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New Research: What's in Store for Retail's Biggest Season in the Era of COVID-19?

Workforce Institute executive director Chris Mullen writes about new research from UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) about the upcoming holiday shopping season.
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Workforce Institute Tweet Chat: Employees Share Top COVID-19 Concerns for the Workplace

Read about our Tweet Chat on employee concerns for the workplace in light of COVID-19.
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Closing the Talent Gap in Manufacturing: New Survey Results

Workforce Institute executive director Chris Mullen writes about the results of a new survey on closing the talent gap in manufacturing.
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“Hindsight 2020: COVID-19 Concerns into 2021”: A New Survey by The Workforce Institute at UKG*

Director of The Workforce Institute at UKG, Chris Mullen, writes about the Institute's latest research on the impact of COVID-19 on the workplace.
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Finding a Cure for The Summer Scaries

Chris Mullen, executive director of The Workforce Institute at Kronos, writes about new research on employee stress and burnout this summer.
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Why Employers Who Prioritize Safety Will Win the War for Talent

Today's post comes to us from Workforce Institute board member Dan Schawbel, Managing Partner of Workplace Intelligence and New York Times bestselling author of “Back to Human”, “Promote Yourself” and “Me 2.0”. Here, he talks about trends in contact tracing by employers during the pandemic.
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Weathering the Storm

Here we review US research we conducted in 2019 to understand how organizations can better support their employees in weathering the storm - whether that is a literal weather event or other major disruptors such as the unfolding natural disaster we're experiencing globally with COVID-19.
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Keeping Healthcare Workers on the Job

We know most healthcare providers want to do a great job. What gets in their way? Our research explores what matters most to retain the folks who make or break patient care.
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2020 Super Bowl Fever Survey

17.5 million American workers will reportedly miss work the day after Super Bowl LIV - making Monday, Feb. 3, the largest-ever anticipated day of Super Bowl Fever since The Workforce Institute at Kronos began tracking this phenomenon in 2005.
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Does Gen Z Want to Work for You?

Workforce Institute Executive Director Joyce Maroney presents highlights of a global study on Gen Z attitudes toward work. Have a listen and ask yourself, "Does Gen Z want to work for you?"
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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?
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Why Don't Governments Measure Employee Engagement?

The International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR) recently conducted a study focused on employee engagement and retention that found that government employers are seeing positive results from efforts to improve employee engagement, although less than half conduct employee engagement studies. Why don't governments measure employee engagement?
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