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Infosys Launches ‘Return to Workplace’ Solutions to Help Enterprises Build Safe, Nurturing and Resilient Workplaces

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BENGALURU, India, June 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Infosys (NYSE: INFY), the global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced the launch of its enterprise-grade ‘Return to Workplace’ solutions to help clients ensure safety and wellness of their employees as they adapt to new ways of working amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The cloud and edge-based solutions offer a comprehensive framework that enables enterprises to implement:

  • Elevated Body Temperature (EBT) screening – Leverages automation and AI on Edge to help enterprises screen their workforce or visitors in real-time for possible infection to isolate them and prevent them from entering the establishment.
  • Contact Tracing – Redefining the contact tracing category using proven technologies like GPS and BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) to provide completely voluntary and Opt-In basis for building traceability.
  • Mask Compliance / Social Distancing Compliance – Video analytics algorithms to provide alerts when masks are not detected, or the distance between people walking together or gathering at a place is not sufficient. Smart wearables can also be incorporated based on the specific situations.
  • COVID-19 Chatbot – An AI-powered Digital Assistant solution to help answer employee queries related to return to work scenarios
  • Contactless biometrics – Ensures employees and visitors enter workplaces in a safe manner
  • Occupancy and workspace analytics – To help real estate teams track metrics on floor occupancy, density and automate sanitation routines in common areas. Contactless elevator workflows, HVAC refresh cycles and many more solutions towards ongoing workplace wellbeing.

These solutions do not collect any Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and use the power of AI, IOTVision Analytics, Edge Computing, 5G, RFID, Biometrics and Gesture controls to reduce the need for human intervention and enable data-driven decision making. The underlying platform ensures ease of maintenance and compliance reporting as required in various geographies.

Nitesh Bansal, SVP and Head- Engineering Services, Infosys, said, “The future of work will demand innovative solutions that enterprises can deploy rapidly, and at scale to ensure safety of their workforce while at the same time nurture collaboration and productivity. We are pleased to launch our ‘Return to Workplace’ offering that is aimed at positively impacting the re-opening of workspaces in a seamless, automated, and systematic manner. We are implementing some of these solutions, starting with EBT checks, across five million sq. ft. of our own office spaces as we prepare for 20,000 Infosys employees to return to their workplaces in a phased manner. We are confident that these solutions will reassure enterprises and employees that their workplaces are safe, collaborative, yet non-intrusive.”

These solutions adhere to data privacy standards and practices with FDA, FCC, ISO, and IEC compliance.

Mukesh Dialani, Program Director of Product Engineering and Operations Technology/Services, IDC, said, “Infosys’ scalable and flexible ‘Return to Workplace’ solution is timely and well thought out. Adhering to data privacy standards and built on a foundation of digital engineering elements including computer vision, edge and AI, it will provide customers with processes and solutions to restart their operations in a safe and resilient manner.”

To know more on how ‘Return to Workplace’ solutions came about, and watch Nitesh Bansal tell the story, click here: https://www.infosys.com/newsroom/infytv/making-our-way-back-to-workplace.html

About Infosys Ltd.

Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in 46 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With nearly four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.

Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY) can help your enterprise navigate your next.

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Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects, financial expectations and plans for navigating the COVID-19 impact on our employees, clients and stakeholders are forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the ‘safe harbor’ under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding COVID-19 and the effects of government and other measures seeking to contain its spread, risks related to an economic downturn or recession in India, the United States and other countries around the world, changes in political, business, and economic conditions, fluctuations in earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, industry segment concentration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks or system failures, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which Infosys has made strategic investments, withdrawal or expiration of governmental fiscal incentives, political instability and regional conflicts, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our industry and the outcome of pending litigation and government investigation. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our United States Securities and Exchange Commission filings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019. These filings are available at www.sec.gov . Infosys may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company unless it is required by law.

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One Billion Reasons to Visit BNI Online(TM)

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BNI’s Worldwide Visitor Week is June 14th-20th

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BNI® (Business Network International) is celebrating its Members’ success in generating over $1 billion of new business in April alone. As the world’s leading networking organization, BNI creates billions of dollars of opportunity for its Members each year to keep their businesses strong and growing.

To celebrate the amount of business generated in BNI, the organization is hosting Worldwide Visitor Week June 14th-20th and inviting growth-oriented businesses to join one of its BNI Online™ meetings compliments of BNI. BNI will also be showcasing its contemporary refreshed brand design with a dynamic new red BNI logo and multiple design elements that symbolize BNI Member growth. Visitors will also learn about the tools, training, and technology available to BNI Members that come with their membership at no extra cost.

“While many businesses have come to a complete stop, BNI Members around the world are helping each other. Without a doubt, every business out there should visit a BNI Online™ meeting during Worldwide Visitors Week,” says Graham Weihmiller, BNI Chairman and CEO. “When businesses join the BNI network, they’re instantly surrounded by a supportive an energetic group of like-minded businesses who are there to help every BNI business grow in any environment.”

Year to date, BNI Members have generated more than $6 billion in business and passed nearly 5 million referrals. BNI is currently holding meetings online with its BNI Online™ platform, so it’s easy to experience BNI from the convenience of your home or office. Business owners and entrepreneurs around the globe can easily visit a BNI Chapter online for free during Worldwide Visitor Week by going to BNI.com and getting an invitation.

About BNI 
BNI is the world’s largest and most successful business networking organization in the world. BNI has over 270,000 Members who attend one of over 9,500 weekly chapter meetings in more than 70 countries around the globe. BNI’s proven business networking platform provides its Members the ideal environment, technology, training, and support to help them build strong businesses. BNI Online™ is an advanced online platform that helps Members connect in a structured virtual environment and has generated billions of dollars in business for BNI Members.

