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Life-Work Trends
9 Benefits of Meditation in the Workplace and How to Get Started
As the modern workplace looks to focus on culture, incorporating a practice that supports mindfulness, helps to relieve stress and anxiety, and boosts creativity is a natural fit.
UKG Workforce Institute
How to Mine for Internal Talent: UKG Workforce Institute Weigh-In
The UKG Workforce Institute Weigh-In for February 2024: What’s one way that organizations can successfully mine for talent internally?
Workforce Management
7 Ways to Build a Better Manager and Employee Relationship
Learn how HR teams can create a work environment that cultivates strong manager and employee relationships.
Talent
Great Leaders are Both Introverts and Extroverts
How individuals can demonstrate leadership using their own qualities of introversion and extroversion.
Talent
Driving Diversity and Inclusion in Recruitment with Community Hiring Initiatives
Is your organization looking to create a diverse and inclusive workforce? With the right mix of stakeholders, community hiring initiatives can source talent while also improving economic mobility and regional outcomes. Learn how to drive diversity and inclusion in recruitment with these tips for engaging leadership.
HR
The Top ACA Requirements for Employers in 2024
What your smaller HR team needs to know about ACA requirements for employers to manage it accurately and minimize noncompliance risk.
HR
What Does UKG Do? 9 Questions for a Leading HR Software Company
We answer your questions about what UKG does, what UKG software is used for, and how partnering with UKG can make your workplace even better.
Life at UKG
Celebrating Black History Month at UKG: Reflections from Three U Krewers
Highlighting resilience, courage, and the profound impact of diversity within our vibrant workplace.
UKG Workforce Institute
Former BLS Commissioner Dr. William Beach Joins the UKG Workforce Institute
The UKG Workforce Institute is pleased to welcome our newest advisory board member: Dr. William Beach, labor economist and former Commissioner of Labor Statistics at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Life-Work Trends
The Big Game Brings a Big Spike in Employees Sidestepping Work
An estimated 16.1 million U.S. employees plan to miss work the Monday after Super Bowl LVIII. Open communication can help prevent gaps in coverage, build trust, and create a great place to work.
HR
Leveraging HR Insights To Accelerate Business Success
Employee data provides a wealth of valuable business information. Learn how HR insights gathered throughout the employee journey can create strategies to help organizations thrive.
Payroll
What’s the Best Pay Cycle for Your 2024 Payroll Calendar?
Weigh the pros and cons of different pay cycles and find the one that works best for you and your people.
Life at UKG
How Three U Krewers in India Found Career Growth with UKG
U Krewers share their experiences with UKG’s continuous learning opportunities, innovation-driven programs and supportive environment for professional growth.
HR
The 4 Benefits of AI for HR with Lean 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.
Life-Work Trends
Three Ways UKG Is Reimagining Inclusion Through Belonging, Equity, and Impact
UKG releases a one-of-a-kind interactive, digital experience that brings social impact stories and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging to life for employees, partners, and communities.
UKG Workforce Institute
Enhancing the Employer-Employee Relationship: UKG Workforce Institute Weigh-In
This quarter, the UKG Workforce Institute Weigh-In is all about the HR Megatrends for 2024. Over the next three months, our advisory board members will provide actionable insights for navigating three of the biggest trends impacting the workforce this year.
Talent
How Generative AI in Recruiting Will Revolutionize Talent Acquisition in 2024
You've heard about GenAI in the news, but do you know how it will revolutionize talent acquisition? See examples of how you can use GenAI in recruiting as a tool to find and hire candidates faster.
Life at UKG
Building Your Professional Network from Scratch
Building Your Professional Network from Scratch
Here are seven strategic steps to help you cultivate a professional network.
Employee Experience
Changing the World, One Workplace at a Time
Changing the World, One Workplace at a Time
UKG is all in on a clear mission: Inspire every organization to become a great place to work through technology built for all.
UKG Workforce Institute
3 Can’t-Miss Sessions at the UKG HR & Payroll eSymposium
Feeling stuck in the same-old conversations at work? If you’re in HR, then the answer’s likely yes.If you’re ready for a different conversation, well, that’s where the UKG HR & Payroll eSymposium comes in. The winter 2024 eSymposium is next week, on January 17. This time around, the theme is “Change the Conversation,” and it’s (finally) time to do just that.