Hiring and firing are hot! Since the start of the pandemic, the state of the labor market has been a topic of constant attention: where can we find enough people? Where can we find people with the right skills sets and certifications? Why are people quitting and not coming back to work? Do they even…
Before Unleash even started… Unleash asked me to be a judge and evaluate the 30 submissions for the startup competition. All participants shared a short video and a link to their website. Some of them I knew, most of them I didn’t. I was asked to judge them on several aspects, like technology, functionality, applicability…
HR Tech Funding fell off a cliff this summer I already gave you some hints about the direction of funding rounds, when I noticed that the outlook wasn’t pretty. After two years of sheer unlimited funding rounds, investors tightened their purse strings, and the money dried up. That was most evident in July, when company…
Back in 2018, I wrote a blockchain series and looked at several HR use cases: payroll, personal data and hiring. The first article includes a blockchain primer, so if you need an update, read that first. I finished the series with a look ahead, where I discussed reality vs the hype, and potential adoption problems…
I just came home from my vacation: I took my nephew on a graduation trip, – although two years later because of the pandemic – and he chose New York. This was his first time in North America. I’ve been to New York many times, and didn’t expect it to be a new experience. But…
What do supermarkets workers in Ireland, health care workers in California and Canada and retail employees in England have in common? Unfortunately, they all experienced errors in their payslips this year because their companies switched to a new payroll. And it wasn’t pretty: many employees were unable to pay their bills. And that leads to…
How it Started With over $12B in funding, 2021 was the best year for HR Tech ever. And at the beginning of the year, overall Global Funding was still strong. But then the war in Ukraine started and that signaled the end of the global funding spree, as you can see below. How it’s going…
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of keynoting the Landing.Jobs conference in Lisbon. As I was preparing my slides for the Tech Hiring Community, the news broke that the Dutch labor market now has 133 vacancies for every 100 unemployed people. In other words, even if we perfectly matched everyone, we would still…
It’s summer! Well, not officially but the weather here has been wonderful, and I’ve spent a lot of time outside. I work from home most days, and I schedule a longer lunch break so I can take a walk. I usually listen to podcasts during my walk: about technology, HR, pay and the metaverse. Also…
How payroll started Paying people used to be very simple: the employer paid the worker in cash or with a check. A direct relationship between 2 parties. Over time, as taxes and benefits were added, paying people became more complex and other parties joined. Payroll providers started to run payroll on behalf of employers, and…
Will Web3 change the way organizations are run? In my last newsletter I introduced you to 3 important aspects of Web3, and DAO was first on the list. It’s a popular term, and you might even have heard it come up in the current war for the ownership of Twitter. It’s mentioned as an alternative…
What is the Creator economy? Or better, who are these creators? Well, I am one of them! Are you surprised? Don’t be! A creator is someone who earns revenue from their (digital) creations. They bring together a community of like-minded people through a variety of channels (newsletters, podcasts, videos, courses, events etc). Creators have fans…
