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Struggling to recruit and retain talent? It’s time to embrace Life-work Technology
The world of work has changed - for good! People are demanding more from their employers - social responsibility, flexibility, autonomy, and a feeling of being valued. To recruit and retain talent organisations must become life-aware and embrace Life-work Technology.
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The Antidote to the Great Resignation
Read this blog to learn how psychological expectations can lead to a phenomenon such as the Great Resignation. Discover how to take action and close the gap between these expectations and reality in order to retain the best talent.
Retail's Need for Speed
Have you ever wondered how retailers can compete with Amazon's ability to fulfill orders in under 24 hours? Learn how Workforce Management Systems can help to answer this question through forecasting and managing your most important resource: people.
The COVID paradox: Why are job seekers not filling vacancies?
Hiring trends continue to go in unexpected directions - it's time to take a deeper look and see where organisations have opportunities to make changes.
Retail Labour Planning: Over-contracted vs Overtime
Store managers can often struggle to meet labour budgets due to a mismatch between customer demand, budgeted hours, and employee contracts. This leaves them questioning: is it better to make use of overtime or over-contracting?
Making Flexibility Work For Everyone
Workforce flexibility offers value to employers and employees, but while it's not always possible to give the same level of flexibility to every worker, there are ways to empower everyone to take greater control of the life-work activity.
Handling Post-Brexit Labour Compliance Complexity
Following the UK's exit from the EU a number of compliance-related themes are emerging. The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement sets out the new relationship between the UK and the EU, raising a number of issues for employers. Learn about some of the "In Flight" directives affecting business and the role of Workforce Management in simplifying compliance adherence.
UKG Executive Interviews: Jane Graham, VP of Customer Success
Join Peter Harte, VP Enterprise Sales EMEA and Jane Graham, VP of Customer Success at UKG to learn how we partner with customers to deliver rapid ROI and long-term business success.
Retail: Trust, Transparency and Operating Models
Read this blog to learn why it's so important to take the time to explain to store mangers how your system operating models have been configured, in order to optimise store revenue potential.
National Minimum Wage Compliance
Updates to UK National Minimum Wage regulations in 2020 have changed the criteria for determining the status of your employees. Learn of the changes and the actions you must take before the end of 2021 from employment experts PWC.