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Nov 16, 2020

Hungry Lion Selects UKG Dimensions to Enhance Employee Experience, Digital Transformation, and Rapid Expansion

LONDON, U.K. | Hungry Lion, a fast-growing quick-service restaurant chain in South Africa, has selected the UKG Dimensions cloud suite from UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group), in collaboration with Altron Systems Integration, to accelerate its digital transformation and support its expansion efforts, as well as empower managers and employees through an unparalleled user experience.

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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.

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Nov 10, 2020

U.S. Job Openings Are Rising Closer to Pre-Coronavirus Levels

The Wall Street Journal | The number of workers’ weekly shifts, another measure of labor demand, increased 0.8% in October from September, according to UKG, a workforce management software company. That marked the sixth month of increase, though that pace slowed from 3.3% growth in August and September.

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Nov 9, 2020

HR Tech Can Help Solve The Next Major Workplace Challenge: Connectedness

Forbes | Many workplaces are starting to realize the consequences of a quick (but necessary) transition to remote or hybrid working environments in the wake of Covid-19. The initial challenge of getting employees up and running from home has been solved, but now an even bigger problem looms: how to keep them connected and engaged.

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Nov 6, 2020

Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October as Growth Slows

The Washington Post | States with cooler weather in the Northeast and Midwest saw steeper declines in the number of businesses open, it said. Data from the Ultimate Kronos Group, another scheduling-software company, had similar results, showing that shift work in the retail, food service and hospitality sectors stayed nearly flat in October.