I really liked this recent report from UKG, More Perspectives from the Frontline Workforce, which echoed topics CEO Jenn Morgan raised during UKG’s Analyst Day, where she didn’t shy away from the stark challenges facing the US economy and workforce […]
What You Need to Know Mergers and acquisitions are a powerful growth strategy, particularly from a workforce perspective. Acquiring an established business allows a parent company to inherit an experienced workforce in a new territory rather than building one from […]
Professional sports organizations face workforce complexities that few other industries encounter. The Kansas City Royals are no exception, managing a highly dynamic workforce that includes full-time and seasonal staff who train, travel, and compete in different locations and jurisdictions. To […]
Introduction Since 3Sixty Insights’ founding in 2017, we’ve seen a number of vendors come and go. One vendor in particular has consistently stood out to us as one to watch: isolved. 3Sixty Insights has referenced or partnered with isolved on […]
The future of work is no longer a theoretical concept touching artificial intelligence, remote work or skills transformation. Instead, it has become an operational reality at a time when managers are stretched beyond capacity, employee engagement is declining, compliance complexity […]
In more than one phone call with customers, vendors, or other analysts in the HR technology industry, I’ve heard the claim that it’s hard to do business in the state of California. According to these conversations, the state is riddled […]
California is increasingly operating under labor structures that require employers to manage compliance with far greater precision than federal standards alone. Higher minimum wages, daily overtime thresholds, and strict meal and rest break requirements mean compliance is no longer just […]
The EU Pay Transparency Directive is a new set of rules that says companies operating in the European Union must be more transparent and consistent about pay, particularly to reduce unfair pay gaps, most notably gender pay gaps. Instead of […]
In more than one phone call with customers, vendors, or other analysts in the HR technology industry, I’ve heard the claim that it’s hard to do business in the state of California. According to these conversations, the state is riddled […]
Part 3 of 3: Perception, Future Trends, and the Role of HR Tech In this final installment, we shift from diagnosis to implications. After situating California within the US and global context, we’ll explore why the “impossible to operate” narrative […]
Part 2 of 3: Global Context & Real-World Impacts Having established California as a state with high compliance standards in the US, this second installment broadens the perspective to a global context. We’ll compare California with similar economies and analyze […]
Part 1 of 3: Myths, Realities, and US Benchmarks In more than one phone call with customers, vendors, or other analysts in the HR technology industry, I’ve heard the claim that it’s hard to do business in the state of […]
Dayforce, Inc. is expanding its position in the HCM market with a series of AI-driven product enhancements designed to help large employers manage labor, compliance, and productivity more efficiently. The Minneapolis- and Toronto-based software company, which now counts many large-enterprise […]
Partnering with experts who can help you reach and stay ahead of technological advances is a must in today’s world. Amdocs Limited provides such expertise by managing information technology (IT) services in different disciplines, ranging from designing and optimizing networks […]
In a move that underscores the accelerating convergence of HR tech and advanced AI, UKG and Google Cloud announced a major expansion of their partnership earlier this month, designed to bring agentic AI into the daily work experience of tens […]
It’s not often I get to take the subway to an HR tech meeting. Fortunately for me, ADP’s early September 2025 Innovation Day on Central Park South was a short ride away from my home in Brooklyn. This private session […]
National Payroll Week (Sept 1–5, 2025), led by PayrollOrg, is all about accurate pay. But it’s also a reminder that payroll is at the heart of employee trust, financial well-being, and the larger economy. Payroll and paying people on time […]