labor management technology
UniFocus Donates Labor Management Technology to Cornell University as Educational Tool to Prepare Future Hospitality Leaders for Industry Success
UniFocus | February 3, 2022
Top ranked hospitality school program leverages industry-leading workforce management tools to demonstrate how advanced AI and automation can ensure high service quality, employee loyalty and appropriately staffed operations. DALLAS, TX — February 3, 2022 — UniFocus, the leading provider of Workforce Management Systems, is today proud to announce the donation of its labor management solutions as an educational resource for the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration. Widely recognized as one of the world’s leading educational institutions for hotel management, Cornell’s partnership with UniFocus will sign...
UniFocus Achieves Industry First in Spurring Workforce Management Motivation and Engagement With Unveiling of Gamification Capabilities
UniFocus | January 20, 2022
Workforce optimization technology provider creates incentives for managers to consistently achieve organizational goals, enhance skill sets and serve as internal sources of expertise. DALLAS, TX — January 20, 2022 —UniFocus, the leading provider of Workforce Management Systems, has today announced the launch of advanced gamification abilities for its solutions, providing hospitality businesses with a powerful tool leading to enhanced productivity and the increase in labor management expertise across the breadth of an organization. With the new functionality, businesses can now ensure that managers are recognized for their ongoing effort...
UniFocus Unveils Predictive Scheduling, a Powerful Tool Ensuring Fair Workweek Compliance and Effective Labor Coverage
UniFocus | January 11, 2022
Workforce optimization technology provider empowers hoteliers with the means to easily navigate the increasing predictable schedule laws while maintaining seamless operations and high-level service quality. DALLAS, TX — January 11, 2021 — UniFocus, the leading provider of Workforce Management Systems, has today announced its launch of intelligent predictive scheduling capabilities for its Labor Management and Time & Attendance solutions, providing today’s hoteliers with the instantly accessible intelligence they need to successfully pivot their business operations in response to the growth in fair workweek laws. With UniFocus’ p...
UniFocus Expands Its Workforce Management Capabilities With Acquisition of Knowcross
UniFocus | September 7, 2021
Industry-leading innovator of Labor Management technology extends its integrated platform with the addition of task management to boost operational performance. DALLAS, TX — September 7, 2021 — UniFocus, the leading provider of Workforce Management Systems, today announced its acquisition of Knowcross, a global leader in task management and operational optimization software for the hospitality industry. The merging of the two organizations’ technologies under the UniFocus umbrella is set to provide service business operators a single, streamlined solution for determining the real-time labor needs of their business while ensuring ...
Changing the Playbook: How Labor Management Technology Can Transform Hospitality’s Outdated Labor Structures
Mark Heymann | September 1, 2021
By Mark Heymann The widespread staffing shortages plaguing hospitality enterprises are not solely due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Sure, the pandemic has intensified them, but the shortages are more so a direct byproduct of ineffective labor structures that fail to align with the needs of a new generation of workers. From low wages, restrictive shift duration limits and outdated overtime rules to a lack of flexible scheduling and work-life balance, the fundamental components of hospitality’s labor structure have a negative impact on the overall work environment. Take the restaurant sector, for example. A whopping 75% of all restaurant em...
