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Retailers Grapple with How to Manage Customer Expectations, Staffing Issues Entering Another Unconventional Holiday Season
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | It’s a complex time of year for retailers in any economy — but in 2022, record-high inflation, continued blowback from global supply chain disruptions, and an intensely competitive labor market threaten to take the “happy” out of holidays before the season even starts. Retailers surveyed1 by UKG say they’re committed to elevating the customer experience in stores for the holidays.
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Labor Market Settles into Period of Relative Consistency
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | The UKG Workforce Activity Report for September 2022 shows very slight movement in workforce activity for the seventh consecutive month.
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August Shift Work Outperforms Historical Trends, Sought-After Soft Landing Remains Intact
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | The UKG Workforce Activity Report for August 2022 shows the total number of shifts worked1 by people at U.S. businesses decreased 0.8%, indicating modest signs of strength in the jobs market for the sixth month in a row.
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‘Boomerang’ employees are back in force. Why you should — or shouldn’t — try to get your old job back
CNBC | If you are settling into your new gig and realizing that it’s far from the dream job you envisioned — you’re not alone.
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UKG Workforce Activity Report: Shift Work Declines Reinforce Soft Landing in Most Industries, Fewer Jobs Created in July
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | The UKG Workforce Activity Report for July 2022 shows the total number of shifts worked1 by people at U.S. businesses decreased 0.6%, an early indicator that July jobs growth will fall slightly behind June’s benchmark.
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UKG Workforce Activity Report: End-of-Month Shift Volume Sparks Optimism for April
UKG Workforce Activity Report: End-of-Month Shift Volume Sparks Optimism for April
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | The UKG Workforce Activity Report for March 2022 shows the total number of shifts worked by people at U.S. businesses decreased 0.6% from February to March and is holding steady for the first time in 2022, upon the pandemic’s two-year anniversary.