and employers th...
Compliance Corner: Q&A on Preparing for a Successful Benefits Renewal
28 October, 2022
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes, 30 seconds

Benefits Enrollment time is upon us. Every HR rep knows just what an important time of year this is for HR and all employees. Employees will be electing new benefits, but they will also be renewing benefits from prior years. HR reps might be thinking about what they can do to be best prepared this s...
The New Overtime Rule: What It Requires, Whom It Affects
28 June, 2016
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes
The Labor Department’s new overtime rule—released in May and scheduled to take effect on Dec. 1—extends the Fair Labor Standards Act’s protections to most salaried workers who earn less than $47,476 a year ($913 a week). The move will expand FLSA coverage to an estimated 4.2 million workers who earn...
Marketplace Open Enrollment
21 October, 2014
Estimated time to read: 1 minute
Open enrollment in the Marketplace is a set time frame when individuals can enroll in a plan and receive a subsidy based upon their household income, if eligible. You can generally buy a Marketplace plan only during the annual open enrollment period. Upcoming dates to know: November 15, 2014 - 2...