The UKG Blog

In today's tight labor markets, businesses must engage in labor optimization to enhance employee efficiency and productivity while reducing costs. Discover how UKG Strategic Workforce Planning can help your organization adapt to change, stay competitive, and achieve long-term success by ensuring you have the right people with the right skills in the right places at the right time.

Navigating the complexities of global employee benefits is a nuanced challenge that touches on pay, well-being, equity, and trust. Discover how aligning benefits with local contexts, supported by robust payroll systems, can build confidence and foster a stronger, more connected global workforce.

Discover how strategic investment in employee development fuels long-term business success. Learn 3 actionable ways to build a future-ready workforce through alignment, culture, and human-centered design.

Discover how investing in employee development can reduce turnover, boost engagement, and drive business success.

The essential tools and strategies payroll and finance leaders need to ensure a seamless and stress-free year-end close.

For small businesses, hiring and attracting the right people can have a huge impact on success. Social media provides an opportunity to stand out and compete with larger and well-established companies in the battle for talent.

Investing in L&D for frontline employees in distribution and transportation is proven to drive strong returns through multiple channels, such as higher productivity and efficiency, better employee retention, and improved safety performance.

While nursing is a unique and complex profession, there are myriad lessons that I believe everyone can glean from my career. After all, even if you are not looking for a career in healthcare, there is a niche for all of us. Allow me to pay it forward and share some of the lessons I think we can all learn from, whether we are just beginning our career, continuously honing our craft, or reflecting on decades of experience.

Frontline employees are a valuable but often-overlooked talent pool. Investing in their development not only helps address workforce shortages but also strengthens retention, engagement, and business success.

Why does the gender pay gap still persist? March 25, 2025, marks Equal Pay Day—a stark reminder that women in the U.S. earn just 83 cents for every dollar earned by men. With new pay transparency laws emerging worldwide, explore the fight for pay equity and what businesses must do next.