UKG Newsroom

MarketWatch | The UKG Workforce Institute, a global think tank focused on the labor market and world of work, surveyed Americans about their Olympics viewing habits and found that 12.3 million plan to catch the Games during work hours without their boss’s permission. And they are planning to devote at least six hours to such viewing, according to the survey, which was conducted by the Harris Poll on UKG’s behalf.

Inc. | According to a a recent survey from the UKG Workforce Institute (conducted by the Harris Poll), 59 percent of employed Americans plan to watch the Summer Olympics this year, and more than a third plan to watch live. With Paris up to 12 hours ahead of the U.S., depending on the state, that could mean workers are watching from their desks this week.  

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | UKG, a leading provider of HR, payroll, workforce management, and culture solutions for all people, today announced that enterprise software industry leader and former Co-Chief-Executive-Officer of SAP Jennifer Morgan has been appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of UKG. Morgan succeeds Chris Todd, who has served as CEO since 2022 and is stepping down after 17 years with the company.

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | As hundreds of elite athletes go for the gold this summer in France, millions of fanatic employees could be absent from work in America. More than 27.5 million employed Americans plan to miss at least some work to watch the 2024 Summer Olympics over the two-week spectacle, airing July 26 to August 11 — from taking a day off (12%) to playing hooky (8%) to ghosting their employer altogether (5%) — according to a new survey conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of the UKG Workforce Institute™.

TODAY Show | According to a UKG Workforce Institute study, more than 27 million employed Americans will miss work to watch the Olympics. Fans can catch NBC's live coverage of the Olympics opening ceremony in IMAX theaters.

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | The UKG Pro® suite has been named a Leader in the Nucleus Research 2024 Workforce Management Technology Value Matrix.