To see the new look and learn more about BNI, go to www.bni.com  

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SHL Accelerates High-Quality Tech Hiring Through A New Remote, AI-Driven Solution

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Increase your tech candidate pool and reduce time to hire through the rigorous science of SHL combined with the AI of Aspiring Minds

MINNEAPOLIS, June 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — SHL, the market leader in talent innovation, today launched its Technology Hiring Solution to help customers automate and seamlessly scale the tech hiring process, all in a secure, remote environment that accounts for the current COVID-19 reality and beyond.

Attracting and hiring talent in the tech industry has never been more challenging. Traditional recruiting is not effective, as resumes and CVs alone are not a valid measure of skill and potential. Quality talent requires remote assessment, faster offers, and an engaging candidate experience.

In fact, today more than 90% of candidates for tech roles typically have multiple offers on the table. SHL’s new solution addresses this reality by cutting hiring time in half and increasing the candidate pool by 45% over traditional methods.

“Our Tech Hiring Solution offers the most valid and relevant assessment tools available to evaluate coding and technical skills, ” said Jora Gill, SHL’s Chief Digital Officer. “We use artificial intelligence and data-driven insights to ensure you never miss out on the best tech talent, and your candidates enjoy an immersive and branded hiring experience.”

SHL’s Tech Hiring Solution combines 40 years of assessment science with the innovative artificial intelligence of its recent acquisition, Aspiring Minds, to ensure the fastest and most efficient hiring for these highly sought-after roles.

The solution goes beyond what most coding simulations can produce, allowing employers to evaluate the candidate based on four rubric parameters – programming ability, programming practices, runtime complexity, and functional correctness. This provides visibility into the candidate’s skill level beyond the traditional pass-or-fail method.

“You may have a candidate who makes one keystroke error but is brilliant in every other way,” said Himanshu Aggarwal, SHL Chief Growth Officer. “In a highly competitive market for technical skill, it is important to capture every eligible and gifted candidate there is — our solution makes that possible.”

For more information about SHL’s new Tech Hiring Solution, visit shl.com.

About SHL 
SHL exists to help you win. At a time of unprecedented change, we provide deep people insights to predict and drive performance.

Our world-class talent solutions empower leaders and their teams to make unbiased decisions throughout the employee journey. With 40+ years of talent expertise, cutting-edge assessment science and more than 45 billion data points, we have an unparalleled view of the workforce. SHL partners with organizations of all sizes – from start-ups to multinational firms – worldwide to deliver proven business results from people investments. www.shl.com 

Contact 
Kristina Iniguez
PR@shl.com 

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TopDev launches AI/Computer Vision technology helping connect businesses with the unemployed due to COVID-19

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HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, May 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — When accessing https://covid.topdev.vn, companies will approach a list of candidates finding jobs associated with their CVs. And only with a few keystrokes of keywords or filters can output candidates’ results that match their requirements. As a result, candidates and companies can connect with each other securely.

COVID-19 is the main cause of mass layoffs owning to businesses’ downsizing, dissolution, and staff reduction. In the US, just 1 month after the outbreak, more than 400 startups have announced to let go of more than 50,000 jobs. This number is just a tip of the iceberg since it only counts tech startups in Silicon Valley (Source: https://layoffs.fyi).

In Vietnam, according to a recent survey by TopDev (https://topdev.vn/Eng_TopDevReportHR2020_Covid19.pdf), up to 34% of businesses are downsizing, costs- and staff-cutting to survive the risk of bankruptcy until the vaccine is invented. There is never been a better time need to have solutions helping the jobless with the most common one is to publicly list the employees who have lost their jobs so that other businesses can recruit. However, this leads to the disclosure of personal information like phone number or email address, and obviously, a bait for cybercriminals. Besides, insufficient information about education, skills, experience and others often shown in candidates CVs, also causes obstacles for businesses to choose the right one.

TopDev expects that this project will help 100,000 people find new jobs
TopDev expects that this project will help 100,000 people find new jobs

With a different approach, using AI to automatically hide the contact information in candidates’ CVs helps ensure personal information privacy while still maintaining the aesthetic features and other candidates’ distinctive details. Also, with an automated connection platform, businesses will be able to evaluate as well as find the right candidates. AI technology which scans and hides personal information in PDF files was developed by CEO Nguyen Huu Binh from a hobby project (project based on personal interest) that he has pursued for 3 years, and the outcome is the exact identification ability whether the CV was created from any tool or service. Mr. Binh said: “We have used the latest advances in recognition technology so this solution can function correctly with myriad CVs designs. Because it is extremely complicated to ensure the original design and to locate the information, using new technology helps them best express what they have while ensuring personal information security in the process of finding new jobs”.

The solution was created with an aim of helping unemployed people find a new job as quickly as possible, while candidates are guaranteed with the standards of content, format, personal information security, opening a new era of finding jobs many times faster than before. Currently, this CV-publicized system is in its most advanced security conditions within the recruiting technology sector in Vietnam and the world. Additionally, employers from organizations/businesses also can benefit as well. When looking for candidates, they want a list arranged in a clear, logical order and easy-to-use format. From TopDev’s solution, it not only helps job seekers reach employers faster, but employers also have a new platform to easily search for professional and potential candidates.

However, this project is considered as a risky move. “Because this solution is completely free, there are potential risks affecting the company’s revenue, however, when facing the fact that 34% of enterprises are cutting costs, downsizing and laying off employees, also with the desire to support the society and the community, I received encouragement from the board of directors as well as from my subordinates to deploy this project devotedly”, Mr. Nguyen Huu Binh said. Besides those worries, even during the peak of covid-19 outbreak this Vietnam-based IT recruiting startup TopDev still got a seven-digit deal investment from Korean recruiting company SaraminHR earlier this February.

