Welcome to CHROFirst’s Weekly Roundup—your essential guide to the week’s most impactful developments in HR tech, compliance, employee experience, and workforce strategy. From AI-powered recruitment to blockchain payroll, this week’s updates are all about unlocking efficiency without adding headcount.
Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
🎯 Bullhorn Unveils Amplify: AI Recruitment Without Expanding Teams
Bullhorn launches Amplify, an AI-driven recruitment platform that boosts recruiter productivity without increasing team size. The solution focuses on automation, candidate engagement, and streamlined operations.
HR Technology & Automation
🤝 Teamflect Launches AI HR Partners for Strategic Human Capital Growth
Teamflect introduces AI HR Partners, integrated with Microsoft Teams, to empower HR leaders with data-driven insights, improved performance reviews, and employee development capabilities.
Change Management
💼 Gloat Debuts Microsoft 365 Copilot Agent for Skill Discovery
Gloat unveils an industry-first Copilot Agent that leverages Microsoft 365 to enable employees to explore career growth and internal mobility through conversational AI.
Employee Experience
💬 Paycom Enhances Ask Here with AI for Faster Employee Support
Paycom upgrades its Ask Here tool with AI to streamline employee inquiries, providing instant responses and reducing HR workload—boosting both accessibility and satisfaction.
Compensation & Benefits
🌍 Volante Labs Launches Web3-Enabled Prepaid Card for Global Payroll
Volante Labs debuts a Web3-enabled payroll card, aiming to modernize global compensation with real-time payments and blockchain-backed security—especially useful for distributed and gig workforces.
Workplace Culture & Wellness
🧭 BDO USA Unveils AI Strategy Focused on Innovation and Ethics
BDO USA introduces a forward-looking AI strategy, emphasizing responsible innovation, ethical governance, and transparency as core components of workplace transformation.
Regulations & Compliance
✅ Worksuite Transforms Global Compliance for Contingent Workforce
Worksuite rolls out a powerful new compliance platform, enabling businesses to onboard and manage global contractors while ensuring local legal compliance in over 190 countries.
⭐ Article of the Week
📚 What Is a Contingent Workforce-And Why Should You Care?
As businesses seek greater flexibility, this piece breaks down the advantages of contingent workers and why HR teams are increasingly turning to agile workforce models to stay competitive.
