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Announcement of New Partnership Between DEI Directive and HRLogics


DEI Directive, a pioneering HR Technology Company is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with HRlogics, a leader in workforce compliance solutions. This collaboration aims to empower organizations to make better decisions that drive sustainable Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) impact, resulting in increased employee engagement, innovation, and profitability.

Under this new strategic partnership, DEI Directive and HRlogics will leverage their industry-leading expertise to provide mutual referrals. This approach ensures that clients from both companies gain access to a broader spectrum of services — ranging from DEI Directive’s cutting-edge Workforce solution (DEI Intelligence Platform), to HRlogics’ top-tier compliance solutions.

DEI Directive’s DEI Intelligence Platform empowers HR professionals with actionable data so they can gain a deeper understanding of the status quo within their organization (what is working, what isn’t working and what unique opportunities exist to drive real and sustainable change, internally). With DEI Directive’s comprehensive people analytics software, organizations can:

– Build out a robust and comprehensive data infrastructure through HRIS integrations as well as conducting employee self-identification using DEI Directive’s Intelligence Platform
– Access quantitative and qualitative data for full employee lifecycle insights (from engagement metrics to performance, promotion and leadership insights, to pay equity analytics, and much more)
– Deepen recruiting and hiring acumen and gain deep insights into their job applicant pool from big picture to granular details
– Leverage Benchmark analytics to proactively identify areas of employee under-utilization and address concerning trends that could lead to employee disengagement and turnover.
– Streamline their compliance mandate process, generating compliance reports in under 60 seconds.

Using this platform, HR professionals can streamline their DEI management process, monitoring and measuring the progress of their various DEI initiatives, and pinpointing when to pivot to ensure efforts yield real and long-term impact.

This partnership allows DEI Directive’s clients access to benefit from HRlogics’ single-sign-on, user-friendly Compliance Hive, which offers regulatory solutions for the entire employee lifecycle:
Form I-9 & E-Verify Management
Work Opportunity Tax Credit & Hiring Incentives
Affordable Care Act Reporting & Compliance
Employment & Income Verifications
Unemployment Cost Management

This partnership is especially exciting as it combines HRlogics’ expertise in Work Opportunity Tax Credits (WOTC) with DEI Directive’s comprehensive diversity data. HRlogics’ WOTC solutions leverage tax credits for hiring employees from specific categories, aligning perfectly with DEI Directive’s mission to enhance workplace diversity through data-driven strategies.

By leveraging HRlogics’ WOTC solutions with DEI Directive’s advanced analytics, organizations can seamlessly identify and hire diverse talent while benefiting from tax incentives. This synergy will enable companies to proactively operationalize and optimize their DEI efforts, fostering a more inclusive and dynamic workplace.

“We are thrilled to partner with DEI Directive. Combining our WOTC expertise with their cutting-edge DEI intelligence platform offers unparalleled support to organizations striving to enhance their DEI outcomes while benefiting from valuable tax credits”, said Elizabeth Williams, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at HRlogics.

Combining our compliance expertise with their cutting-edge DEI intelligence platform will offer unparalleled support to organizations striving to enhance their DEI outcomes.” states Elizabeth Williams, Vice President of Partnerships at HRlogics. “We are excited about this collaboration’s potential for delivering added value to our clients.”

DEI Directive CEO, Malobi Achike, added, “Our collaboration with HRlogics marks another big step towards helping businesses tap into and unlock the full potential of a diverse and inclusive workforce. Together, we will drive meaningful change that not only benefits employees but also boosts innovation and business performance.”

This partnership underscores a shared commitment to leveraging data-driven strategies to cultivate a more equitable and productive workplace. Organizations can now access a robust suite of tools designed to enhance their DEI initiatives and take advantage of WOTC, ensuring long-term success and sustainability.

Upcoming Event:

Join Our Partnership Webinar on July 11th: Unlock the Power of DEI and WOTC for Your Business

We are thrilled to invite you to an exclusive webinar hosted by DEI Directive in partnership with HRlogics.

*Join us on July 11th at 12 PM Eastern to explore the critical intersection of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Work Opportunity Tax Credits (WOTC), presented by Malobi Achike, CEO of DEI Directive, and Rachel Moorman, National Sales Director at HRlogics.

