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Apr 30, 2021

UKG Unveils Life-Work Technology Vision at Annual Connections Conference

LOWELL, Mass. and WESTON, Fla. | UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group), a leading global provider of HCM, payroll, HR service delivery, and workforce management solutions, today introduced Life-work Technology™ to its customers at its virtual Connections conference. Recognizing that life and work are intertwined, UKG Life-work Technology delivers on the company’s promise by bringing people and HCM technology together in new ways designed to help organizations support and guide people along their personal life-work journeys.

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Apr 26, 2021

UKG Announces Innovation Award Winners at Virtual Connections Customer Conference

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | UKG announced today the winners of the 2021 Innovation Awards. Each year, at UKG’s “Connections” customer conference, the company recognizes customers that have demonstrated outstanding use of UKG solutions over the past year. The Innovation Award winners were announced during a special virtual ceremony recognizing their exceptional work to improve business and employee experiences with the UKG suite of HCM solutions.

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Apr 22, 2021

Ad of the Week: Ultimate Kronos Group’s ‘Work of Art’

Campaign | When employees feel appreciated and connected, everyday work moments can turn into masterpieces. Workforce management company Ultimate Kronos Group aims to portray this in its spot, “Work of Art.”

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Apr 22, 2021

UKG’s New Brand Spot Brings Iconic Masterpieces to Life

Advertising Week | Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG), a global HR solutions and workforce management provider, strongly believes that the best way to evaluate the success of a company is by looking at the experiences and fulfillment of its people. They believe that when employees are happy, supported and motivated, a business becomes more than just a place of work – it becomes a work of art.

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Aug 28, 2020

Ultimate Software, Kronos Unveil Combined Brand

HCM Technology Report | Ultimate Software and Kronos, who closed their merger in April, unveiled their new corporate identity and began hinting at plans for their combined future. Beginning October 1, the merged companies will rebrand as UKG, for Ultimate Kronos Group, and adopt the tagline “Our purpose is people.” The company said the name is meant to “build on the strength and innovation” of Ultimate and Kronos even while “signaling a singular, shared focus on inspiring workforces and businesses around the world.”

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Aug 28, 2020

Here Are the Next Steps in the Kronos, Ultimate Software Merger

HR Executive | About six months ago, HCM giants Kronos and Ultimate Software announced they would merge in a record, industry-changing merger valued at $22 billion. Now, the two companies are unveiling the highly anticipated next steps of their joint venture. Starting Oct. 1, the newly formed company will be called UKG, standing for Ultimate Kronos Group, the organization announced this week. Company CEO Aron Ain told HRE that the new tagline, “Our purpose is people,” represents the spirit of “UKG’s unwavering commitment to our employees, their families, our customers and their people, our partners and our communities, while also incorporating both companies’ strong legacies into our new brand.”