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Latest UKG News
UKG Appoints Jay Dettling as Inaugural Chief Partner Officer
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | UKG today announced that Jay Dettling has joined the company as inaugural Chief Partner Officer.
Children’s Hospital Leverages Workforce Intelligence from UKG to Elevate its Employee, Patient Experiences
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | Gillette Children’s, a specialty hospital that focuses on some of the toughest challenges in pediatric medicine, is leveraging workforce intelligence from the UKG Pro® suite to create a motivating and productive work environment in support of its mission to provide exceptional patient care and help children live their best lives.
UKG Named a Leader in SMB HCM for Fifth Consecutive Year
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | UKG has been recognized as a Leader in the Nucleus Research SMB HCM Technology Value Matrix for the fifth year in a row. The 2025 report closely examines the all-in-one UKG Ready® suite, which has recently been enhanced with UKG Bryte™, UKG Ready Great Place To Work® Hub, and the transformative UKG One View™ multi-country payroll offering to help organizations simplify and streamline often complex workforce processes.
Prakash Kota Named UKG Chief Information Officer
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | UKG today announced that Prakash Kota joined the company as Chief Information Officer (CIO) on April 3.
UKG Labor Market Briefing, Today at 10:00 a.m. ET, to Explore Employee Shift Work Trends During Ongoing Period of Uncertainty
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | The next UKG Labor Market Briefing will take place today, Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET and will explore March’s emerging workforce trends, such as the potential impact of tariffs on the volume of employee shifts being worked at U.S. businesses across a variety of industries, including energy, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, retail, food service and hospitality, services and distribution, and state and municipal agencies.
Award-winning UKG Ready Suite Now Available for Canadian Organizations
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | UKG today announced that the UKG Ready suite is now available in Canada. In addition to the full suite offering which includes HR, payroll, talent, time, and scheduling, it also includes a native payroll solution for small and mid-sized businesses in Canada.