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Workforce Management
Retail Responds: Lessons Learned from European and UK Retail Customers
To further understand how the recent crisis has impacted - and continues to impact – our customers, UKG has run several industry-specific virtual roundtables to learn more about their experiences.
Life-Work Trends
Watching for a potential plateau in US economic recovery
This week's US Workforce Activity Report may be showing a slowdown in economic recovery. Get the details and stay in the know on the latest data.
Workforce Management
Industry Insights Digital Summit: Replay your favorite sessions on-demand
Last month, Kronos hosted professionals from around the world for our first ever industry-focused virtual event, Industry Insights Digital Summit. All sessions and resources, including thought-leadership and industry trends content, are available free on-demand.
Life-Work Trends
Adopting Agile Principles in Healthcare: Lessons from Netflix’s Lenox Hill
Success in healthcare is to be agile as an individual, and to work in agile teams we well as have a focus on work life balance. Change happens in a nanosecond. Teams must always be flexible and adaptable in their care processes, planning for the unknown.
Talent
The rehiring and reboarding rundown: Strategies you need to succeed fast
Planning ahead can help HR make the rehiring and reboarding process go smoothly for everyone. Now is the time to get your strategy in place.
Employee Experience
Lessons Learned on a Road to Recovery
Discover shared stories and lessons learned from 9/11 economic recovery that can be applied for post-pandemic prosperity in the retail and food service industries.
Life-Work Trends
How Independence Day impacted shift work across the country
July 4th and COVID-19 combined to drive some interesting workforce activity trends this week. Take a look at the highlights from our latest report.
Employee Experience
How HR teams can support lasting change for their Black employees
In part 2 of our Q&A, Cara Pelletier speaks on HR's strategic role in lasting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Life-Work Trends
3 key stats on our economic recovery from COVID-19
Check out Kronos and Ultimate's US Workforce Activity report for the end of June to see some of our latest results and why they're encouraging.
Workforce Management
Amazon Go: Boy Was I Wrong
Amazon Go’s touchless commerce isn’t ahead of its time, it’s on time, and as we emerge out of this pandemic and try to figure out what “normal” will mean, traditional ideas of an ideal shopping experience will continue to change.
HR
The Title VII decision is a moment HR needs to focus on: Here's why
The Supreme Court's Title VII ruling is a landmark for LGBTQIA+ employees - and HR needs to pay attention. Here are some tips for recognition and celebration from Julie Develin.
Workforce Management
Guiding Practices for Driving Performance Improvement in the Manufacturing Workforce
While technology is the foundation of digital transformation, people are the driving force. It's the intersection of the workforce with technology that will foster a more powerful future of work.
Workforce Management
Retail Forecasting Best Practices: Staffing to Demand in the New Normal
As retail and hospitality begin reopening in phases, here’s how to approach forecasting and staffing challenges that are likely to occur.
Employee Experience
How HR teams can support their Black employees right now
HR can play a critical role in this historic moment. See Cara Pelletier's tips for supporting Black employees right now.
Life at UKG
Celebrating Juneteenth: A day of reflection
Learn about Juneteenth and why Kronos and Ultimate are celebrating it and standing together against racial injustice.
Employee Experience
Analyzing Fatigue in the Public Sector Workforce
Employee burnout and fatigue in the public sector can sabotage efforts to retain employees. Learn how we’re helping customers analyze their workforces to reduce fatigue.
Workforce Management
Industry Insights Digital Summit June 23rd
Don’t miss this content-rich event designed specifically to help you manage the most critical workforce issues you’re facing today.
Life-Work Trends
Staffing: People First Strategies
The current pandemic has hit nearly every industry hard, with staffing impacted more significantly than most. As we navigate these incredibly difficult times and think about work in a post-COVID-19 era, staffing firms will need to apply learnings from the current state, both good and bad, and continue to evolve their strategies on managing employees.
Workforce Management
What does workplace efficiency look like now?
If this crisis has taught us anything, it's that efficiency has more of a human element than many thought. See our tips on deepening your thinking about workplace efficiency.
Life at UKG
Taking Action to End Racial Injustice
We stand in complete solidarity with the Black community and the commitment to end racial injustice and systemic racism in all its forms.