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TopDev is a recruitment network and ecosystem in Mobile & IT fields. It is top leading recruitment network in Mobile & IT fields, in Vietnam, offering Tech talent solution which meets potential needs. Its networks cover 95% of Tech communities in Vietnam and clients come from both Vietnam and South East Asia. The network TopDev is building consists of all activities and values that any tech manpower may need, work with and entertain with, including tech events, tech communities, tech sites, forums, etc. Based on this network, we reached 95% of the Tech communities in Vietnam.

Online CV creation solution from TopDev team in general and initiatives from Mr. Nguyen Huu Binh, CEO of TopDev and his colleagues in particular, all aim at providing unemployed candidates an opportunity to experience and create their own CV on a technology platform guaranteed with safety and authenticity. TopDev hopes the solution will create a powerful resonance, bringing the most practical value to users.

Website: https://topdev.vn/

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WorkJam Launches Next-Generation Health Check Analysis Tool, Advancing the Safety of Frontline Workforces

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Industry-leading digital workplace platform introduces new tool to reduce the spread of COVID-19 among frontline employees and their customers

MONTREAL, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — WorkJam, the leading digital workplace solutions provider for organizations with frontline employees, today announced the release of its new, next-generation health check analysis tool, enabling employers to reduce the spread of COVID-19 among frontline employees and their customers while complying with local laws and regulations.

As businesses around the world prepare to reopen physical stores, the onus is on employers to ensure reboarded staff feel safe returning to their workplace. Adding another layer of complexity to the situation, companies must comply with local laws and regulations, which vary by country, state, and city. To create this safe and compliant work environment, employers must have the right technology and strategy in place to minimize the risk of exposure to frontline employees and customers.

With WorkJam’s health check analysis tool, employers prompt associates and leaders of frontline teams to complete a recurring mandatory health check survey on their mobile devices, which must be completed in order to clock in to a shift. The survey includes a variety of questions selected by the employer to ensure associates are healthy to work. The tool also triggers notifications and tasks to managers based on specific answers within a survey. Using this survey and scheduling data, businesses can minimize the spread of COVID-19 and alert staff who may have come into contact with an employee reporting symptoms — allowing them to be leaders in keeping their employees, clients, and shoppers safe.

“Now more than ever, frontline staff are looking to their employers for guidance and protection,” says Paul Wyatt, Vice President of Product Management at WorkJam. “The employers that are able to provide a high level of leadership and assurance to their staff will come out of this crisis with healthy, engaged, and loyal employees. As an extension of WorkJam’s long-standing value of improving the livelihoods of frontline employees, we’re proud to support our customers with the technology needed to create safe work environments now and in the future.”

WorkJam’s health check analysis tool allows for real-time documentation and validation attestation, further reducing legal liability for businesses navigating the challenges of reopening in the current climate. The tool can also be applied to cases outside of the current pandemic, verifying that every employee is alert and healthy to clock in to a shift.

To learn more about WorkJam, please visit: https://www.workjam.com/

About WorkJam

The WorkJam Digital Workplace unleashes the potential of your enterprise workforce through agile scheduling, transformative communication, experiential learning, and tailored recognition. Available in over 28 languages & deployed in over 35 countries, WorkJam increases sales conversion & CSAT, drives down labor costs, lowers absenteeism and attrition rates, improves compliance, and improves the customer experience through a more skilled, motivated, and engaged workforce. For employees, WorkJam delivers more opportunity & control over their schedule, providing work-life balance, as well as the tools to develop skills, improve business acumen, and maximize their earnings to advance their economic well-being. Learn more at https://www.workjam.com/

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Prysm Launches 225″ LPD World’s Largest Seamless Interactive Display- Preparing Businesses for Pandemic and Post-pandemic World

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SAN JOSE, California, BEIJING and DUBAI, U.A.E., May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Prysm Inc.,a leading display and visual collaboration solutions provider is creating a new category in the display market by unveiling its World’s largest seamless interactive display – the Prysm Laser Phosphor Display (LPD) 6K  Series, 225″ which is 20ft wide and 5ft high. The Prysm LPD 6K Series are interactive large-format displays that offer a panoramic image uninterrupted by seams or bezels.

Prysm launches World’s Largest Seamless Interactive & Energy-Efficient Display
Prysm launches World’s Largest Seamless Interactive & Energy-Efficient Display

The LPD 6K Series deliver top-notch experiences across different use cases. The flexible, impact-resistant surface offers smooth touch interaction and can be viewed at any distance & at any angle without eye fatigue. The latest interactive LPD is an extremely energy-efficient, shatter-resistant, flexible and offers rollability for transport.

The LPD 6K Series is uniquely optimized for executive briefing centers, command and control centers, training rooms, collaboration and innovation centers. Coupled with Prysm’s visual collaboration platform, it makes meetings, presentations & analysis more engaging and immersive, resulting in better, faster decisions. It is ideal for central monitoring of business processes and workflows across the entire organization.

The new modular design helps speed display integration and permits installation in a variety of locations. The durable front screen – made of a specially coated polycarbonate layer – is rolled into a cylinder for easy transport. It can enter through standard doors and passenger elevators during set-up. The LPD 6K Series 225″ is currently in general availability & shipping to partners & customers.

“We are excited to launch our largest LPD seamless interactive display, the LPD 6K 225″. Prysm has been constantly innovating and pushing the boundaries of technology,” said Amit Jain, President and CEO of Prysm. “In today’s challenging business environment, where organizations are looking for interactivity, seamless integration, connectivity and collaboration, we allow teams to work together from any part of the world, saving countless travel hours and resources.”

