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HR Path Expands UKG Partnership in Australia and Singapore
Sydney | HR Path, a leader in innovative HR technology solutions, is excited to announce its expansion of collaboration with UKG[KL1] (Ultimate Kronos Group) in the Australia and New Zealand [KL2] as well as South East Asia market.
IRONMAN Australia Welcomes UKG As Title Partner
| The IRONMAN Australia team is pleased to announce that UKG will be joining the event as title partner for 2025.
UKG Names Suresh Vittal as Chief Product Officer
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | UKG today announced that Suresh Vittal will join as chief product officer beginning on January 20, 2025.
UKG Named a Leader in Multi-Country Payroll
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | UKG, a leading provider of HR, payroll, workforce management, and culture solutions, today announced it has been named a Leader in NelsonHall’s 2024 Payroll Services Evaluation for Multi-country Payroll.
UKG Ready Adds New Generative AI, Self-service, and App Integration Features
LAS VEGAS, UKG Aspire | UKG today announced several enhancements to make the all-in-one UKG Ready® HR suite more intelligent and even simpler to use.
UKG Tackles Next Multi-Country Payroll Pain Point with UKG One View Suite Enhancements
LAS VEGAS, UKG Aspire | UKG is accelerating the transformation of the fragmented global payroll industry by introducing One View Direct as part of the UKG One View™ multi-country payroll suite.
UKG: 83% of Gen Z Frontline Employees Are Burned Out at Work, Over One-Third May Quit Because of It
LOWELL, Mass., and WESTON, Fla. | First impressions of frontline work aren’t impressing Gen Z, and with this cohort slated to become a third of the world’s working population by 2030, not improving the employee experience could have a dramatic ripple effect on the labor market today and into the future. A new global study by UKG of nearly 13,000 frontline employees and managers in 11 countries spanning all generations and industries shows the frontline workforce feels overworked, underappreciated, and tempted to quit for a better employee experience — with Gen Z (ages 18 to 27) reporting the worst impacts.
Wrong Tools for the Job: UKG Study Reveals Retail Workers Believe They Don't Have the Right Technology to Support Them
SYDNEY, Australia | While technology can drive efficiency and customer satisfaction in the retail workforce, new research from UKG, commissioned by YouGov, found that a significant number of Australian retail workers feel ill-equipped to meet the day-to-day demands of their roles.
UKG Study Reveals Understaffing Hits Singapore’s Retail Hard
SINGAPORE | As retailers struggle with staff shortages and increased consumer demand, new research from UKG has found that Singaporean retail workers are understaffed and feeling burnt out. The survey of 252 retail workers in Singapore found that 82 per cent of the workforce cite being understaffed as the main reason for burnout.
UKG Study Reveals New Zealand Retail Workers Are Seriously Lagging in AI Revolution
AUCKLAND, New Zealand | Despite the assumption that artificial intelligence (AI) and automation have infiltration every sector of the workforce, new research commissioned by UKG finds that the New Zealand retail workforce is seriously lagging in AI adoption compared to Australian and Singaporean counterparts.