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Skills-Edge Suite launched MERCER HAS launched its Skills-Edge Suite (https://bit. ly/3tJHo9h), an integrated service offering of consulting, technology and data that helps organsiations advance skills- based talent and pay practices. Some of the new products included are the following. ● Skills library – A skills taxonomy based on market data curated by Mercer and mapped to the Mercer Job Library. Organisations learn what skills they should focus on to support their business strategy. ● Skills pricer – A self-service web application showing which skills are influencing the pay of a selected job. Determining the skills that are most valuable to them helps organisations attract and retain in-demand talent. ● Skills pay planner – An AI-driven tool designed to arm organisations with intelligent pay recommendations for individual employees. Understanding the premiums associated with certain skills helps make informed compensation decisions.
Buck launches Delta+ THE CONSULTING, technology, and administration services firm, Buck, which specialises in pensions and employee benefits, has launched its Delta+ platform in the UK to help employers improve employee engagement, productivity, and efficiency in the ongoing administration of their benefits programmes. The platform creates a comprehensive data analytics dashboard that allows employers to measure employee engagement with their current offerings, and also gain a holistic view of the total cost of their reward and benefits programme, in real time, locally and globally. The technology also enables companies to onboard new employees quickly and seamlessly, removing the administrative burden and streamlining processes for HR departments. The platform helps employees select benefits that match their unique preferences and needs, as well as providing wellbeing programmes and lifestyle options.
New Oracle Journeys platform MULTINATIONAL COMPUTER technology company, Oracle, has launched Oracle Journeys, a new tool to help HR deliver a more intuitive, personalised, and streamlined experience for employees. The latest innovations within Oracle Cloud HCM include: ● Journeys LaunchPad – Delivers a single destination for employees to explore, launch, and share Journeys tailored to their needs. ● Journeys Creator – Allows HR teams and managers to create, modify, and assign Journeys across the enterprise. HR leaders can access a library of pre-built Journey templates, which can be tailored to the unique needs of the organisation, workforce, and individual teams. ● Journeys Booster – Helps integrate HR processes and other business functions with third-party systems and external application, enabling end-to-end process completion in a single experience, supported by the process automation capabilities of Oracle Process Cloud, with minimal coding needed. Chris Leone, senior vice president of development, Oracle Cloud HCM, said: “Organisations need to provide guidance throughout an employee’s entire career, from training to finding a mentor, returning to the workplace, and eventually traveling safely.” AgenTrak for remote workers ASTERLOGIC, A leading employee monitoring and optimisation software company, has partnered with Ascensos to provide AgenTrak, the employee optimisation solution which allows managers to have better visibility of their remote workers’ productivity, helping ensure performance is high and employee wellbeing is monitored. Steve Spratt, chief operating officer at asterlogic, commented: “With remote working becoming the norm, we have helped Ascensos make the transition to remote working without loss of productivity.” David Gilfillan, technology director at Ascensos, said: “Moving our workforce to the home was initially a challenge, but AgenTrak made the transition seamless. Our staff are performing as well if not better than when they were in the contact centre,” adding that AgenTrak “has helped in our decision to make homeworking a core offering ongoing.” activpayroll opens Manchester office GLOBAL PAYROLL and tax compliance specialist, activpayroll, has announced the launch of its first English office in the city of Manchester, marking the company’s first office in England. Manchester is now one of the UK’s fastest growing cities and has become an incredibly popular location for global organisations to launch corporate offices. The office has initially been established to provide enhanced support to new and existing UK domestic and international customers. In addition to its payroll services, activpayroll’s Manchester office will also offer customers specialist global mobility and global HR support. Euan Sellar, chief operating officer for activpayroll, said Manchester “is best placed to allow us to grow our customer base in England, and will allow us to provide greater specialist support to our customers based in both the UK and Europe.” Nick Southwell, chief financial officer at activpayroll, added: “Manchester also offers an incredible talent pool and as we look to gradually grow the office, we look forward to hiring from a range of different skillsets around the city.”
| Professional in Payroll, Pensions and Reward | June 2021 | Issue 71 38
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