“Virtual life-like experiences will become so much more important in the new age of reducing travel and commuting to prevent undue health exposures while helping the environment. The LPD 6K 225″ adds to the existing product line; the LPD 6K 190″ and the LPD 6K 135″. The new 225″ form factor allows displaying two large 125″ 16:9 content side-by-side with uncompromised scaling. Simultaneous data and visual feeds can be broadcasted to and from mobile or standalone displays with high cloud security,” said Dr Roger Hajjar, Founder and CTO, Prysm.

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51job, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2020 Financial Results

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SHANGHAI, May 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — 51job, Inc. (Nasdaq: JOBS) (“51job” or the “Company”), a leading provider of integrated human resource services in China, announced today its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2020 ended March 31, 2020.

First Quarter 2020 Financial Highlights:

  • Net revenues decreased 13.2% over Q1 2019 to RMB791.1 million (US$111.7 million)
  • Online recruitment services revenues decreased 10.8%
  • Other human resource related revenues decreased 18.2%
  • Income from operations was RMB170.0 million (US$24.0 million)
  • Fully diluted earnings per share was RMB3.02 (US$0.43)
  • Excluding share-based compensation expense, gain from foreign currency translation and change in fair value of equity securities investment, as well as the related tax effect of these items, non-GAAP adjusted fully diluted earnings per share was RMB3.27 (US$0.46), which exceeded the Company’s expectations
  • Cash and short-term investments balance increased to RMB11,231.1 million (US$1,586.1 million) as of March 31, 2020

Commenting on the results, Rick Yan, President and Chief Executive Officer of 51job, said, “Despite a decline in revenues and profitability in the first quarter that reflected the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on economic activity and recruitment market demand in China, I’m very proud of how quickly our 51job team has rallied together to adapt to these unprecedented circumstances.  Tapping into our large HR services ecosystem of innovative solutions and strategic partners, we are assisting and supporting employers, workers and job seekers in every possible way, including contactless services such as online job fairs, AI assessment and video interviewing.  Although companies have resumed operations and employees have returned to work, the current market sentiment is still cautious and uncertain due to the ongoing pandemic and its unpredictable consequences on China and globally.  But we have confidence in our proven business model, and with our ample financial resources, we remain committed to leading with high quality services, improving the user experience and driving operational excellence, all of which will position and strengthen 51job to capture more opportunities in the future.”

First Quarter 2020 Unaudited Financial Results

Net revenues for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020 were RMB791.1 million (US$111.7 million), a decrease of 13.2% from RMB911.9 million for the same quarter in 2019.

Online recruitment services revenues for the first quarter of 2020 were RMB547.0 million (US$77.3 million), representing a 10.8% decrease from RMB613.4 million for the same quarter of the prior year.  The decline was due to the disruptive social and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on companies in China, including temporary office and facility closures, travel restrictions and quarantines, which hindered business operations, reduced recruitment demand and curtailed employer spending on the Company’s online recruitment platforms in the first quarter of 2020.

Other human resource related revenues for the first quarter of 2020 decreased 18.2% to RMB244.1 million (US$34.5 million) from RMB298.5 million for the same quarter in 2019.  The decrease was primarily due to fewer in-person training seminars and recruitment events conducted in the first quarter of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions instituted on public gatherings.

Gross profit for the first quarter of 2020 was RMB536.8 million (US$75.8 million) compared with RMB662.5 million for the same quarter of the prior year.  Gross margin, which is gross profit as a percentage of net revenues, was 67.9% in the first quarter of 2020 compared with 72.7% for the same quarter in 2019.  The decrease in gross margin was primarily due to a lower level of revenues in the first quarter of 2020 while cost of services increased 2.0% from the year-ago quarter, mainly as a result of greater employee compensation expenses which were largely offset by less direct costs related to training and recruitment events.

Operating expenses for the first quarter of 2020 decreased 3.2% to RMB366.8 million (US$51.8 million) from RMB379.0 million for the same quarter in 2019.  Sales and marketing expenses for the first quarter of 2020 decreased 4.3% to RMB276.2 million (US$39.0 million) from RMB288.7 million for the same quarter of the prior year primarily due to a decrease in performance-based bonuses and selling expenses, which was partially offset by greater spending on advertising and promotion activities.  General and administrative expenses for the first quarter of 2020 were RMB90.6 million (US$12.8 million), slightly higher than RMB90.2 million for the same quarter of the prior year.

Income from operations for the first quarter of 2020 was RMB170.0 million (US$24.0 million) compared with RMB283.5 million for the first quarter of 2019.  Operating margin, which is income from operations as a percentage of net revenues, was 21.5% in the first quarter of 2020 compared with 31.1% for the same quarter in 2019.  Excluding share-based compensation expense, operating margin would have been 26.2% in the first quarter of 2020 compared with 34.3% for the same quarter in 2019.

The Company recognized a gain from foreign currency translation of RMB10.2 million (US$1.4 million) in the first quarter of 2020 compared with RMB13.8 million in the first quarter of 2019 primarily due to the impact of the change in exchange rate between the Renminbi and the U.S. dollar on the Company’s U.S. dollar cash deposits.

In the first quarter of 2020, the Company recognized a mark-to-market, non-cash gain of RMB9.9 million (US$1.4 million) associated with a change in fair value of equity securities investment in Huali University Group Limited, which is traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Other income in the first quarter of 2020 included local government financial subsidies of RMB4.5 million (US$0.6 million) compared with RMB62.5 million in the first quarter of 2019.

Net income attributable to 51job for the first quarter of 2020 was RMB205.2 million (US$29.0 million) compared with net loss of RMB(84.8) million for the same quarter in 2019.  Fully diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2020 was RMB3.02 (US$0.43) compared with loss per share of RMB(1.38) for the same quarter in 2019.

In the first quarter of 2020, total share-based compensation expense was RMB37.1 million (US$5.2 million) compared with RMB29.3 million in the first quarter of 2019.

