by Matthew Kaiser | January 27, 2015 | Benefits Administration, Industry, Lockton HR Technology, Technology, Vendors
Last week, our team had the opportunity to gather together during our semi-annual confab. It was a long, but fun and educational week. In between our BBQ binges and Whirly Ball tournaments we had the opportunity to discuss some of the HR Technology trends and vendors...
by Matthew Kaiser | January 21, 2015 | Industry, Lockton HR Technology, Lockton HR Technology General, Technology, Vendors
The grass isn’t always greener on the other side. Recently, my team has been brought in on a few implementations that haven’t gone quite as expected. I understand that sometimes you might do everything right leading up to the implementation and still have some issues...
by Matthew Kaiser | January 8, 2015 | Industry, Lockton HR Technology, Lockton HR Technology General, Technology, Vendors
Wow, we are already a week into 2015 and I still don’t have a hover board! In all seriousness, I think 2015 will be a big year for technology advances. Since there are way too many areas of technology trends to discuss on this blog, I’ll focus on my favorite area…you...
by Matthew Kaiser | December 16, 2014 | Conferences, Industry, Lockton HR Technology, Lockton HR Technology General, Technology
A few weeks ago, one of my teammates Brad had the opportunity to go to the NexGen Cloud Conference in San Diego. (I know what you might be thinking, just stay with me for a second; this isn’t going to get too geeky.) Here is his quick unpacking of some of the...
by Matthew Kaiser | December 11, 2014 | HR-Payroll, Industry, Lockton HR Technology
Raise of hands: Who knew that 2015 has a possible 53 payroll deductions (if an employer pays weekly)? Since January 1, 2016 falls on a Friday, the pay cycle is pushed back to December 31, 2015, resulting in the possibility of 53 weekly deductions. This rare event...
by Matthew Kaiser | December 8, 2014 | Industry, Lockton HR Technology, Lockton HR Technology General
I am a part of a group within Lockton that is currently studying for the SPHR/PHR certifications. Last week in our study session, we talked about OSHA, and as luck would have it, I also came across the following update to some of their workplace rules. First of all,...
