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Aug 27, 2021

A Major Tech Gap Could Impede the Hybrid Work Transition

Forbes | When many workplaces were forced to go virtual in early 2020, the tools and technology they needed already existed. The main challenge was adopting them quickly and updating longstanding processes. For a workplace where some employees are together in the same office and some aren’t, there’s a significant gap in communication, productivity and engagement tools.

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Aug 16, 2021

How ‘Gray Collar’ Workers Became the Overlooked Essential Employee

Employee Benefit News | “They have been hiding in plain sight,” says Cecile Alper-Leroux, vice president at research and innovation company UKG. “This huge, critical labor force.” The term “gray collar” was first coined in 2004 and compared to its blue and white counterparts, it is entirely a product of a modernized workforce.

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Aug 5, 2021

Relinquish Outdated Management Models to Power People the Right Way

Forbes | Cecile Alper-Leroux, a 20+-year HR tech veteran, is UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) Group VP of Research and Innovation. While academic theorists have for some time championed the idea that a company’s primary stakeholder is its employees, the multiple crises of the past year and a half have elevated just how vital people are to our overall economic and business survival.

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Jul 27, 2021

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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Jul 23, 2021

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.

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Jul 22, 2021

Equitable HR Practices Expert Sarah Morgan Joins The Workforce Institute at UKG Board of Advisors

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | The Workforce Institute at UKG, a think tank that helps organizations drive performance by addressing human capital management (HCM) issues while also providing an important voice for employees, including frontline and hourly workers, today announced that Sarah Morgan — an HR executive with more than 20 years of experience, with a focus on helping organizations build more inclusive and equitable cultures — has joined its distinguished board of advisors.