Excluding share-based compensation expense, gain from foreign currency translation, and changes in fair value of equity securities investment and convertible senior notes, as well as the related tax effect of these items, non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to 51job for the first quarter of 2020 was RMB222.3 million (US$31.4 million) compared with RMB349.5 million for the first quarter of 2019.  Non-GAAP adjusted fully diluted earnings per share was RMB3.27 (US$0.46) in the first quarter of 2020 compared with RMB5.33 in the first quarter of 2019.

As of March 31, 2020, cash and short-term investments totaled RMB11,231.1 million (US$1,586.1 million) compared with RMB9,940.6 million as of December 31, 2019.

Business Outlook

Based on current market and operating conditions, the Company’s net revenues target for the second quarter of 2020 is in the estimated range of RMB775 million to RMB825 million (US$109.5 million to US$116.5 million). Excluding share-based compensation expense, any gain or loss from foreign currency translation and any change in fair value of equity securities investment, as well as the related tax effect of these items, the Company’s non-GAAP fully diluted earnings target for the second quarter of 2020 is in the estimated range of RMB4.35 to RMB4.85 (US$0.61 to US$0.68) per share, which factors in the receipt of local government financial subsidies of approximately RMB120 million (US$17.4 million) in the second quarter of 2020. The Company expects total share-based compensation expense in the second quarter of 2020 to be in the estimated range of RMB37 million to RMB39 million (US$5.2 million to US$5.5 million). The above forecast reflects 51job’s current and preliminary view, which is subject to change and substantial uncertainty.

Guidance for earnings per share is provided on a non-GAAP basis due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting the future impact of certain items, such as gain/loss from foreign currency translation and change in fair value of equity securities investment. The Company is not able to provide a reconciliation of these non-GAAP items to expected reported GAAP earnings per share, without unreasonable efforts, due to the unknown effect and potential significance of such future impact.

Currency Convenience Translation

For the convenience of readers, certain Renminbi amounts have been translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the rate of RMB7.0808 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate on March 31, 2020 in New York for cable transfers of Renminbi as set forth in the H.10 weekly statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board.

Conference Call Information

The Company’s management will hold a conference call at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 7, 2020 (9:00 a.m. Beijing / Hong Kong time zone on May 8, 2020) to discuss its first quarter 2020 financial results, operating performance and business outlook.  To dial in to the call, please use the following telephone numbers:

US: +1-888-346-8982
International: +1-412-902-4272
Hong Kong: +852-3018-4992
Conference ID: 51job

The call will also be available live and on replay through 51job’s investor relations website, http://ir.51job.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), 51job uses non-GAAP financial measures of income before income tax expense, income tax expense, adjusted net income, adjusted net income attributable to 51job and adjusted earnings per share, which are adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude share-based compensation expense, gain from foreign currency translation, and changes in fair value of equity securities investment and convertible senior notes, as well as the related tax effect of these items.  The Company believes excluding share-based compensation expense and its related tax effect from its non-GAAP financial measures is useful for its management and investors to assess and analyze the Company’s core operating results as such expense is not directly attributable to the underlying performance of the Company’s business operations and do not impact its cash earnings.  The Company believes excluding gain from foreign currency translation, and changes in fair value of equity securities investment and convertible senior notes, as well as the related tax effect, from its non-GAAP financial measures is useful for its management and investors as such translation, mark-to-market gain or loss is not indicative of the Company’s core business operations and will not result in cash settlement nor impact the Company’s cash earnings.  51job also believes these non-GAAP financial measures excluding share-based compensation expense, gain from foreign currency translation, and changes in fair value of equity securities investment and convertible senior notes, as well as the related tax effect of these items, are important in helping investors to understand the Company’s current financial performance and future prospects and to compare business trends among different reporting periods on a consistent basis.  The presentation of these additional measures should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results or as being comparable to results reported or forecasted by other companies.  The non-GAAP measures have been reconciled to GAAP measures in the attached financial statements.

About 51job

Founded in 1998, 51job is a leading provider of integrated human resource services in China.  With a comprehensive suite of HR solutions, 51job meets the needs of enterprises and job seekers through the entire talent management cycle, from initial recruitment to employee retention and career development.  The Company’s main online recruitment platforms (http://www.51job.com, http://www.yingjiesheng.com, http://www.51jingying.com, http://www.lagou.com, and http://www.51mdd.com), as well as mobile applications, connect millions of people with employment opportunities every day.  51job also provides a number of other value-added HR services, including business process outsourcing, training, professional assessment, campus recruitment, executive search and compensation analysis.  51job has a call center in Wuhan and a nationwide network of sales and service locations spanning more than 30 cities across China.

Contact

Linda Chien
Investor Relations, 51job, Inc.
Tel: +86-21-6879-6250
Email: ir@51job.com

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “targets, “confident” and similar statements. Among other things, statements that are not historical facts, including statements about 51job’s beliefs and expectations, the business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as 51job’s strategic and operational plans, are or contain forward-looking statements.  51job may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties.  All forward-looking statements are based upon management’s expectations at the time of the statements and involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: execution of 51job’s strategies and business plans; growth and trends of the human resource services industry in China; market acceptance of 51job’s products and services; competition in the industry; 51job’s ability to control costs and expenses; 51job’s ability to retain key personnel and attract new talent; relevant government policies and regulations relating to 51job’s industry, corporate structure and business operations; seasonality in the business; fluctuations in the value of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar and other currencies; risks related to acquisitions or investments 51job has made or will make in the future; accounting adjustments that may occur during the quarterly or annual close or auditing process; and fluctuations in general economic and business conditions in China and globally, including the impact of the coronavirus or other pandemic.  Further information regarding these and other risks are included in 51job’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of the press release and based on assumptions that 51job believes to be reasonable as of this date, and 51job undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

