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Jan 28, 2021

UKG Earns 100% on Corporate Equality Index, Named Among Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group), a leading global provider of HCM, payroll, HR service delivery, and workforce management solutions, earned a perfect score of 100% on the 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a top U.S. benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

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Jan 19, 2021

Retailers Recap Highs and Lows of COVID-era Holiday Shopping Season

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | The versatility and resilience of retailers helped many stores survive 2020’s complicated holiday shopping season, which was plagued by frequent understaffing, high turnover, workplace anxiety, and a host of recruitment challenges, according to the annual end-of-season survey commissioned by UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group). While COVID-19 was undeniably disruptive to business, 3 in 5 retailers either reported an increase in year-over-year holiday sales in stores (37%) or no significant change (22%).

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Jan 18, 2021

Industry Leading Manufacturer Boosts Compliance, Improves Employee Experience with UKG Pro

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group), a leading global provider of HCM, payroll, HR service delivery, and workforce management solutions, announced today that ProcessBarron, one of the world’s leading industrial equipment manufacturers, is taking advantage of UKG Pro Recruiting and UKG Pro Onboarding to simplify compliance and is using the UKG Pro mobile app to transform the employee experience.

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Jan 6, 2021

230-Store Convenience Chain Uses UKG Pro for Success in Retail Environment

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group), a leading global provider of HCM, payroll, HR service delivery, and workforce management solutions, announced today that Royal Farms, a mid-Atlantic convenience store chain best known for its World Famous Fried Chicken, is using UKG Pro to train its staff members and be responsive to the needs of its customer-facing employees.

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Jan 5, 2021

December UKG Workforce Activity Report: Indicators of Strengthening Recovery Remain Elusive to Cap Off Historic 2020

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | According to the U.S. Workforce Activity Report from UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group), shift work declined 3.2% in December. While this is only the second monthly decline since April’s state shutdowns—albeit the largest— it is heavily influenced by the seasonal nature of work in December.

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Nov 19, 2020

Strong Close to Fiscal Year as UKG Approaches $3 Billion¹ in Revenue

LOWELL, Mass. and WESTON, Fla. | UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group), a leading global provider of HCM, payroll, HR service delivery, and workforce management solutions, today announced financial results, company highlights, and customer successes for Fiscal 2020, which includes the first six months of the Kronos Incorporated and Ultimate Software merger.