Data analytics are becoming increasingly popular and helpful to employers looking to attract and retain the top talent in their industry. Analytics can drastically improve HR processes like recruiting. Linda Currey Post, a senior writer at Oracle, wrote an article in Forbes about how Human Resources professionals are utilizing analytics in order to attract top talent and retain it within their organization. Analytics can quickly show you helpful information like which applicants are the best matches based on the requirements in a job posting.

As part of Quest Experience Week—PeopleSoft Day, Kim O’Connor, the Senior IT Manager at Tower International, gave a presentation about the company’s process of implementing self-service. The presentation covered the phases of implementation, considerations to keep in mind, and how they handled support and testing.

As part of Quest Experience Week—PeopleSoft Day, Rick Delaney, part of the PeopleSoft Strategy team for Payroll for North America, spoke about Fluid WorkCenters and how they can make life easier for your payroll department.

The French Government, as part of their annual routine, has announced updates on Social Security Ceilings, Benefit In Kind (Lodgment, Food/meal), Minimum Salary (SMIC), Garnishments (Saisies sur Salaires) or Fillon Reduction. These changes are effective from January 1, 2019.

The Inland Revenue Department of New Zealand has released the revised version of the specification document for 2019. There are amendments to maximum liable earnings for ACC Earner’s levy, Student Loan annual repayment threshold, etc.

Administrators now have access to a number of workforce analytics from a single location using PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface. The workforce insight dashboard gives you the flexibility to view tiles with real-time data and easily move between analytics for in-depth analysis from different vantage points.

The PeopleSoft Fluid Company Directory is a one-stop interface for searching employee information and using hierarchical and organizational structures like dotted line management and matrix teams. You can update contact information, a personal statement, and any relevant links to the configured related actions for your Company Directory profile. Managers can also initiate job-related actions for their direct reports from the Company Directory and Organization Chart.