51job, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

For the Three Months Ended

March 31, 2019

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2020

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

RMB

RMB

US$ (Note 1)

Revenues:

   Online recruitment services

613,376

547,017

77,254

   Other human resource related revenues

298,485

244,094

34,473

Net revenues

911,861

791,111

111,727

Cost of services (Note 2)

(249,364)

(254,303)

(35,914)

Gross profit

662,497

536,808

75,813

Operating expenses:

   Sales and marketing (Note 3)

(288,728)

(276,192)

(39,006)

   General and administrative (Note 4)

(90,243)

(90,642)

(12,801)

Total operating expenses

(378,971)

(366,834)

(51,807)

Income from operations

283,526

169,974

24,006

Gain from foreign currency translation

13,780

10,171

1,436

Interest and investment income, net

32,556

44,315

6,258

Change in fair value of equity securities investment

—

9,891

1,397

Change in fair value of convertible senior notes

(418,786)

—

—

Other income, net

62,328

4,335

612

Income (Loss) before income tax expense

(26,596)

238,686

33,709

Income tax expense

(60,056)

(36,771)

(5,193)

Net income (loss)

(86,652)

201,915

28,516

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

1,836

3,331

470

Net income (loss) attributable to 51job, Inc.

(84,816)

205,246

28,986

Net income (loss)

(86,652)

201,915

28,516

Other comprehensive income (loss)

(318)

308

43

Total comprehensive income (loss)

(86,970)

202,223

28,559

Earnings (Loss) per share:

   Basic

(1.38)

3.07

0.43

   Diluted (Note 5)

(1.38)

3.02

0.43

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

   Basic

61,645,331

66,802,054

66,802,054

   Diluted

61,645,331

68,005,680

68,005,680

Notes:

(1) The conversion of Renminbi amounts into U.S. dollar amounts is based on the noon buying rate of RMB7.0808

to US$1.00 on March 31, 2020 in New York for cable transfers of Renminbi as set forth in the H.10 weekly statistical

release of the Federal Reserve Board.

(2) Includes share-based compensation expense of RMB4,661 and RMB5,917 (US$836) for the three months ended 

March 31, 2019 and 2020, respectively.

(3) Includes share-based compensation expense of RMB4,007 and RMB5,087 (US$718) for the three months ended

March 31, 2019 and 2020, respectively.

(4) Includes share-based compensation expense of RMB20,618 and RMB26,120 (US$3,689) for the three months ended

March 31, 2019 and 2020, respectively.

(5) Diluted loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was calculated in accordance with the

“if converted” method. The potential conversion of the convertible senior notes was excluded in the computation of diluted

loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2019 because the effect would be anti-dilutive. The impact of share

options was also excluded in the computation of diluted loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2019

because the effect would be anti-dilutive. On April 15, 2019, the convertible senior notes matured, and the note holders

requested the conversion of the senior notes into 4,035,664 shares.

51job, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results

For the Three Months Ended

March 31, 2019

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2020

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

RMB

RMB

US$ (Note 1)

GAAP income (loss) before income tax expense

(26,596)

238,686

33,709

Add: Share-based compensation

29,286

37,124

5,243

Less: Gain from foreign currency translation

(13,780)

(10,171)

(1,436)

Less: Change in fair value of equity securities investment

—

(9,891)

(1,397)

Add: Change in fair value of convertible senior notes

418,786

—

—

Non-GAAP income before income tax expense

407,696

255,748

36,119

GAAP income tax expense

(60,056)

(36,771)

(5,193)

Tax effect of non-GAAP line items

8

(31)

(4)

Non-GAAP income tax expense

(60,048)

(36,802)

(5,197)

Non-GAAP adjusted net income

347,648

218,946

30,922

Non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to 51job, Inc.

349,484

222,277

31,392

Non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share:

   Basic

5.67

3.33

0.47

   Diluted (Note 2)

5.33

3.27

0.46

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

   Basic

61,645,331

66,802,054

66,802,054

   Diluted

67,336,334

68,005,680

68,005,680

Notes:

(1) The conversion of Renminbi amounts into U.S. dollar amounts is based on the noon buying rate of RMB7.0808

to US$1.00 on March 31, 2020 in New York for cable transfers of Renminbi as set forth in the H.10 weekly statistical

release of the Federal Reserve Board.

(2) Diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was calculated in accordance with the “if

converted” method. This included the add-back of interest expense of RMB9,403 related to the convertible senior notes

to the numerator of non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to 51job for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The maximum number of 4,035,672 potentially converted shares related to the convertible senior notes was added to the

denominator of diluted common shares for the three months ended March 31, 2019. On April 15, 2019, the convertible

senior notes matured, and the note holders requested the conversion of the senior notes into 4,035,664 shares.

51job, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of

December 31,
2019

March 31,
2020

March 31,
2020

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

RMB

RMB

US$ (Note 1)

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash

2,294,904

2,899,211

409,447

Restricted cash

66,169

3,085

436

Short-term investments

7,645,686

8,331,892

1,176,688

Accounts receivable (net of allowance of RMB21,952 and

  RMB19,344 as of December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2020,

  respectively)

266,437

211,017

29,801

Prepayments and other current assets

669,208

184,437

26,047

Total current assets

10,942,404

11,629,642

1,642,419

Non-current assets:

Long-term investments

1,482,544

1,495,713

211,235

Property and equipment, net

271,932

268,239

37,883

Goodwill

1,036,124

1,036,124

146,329

Intangible assets, net

203,162

192,612

27,202

Right-of-use assets

320,809

313,250

44,239

Other long-term assets

10,420

12,537

1,770

Deferred tax assets

22,147

24,527

3,464

Total non-current assets

3,347,138

3,343,002

472,122

Total assets

14,289,542

14,972,644

2,114,541

LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

48,114

75,234

10,625

Salary and employee related accrual

162,775

111,389

15,731

Taxes payable

267,596

131,891

18,627

Advance from customers

1,108,518

979,627

138,350

Lease liabilities, current

34,817

35,591

5,026

Other payables and accruals

1,211,642

1,924,001

271,721

Total current liabilities

2,833,462

3,257,733

460,080

Non-current liabilities:

