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The COVID Generation - A Strong, Resilient Workforce
Students that had to manage remote schooling amidst the COVID-19 pandemic developed skills that will foster a strong and resilient workforce. How can employers ensure they retain those skills?
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Retail Store Manager: The Real Holiday Hero
The 2020 holiday shopping season will be unlike any other due to the pandemic. Retailers are expecting the holiday shopping season to be long and drawn out and are focusing on making every day count.
Workforce Management
Taking Your Operational Performance to New Heights
What do flying an airplane and running a manufacturing operation have in common? Visibility and real-time data make the job a lot easier.
Workforce Management
Centralized Staffing and Scheduling in Healthcare: The Journey is Worth the Reward
Centralized staffing and scheduling enable organizations to streamline processes, improve accuracy of data and reporting, and reduce administrative burdens. It is more important than ever to have enterprise-wide labor resource visibility to quickly and cost-effectively respond to unexpected fluctuations in volume.
Life at UKG
How 12,000 People Came Together to Create UKG
Do you know how UKG was built? Chief Marketing Officer Jody Kaminsky shares the story behind the UKG brand.
Workforce Management
Wrapping Up Your Summer Reading List? Don’t Forget These Must-See Healthcare Webinars
Learn from some must-see healthcare webinars on topics ranging from building an agile workforce to optimizing scheduling and the digital health transformation.
Workforce Management
Understanding the Worth of a Value Assessment - The Cost of doing Nothing
What if changing just 2 or 3 things about your current labor management software or process could help you manage overtime costs, reduce turnover, and provide insight into unplanned absences?
Workforce Management
Life Sciences Rises to the Challenge
The dedicated people working in the life sciences industry are focused on driving rapid innovation in the face of a public health crisis – they deserve our recognition and appreciation.
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Drive Business Continuity in Manufacturing: Fuel Lasting Financial Resiliency
Fueling lasting financial resiliency is paramount and manufacturers must safeguard revenue continuity through creative labor strategies to effectively manage their overall cost to serve.
Life at UKG
Together, Twice as Powerful
UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) has doubled the power of the Technology Partner Solutions to our customers.
Workforce Management
Frontline Tools for the Frontline Workforce
An employee self-service revolution has taken place for desk-based employees. Now, employers are equipping frontline workers with the same capabilities.
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Integrated Absence Management – a Game Changer for HR
Application programming interface (API) technology is poised to revolutionize HR as it has already done for other sectors of the economy.
Life at UKG
Say Hello to UKG
Building on 70 years of experience from two leaders in HR solutions, UKG combines the strength and innovation of Ultimate Software and Kronos.
Workforce Management
Drive Business Continuity in Manufacturing: Enable Operational Agility
Facing operational disruption and market uncertainty, manufacturers must focus on what’s in their span of control.
Workforce Management
Will K-12 Students Experience a Learning Loss due to Virtual Learning?
Delayed reopening plans bring about a new fear: are students going to experience significant learning loss?
Workforce Management
Logistics: Improving Workforce Engagement and Driving Performance in Uncertain Times
The logistics industry is in a time of rapid and unprecedented transformation, and to do nothing is to be left behind. Using advanced workforce management and human capital management technologies can help improve employee engagement and productivity.
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So what is workforce management anyway, and how has it changed?
If you're wondering what workforce management is all about, we have a spoiler alert: it's more than you think. We'll help you see how this key piece of HCM has evolved.
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No More Silos: Best Practices for Aligning Workforce Management Processes
When it comes to workforce management, many retail and hospitality organizations struggle with functional siloes. As these businesses have been forced to pivot operations during closures and phased re-openings, the need for alignment has never been more critical to keep labor costs and productivity on track.
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Cross-Training: An Effective Strategy for Building a Leaner, More Flexible Retail & Hospitality Workforce
Retail and hospitality providers need to find a way to run lean while still delivering an exceptional customer service experience. Cross-training ensures greater flexibility in managing the workforce to get the job done.
Workforce Management
How contact tracing connects to your workforce management strategy
Contact tracing and workforce management data are a natural fit - see how your organization can take advantage.
