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LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | City Experiences, a hospitality company that offers water-based experiences, land-based experiences, overnight cruise experiences, and ferry and transportation services around the world, is using UKG Pro to win the war for talent and give its global workforce a shared technology infrastructure.

Reuters | According to UKG's workforce activity report, shift work in February recorded its largest monthly gain since the spring of 2020. The workforce management software company said the surge meant that the impact of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on hourly shift work was over.

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | UKG Workforce Activity Report for February 2022 shows the total number of shifts worked1 by people at U.S. businesses increased 6.6%, the largest monthly increase in shift work since the spring of 2020.

The New York Times | “We have definitely seen a slowdown since Labor Day, and in the last few weeks, it’s actually gone into a decline,” said Dave Gilbertson, a vice president at UKG, which provides time-tracking software to about 30,000 U.S. businesses.

Forbes | There is a major innovation gap between the user experience of B2B tech and the recent advances made by consumer tech. Enterprise software is often complex and outdated. Tech leaders must innovate B2B software with the same user-based approach as B2C. The focus should be on integrating software into people’s daily lives and creating a seamless, intuitive experience.

Wall Street Journal | The number of weekly labor shifts among workers has been affected across regions in recent weeks, according to Ultimate Kronos Group, a workforce management software company. The weakness has been particularly pronounced in the Midwest, said Dave Gilbertson, vice president at UKG. “We’re seeing a real struggle to recover in the Midwest,” said Mr. Gilbertson.