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Holiday Shopping Season Competition Urges Stores to Drive Up Investment in People
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | A new report on holiday season retail trends from UKG finds store traffic and shopper demand are up year over year, and almost all retailers (96%) — up from just 40% in 2022 — have plans to increase headcount in stores for the 2023 holiday shopping season. Seasonal hiring goals could be difficult to hit, however, as turnover continues to be a challenge and competition for talent remains strong, potentially putting the customer experience on the line.
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UKG Debuts the 2024 HR Megatrends Shaping the World of Work
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | UKG today debuted its 2024 HR Megatrends that will shape the world of work for millions of employees and organizations across industries. The company will discuss the 2024 HR Megatrends in depth — including what they mean for the workforce and what organizations can do to best support their people in 2024 — during the UKG Aspire conference this week in Las Vegas.
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UKG Workforce Activity Report: November Jobs Growth May Exceed Expectations Based on Accelerating Shift Work Growth
UKG Workforce Activity Report: November Jobs Growth May Exceed Expectations Based on Accelerating Shift Work Growth
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | The UKG Workforce Activity Report for November 2021 shows the total number of shifts worked1 by people at U.S. businesses increased 1.4% in the month. This acceleration makes November the third strongest month for shift growth in 2021,
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What Are You Thankful For?
SHRM | "These last two years have been relentless for HR professionals, who have continuously adapted to ever-changing situations all in the name of caring for their people," said Dave Almeda, chief people officer at HR tech company UKG, based in Boston. During the pandemic, the company successfully merged two 6,000-person global communities without layoffs, welcomed more than 2,000 new employees and increased its benefits spend by $35 million, he said.
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Technology Can Assist When Accommodating Employees with Disabilities
SHRM | Cecile Alper-Leroux, vice president of human capital innovation at UKG, an HR technology company in Weston, Fla., said: "Remote work has already been boosting disability inclusion and accessibility efforts in the workplace, and the sudden shift to remote work appears to have forced many managers and business leaders to step back and rethink long-standing rules and assumptions about the workplace."
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The Employee Survey: Major Mistakes Organizations Still Make
Forbes | New technology has made the employee survey process “smarter” than ever. Natural language processing and sentiment analysis tools enable organizations to glean accurate, continuous feedback from their teams. So why do many organizations continue to under-deliver on the outcome? The reality is that effective technology won’t lead to effective results unless organizations take meaningful action based on these survey insights.