Open Enrollment is Challenging - 5 Steps Make it Easy for Your Clients
14 September, 2023
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 30 seconds

Open enrollment is challenging for you and your clients alike. Getting ahead and creating a strategy that not only pleases your clients but alleviates burdens for them is key. According to our recent survey of more than 1,100 employees, 64 percent say a poor enrollment experience could lea...
HR Barbie™: What Can’t She Do?
31 August, 2023
Estimated time to read: 45 seconds

Human resources (HR) professionals are the ultimate role models for their organizations. From keeping processes running smoothly to developing strategic programs and goals, HR is all about supporting their people and helping them grow. The Barbie™ Movie has been making a lot of headlines, getting pe...
Get a Competitive Edge—Build Your Book of Business
31 August, 2023
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 30 seconds

In a competitive market, it’s vital to continually grow their book of business. Creating a clear difference is a must—but where to begin? To glean insight into the plight, we surveyed brokers across the country to get their take on how they’re managing to stand out in a crowded field. Spoiler alert:...
Compliance Corner: How to Handle Accommodation Requests Effectively
31 August, 2023
Estimated time to read: 3 minutes, 30 seconds

Not every employee has the same needs—and employers have an obligation to provide an equitable workforce to ensure everyone has the tools they need to perform their jobs at a high level. In this month’s Compliance Corner, isolved’s Senior HR Consultant Michelle LiButti discusses accommodation reques...
Time for Your Clients to Review How They Performance Review
30 August, 2023
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 30 seconds

Performance reviews are a critical part of the employee experience (EX). From the employee’s perspective, it’s an opportunity to obtain recognition and additional compensation. For organizations, it’s a chance to set expectations and deliver constructive feedback that leads to enhanced performance....
Hear from HR Heroes: HR Services
29 August, 2023
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes, 45 seconds

The scope of your HR needs is based on many contributing factors. While some businesses may need a full HR team, others may find more value in augmenting HR with outside services. Organizations that do employ internal HR may still find strategic HR tasks hard to prioritize along with their administr...
4 Reasons to Join isolved in Palm Desert for isolved Connect
29 August, 2023
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 15 seconds

We’re trading in our cowboy boots for flip flops this year at isolved Connect 2023 in Palm Desert, CA! Following the success of isolved Connect 2022 in Nashville, we’re gearing up for what seems to be the biggest Connect to date. Congratulations to the early birds who have their tickets already! Nee...
Build your Best Solution: An Employee Marketplace Roundup
28 August, 2023
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes

No two businesses are alike, so why would your HR solutions be? As HR software systems are rapidly growing, organizations are now able to customize their services, choosing to augment existing platforms to build an HR strategy tailored to their needs and business growth. Along with scalability...
Get Connected: Maximize Your HCM Investment at Every Stage
09 August, 2023
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes, 15 seconds

As your organization grows and evolves, chances are your human capital management (HCM) needs will also shift. In our 2023 HR Leaders Survey, 63 percent of participants were unhappy with their current HCM solution and plan to switch in the next 12 months. A top feature they are seeking when switchin...
4 Ways Your Clients Benefit from Intelligently Connected Benefits Enrollment Technology
09 August, 2023
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 45 seconds

Open enrollment dread is nothing new. You’ve likely read the click-bait headlines: “Nearly half of employees would rather talk to an ex or walk on coals than complete open enrollment.” Despite the availability of technology and employer resources, open enrollment continues to be a tedious and time-c...
Compliance Corner: How HR & Employees Can Help Each Other to Combat Workplace Burnout
24 July, 2023
Estimated time to read: 3 minutes, 15 seconds

Over the past few years, rates of more severe stress, anxiety, and depression have skyrocketed, contributing further to the ongoing workplace crisis of employee burnout. In fact, we found that 69% of employees have experienced burnout over the last year. With such an increase in severe burnout sympt...
3 Reasons to Automate Open Enrollment with an Intelligently Connected Platform
24 July, 2023
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 30 seconds

Of all the reasons to invest in an intelligently connected human capital management (HCM) platform, open enrollment might be the most relatable. After all, the process can be a significant source of stress for employers and employees alike. It’s time-consuming and tedious, but it’s essential to your...
People Analytics Technology: Navigating the Market
18 July, 2023
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 45 seconds

