Alight is a Leading Cloud-Based Provider of Integrated Digital Human Capital and Business Solutions, Serving More than 30 Million People and their Families Alight Serves 70% of the Fortune 100 and 50% of the Fortune 500 with Long-Term Contracts Company to Become Publicly Listed through Combination Partnership Brings Together the Tools and Relevant Experience to Accelerate Revenue and Margin Growth, Resulting in Multiple Expansion Pro-Forma Enterprise Value of Approximately $7.3 Billion upon Consummation of Transaction Bill Foley to Become Chairman of the Board of Directors and Help Accelerate ..read more

With continued COVID-19 restrictions in place, we have to accept that the world of work may be  changing for some time still. However, business decisions still need to be made and reviewed frequently, often with some urgency. The only way to do this well is to have visibility of the status of the workforce at any given time. This would be impossible using manual processes and for organizations with a complex assortment of systems. It is also unworkable to do without up to date records. According to Gartner, currently only 19% of HR leaders can confidently say that their workforce can e ..read more

2020 taught us a lot about ‘getting on with the job’. Employees around the globe demonstrated they can be self-sufficient when given the right tools like HR self-service. In addition, companies with cloud-platforms were better positioned to pivot to a new operational model at the point of crisis. Here are the top 10 benefits of HR self-service: Enables data-driven business decisions Reduces time and cost of HR administration (Self-service and automation cut repetitive tasks) Improved performance (employees in control of work life and career development) Rapid response to HR queries via sel ..read more

It is time to bring some clarity for HR and payroll leaders, now that prolonged and complex negotiations over the future relationship between the UK and the EU have been resolved. The debate may be over, but now businesses must deal with the realities of the post-Brexit trading environment. Now that a UK-EU trade deal has been agreed, there are many things we can say about what 2021 holds for the UK-EU relationship. Therefore, we hope and believe you will find “The UK and EU in 2021” a useful and practical guide for helping your organisation to thrive in the post-Brexit world. Even with a d ..read more

As we reach the end of any year, it’s typical to look back on all that’s happened and forward to where we hope to see ourselves this time next year. This December I think we can all agree that 2020 has been a year like no other. We’ve all experienced extreme waves of emotion. Highs and lows. Freedoms were curtailed. Our plans dashed, jobs lost and for far too many families quite literally pulled apart by a virus that no one can see yet everyone can feel. Yet, through all of this, we’ve not just proved resilient, we’ve shown that it’s possible to fundamentally change the way we live and work ..read more

Following one of the most eventful years in living memory, many people will be glad to see the back of 2020. But as we look to the future, what can we look forward to in 2021 and how should businesses prepare for the new year? Brexit, remember that? It seems a long time ago that the UK voted to leave the EU. Although the country officially left in 2020, nothing much changed as the UK was still in the transition period while negotiations continued. Come 1st January 2021, the transition period ends, so unless a deal between the EU and UK is agreed before that date then the UK will revert to t ..read more

Talent management is a relatively recent term in the business world. Although it was coined a few years earlier. It was not until the late 20th century that it acquired greater importance and became common practice in most businesses. When we talk about talent management, we refer to HR processes used to search, recruit and embed new employees into the company. In addition, to retaining workers in the organization. It is considered a key element to improve competitiveness and profitability of a company. It can be applied to different degrees in almost any type of organization. There are man ..read more

Alight Solutions, a leading provider of next level human capital and business solutions, has been named a Leader in Everest Group’s Multi-country Payroll Solutions (MCPS) PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2020. Alight’s global capabilities, investment in predictive analytics and intelligent payroll processing, along with its proprietary tools and technologies like HrX, Eloise and Lisa were highlighted as key strengths relative to its competitors. “When we acquired NGA HR, we believed our complementary strengths and capabilities would bring greater value to our clients and the marketplace,” said Colin ..read more

2020 has been quite a year. The COVID-19 pandemic changed many aspects of life and made employees and businesses take stock of their current situation. As we approach the end of the year, businesses will start to look at planning for 2021 and beyond. Have you already started your planning process for next year? If so have you included proposals for your HR systems and payroll? Now is the perfect time to start reviewing your existing systems and looking at potential improvements. You would say that though wouldn’t you, we hear you cry! On the contrary. If you take a look at our Age of Agile ..read more

Why is payroll outsourcing a good idea? The outsourcing of personnel services and payroll administration can be defined as the performance of payroll tasks and management of personnel by a third party. This is in order to relieve workload of human resources and use internal resources more efficiently. It is true that over time, this type of service has changed greatly. It has been evolving and modernizing to such an extent, that now it’s possible to carry out tasks and procedures that were unthinkable a few years ago. In the past, these types of services were far more rigid. There was not the ..read more