Lease liabilities, non-current

50,763

45,775

6,465

Deferred tax liabilities

214,307

209,679

29,612

Total non-current liabilities

265,070

255,454

36,077

Total liabilities

3,098,532

3,513,187

496,157

Mezzanine equity:

Redeemable non-controlling interests

216,974

213,298

30,123

Shareholders’ equity:

Common shares (US$0.0001 par value: 500,000,000 shares

  authorized, 66,784,688 and 66,902,685 shares issued and

  outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2020,

  respectively)

53

54

8

Additional paid-in capital

4,901,466

4,967,497

701,545

Statutory reserves

17,930

17,930

2,532

Accumulated other comprehensive income

254,524

254,832

35,989

Retained earnings

5,774,358

5,979,604

844,481

Total 51job, Inc. shareholders’ equity

10,948,331

11,219,917

1,584,555

Non-controlling interests

25,705

26,242

3,706

Total equity

10,974,036

11,246,159

1,588,261

Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and equity

14,289,542

14,972,644

2,114,541

Note (1): The conversion of Renminbi amounts into U.S. dollar amounts is based on the noon buying rate of RMB7.0808 to US$1.00

on March 31, 2020 in New York for cable transfers of Renminbi as set forth in the H.10 weekly statistical release of the Federal

Reserve Board.

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EY announces the launch of Physical Return and Work Reimagined framework for organizations post-COVID-19

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– Two-gear framework integrates “Day 1” transition services with long-term transformation guidance

– Includes broad suite of EY workplace and transformation tools

– Approach brings together a technology-enabled, risk-based methodology

LONDON, May 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — EY today announces the launch of a broad suite of workplace and transformation tools as part of a framework for organizations and HR teams planning a phased and safe return to physical workplaces for employees. The Physical Return and Work Reimagined framework is designed to strengthen workforce resilience and help see a safe return to physical work environments as countries around the world begin to ease COVID-19 mobility restrictions and seek to resume higher rates of economic activity.

The broad framework is staggered in two gears and includes a suite of technology assessment and analytics tools designed to help manage risk and compliance and enhance the employee experience.

Gear One provides immediate, actionable steps to help ensure the safety of employees while achieving operational capacity. It is rooted in a broad approach to readiness testing and includes an operational command center for the phased return of the workforce. Considerations include:

  • Workforce economics, including options to improve payroll costs, as well as workforce planning diagnostics to profile and model who can and should work on-site or remote
  • Workforce resilience, encompassing health monitoring, social distancing, site safety and capacity planning to provide healthy, welcoming and secure working environments
  • Operational continuity, including technology to help manage remote workforce capability, capacity and scenario management
  • Workforce experience, including enhanced employee communications, training and engagement

In addition to providing the tactical steps and “day 1” resources needed to facilitate the recovery and resumption of business operations, Gear Two provides the long-term framework and technology-enabled data and insights to help organizations identify operational vulnerabilities, drive future workforce-related transformations and prepare themselves for a “next normal.”

Kate Barton, EY Global Vice Chair – Tax, says:

“In addition to planning for a physical return to work, organizations will need to transform how they operate to see growth and navigate the now, next and beyond. This means putting people at the center, deploying technology for speed and developing innovation at scale. Companies operating with these priorities will be more resilient in these challenging times and will be able to adapt even faster during the pandemic and beyond.”

Norman Lonergan, EY Global Vice Chair – Advisory, says:

“The actions businesses take today will determine not only their short-term success, but their long-term enterprise resiliency. The framework that is launched today will accelerate an organization’s ability to adapt to change and uncertainty, while bringing to life a trusted transition process that prioritizes the health and safety of the workplace and beyond.”

Mike Bertolino, EY Global People Advisory Services Leader, says:

“By putting people first, organizations can build and maintain trust with their employees, their customers and their stakeholders. As many organizations focus on the process of returning their workforce to physical spaces, the biggest question they face now is how to begin. Organizations will need to completely reimagine their business model and transform, if they are to thrive in a post-COVID-19 world. The EY Physical Return and Work Reimagined framework will equip global organizations with a way forward for the longer-term.”

To learn more visit ey.com.

Notes to Editors

About EY
EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. Information about how EY collects and uses personal data and a description of the rights individuals have under data protection legislation is available via ey.com/privacy. For more information about our organization, please visit ey.com.

This news release has been issued by EYGM Limited, a member of the global EY organization that also does not provide any services to clients.

Alan Duerden                                                

Dan Barabas

EY Global Media Relations                                  

EY Global Media Relations

+44 20 7951 8993

+44 20 7197 1481

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SMBs, get ready to rebound from COVID-19 with Grove HR Free Support Program

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HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, May 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Grove HR, an emerging SaaS HR software company focusing on SMBs in APAC, just announced its free program to support companies during the COVID-19 crisis.

Small and medium businesses can now have free and unlimited access to the Grove HR platform. It allows them to digitize their Core HR, engage their employees, and reduce administration costs.

4 HR foundations of Grove HR: Recruitment, Engagement, Growth and People Management
4 HR foundations of Grove HR: Recruitment, Engagement, Growth and People Management

“The COVID-19 situation has accelerated the need to consider a digital transformation. HR is expected to play a leading role in managing this human crisis, but the transition will be hard for SMBs. We want to help them make that transition.” – says Bao Nguyen, General Manager of Grove HR.

