Working Smarter Café
A refreshing blend of solution tips, tricks, and best practices

About the Working Smarter Café Blog
A place to share experiences and ideas on how to help customers work smarter through a refreshing blend of customer success stories and workforce management and human capital management insights.
Blog Posts
All Aboard! Tour of the Latest UKG Ready Communication Resources
The role of a UKG Ready superuser can be tough to balance with your typical day-to-day activities and managing changes along the way. Take a tour of the important communication tools to help you stay in the know and up to date on all the latest UKG Ready offerings.
Fireside Features: Warm up to these new UKG Ready Enhancements
Discover the latest enhancements to UKG Ready that are designed to make your experience even more seamless and enjoyable. From new features that simplify workflows to tools that help your employees manage their time off, these updates are sure to warm up your processes this season!
Boost Productivity with UKG Ready AI Features
As AI continues to become more prevalent in our daily lives, discover the AI features already available in UKG Ready. Plus, get a sneak peek at our newest AI offering, UKG Bryte for Ready.
Performance Management - To Do or Not to Do? (Spoiler: The Answer is To Do)
Performance reviews are a great way to provide feedback to employees, whether through positive affirmations of completed goals and achievements or by guiding them through areas of advancement to focus on for the following year. Discover the key functions in UKG Ready that can help you get the job done.
Harvesting Success: Essentials Tips for a Smooth Year-End Payroll
As autumn leaves fall and the air becomes crisp, it’s the perfect time to ensure your year-end payroll is in top shape. Check out these year-end payroll tips to make your payroll process as seamless as a cozy autumn evening.
UKG Labs Returns for Second-Annual Hackathon at UKG Aspire 2024
Discover how top innovators at UKG Aspire will bring customer ideas to life in a live Hackathon challenge, and explore new technologies from seven curated startups showcased by UKG Labs.
Three Strategies to Spread the Word to Your Organization About EmpInfo
So, you’ve added EmpInfo to your UKG Ready solution for your employment verifications – now what? Learn about the next steps you should take to get your organization up and running, and streamline your workload effortlessly.
UKG Ready Report Rundown – Must Use Open Enrollment Reports
November marks the beginning of the benefits enrollment period for many. Check out three reports that will help you keep a pulse on your employees’ enrollment journey in the latest version of the Report Rundown.
Building a Thriving, Resilient Workplace Culture with the Right Data
Discover how UKG Data can help your organization navigate complex challenges with the right HCM data. Read the blog to learn more!
Charting Your Course: A Map for New Admins
You might be new to UKG Pro, but you don’t need to be afraid of the deep end. Queue up these courses in the UKG Training Pathfinder, and get your payroll experience up to speed with ease.