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Press release

7 Nov 2022

UKG Creates Culture-focused Partner Network

LONDON, UK., UKG Aspire | UKG today announced the creation of a culture-focused partner ecosystem that will help even more businesses create truly great workplace experiences.

Press release

7 Nov 2022

UKG Launches Startup Ecosystem and Virtual Laboratory: UKG Labs

LONDON, UK., UKG Aspire | UKG today announced the launch of UKG Labs, a startup ecosystem and virtual laboratory of early-stage companies from around the world with products and ideas poised to help transform the HCM landscape by tackling some of the most important challenges facing people now and in the near future.

Press release

3 Nov 2022

UKG Acquires Workforce Planning Startup Quorbit

LONDON, UK | UKG today announced the acquisition of Quorbit, the U.K.-based startup specialising in long-term workforce planning solutions for people in frontline and hourly roles. This acquisition will help organisations achieve new levels of operational excellence by bringing together strategic planning with employee development, and further strengthens UKG market leadership for solutions designed in service of people.

Press release

21 Dec 2020

Our year of opportunity: 2021 annual workplace predictions from The Workforce Institute at UKG

LONDON, U.K. | The Workforce Institute at UKG today released its annual predictions of the top trends that will impact the global workforce in 2021. “2020’s legacy will be one of immense disruption, but following disruption always comes the opportunity to refocus and reinvent,” said Dr. Chris Mullen, Ph.D., SPHR, SHRM-SCP, executive director, The Workforce Institute at UKG. “While the COVID-19 pandemic was unimaginable just a year ago, our 2020 predictions—anchored by themes of wellness, advocacy, and empowerment—now seem serendipitous.

Press release

15 Dec 2020

Trust is the foundational imperative of 2021: Global research by The Workforce Institute at UKG explores why trust is hard to find at work

LONDON, U.K. | As the world prepares to close the book on the unprecedented events of 2020 and looks ahead to 2021 with renewed hope and optimism, global research from The Workforce Institute at UKG explores the importance of elevating trust to a foundational imperative to create high-performing workplace cultures that better serve customers and their communities.

Media coverage

22 Sep 2020

‘All Our People Deserve Good Managers’

Working Mums (U.K.) | Kronos—now known as UKG following its monumental merger with Ultimate Software—has been named one of the Best Workplaces for Women in the UK, and we spoke to senior members of the team about what puts them ahead of the competition: engagement and an interest in listening to their workforce.