In times of crisis, a major challenge for SMBs will be to streamline and optimize HR administration processes that can effectively adapt to the rapid changing of the current situation. At the same time, businesses need to keep employees aligned and productive – especially when working remotely and make sure they’re in good shape, maintain good mental health, etc.

This dual challenge of HR digitalization and engagement is very difficult to tackle. Without the right tools and approach, business performance may decrease and employee morale may falter. In times like these, this threatens the survival of any company.

The Grove HR Foundation plan aims at helping SMBs overcome that challenge.

From people management to keeping in sync with employees, SMBs will have the right tools out-of-the-box to digitize their employee records and manage time-off, engage their workforce, and maintain morale and productivity high.

By simplifying core HR processes, Grove HR helps business leaders to free up their time and energy to focus more on reviving business strategy. It also provides cross-analyze data that managers need to make insight-driven decisions while keeping employees engaged with seamless onboarding and company news updates even virtually.

No matter how long employees have to work from home, SMBs can now take advantage of Grove HR and ride through the difficult times ahead.

“SMBs are the major employers in APAC. They are the engine of regional economic growth. We have to help them survive, then thrive again.” – says Bao Nguyen. 

In another effort to support the community, Grove HR has published a variety of materials (articles, templates, and checklists) to help SMBs go digital or switch to remote work. It has already reached and helped more than 2,000 companies in APAC. 

Grove HR also recently launched the Talent Exchange Program – a 100% non-profit initiative. It aims at connecting talents on the lookout for jobs with SMBs still recruiting.

To know more about Grove HR COVID-19 Support Program, visit https://www.grovehr.com/covid-19-support-program.

About Grove HR

Grove HR is an HR Tech company that helps small and medium businesses in APAC digitize their Core HR, so that they create attractive Digital Employee Experiences.

Through its modern, efficient yet affordable platform, Grove HR empowers SMBs to become talent-magnets and compete with larger competitors.

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Nintex Automates JobKeeper Payment Scheme Nomination Process

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Leading process automation software vendor Nintex has quickly turned the Federal Government’s JobKeeper nomination process into a fully digital solution and is making it available to employers at no cost

SYDNEY, May 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Nintex today announced the company has launched a completely automated solution to help Australian organisations expedite their participation in the Federal Government’s JobKeeper $130 billion payment scheme. By turning the government’s paper-based nomination process into a powerful and easy-to-use automated workflow solution, Nintex is digitally transforming the way Australian employers and their employees complete the necessary documentation to secure wage benefits.

“We’re committed to improving processes through automation as well as ensuring a process-centric mindset is at the centre of business thinking,” says Christian Lucarelli, Vice President, Sales APAC, Nintex. 

“By digitising the JobSeeker nomination process Nintex is delivering on our mission to improve the way people work with collaborative, automated solutions that deliver rapid results.”

The automated JobKeeper Payment Scheme solution from Nintex is available to organisations across Australia for free. To learn more, visit https://www.nintex.com/blog/automate-jobkeeper-employee-nominations/.

How the JobSeeker Payment Scheme works

In order to qualify for the JobSeeker scheme employers must receive agreement from every employee before nominating them for the subsidy.  At present, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) supports different methods for the processing of employee nominations, which include downloading a paper-based Word document or PDF form from the ATO website. Both versions have a signature box on the form which requires paper, printing, signing, scanning, and emailing of the final document. This time-intensive process also requires employers to manually sift through hundreds or thousands of PDF attachments in emails to classify and store these files.

Now with the fully automated JobKeeper employee nomination process solution from Nintex, paper and manual steps are eliminated from the nomination process. To build its automated JobSeeker solution, Nintex leveraged several of the core automation capabilities of the Nintex Process Platform including: Nintex Forms, Nintex Workflow and Nintex Sign™ powered by Adobe Sign for capturing eSignatures.

The basis for Nintex’s digital nomination process is a ready-to-use, downloadable JobKeeper Employee Nomination template form. The form is designed to be easily launched with a customer’s own Nintex Workflow Cloud environment and is optimised for mobile devices to make it easier for all participants to complete the required information including electronic signatures.

With Nintex, employers can also quickly configure their own workflow and store completed forms in a centralised content management system or on a company intranet, route them to a central email address, or simply store them in an electronic file store to share on completion. 

Nintex’s Australian partners are lending support to organisations with the deployment of the automated workflow solution, providing a value-add to their existing service agreements. Here is what three of them had to say:

  • “Helping our clients respond quickly to the current situation with new ways of working has been key for us over the past few weeks, and the Nintex JobKeeper offering is a perfect example of a solution that allows our clients to rapidly and cost effectively digitise what could otherwise be a manual, time consuming process.”
    Rodney Barrell, Victorian Regional Lead at Empired
  • “With a rapidly changing environment through the COVID-19 crisis, Nintex has enabled our clients to rapidly build automation and workflows to address compliance and process gaps. This has been pivotal in work-from-home compliance and JobKeeper processes which were built in hours, not days.”
    Cameron Smith, Executive General Manager Digital Transformation at SXiQ
  • “Your mobile workforce isn’t locked down by their location or their device – productivity flows everywhere with the right tools. These same tools can support the initiatives rolled out by the Australian government. Based on the Nintex technologies, the JobKeeper onboarding process can be simplified and streamlined for all making it easy for everyone involved to obtain the benefits of this program.”
    Nick Barbagiannopoulos, National Manager of Digital Automation at Ricoh Australia

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Nintex
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About Nintex
Nintex is the global standard for process management and automation. Today more than 8,000 public and private sector clients across 90 countries turn to the Nintex Platform to accelerate their digital transformation journeys by enabling them to quickly and easily manage, automate and optimise business processes. Learn more by visiting www.nintex.com and experience how Nintex and its global partner network are shaping the future of Intelligent Process Automation (IPA).

Product or service names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

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