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Press Release

Sep 21, 2021

UKG Hires Hugo Sarrazin as Chief Product Officer

TORONTO, CA. | Hugo Sarrazin has joined UKG as Chief Product Officer. Sarrazin will be responsible for the overall UKG product direction, strategy, and future roadmap, including user experience, engineering, and cloud operations.

Press Release

Sep 1, 2021

UKG Acquires Great Place to Work

TORONTO, CA. | UKG Inc., a leading global provider of human capital management (HCM) solutions, has acquired Great Place to Work Institute, Inc., the world’s most trusted authority on workplace culture with a mission to help organisations become great workplaces For All™.

Press Release

Mar 23, 2021

UKG Empowers Government Agencies and Their People to Thrive

TORONTO, CA. | Governments committed to digitally transforming their organizations are selecting UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) to ensure continuity of people operations while creating more meaningful and connected work experiences.

Press Release

Mar 16, 2021

Vancity Empowers Employees, Drives Business Results with UKG Pro, UKG Dimensions

TORONTO, CA. | Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancity), Canada’s largest community credit union and one of the country’s top employers, is enhancing its employee experience and driving exceptional business outcomes with UKG’s solutions.

Press Release

Dec 21, 2020

Our Year of Opportunity: 2021 Annual Workplace Predictions from The Workforce Institute at UKG

TORONTO, Canada | 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

Dec 15, 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

LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | 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.