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Retailers Recap Highs and Lows of COVID-era Holiday Shopping Season
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | The versatility and resilience of retailers helped many stores survive 2020’s complicated holiday shopping season, which was plagued by frequent understaffing, high turnover, workplace anxiety, and a host of recruitment challenges, according to the annual end-of-season survey commissioned by UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group). While COVID-19 was undeniably disruptive to business, 3 in 5 retailers either reported an increase in year-over-year holiday sales in stores (37%) or no significant change (22%).
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Industry Leading Manufacturer Boosts Compliance, Improves Employee Experience with UKG Pro
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group), a leading global provider of HCM, payroll, HR service delivery, and workforce management solutions, announced today that ProcessBarron, one of the world’s leading industrial equipment manufacturers, is taking advantage of UKG Pro Recruiting and UKG Pro Onboarding to simplify compliance and is using the UKG Pro mobile app to transform the employee experience.
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230-Store Convenience Chain Uses UKG Pro for Success in Retail Environment
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group), a leading global provider of HCM, payroll, HR service delivery, and workforce management solutions, announced today that Royal Farms, a mid-Atlantic convenience store chain best known for its World Famous Fried Chicken, is using UKG Pro to train its staff members and be responsive to the needs of its customer-facing employees.
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December UKG Workforce Activity Report: Indicators of Strengthening Recovery Remain Elusive to Cap Off Historic 2020
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | According to the U.S. Workforce Activity Report from UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group), shift work declined 3.2% in December. While this is only the second monthly decline since April’s state shutdowns—albeit the largest— it is heavily influenced by the seasonal nature of work in December.
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Our Year of Opportunity: 2021 Annual Workplace Predictions from The Workforce Institute at UKG
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | The Workforce Institute at UKG today released its annual predictions of the top trends that will impact the global workforce in 2021. “2020’s legacy will be one of immense disruption, but following disruption always comes the opportunity to refocus and reinvent,” said Dr. Chris Mullen, Ph.D., SPHR, SHRM-SCP, executive director, The Workforce Institute at UKG. “While the COVID-19 pandemic was unimaginable just a year ago, our 2020 predictions—anchored by themes of wellness, advocacy, and empowerment—now seem serendipitous.
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Trust is the Foundational Imperative of 2021: Global Research by The Workforce Institute at UKG Explores Why Trust is Hard to Find at Work
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | As the world prepares to close the book on the unprecedented events of 2020 and looks ahead to 2021 with renewed hope and optimism, global research from The Workforce Institute at UKG explores the importance of elevating trust to a foundational imperative to create high-performing workplace cultures that better serve customers and their communities.