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Employee Experience

5 Steps to Building an Internal Career Path to Retain Talent

By expanding beyond traditional job structures to create personalized career paths, we can ignite growth and cultivate a more fulfilled, motivated, and skilled workforce. 

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Why Purpose Is Paramount

Purpose is not just crucial for career growth; it’s proven to positively impact business success, personal happiness, and even longevity. Learn how to connect with your purpose and live with intention.

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How AI in the Workplace Can Create a Great Place to Work

Here’s how AI in the workplace can help your small to mid-sized business create a better experience for all your people by offering support, transparency, purpose, and connection — and by prioritizing their wellbeing.

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Life at UKG

Mastering the Art of Calm: Tips for a Successful Presentation

Proven strategies to help you harness your nerves and present like a pro. From thorough preparation and mindfulness techniques to audience engagement and embracing imperfection, this blog provides practical tips to transform anxiety into excitement and deliver captivating presentations.

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Workforce Management

Employee Data Privacy: The Importance of Safeguarding Sensitive Information

Due to the volume and sensitive nature of employee data within the control of an organization, it is paramount to comply with privacy laws and security best practices to safeguard employee data.

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Payroll

Global Payroll: Building Trust With Employees Through Moments That Matter

Building trust with employees happens in their day-to-day work through fair and competent management. This is why payroll and human resources professionals are so important: accurate pay can make or break trust with an employee.

Employee Experience

Learning & Development Solutions: 3 Must-Haves to Support Inclusion

Learn how investing in the right learning and development (L&D) solution can help your organization boost inclusion by meeting the needs of all employees. 

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The 4 Benefits of AI for Small HR Teams

AI can make day-to-day work for HR more efficient and impactful than ever. Here are 4 top benefits of AI for HR.

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Using the Power of ERGs to Ideate, Innovate, and Create Business Solutions

When leveraged correctly, Employee Resource Groups are an important part of a company’s retention efforts, recruitment programs, product strategy, and revenue growth. 

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Overcoming Adversity: Finding Leadership Opportunities Despite Challenges

Resilience is the foundation of leadership. Before any other principles of leadership can come into effect, there must be resilience in the leader’s core.   

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Discover UKG Aspire: Your Guide to Our Biggest and Best Annual Customer Conference

Whether you’re joining us live in Las Vegas or virtually from home or the office, consider this your all-in-one guide to everything Aspire

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HR’s Guide to Cultural Competence in a Global Workforce

Cultural competence is more than just understanding different customs and practices—it is about fostering an inclusive organizational culture where diversity is valued and embraced.

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Life at UKG

Honoring Disability Employment Awareness Month: Stories from our U Krewers

In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), UKG spoke with two members of the ADAPT ERG to better understand their experiences and how we can support peers, colleagues, family members, and candidates. 

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Crafting an Exceptional Employee Value Proposition at UKG

At UKG, we believe that our people are our greatest asset. This belief drives us to continuously seek ways to enhance our workplace culture, ensuring it remains vibrant, inclusive, and rewarding. Recently, we embarked on a transformative journey to develop an Employee Value Proposition (EVP) that truly reflects who we are and what we stand for. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how we crafted an EVP that resonates with our U Krew and aligns with our core values of United, Kind, and Growing.

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Driving Employee Retention: Tackling Commute Challenges in Manufacturing

Understanding the factors influencing frontline employees’ job choices is essential for manufacturers to develop effective recruitment and retention strategies.

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The Essential 2024 Open Enrollment Checklist for Lean HR Teams

There seems to be a checklist for everything these days, but a benefits open enrollment checklist might just save you a lot of time and effort this year.

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5 Steps for Creating an Employment Background Check Process

Small and midsized businesses often face a unique set of challenges when it comes to implementing and managing employment background check processes and policies. Here’s what to consider as you create a background screening policy and process for your organization.

Employee Experience

Why Leaders Should Embrace Year-Around Employee Recognition

By moving beyond the confines of the performance review and embracing continuous recognition, we can create a more motivated, engaged, and loyal workforce.

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Life at UKG

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Voices from UNIDOS

As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we take a moment to honor the contributions of our vibrant Hispanic-Latin* community at UKG. This year's theme, "Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together," resonates deeply with the spirit of innovation, resilience, and unity that define the Hispanic experience. 

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Talent

3 Ways to Drive Employee Engagement with Recognition Programs

Explore the art and science of designing and implementing employee recognition programs that motivate and engage workers, leading to a happier and more productive workforce.

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