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UKG Workforce Activity Report: Omicron Variant Slows Economic Momentum in December
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | The UKG Workforce Activity Report for December 2021 shows the total number of shifts worked1 by people at U.S. businesses decreased 1.7% in December. While shift volume typically remains flat or declines slightly preceding the December holidays — -0.8% in December 2019 and -0.3% in December 2020 — this year’s dip is larger than usual following the emergence of the omicron variant.
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Overcoming the Labor Crisis: Do More with Less
Overcoming the Labor Crisis: Do More with Less
Convenience Store News | Mobile workforce technology can help managers and employees do more with less as well. As a multitasking tool, it allows c-stores to run more efficiently, according to Rob Klitsch, director of the retail, hospitality and foodservice practice at UKG.
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Record U.S. Quits, Hiring Slowdown May Show Omicron's Impact on Labor Supply
Record U.S. Quits, Hiring Slowdown May Show Omicron's Impact on Labor Supply
Reuters | UKG saw shift work across a variety of industries fall 1.7% in December versus a 0.3% decline in the same period last year and a 0.8% drop in December 2019. "The data shows a strong downward shift starting in mid-December," wrote Dave Gilbertson, vice president at UKG.
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Child Care is Getting More Support from Some Private Companies
Child Care is Getting More Support from Some Private Companies
NPR | Many companies began providing virtual programs for children, expanded flexibility for their employees, and grants to help families in need. David Almeda, the chief people officer at UKG, says the company launched new virtual programs. It offers virtual summer camps, for example.
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Real-Time Proof the Job Market is Recovering
Marketplace | Dave Gilbertson, at payroll processor UKG, which by the way is a Marketplace underwriter, said, “This high-frequency data is literally how many people were working as of just a couple days ago.” UKG tracks hourly workers punching in, mostly in-person service and production workers.
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UKG Unveils Life-Work Technology Vision at Annual Connections Conference
LOWELL, Mass. and WESTON, Fla. | UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group), a leading global provider of HCM, payroll, HR service delivery, and workforce management solutions, today introduced Life-work Technology™ to its customers at its virtual Connections conference. Recognizing that life and work are intertwined, UKG Life-work Technology delivers on the company’s promise by bringing people and HCM technology together in new ways designed to help organizations support and guide people along their personal life-work journeys.