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This report explores weekly workforce data across approximately 40,000 U.S. businesses and their 4.5 million employees.
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Health Is Wealth: Why Prioritizing Employee Well-Being Leads to Better Business Outcomes
Health Is Wealth: Why Prioritizing Employee Well-Being Leads to Better Business Outcomes
Forbes | According to research findings from The Workforce Institute at UKG and Workplace Intelligence from 2021, "74% of employees report they are more effective at their job when they feel heard.”
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Solid U.S. Job Gains Forecast in February; Unemployment Rate Seen Dipping to 3.9%
Solid U.S. Job Gains Forecast in February; Unemployment Rate Seen Dipping to 3.9%
Reuters | Shift work in February recorded its largest monthly gain since the spring of 2020, another survey from workforce management software company UKG showed.
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A Thaw in U.S. Jobs Market Could Be Good News for Fed's Inflation Battle
A Thaw in U.S. Jobs Market Could Be Good News for Fed's Inflation Battle
Reuters | Payroll manager UKG said recent shift data showed the impact of January's Omicron wave, which had kept millions of workers off the job at its peak, had all but faded, and that employment gains seemed to be gaining steam in the most troubled sectors. "It's very clear that people are increasingly coming off the sidelines," wrote UKG Vice President Dave Gilbertson.
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U.S. Private Payrolls Rise Solidly as Labor Market Continues to Gain Traction
U.S. Private Payrolls Rise Solidly as Labor Market Continues to Gain Traction
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.
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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.