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Apr 19, 2021

UKG Scores Highest Overall Rating Among Customers’ Choice Providers in 2021 Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’ Cloud HCM Suites for 1,000+ Employee Enterprises

LOWELL, Mass. and WESTON, Fla. | UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group), a leading global provider of HCM, payroll, HR service delivery, and workforce management solutions, is a 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Cloud HCM Suites for 1,000+ Employee Enterprises1 with the highest overall rating among Customers’ Choice HCM providers — 4.6 out of 5 based on verified end-user reviews.

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Apr 13, 2021

The digital transformation dilemma: U.K. employees want pandemic-era tech to stay, says research

LONDON, U.K. | As the U.K. prepares to return to normal in the coming months and industries reopen, research from The Workforce Institute at UKG reveals that as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 87% of U.K. workers have been propelled into the future of work by accelerating their digital transformation projects.

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Sep 29, 2020

UKG Workforce Activity Report Highlights Improved Shift Work Growth Ahead of September Jobs Report

LOWELL, Mass. | According to the UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) Workforce Activity Report for Sept. 21-27, seasonally adjusted weekly U.S. shift growth for September is now averaging 1% per week. Shift work growth began to accelerate in late August with improved growth outpacing summer averages continuing through the middle of September.

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Sep 23, 2020

A Strategic Reset: Survey by The Workforce Institute at UKG Inspires Modern Strategies to Recruit and Engage Skilled Manufacturing Talent

LOWELL, Mass. | Leading up to Manufacturing Day – better known as “MFG Day” — on Friday, Oct. 2, Kronos Incorporated joins thousands of organizations around the world in celebrating essential workers in manufacturing and illuminating the industry’s substantial impact in 2020. As part of this initiative, Kronos — which will become UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) on Oct. 1 following its merger with Ultimate Software — today released a study commissioned by The Workforce Institute at UKG revealing pre-pandemic insights, recruitment strategies, and initiatives from hiring managers at U.S. manufacturing organizations that could help close the talent gap.

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Sep 22, 2020

Weekly Average U.S. Shift Growth Breaks 1% for First Time Since June

LOWELL, Mass. | According to the UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) Workforce Activity Report for Sept. 14-20, seasonally adjusted average weekly U.S. shift growth for September is now at 1.1% per week. This marks the first time average weekly shift growth has topped 1% since June. Overall, the total volume of shifts worked remains 6.6% below pre-pandemic levels.

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Sep 15, 2020

Shift Recovery Pauses for Labor Day as Businesses Hope to Shake Off Sluggish Summer Growth

LOWELL, Mass. | According to the U.S. Workforce Activity Report for Sept. 7-13 from Kronos Incorporated – which will become UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) on Oct. 1 following its merger with Ultimate Software – the Labor Day observance resulted in an anticipated and unadjusted 11% decline in total shift volume. However, Labor Day week 2020 experienced a smaller decline than Labor Day 2019, which saw a 13.3% reduction in shift volume.