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UKG Workforce Activity Report: Omicron Variant Slows Economic Momentum in December
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | The UKG Workforce Activity Report for December 2021 shows the total number of shifts worked1 by people at U.S. businesses decreased 1.7% in December. While shift volume typically remains flat or declines slightly preceding the December holidays — -0.8% in December 2019 and -0.3% in December 2020 — this year’s dip is larger than usual following the emergence of the omicron variant.
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Child Care is Getting More Support from Some Private Companies
Child Care is Getting More Support from Some Private Companies
NPR | Many companies began providing virtual programs for children, expanded flexibility for their employees, and grants to help families in need. David Almeda, the chief people officer at UKG, says the company launched new virtual programs. It offers virtual summer camps, for example.
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Overcoming the Labor Crisis: Do More with Less
Overcoming the Labor Crisis: Do More with Less
Convenience Store News | Mobile workforce technology can help managers and employees do more with less as well. As a multitasking tool, it allows c-stores to run more efficiently, according to Rob Klitsch, director of the retail, hospitality and foodservice practice at UKG.
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Record U.S. Quits, Hiring Slowdown May Show Omicron's Impact on Labor Supply
Record U.S. Quits, Hiring Slowdown May Show Omicron's Impact on Labor Supply
Reuters | UKG saw shift work across a variety of industries fall 1.7% in December versus a 0.3% decline in the same period last year and a 0.8% drop in December 2019. "The data shows a strong downward shift starting in mid-December," wrote Dave Gilbertson, vice president at UKG.
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Three Tips for Letting Employees Work from Anywhere
Forbes | Consider what some of the companies that consistently rank the best to work for do to achieve that recognition. Spoiler alert: Most don’t have anything to do with salary. Instead, benefits often include mental health services, matching charitable donations, tuition reimbursement, child care services and giving back to the communities in which they operate. During Covid-19, UKG, for example, maintained a policy of unlimited time off and held a virtual summer camp for the kids of its employees, Fortune reported.
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Podcast: UKG’s Cecile Alper-Leroux on Life-Work Technology
HCM Technology Report | Cecile Alper-Leroux, vice president of products and innovation at UKG, talks with us about Life-Work Technology, a new basis for HCM products. Essentially, UKG aims to bring people and technology together so that employers can better support the balancing of work with personal life.