Another week, another acquisition. Reward Gateway acquired health startup Yomp last week, marking the second week in a row for interesting moves for HCM companies across the pond and the third week in a row for movement with overall employee engagement companies. HCM 2.0 is real, people.

The employee engagement world continued to shake up last week — this time across the pond. London-based WorkAngel and global HCM player Ceridian completed a joint venture agreement to create LifeWorks, a mobile employee engagement platform.

Virgin Pulse made a major move last week when it acquired two of its competitors, ShapeUp and Global Corporate Challenge. Starr Conspiracy Practice Leader Lance Haun has five thoughts on the acquisitions.