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Top 10 Remote Employee Monitoring Software in 2025

HR Lineup

Remote work is now the norm, not the exception. As companies embrace distributed teams, ensuring productivity, accountability, and compliance has become critical. Remote employee monitoring software helps businesses track work activity, assess performance , and maintain data security — all while promoting transparency and trust. In this article, we explore the top 10 remote employee monitoring software in 2025 that are redefining workforce management.

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ICHRAs empower employees to lead healthier lives

Employee Benefit News

This emerging model offers brokers and advisers a way to adapt to changing client needs by providing a customizable alternative to traditional group health plans.

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Inside Malaysia: Petronas job cuts spotlight need for fair worker protections

People Matters

Petronas, Malaysia’s state-owned energy giant, has announced a sweeping workforce reduction of about 10% as part of a company-wide restructuring. The move, framed as a “rightsizing” exercise to prepare for long-term competitiveness, is expected to affect around 5,000 employees. While management insists this is a necessary step to future-proof the company, the timing and scale have reignited the debate over workers’ rights, contract security, and equitable treatment in the face of industrial tran

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Beyond Basic Coverage: Unlocking the Hidden Value of Group Medicare Plans for Your Retiring Workforce

Speaker: Dr. Hassan M. Abdulhaqq

As the baby boomer generation continues to retire in unprecedented numbers, HR leaders face the critical challenge of ensuring seamless healthcare transitions for their valued employees. While most professionals understand the basics of Medicare, the strategic advantages and enhanced benefits offered by Group Medicare plans remain largely unexplored territory.

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Paycom's on-site Wellness Center makes well-being part of the workday

Employee Benefit News

In addition to benefits, the company's office features areas that help employees reset and recharge while they're at work.

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Rising costs push Hong Kong employers to rethink benefits strategy

People Matters

As economic headwinds pick up across Asia Pacific, with Hong Kong especially feeling the pinch, companies are getting smarter about managing rising costs and keeping their best people engaged. The latest 2025 Benefit Trends Survey by WTW suggests the old remedy of throwing more money at problems is being tossed out. In its place, businesses are sharpening their pencils and rethinking how to get more value from the benefits they already offer.

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Government urged to take bold action on shared parental leave

Workplace Insight

A new report from the UK Government’s Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) has highlighted a range of issues with the UK’s current parental leave system and urged the government to address them as part of its proposed review. The report, Equality at Work: Paternity and Shared Parental Leave , argues that the existing system requires substantial reform to better reflect the needs of modern families and working parents.

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How to craft a successful CEO-CPO partnership

cipHR

The partnership between a chief executive officer (CEO) and a chief people officer (CPO) has never been more critical – or more complex. As the role of the CEO evolves, so too must their closest working relationships. Once seen as untouchable figureheads, today’s CEOs must be accessible, vocal on social and environmental issues, and deeply collaborative.

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Jobs are getting better, but a quarter of people still think they are bad for their wellbeing

Workplace Insight

Although job quality appears to be on the rise, a quarter of UK workers – an estimated 8.5 million people – say their jobs have a negative impact on their mental health (25 percent) or physical health (24 percent), according to the CIPD Good Work Index 2025. The latest poll claims the negative impact of work on wellbeing has remained high for many people for the eight years the survey has been running, despite improvements for some employees on certain areas of job quality.

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Protect Your Business and Stay On Top of Compliance

To keep your business running smoothly (and legally), HR needs to get compliance right every time. Our HR Compliance Checklist is your go-to guide to cover the basics and start your auditing processes, helping you identify and address any gaps in your HR functions. Remember, compliance rules can differ based on industry and location—you’ll still need to keep up with changing regulations, but our checklist can help you get started.

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2024 Distinguished Employee – Jazmin Villa

InterWest Insurance Services

Congratulations to Our Distinguished Employee Award Recipient! Jazmin Villa Account Manager, Employee Benefits Department Chico Office Each year, InterWest recognizes employees who are identified by their co-workers as having demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to their clients, workmates as well as their community. This partnership between work and giving back makes them stand out for their invaluable contributions. _ Not only does Jazmin go above and beyond for her own clients but she

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WEX and Sabre partner to enhance global travel payments with virtual card solutions

WEX Inc.

WEX today announced that it has selected Sabre Direct Pay, a division of Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a leading global travel technology company, as part of a strategic global partnership to enhance payment solutions for travel agencies and other travel intermediaries. Through this collaboration, Sabre Direct Pay customers will gain access to WEX’s virtual card technology, enabling a more secure and efficient payment process for travel-related purchases.

