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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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Analysis: Omicron Begins to Leave Mark on U.S. Economy, but Unlikely to Derail It
Reuters | The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits held below pre-pandemic levels last week. And while workplace activity declined slightly last week after rising earlier in December, it was in line with the drop seen heading into the holidays in 2019 and stronger when compared to the same time last year, said Dave Gilbertson, vice president of the payroll management firm UKG.
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‘That’s Just How We Work’: How UKG Has Supported Working Parents During COVID
Employee Benefits News | For working parents, the pandemic has felt like one very, very long marathon. David Almeda knows this to be true. As the father of two children and the chief people officer at UKG, a HR technology company with 13,500 employees stretched around the globe, he’s had a front-row seat to the stress placed on families since the COVID-19 crisis began.
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