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LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | With trust acting as the new currency in today’s workplace, UKG is hosting a free, virtual UKG HR & Payroll eSymposium next month with sessions that will tackle the ROI of trust, the role of compliance and payroll, how to retain top employees, and the promising potential of generative AI (GenAI). Keynoted by Founder and Chief AI Officer of the AI Leadership Institute Noelle Russell, the eSymposium will feature a diverse group of industry thought leaders across HR, payroll, workforce management, and culture topics who will highlight everyday trust-building moments that help organizations improve productivity and stand out from the crowd as an employer of choice.

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | About three-quarters (74%) of employed Americans report that, if all things were equal (e.g., compensation, benefits, hours, etc.), they would rather work for a smaller business than a larger business, according to a new study from the UKG Workforce Institute released during National Small Business Week. That said, 67% percent of employed Americans believe it is harder for smaller businesses to hire talent, which may be explained by the fact that nearly 4 out of 5 U.S. workers (78%) say larger businesses can offer higher wages.

Forbes | In “The Heard and the Heard-Nots,” a global study conducted by The Workforce Institute at UKG, researchers highlighted that 92% of “highly engaged employees” say they feel heard at work, whereas only 30% of “highly disengaged employees” feel heard.

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | The Workforce Institute at UKG today released its annual predictions of the top trends that will impact the global workforce in 2022.

Built In | Three decades later, however, only one-third of managers claim to know the details of the ADA’s legal requirements for accommodating people with disabilities, with an additional 36 percent saying they know “a good amount,” according to a 2020 report from tech HR company UKG.

Reuters | Data from payroll provider UKG showed shift work decreased by 5% for the week ending Jan. 16 compared to the week before, a sign coronavirus infections may produce another disappointing employment report in January after job growth of just 199,000 in December.