As frontline workers eye the exit, digital tools can aid staff retention
Employee retention has become a priority and new digital tools are increasingly seen as an important way to keep frontline workers from leaving.
Stories by Matthew Finnegan
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For developers, too many meetings, too little 'focus' time
Software developers spend a third of their week in meetings on average — with those at large companies facing the most packed schedules.
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Banks face a WhatsApp reckoning as regulators clamp down on messaging apps
Financial institutions are being hit with millions of dollars in fines from regulators concerned about the use of messaging apps.
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Microsoft brings social network-style ‘stories’ to work with revamped Yammer
Microsoft has offered up its take on Facebook and Instagram Stories at Inspire, as Yammer Communities becomes Viva Engage.
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Slack adds video and screenshare to Huddles audio chat
Huddles have become the fastest-adopted feature in Slack’s history, the vendor said, helping reduce time spent in online meetings.
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Apple’s Freeform adds another digital whiteboard option for remote work
Freeform is due out later this year, but its availability on Apple devices could keep it from gaining ground on various competing whiteboard apps on the market.
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Microsoft promises to engage with employee unions
As the labour movement gains momentum in the tech sector, Microsoft’s relaxed stance contrasts with Amazon and Apple, which have resisted unionisation.
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Slack revamps user profiles for better connections
Users of the team collaboration app can customise their profile with more personal information to help connect remote teams more effectively.
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Microsoft looks to make Teams screen-sharing more interactive with Live Share
The Live Share SDK, announced at Microsoft’s Build, lets developers turn any third-party application into a “multiplayer” Teams app.
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Some tech vendors hit the pause button on hiring
Several vendors have slowed the hiring of new staff amid rising inflation and market uncertainty; other companies have decided to cut jobs entirely.
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Google brings automated summaries to Workspace ‘Spaces’
Other updates to the vendor’s app suite include video call transcriptions, third-party app integrations for Meet, and tools to improve call quality.
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Salesforce gives developers tools to integrate with Slack apps
Salesforce has unveiled the Salesforce Platform for Slack which includes an Apex SDK for app-building and connections to the vendor's Flow low-code platform.
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WhatsApp Communities enters workplace, unites multiple teams chats in one place
WhatsApp, the popular messaging app for consumers, has also found its way into workplace communications because of of its ease of use.
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Slack suspends access for Russia-based customers
Slack has suspended access to accounts for customers based in Russia, citing compliance with policies set out by its parent company, Salesforce.
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Tech giants move to reopen offices, but differ on hybrid work plans
Apple, Google, and Twitter are taking different paths to flexible work policies as they move to re-open their offices; Microsoft started its reopening on February 28.
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