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Improving Quality in Assisted Living
The Joint Commission is launching an Assisted Living Community Accreditation Program. Learn more about the program and how it will help assisted living communities deliver consistent, highly reliable care. As the healthcare industry moves forward after the challenging pandemic crises, this accreditation offers organizations a path towards standardization, improvement, and a relentless focus on the delivery of safe care to residents. We are doing our part at UKG to focus on all aspects of the workforce. We continue to innovate to create the most meaningful data, streamline work processes, and support efficiencies for all leaders and staff.
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Achieving Workforce Agility in Manufacturing – The Time is Now
Achieving workforce agility in manufacturing results in higher employee performance and greater overall organizational success.
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Dealing with downsizing: 3 ways to keep a scaled-down organization afloat
Downsizing is always a tough choice, but small teams can make big impacts with the right support. See how to help your people thrive.
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Protecting Your Aerospace and Defense Contracts with Technology
In an industry as demanding as Aerospace and Defense, there is no room for error when it comes to the products or tracking employees’ time.
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3 Tips for Creating a Change Management Strategy that Actually Works
What makes change management so successful? People. While it’s important to have handbooks, guides, and tool-kits when implementing a new technology or workforce solution, adoption is key to success.
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Value Added Resellers: Our Partners and Yours
Learn the benefit of utilizing value-added resellers (VARs) when procuring technology for your public sector organization.
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How to Avoid Time & Attendance Issues During a Merger or Acquisition
When it comes to time and attendance, manufacturers going through a M&A can’t afford any missteps, as ensuring accurate and timely pay is critical in giving employees an initial level of confidence in their new employer. Check out these tips for developing and executing a successful workforce management strategy.
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Need More Time in Your Day? Find Out What One Director of Operations Did to Get More Time Back
I recently had the privilege of speaking with Wyclif Kpanou, Director of Operations for Westside Donuts, a large Dunkin’ franchise in New York. I wanted to chat with him to learn how and why he made the decision to partner with UKG™ (The Ultimate Kronos Group) to help improve the productivity of his workforce.
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Banking Post COVID-19: The New Digital Norm
The pandemic has greatly accelerated the implementation of business transformation technologies in the workplace and the acceptance of virtual technologies at home. In response to the acceleration of digital solutions, banks and credit unions have turned to products such as appointment setting and lobby tracking software to increase profitability and customer satisfaction through an omni-channel experience.
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Drive Continuous Improvement with a Highly Engaged Workforce
Learn how to leverage workforce management technology and your HCM solutions to create an engaged workforce capable of driving sustained continuous improvement.
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How Can Data Hub Help Your Industry Make Better Decisions?
UKG has recently announced Dimensions Data Hub – a new big data service for UKG Dimensions. Read on to learn about industry examples and if it might be a good fit for your organization.
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IVR, app, or web for WFM? How to choose
Five reasons to consider choosing IVR, app or web for WFM.
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Manufacturing Needs Women in STEM
Facing a skilled talent shortage, manufacturers must act now to increase the representation of women in the workforce by embracing and supporting STEM education for girls and young women.
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Everything Has Changed: Is Your Data Ready for the Future?
When so much around your business has changed, is your data more or less valuable? Are you looking forward or backwards?
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Higher Ed’s Top IT Issues: Restore, Evolve, Transform
EDUCAUSE has released its Top IT Issues of 2021. This ever-popular report produced each year helps institutions prioritize their goals, projects, and budgets. This year, they took a different approach and focused on how the role of technology will affect pandemic recovery.
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NOW AND THEN: A UKG Customer Shares Their Experiences
Launching UKG Dimensions™ can mean a fresh start and new opportunities. Take a look at a customer’s experiences and important differences between UKG Dimensions versus UKG Workforce Central.
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Logistics and Distribution Workers: Unsung Heroes Among Us
We’re nearly a year into the pandemic and we’ve learned a lot about the human spirit and ingenuity. We are thankful for the logistics and distribution workers, who are unsung heroes among us, working tirelessly on the front lines to help supply the timely delivery of essential goods to those in need. The challenge is two-fold, with the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine and never before seen numbers of eCommerce orders.
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When Overtime is Necessary, Make Sure It’s Equitable
It’s important to try and reduce unplanned and unnecessary overtime. But when overtime is unavoidable, it’s important ensure fairness and equity when it comes to opportunities for employees.
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Manufacturing’s Sustainability Journey: HCM Technology Can Help (Really!)
This is the first of a 2-part blog series that will discuss how adopting digital human capital management technology can support a manufacturing organization’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda.
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Achieving operational wellbeing in 2021
Operational wellbeing should be measured differently in 2021. Here's how to start getting there at your organization in the new year.