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Workforce Management
5 benefits of benchmarking data for restaurants post-COVID 19
Black Box Intelligence, a company created to simplify the lives of restaurant operators, reacted to COVID-19 by analyzing data they've collected and provide valuable insights to restaurant operators.
HR
Managing state and local paid family and medical leave regulations
More and more states are adopting paid family and medical leave regulations. Make sure you stay in the know with this helpful breakdown.
Employee Experience
Living remote onboarding: An inside look from a new employee
We've got the inside scoop on what onboarding looks like now - direct from someone living it. See her insights on the process and how it can succeed.
Employee Experience
Build a resilient frontline with reimagined training: 5 lessons learned
While getting back to business, it is more critical than ever for your employees to understand the new procedures necessary to make your company successful in the future with these 5 lessons learned.
Workforce Management
Come Together: Sharing Labor to Optimize Retail Scheduling
Reopening retail presents new challenges in staffing. Consider whether labor sharing can help your organization adapt and how technology can be used to implement this strategy effectively.
HR
Getting your house in order: How HR and operations work toward recovery
As we look beyond the pandemic, supporting employees is crucial to our successful recovery. See how to rebuild in a way that balances employee experience with productivity.
Workforce Management
Rethinking Retail Labor Standards in Uncertain Times
Drastic shifts in traffic require retailers to rethink labor standards. Learn more about how retailers are addressing the latest challenges in labor planning.
Workforce Management
The reopening reset: 6 ways to balance safety and productivity
Reopening is a time to reset our operational perspective. See how to achieve balance between safety and productivity as we search for the next normal.
Workforce Management
Bringing Back the Fun: Flexible Staffing Strategies for Reopening Destinations
Resort destinations are reopening and that means satisfying new requirements with fewer hands to help. Here are some strategies on how to bring back the fun responsibly.
Life-Work Trends
Workforce activity and economic health: Insights on COVID-19's impact
See how the data HR and payroll teams collect sheds light on COVID-19's economic impact and tracks the steps businesses have taken to persevere.
Workforce Management
Why Self-Service is a Win-Win for Employers and Employees Alike
The future is uncertain enough. Workforce management solutions can engage your employees in ways that make them feel empowered, connected, and valued.
Talent
How spot surveys promote hourly employee wellbeing and safety
Don't just communicate to hourly employees - gain insights and engage with spot surveys. If you do it right, you'll get powerful results.
HR
How to Conduct a Virtual One-on-One Meeting
When face-to-face updates are impossible, virtual one-on-one meetings are the next best thing. Here are 9 tips to help everyone conduct them effectively.
Employee Experience
Do Upskilling and Reskilling Make Sense for Your Organization? 3 Steps to Success
Upskilling and reskilling can help HR both get through the current crisis and be strategic in the future. See how you can get started.
UKG Workforce Institute
HR's Secret Weapon? Business Acumen
Senior HR executives agree - HR isn't about HR, it's about business.
UKG Workforce Institute
Death of the Paycheck?
Our research says 72% of American workers would like access to their wages before payday, but only 6% have that access. 53% of workers experience stress at work due to financial problems. What can employers due to ease this stress?
UKG Workforce Institute
4-Day Work Week for All?
Lots of people worldwide would like a 4-day work week and some organizations have made that happen. What's stopping your organization from doing so?
UKG Workforce Institute
The Importance of Adaptive Leadership
This post from our board member Raciel Sosa is based on an article he originally published in Forbes Mexico. Here he discusses why an adaptive leadership model is critical to your success.
Payroll
How AI Is Impacting the Future of Payroll
Payroll is likely your costliest business function. Are you fully optimizing it? Learn how AI is revolutionizing payroll systems – and the future of payroll.
UKG Workforce Institute
Let's Fire Everyone and Start from Scratch: Do Drastic Times Call for Drastic Measures?
Competition is fierce, digital transformation is happening (whether we like it or not), and many organizations will be out of business if they don't change at an accelerated pace. This means people need to change, and we all know people often struggle with change. So, what should be done? Is firing everyone and starting over a good option?
