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Nov 25, 2020

Unemployment Claims Jumped Last Week as Coronavirus Cases Surge Nationwide

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.

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Nov 20, 2020

Job Market Growth Slows Across U.S. as Covid-19 Cases Surge

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.

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Nov 19, 2020

U.S. Coronavirus Wildfire Hitting Jobs as Broad Recovery Trudges On

Reuters | Employment at a sample of mostly small businesses from time management firm Homebase joinhomebase.com/data declined for a fourth week, and shifts worked across different industries fell, according to time management firm UKG here.

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Nov 16, 2020

UKG Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud HCM Suites for 1,000+ Employee Enterprises for Fourth Straight Year

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | For the fourth consecutive year, Gartner has recognized UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)1 as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud HCM Suites for 1,000+ Employee Enterprises. Formed by the 2020 merger of Ultimate Software and Kronos, UKG is a leading global provider of HCM, payroll, HR service delivery, and workforce management solutions.

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Nov 13, 2020

Women Loved These CEOs in 2020

Forbes | There’s a common saying that “people leave their managers, not their jobs.” And while there can be a variety of factors as to why individuals leave their bosses – a toxic work environment, being overworked, feeling like you’re not allowed to grow or utilize your strengths – many times these issues stem from larger organizational issues.

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Nov 12, 2020

U.S. Data Suggest Economic Recovery May Be Weakening

Reuters | An index of job postings from hiring site Indeed www.hiringlab.org continues to climb and is now just 13% below 2019 levels, and shift work across a sample of firms and industries rose 1.3% last week, according to data from time management firm UKG here. Initial jobless claims, at 709,000 for the week ending Nov. 7, remain astoundingly high, but continue to edge lower.