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U.S. Unemployment Claims Fell Sharply Last Week

The Wall Street Journal | Ultimate Kronos Group, a workplace software firm, said the number of shifts worked by employees across the U.S. fell last week, led by a 58.5% drop in Mississippi and nearly 50% declines in Texas and Louisiana.
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A Simple Compliment Can Make a Big Difference

Harvard Business Review | As Aron Ain, CEO of Ultimate Kronos Group has said, “Gratitude is not about a one-time holiday party, day off, or spot bonus…It is about creating a culture of gratitude.”
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UKG among Forbes' Best Employers 2021

HR Director US | Software group UKG has emerged as one of the best large employers in the US, according to Forbes’ annual list. The HR tech firm ranked #2 and bested some 500 other companies. The recognition marks the company’s debut as UKG, after the merger of two industry heavyweights Ultimate Software and Kronos in 2020.
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Do You Manage Up or Down?

Strategy+Business | One example of an effective model comes from Aron Ain, the CEO of Ultimate Kronos Group (known as UKG), an HR software company based in Lowell, Mass.
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Key Management Skills for the Age of Remote Work

HR Daily Advisor | “Virtual micromanagement happens when managers monitor the productivity of their distributed teams more closely than in-office reports,” says Cecile Alper-Leroux, VP of Human Capital Innovation at UKG.
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UKG Announces Exceptional First-Quarter Results

LOWELL, Mass. and WESTON, Fla. | UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group), a leading global provider of HCM, payroll, HR service delivery, and workforce management solutions, today announced financial results for the first quarter of Fiscal 2021, ending December 31, 2020.
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