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Rise of AI gives us a chance to rediscover a world beyond the screen

Workplace Insight

Over the past three decades monitors have colonised desks in workplaces, homes and in public spaces, with the presence of a screen often signalling that something productive is taking place. This assumption may now be under quiet revision with implications for technology, management, and workplace culture. The growing maturity of artificial intelligence agents is having an incremental but significant impact on how we work.

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WA Supreme Court Overturns Decade-Old Precedent: Reopens Door for Asbestos Claims

The Workcomp Writer

In a major shift that reopens the door for occupational disease claims, the Washington Supreme Court has overruled its 2014 decision in Walston v. Boeing Co. , 181 Wn.2d 391, 334 P.3d 519 (Sept. 18, 2014), and adopted a new “virtual certainty” test for proving employer liability in latent disease cases. The 7–2 ruling in Cockrum v. C.H. Murphy/Clark-Ullman, Inc. , 2025 Wash.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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Strategic by Design- How HR Leaders Are Using Tech to Build Culture

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The modern workplace is undergoing a profound transformation: The shift towards hybrid and remote models, coupled with the persistent competition for top talent, has elevated company culture from a desirable perk to a strategic imperative. In this dynamic environment, Human Resources (HR) leaders are finding that traditional methods of culture building, often reliant on physical proximity and chance encounters, are no longer sufficient.

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June SSI payment schedule 2025; key dates and details for beneficiaries

HR Digest

With over 7 million SSI recipients and 70 million Social Security beneficiaries, understanding when your June Social Security check arrives ensures financial stability. The HR Digest outlines the key payment dates, including Social Security June 3 and Group 2 payment June, and highlights updates from the Social Security Fairness Act June. SSI provides essential support for adults and children with disabilities, those aged 65 or older, and individuals with limited income.

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How Modern Payroll Software Transforms HR into a Strategic Powerhouse

Hppy

Every year, U.S. companies pay billions in payroll tax penalties, primarily because of calculation or filing errors, according to the IRS. In the findings of a 2022 Ernst & Young survey, payroll teams in an average 1,000-employee organization spend nearly 29 work weeks, which is equivalent to about 1,160 hours, annually fixing the most common payroll errors related to compliance and reporting activities.

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Amazon Layoffs Come for Goodreads and Kindle Employees Next

HR Digest

Amazon’s often-overlooked Goodreads and Kindle services are undergoing significant changes. In a recent update, Amazon announced layoffs at its Books division, eliminating some of the workers from its already small department. The Amazon job cuts were confirmed by Reuters , which said that fewer than 100 workers were impacted by the change in an effort to improve the efficiency of the affected departments and streamline its operations.

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New Data: How Pay Equity Gaps Impact Engagement, Retention and Risk

Perceptions of pay fairness influence engagement, trust, and turnover, making pay equity a strategic concern, not just a compliance issue. People at Work 2025: Pay Equity , a global research report from ADP Research, examines how workers in 34 markets view their compensation and why it matters. Based on responses from nearly 38,000 employees, the report highlights persistent gaps by gender, age, and job level, despite improving sentiment overall.

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Recruiting Through Global Education: Why HR Needs to Think Beyond Borders

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Today’s job market is highly competitive, no doubt about that, which is why businesses must rethink their traditional hiring processes if they want to onboard top talent. With widening skill gaps made faster with the rise of AI, it’s crucial that HRs now look beyond local institutions for talent. What’s the solution? Well, it’s expanding into global education networks, but it’s easier said than done.

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How to Negotiate Salary: A Guide for Professionals

Professionals Alternative

Whether you’re evaluating a new job offer or looking to level up in your current role, knowing how to negotiate salary effectively is a critical career skill. Yet, many professionals—both early and advanced in their careers—feel uncertain or uncomfortable discussing compensation. Regardless of your current position or established skillset, salary negotiation is not just about getting paid more; it’s about recognizing and asserting your professional worth.

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DEIB in Southeast Asia makes quiet progress amid global setbacks

People Matters

The values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging remain a key theme in corporate conversations across the globe. But as enthusiasm for DEIB fluctuates in markets like the US and UK – amid political backlash, shrinking budgets, and shifting corporate priorities – one question arises: is DEIB dead in Southeast Asia? The region rarely grabs headlines in global DEIB discussions, and progress tends to be quieter, less visible, and inconsistently tracked.