The demand for people analytics is growing. According to our recent survey of HR leaders, 40 percent of organizations plan to invest in HR analytics technology this year—up from 33 percent in 2022. HR departments have access to a treasure trove of employee data. Oftentimes, that data is overlooked b...
AI in the Workplace: What Will Employees Allow—And How Far is Too Far?
13 July, 2023
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 30 seconds

Conversations surrounding AI tools in the workplace are nothing new. For years, we’ve heard speculative questions posed about the power, limitations, ethics and scope of AI. Each question was posed in the future tense. How will employees respond to this powerful tech? When AI arrives, how useful wil...
Honor & Service Q&A: What It Takes to Start and Run a Successful Employee Resource Group
12 July, 2023
Estimated time to read: 5 minutes, 15 seconds

Forty-one percent of employees say their employer doesn’t offer employee resource groups (ERGs), which is a big opportunity for employers looking for new ways to support their workforce, including groups like veterans, people of color, LGBTQIA+, women and more. An ERG is a voluntary, employee-led gr...
Analytics, AI and Awesome HR Outcomes
27 June, 2023
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes

Thirty-two percent of businesses plan to invest in HR analytics this year according to a recent survey of more than 500 HR leaders. These investment dollars can be used to ensure HR teams have access to data that enables them to respond quicker to the changing needs of their organization and its emp...
The Solution to Your Client’s Biggest Challenges
16 June, 2023
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 45 seconds

Your clients have a lot on their plate—from the day-to-day tasks that keep operations humming to big-picture initiatives that can take them to the next level, they’ll take all the help they can get. If our recent survey of over 500 HR leaders is any indication, your clients are also experiencing sig...
Close More Summer Deals – Focus on Employee Experience
13 June, 2023
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes

As the temperature rises and time off takes priority, it’s important for your sales team to remain vigilant. Because, unfortunately when the weather warms up, many prospects go cold. To keep up the momentum during the summer months, it’s important for your team to focus on what’s top of mind for pro...
50 State Legal Update—A Mid-Year Check In
12 June, 2023
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 30 seconds

As we near the halfway point for 2023, it’s safe to say state legislatures across the country have been busy. The passage of laws has been so fast and furious, in fact, that it’s tremendously difficult for HR leaders and teams to keep pace (and keep compliant). We recently conducted a mid-year legal...
Compliance Corner: I-9 Verification Flexibilities Ending Soon—What Businesses Need to Know
09 June, 2023
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes, 45 seconds

The COVID-19 pandemic changed how many companies conducted business—and hired employees. At the onset, federal changes were made to add flexibility to the way companies verified an employee’s eligibility with their I-9. These changes are coming to an end on July 31st. isolved’s HR Business Partner L...
Solutions to Streamline Processes and Boost the Employee Experience
09 June, 2023
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 30 seconds

Organizations today face more challenges than ever before. Employees are increasingly feeling burnt out and stressed, which can lead to a drop in employee morale and performance. According to our 2023 HR Trends Report, 69 percent of full-time employees said they experienced burnout over the last yea...
Compliance Corner: Baby Boomers Exiting the Workforce: How HR Should Prepare
31 May, 2023
Estimated time to read: 3 minutes

As the Baby Boomer generation begins to head toward retirement, a massive change is heading to workplaces across the country. In this month’s Compliance Corner, we hear from isolved’s HR Services Manager Rachel Barr to discuss the implications of this generational shift. Has the mass workplace exodu...
Catching the Forrester Wave: isolved Recognized as a Strong Performer
25 May, 2023
Estimated time to read: 1 minute

In an era of ceaseless self-promotion, talk is cheap. It’s one thing to tout your own attributes—it’s another to have a leader recognize them. Forrester Research, a leading global research and advisory firm, named isolved a Strong Performer in its recent “The Forrester Wave™: Human Capital Managemen...
Top 3 Stressors Keeping Your Customers Up at Night
18 May, 2023
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes, 15 seconds

Your customers have experienced a significant amount of stress and strain in the last few years. From the onset of the pandemic to the Great Resignation and a flurry of challenges in between, employers have endured excessive pressure. As a result, they’re looking for ways to overcome business challe...
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...