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Talent

Top 3 Priorities for Gen Z in the Workplace

Characterized by their diversity, digital nativity, and unique outlook on work and life, this group of young people is ready to impact the future of work and society.
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10 Questions About the Future of AI in the Workplace

What does generative AI mean for the workforce? We answer your top questions about how it’ll impact work, plus tips for how to make AI work for your organization. 
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The Power of Employee Perks: Enhancing the Employee Experience

In today’s job market, attracting and retaining the best talent requires more than just being paid well — offering unique perks and benefits is essential for creating an appealing hiring package and a desirable work environment that meets the high standards of modern employees. 
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Payroll

Maximizing Tax Credits for Small Businesses: A Guide for HR Professionals

Discover how tax credits can significantly boost your small or medium-sized business's bottom line. Our latest Payroll University blog provides actionable strategies to help you maximize these valuable incentives and reinvest those funds in growth, development, and benefits for your people. 
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5 Considerations for Choosing a Global Employee Benefits Vendor

The right employee benefits vendor can help international organizations better support employees, regardless of their location. Whether you’re just starting your search or are narrowing down your selections, here are five considerations to help you choose the right vendor.
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Global Payroll Challenges: Why Payroll is Inherently Local

The phrase "Think Global, Act Local" is something of a cliche these days, but it conveys an important truth. The world has become so interconnected that events happening on a global scale increasingly affect local states of affairs. At the same time, the compound effects of decisions made at the local level give rise to the modern world as we know it.
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The Top 7 Recruitment and Employee Retention Strategies for Small Businesses

Just because you’re a small business, it doesn’t mean you can’t have the same kind of recruitment and retention success of larger organizations. In this article, we show you the latest data on SMB HR sentiment, the importance of HR technology, and employee retention strategies for leaner businesses that reveal the secret weapon for success: a healthy culture. 
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You Can’t Spell 'Hero' Without HR

HR was once a primarily administrative function, but that is no longer the case. This shift has been driven by a growing recognition of the importance of employee satisfaction, development, and engagement in getting to the right business outcomes. 
Employee Experience

Empowering Latino Frontline Employees: Strategies for Leadership Support and Success

The Latino workforce is emerging as a pivotal demographic in the U.S., portraying the fastest growing representation in the labor force, and one of the largest segments of the frontline workforce.
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Payroll

2024 Membership Survey Results: Challenges of Modern Global Businesses

UKG recently sponsored a survey with Payroll Org through their subscribers. to learn more about the real-world problems and challenges they experience in their daily lives, along with how a consolidated solution like UKG One View could help.
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What Does an HR Specialist Do?

Specialists should be prepared to work across the entire organization and at every level as part of the HR team.
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Managing Payroll for Different Employee Classifications: A Comprehensive Guide for Small Businesses

This informative blog provides a guide to helping you understand the fundamentals of payroll compliance employee classifications.
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5 Ways Strategic Recruiting Drives Frontline Worker Success

Strategic recruitment is key to managing and supporting frontline workers. Learn how a proactive hiring approach can speed up recruitment, strengthen employer branding, and ensure skills alignment while reducing turnover.
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Meet the Interns: A Look Inside the UKG Summer Intern Experience

From first impressions to future aspirations, hear what our interns say about their summer experiences. Discover the skills they gained, the projects they worked on, and how this journey is shaping their career paths.
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Always Seek to Improve Your Fighting Position

How to focus on taking action in the realm where you have control, where you have the ability to influence, and where you can maneuver to gain influence.
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Taking Action with HR Data: What People Analytics can Actually Achieve

People analytics can't work in a vacuum - see how to align your HR data to actions that matter for your organization's goals.
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Payroll

How to Navigate the New FLSA Overtime Rule

What do the most recent changes to the FLSA overtime rules mean for you? Here's a guide to understanding the changes and how they could affect your business.
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HRIS, HRMS, HCM: What's the Difference?

The number of acronyms commonly associated with HR software can send many into a tailspin as they begin a search for new technology to help them attract, manage, and retain an engaged workforce. What’s the difference between HRIS, HRMS, and HCM anyway?
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Why Payroll and Workforce Management Belong Together

Combined with the right workforce management technology, processing payroll doesn’t have to be a complicated, error-prone, manual process. Find out how.
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An Olympic-Sized Event Could Emerge Across America This Summer: Missing Work to Watch the Games

Millions of U.S. workers plan to skip work or watch during work hours to catch the 2024 Summer Olympics, potentially impacting productivity.

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