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New Survey from Legion Technologies Finds Workforce Technology Is Improving Employee Flexibility and Operational Efficiency
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New Survey from Legion Technologies Finds Workforce Technology Is Improving Employee Flexibility and Operational Efficiency

Legion Technologies has released its 2026 State of the North American Hourly Workforce report, surveying hourly employees and managers across 11 industries. The headline finding, according to the company, is that modern workforce management (WFM) technology is enabling organizations to deliver greater schedule flexibility to workers while simultaneously improving operational efficiency — a pairing long assumed to involve painful trade-offs.

Sep 16, 2026
Venture Capital

Lightcast Acquires Consulting Firm Simply, Extending Its Lead in Skills Intelligence

Lightcast , the global leader in labor market intelligence, has acquired UK-based consulting firm Simply to strengthen its professional services and extend its leadership in skills intelligence. Simply brings expertise in aligning organizat

Oct 1, 2025
Product News

Salary.com Unveils Agentic AI Platform for HR and Compensation

Salary.com has launched the first-ever Agentic AI platform tailored specifically for HR and compensation professionals. By integrating advanced agentic AI and large language models (LLMs), this platform automates complex workflows, enables

Apr 21, 2025
Venture Capital

Ciphr Acquires Avantus to Revolutionize UK Employee Benefits and Enhance HR Solutions

Ciphr Group, a leading HR software provider in the UK, has acquired Avantus , an established employee benefits platform serving over 400 businesses globally. The acquisition enhances Ciphr’s offering by integrating Avantus' customizable pla

Nov 20, 2024
Venture Capital

Stride Funding, Now Clasp, Closes More Than $10 Million Oversubscribed Venture Round Led by Crosslink Capital

Clasp, formerly known as Stride Funding, has closed an oversubscribed venture round of over $10 million led by Crosslink Capital, bringing its total funding to more than $30 million. Focused on reducing student debt and improving talent ret

Sep 17, 2024
Venture Capital

Tilt Raises 15M in Series B to Revolutionize Leave Management Technology

Tilt , a leader in leave management solutions, has successfully raised $15 million in Series B funding led by Bramalea Partners, with contributions from HearstLab, Firework Ventures, Origin Ventures, and Techstars. The funding will enable T

Aug 27, 2024
Venture Capital

Lightcast Acquires Talent Intelligence Provider Stratigens

Lightcast , a leader in global labor market data and analytics, has acquired Stratigens, a UK-based talent intelligence provider known for its data science expertise and innovative analytics. Founded by Alison Ettridge, Stratigens excels in

Aug 27, 2024
Venture Capital

ITA Group acquires Cooleaf to form industry-leading employee engagement solution

ITA Group, a leader in employee engagement solutions based in West Des Moines, Iowa, has announced the acquisition of Cooleaf, an innovative recognition and rewards SaaS platform, on April 2, 2024. This strategic move enhances ITA Group's o

Apr 2, 2024
Product News

Top 10 HRTech & Future of Work Conferences 2024: Must-Attend HR Events Guide

In the fast-evolving HR landscape, attending conferences is crucial for professionals keen on staying abreast of new trends, networking, and exploring the latest technologies. To assist you in selecting the most impactful events, we've comp

Jan 23, 2024
Venture Capital

London-based Spotted Zebra's £7.7M Funding: A Leap Towards Skills-Centric Workforce Management

London-based Spotted Zebra, a pioneering skills-based workforce management platform, has successfully raised £7.7M in a Series A funding round. With a vision to address the global skills-gap crisis, the company aims to align individuals wit

Nov 1, 2023
Company News

Workday Unveils New Generative AI Capabilities to Amplify Human Performance at Work

Workday has announced a suite of new generative AI capabilities aimed at amplifying human performance in the workplace. These features, showcased at the annual Workday Rising conference, promise to revolutionize how businesses manage produc

Sep 27, 2023
Venture Capital

New York-Based Giftpack AI Secures $4.3M in Seed Funding to Revolutionize Corporate Gifting

The raise will further Giftpack's mission to innovate gifting services and enhance platform functionality to help companies get gifting right NEW YORK ,  Sept. 21, 2023   Giftpack AI , a leading AI-powered corporate gifting platform, today

Sep 21, 2023
Venture Capital

Amsterdam-Based Lepaya Secures $38M to Revolutionize Corporate Learning and Close Skills Gaps

Lepaya, a leading corporate EdTech provider, has secured $38 million in funding, marking the largest investment in this sector for 2023. The company aims to revolutionize the $400 billion corporate learning market with its AI-powered capabi

Sep 21, 2023
Venture Capital

HiBob Adds $150M in New Round of Funding to Support Continued Expansion

NYC, USA and London, UK – 19 Sept 2023:  HiBob , the company behind ‘Bob’, the HR platform transforming how organizations operate in the modern world of work, today announced it has secured $150M in new funding in a round that was led by Fa

Sep 19, 2023
Product News

Isolved Has Announced the Release of Its Compensation Analytics and Talent Intelligence Products

Charlotte, NC – August 7, 2023 –  Attracting and retaining top talent persists as a major challenge for organizations. In a recent  survey, the leading stressor keeping HR leaders up at night is keeping its top people, closely followed by c

Aug 7, 2023
Company News

Phenom Unveils Generative AI for Human Resources and 18 New Innovations at IAMPHENOM

PHILADELPHIA – March 31, 2023 – During its  IAMPHENOM  Product Innovation Keynote,  Phenom  announced Experience+ (X+), a new platform-wide generative AI capability that bolsters efficiencies by automating content creation, surfacing action

Mar 31, 2023
Venture Capital

Kanarys, Inc. Announces $5M Series A Round and Expands its Leadership Team with Six Senior-Level Hires

Kanarys co-founder and CEO joins less than 20 Black female founders who have raised more than  $10M . DALLAS ,  Feb. 15, 2023  --  Kanarys, Inc. , a diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) technology company focused on providing

Feb 15, 2023
Company News

Workday Global Study: Professional Services Leaders Say Digital Transformation Is Key to Resilience

Only 38% of professional services leaders say their organization is digitally well equipped to ensure business continuity in times of crisis. We talk with Workday’s Patrice Cappello and Justin Joseph to learn what this new research means an

Nov 19, 2022
Venture Capital

ServiceNow to Acquire Hitch Works to Help Customers Address Talent Gaps

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Hitch Works, a skills mapping and intelligence company. Hitch will add a new layer of AI-powered skills insights to the indus

Jun 3, 2022
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