Register Here for July 11, 2024, 11:00AM (CT)

About DEI Directive: DEI Directive is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) technology company helping organizations successfully operationalize and optimize inclusion through access to comprehensive people analytics. Their DEI intelligence platform empowers HR professionals with the deep insights they need to drive impactful DEI strategies that increase employee engagement, retention, as well as higher innovation and financial performance for the organization.

About HRlogics: HRlogics is a leading HR compliance company dedicated to providing organizations with innovative solutions to manage their compliance needs effectively. With a focus on delivering comprehensive and user-friendly tools, HRlogics helps businesses navigate the complexities of HR compliance, including the optimization of Work Opportunity Tax Credits (WOTC). 

SCOTUS Decision on Affirmative Action – A Message from our CEO


On June 29, 2023,  the Supreme Court of the United States reversed decades of precedent, undermining the incredible strides educational institutions have made to improve access to education for all.  

These programs were largely focused on giving historically underrepresented groups greater opportunities to education. In general, these programs focus on:

1) Leveling the playing field, ensuring all (including underrepresented groups) have access to good education

2) Increasing and promoting diversity within schools (to expand the learning experience and improve cultural competence, which is critical in an increasingly globalized world).

Since this decision, there has been a lot of uproar as to just how damaging it is. And yes, it is most certainly a set back and will no doubt impact the admission of underrepresented groups into these institutions.

With that said, it is also important to recognize that the decision should ultimately not bring those efforts to a halt. After all, the court acknowledged that race and its implications on a candidate cannot entirely be discarded, when it stated:

“nothing in this opinion should be construed as prohibiting universities from considering an applicant’s discussion of how race affected his or her life, be it through discrimination, inspiration, or otherwise.”

Additionally, Justice Sotomayor in her dissenting opinion pointed out that “colleges can consider students who speak multiple languages or could be the first in their family to attend college.” As “those factors are not ‘interchangeable’ with race.”  

So to all those knee deep in this work, who wake up each day, roll up their sleeves and take the punches…do not despair. Are these challenging times? Yes, they are. But we will put our brilliant heads together and find a way forward for there is much work to be done.

DEI Directive Wins Best in Business Tech Award at 2023 Ceremony


DEI Directive is proud to announce that we have won the prestigious Best in Business Award at the 2023 Blaze Business Awards ceremony, held during the Blaze Virtual Summit® on June 23, 2023.

The awards ceremony recognizes outstanding businesses that have excelled in their respective industries, and DEI Directive has been recognized as Best in Tech, in the Business category. The Judges were Jasmine Prince, Founder of Magnolia & Penn; Paquetia Goodwin, Founder of Hayward & Love; Lyndsae Peele, Founder & CEO of Kingdom Vision Enterprises; Bianca J. Jackson, Chief Metaverse Officer of BrickRose Exchange; Natasha Weston, Author & Personal Brand Consultant; and Janet Martin, Founder & CEO of Beauty and Brains.

DEI Directive’s distinction reflects its exceptional performance across several areas, including solution clarity, originality of product or service, team quality and competencies, brand quality, and people’s choice voting. This recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our team, who have worked tirelessly to provide innovative solutions to our clients while maintaining the highest standards of quality.

“We are thrilled to receive this prestigious award and be recognized as the best in our industry,” said Flo Nicolas, COO at DEI Directive.

“I am always blown away at the creative brilliance of Black women, as they provide solutions that close disparity gaps and meet the needs of our communities,” said Casey Ariel Richardson, CEO of Blaze Group.

“DEI Directive is honored to be recognized for the incredible work we do providing cutting edge technology solutions to organizations to help them drive change. We want to thank our clients, partners, and supporters.” ~ Malobi Achike, CEO at DEI Directive. 

Announcing Research Partnership with UNH


DEI Directive and the Peter T. Paul College – University of New Hampshire Center for Business Analytics are pleased to announce a Research Collaboration for Data & Analytics for DEI.

DEI Directive, a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) technology company, and the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Center for Business Analytics, which connects industry partners with UNH’s academic resources and student consultants, today announced a strategic partnership to collaborate on research and provide companies with DEI data analytics to drive sustainable long-term impact.

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