Change Management
CHROFirst’s Weekly Roundup: SmartRecruiters, Papaya Global, ZipRecruiter, Workday, Achievers, Rightway, Atana, Traliant, Case IQ & Pluralsight
Welcome to CHROFirst’s Weekly Roundup, your essential briefing on the latest developments shaping autonomous talent acquisition, global workforce operations, graduate hiring trends, employee recognition, healthcare navigation, workplace safety, compliance...
Employee Experience
Workday and Achievers Launch AI-Powered Recognition to Drive Employee Engagement and Retention
Workday and Achievers have launched an AI-powered recognition and rewards solution. This new service, “Workday Recognition provided by Achievers,” aims to improve how companies...
Employee Experience
Voya Financial Expands Employee Assistance Program Through TELUS Health Collaboration
Voya Financial has teamed up with TELUS Health to improve its Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services. This integration brings together EAP support and Group...
Employee Experience
Accolad Reinvents Employee Recognition with Personalized, Data-Driven Rewards Platform
Accolad Technologies has launched a new and improved recognition gift catalog that will completely change the way companies recognize and motivate their employees. The...
Change Management
CHROFirst’s Weekly Roundup: Eightfold AI, Oracle, ActivTrak, Alight, OnePay, Workday, Cornerstone, Gusto, Mosey & Fuel50
Welcome to CHROFirst’s Weekly Roundup — your essential briefing on the latest developments shaping AI-powered hiring, agentic HR platforms, workforce intelligence, employee experience innovation,...
Employee Experience
Employee Engagement Data in 2026: How HR Leaders Turn Insights into Actionable Workforce Strategies
Employee engagement used to be a quarterly ritual. A survey goes out, scores come in, leadership nods, and nothing really changes. That model is...
Employee Experience
TriNet to Acquire Cocoon to Strengthen Leave Management for SMBs
TriNet has announced a deal to acquire Cocoon, a top leave management tech provider. This move aims to boost TriNet’s HR solutions for small...
Employee Experience
Spring Health Report Highlights Rising ‘Silent Burnout’ as Mental Health Leaves Climb
A new report from Spring Health has revealed a growing “silent burnout” crisis in workplaces worldwide, with mental health-related leaves of absence on the...
Compensation and Benefits
Alight Unveils Leave Planner to Simplify Employee Leave Management
Alight has launched Leave Planner™, which is a new function within its Alight Worklife® suite of services. This innovative approach seeks to simplify what...
Employee Experience
Global Employee Engagement Drops to Post-Pandemic Low, Gallup Reports
Globally, employee engagement fell to 20%, which was the lowest level recorded since 2020 and reflected troubling changes in workplace engagement, according to the...
Change Management
CHROFirst’s Weekly Roundup: Wizehire, Gloat, McLean & Company, Guardian, FINEOS, Aon, Joy Metrics, Epiq, LitLingo, InStride & Beyond Banyan
Welcome to CHROFirst’s Weekly Roundup — your essential briefing on the latest developments shaping conversational hiring, agentic HR platforms, transformation leadership, digital benefits experiences,...
