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Fitbit Engineers Create an Emergency Ventilator to Help Save Lives

By Kimia Madani, Associate Editor at Fitbit Over the last few months, communities have come together to find solutions to the challenges driven by COVID-19. At Fitbit, we felt a strong sense of responsibility to support our community in the fight against COVID-19. So, when our co-founders challenged the team to find ways to leverage our […]

Corporate Culture After COVID-19: Global Leadership Survey Offers Potential Paths Forward for Companies and Insights on the Evolution of the Employer/Employee Relationship

WASHINGTON, D.C.  — COVID-19 has profoundly altered the strategy, vision, operations and future for nearly every corporation in one way or another. Regardless of when the crisis abates, its effects will be felt from the boardroom to the factory floor for many years to come. How will things change, and how can today’s leaders — […]

VIRGIN PULSE ACCELERATES SAFE RETURN-TO-WORKPLACE WITH VP PASSPORT

Virgin Pulse unveils industry’s first employer-configurable solution to combine monitoring and screening tools, real-time reporting, live support and partner solutions in a unified health engagement platform to facilitate a safe, healthy and successful return to the workplace Virgin Pulse, the leading global provider of corporate wellness SaaS solutions, today announced that it has launched VP PassportTM, a critical health, safety […]

iCIMS Acquires Opening.io, Launches New AI Solution for Building Transformative Workforces at Scale

HOLMDEL, N.J. [May 14, 2020] – iCIMS, Inc., the market-leading cloud recruiting platform provider, today announced the acquisition of Opening.io, the Ireland-based data science company that powers best-in-class artificial intelligence for talent, and the launch of iCIMS Talent Logic, a new AI solution that delivers speed and precision for building transformative, diverse workforces at scale. Powered by Opening.io and iCIMS’ […]

Beekeeper raises $45M Series B to become the ‘Slack for non-desk employees’

Beekeeper, the Switzerland and U.S.-based startup that provides a mobile-first communications platform for employers that need to communicate with blue-collar and service-oriented workers, has raised $45 million in Series B funding. The round was co-led by Thayer Ventures  and Swisscanto Invest by Zürcher Kantonalbank, with participation from previous backers including Atomico, Alpana Ventures, Edenred Capital Partners, Fyrfly […]

Cornerstone Completes Acquisition of Saba Software

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSOD), a global leader in people development solutions, today announced the closing of its acquisition of Saba Software, a global leader in talent experience solutions and a portfolio company of Vector Capital. In light of current market conditions, the total transaction value has been reduced from $1.395 […]

Virgin Pulse Launches Coronavirus (Covid-19) Content, Habits and Challenges for Members; Unveils Public-Facing Global Hub with Access to Wellbeing Programs and Resources

Virgin Pulse, the leading global provider of corporate wellness and wellbeing SaaS solutions, today announced that it has launched coronavirus (COVID-19)-specific content, resources and habits for Virgin Pulse members, along with a public-facing COVID-19 Hub to help people around the world build literacy and maintain healthy habits and personal wellbeing during the current global health crisis.  This self-service […]

Over 200 Companies Join Forces to Help Furloughed Recruiters Get Back to Work

Unique talent exchange portal serves as an unprecedented example of cooperation among vendors, companies and recruiters during the COVID-19 pandemic. WORK FROM HOME, US – April 28, 2020: Today, a consortium of recruitment industry vendors and private industry TA leaders launched RecruitersRecruitingRecruiters.com, a job aggregation platform that scrapes and compiles available jobs from participating company […]

New interactive map aggregates “thank yous” to healthcare workers around the world

As the devastating impacts of COVID-19 consume the world, human connection matters now more than ever. In times like these when humanity is tested, it’s goodness and positivity that often shines through brightest. A global site “Thank You Healthcare” (https://www.workhuman.com/thankyouhealthcare) has been launched to provide the world a way to give gratitude to healthcare and […]