The Blue Marble September 2018 newsletter is focused on integrating your global systems, closing the gender pay gap in Latin America, and the latest AI and VR advancements in HR technology.

Integrating Your Global Systems

Companies with international employees face many hurdles when it comes to integration. There are multiple vendors across multiple countries, manual processes required to manage payroll, and HRIS systems that can’t communicate with any country outside the US. With a global focus on data security and compliance, it gets more complicated each year to maintain global employees without integration. Read More

Closing the Gender Pay Gap in Latin America

For years on end, there has been a wide gender pay gap in Latin American countries. According to research by the World Economic Forum, the gap averages 29.8% in the following countries: Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Argentina, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Brazil.

This has not gone unnoticed, especially in recent years, given public attention on the issue. Despite good intentions, the laws that regulate workplace gender equality are still considered premature in Latin America. Read More

HR Tech + Vegas = VR and AI – Oh My!

We had an amazing time in Las Vegas, Nevada for the 2018 HR Tech Conference. Bright lights, great music, roulette wheel spinning and smiling people everywhere I went. All this and I didn’t even leave the HR Tech conference hall! For those who don’t know, HR Tech is one of the biggest HR conferences each year. Blue Marble exhibits there each year, and I get the chance to attend, network, and learn. I wanted to share my 4 biggest takeaways from HR Tech, and some observations on what the future of the HR profession holds. Read More