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Here are the next steps in the Kronos, Ultimate Software merger

HRExecutive

About six months ago, HCM giants Kronos and Ultimate Software announced they would merge in a record, industry-changing merger valued at $22 billion. 1, the newly formed company will be called UKG, standing for Ultimate Kronos Group, the organization announced this week. Starting Oct.

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Microsoft Formally Enters the HR Tech Space: And The Strategy Is Compelling

Josh Bersin

Workday and ServiceNow each grew at over 30%, SAP acquired Qualtrics for $8 billion, ADP launched its NextGen HCM, and private equity players invested billions of dollars (Kronos, Ultimate Software, Infor, Saba, and others). Why all this investment? It’s.

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

Empower Software

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.

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The Rebrand of Two Iconic Companies in the Industry: Kronos and Ultimate Software

Brandon Hall

By Michael Rochelle , Chief Strategy Officer and Principal HCM Analyst, Brandon Hall Group. After many months of painstaking research and conversations with employees, customers, prospects and industry experts, a new simple but powerful name has emerged — UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group). Become a Brandon Hall Group member!

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New Research: 2017 Workforce Analytics and Strategy Report

Lighthouse

We recently completed some very interesting research here at Lighthouse focused on workforce analytics and strategy, a powerful combination for today’s HR and talent leaders. In addition, the full report includes an overview of relevant systems, including Workday, SAP Successfactors, Oracle, Ultimate Software, IBM, and others. .

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M&A Friday! This Week’s HR Deals

Advos

HR and Payroll Technology Leader Ultimate Software Forms Multi-Year Partnership with Miami HEAT. Zenefits Expands Strategy to Power Insurance Brokers; Announces Groundbreaking Partnership Program, Beginning with OneDigital. ZipRecruiter and GateHouse Media Launch Partnership to Transform Hiring in 550 Markets across the U.S.

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Want Better Recruiting? Add These 41 Twitter Feeds To Your List

Eightfold

Adamsen is passionate about using data for good and focuses his knowledge on people analytics, talent strategy, workforce planning, diversity and inclusion, and employee engagement and wellbeing. Alper-Leroux is VP of human capital management innovation at Ultimate Software. Jeanne Achille. Jason Averbook. Jenny Foss.