UKG, a leading provider of HR, payroll, workforce management, and culture solutions, announced 13 winners of its annual Innovation Awards at UKG Aspire, which recognize organizations leveraging the power of their UKG partnership to inspire employees, build great workplaces, and drive exceptional business results. 

“Our Innovation Award winners exemplify that their partnership with UKG transcends world-class technology: it’s about cultivating a culture that embodies their organization’s core purpose,” said Bob DelPonte, executive vice president of customer experience at UKG. “We take immense pride in leveraging our deep industry expertise and data insights to help customers achieve profound business outcomes and create exceptional workplaces in groundbreaking ways.”

A record number of Innovation Award submissions were received in 2024, culminating in 13 customers being recognized for partnering with UKG to deliver transformative and long-lasting results in support of their people and their business objectives:

Enterprise organizations (15,000+ employees)

• Menzies Aviation used its UKG^® solution and the UKG Pro^® mobile app as the central location for all 55,000 global employees to access information related to pay, work schedules, and vacation requests, and is rolling out the UKG Talk^® solution to communicate business wins and critical information company-wide, in an effort to create a culture of belonging, connection, and engagement.
• Six Flags Entertainment processed more than 166,000 AI-powered shift and time-off requests in the UKG Pro Workforce Management™ solution in 2024 — saving 5,500 manual hours. It also experienced a 70% improvement in compliance audits by automating approvals to ensure shifts are only assigned to certified associates and comply with local, federal, and company requirements. 

Large organizations (2,501 - 14,999 employees)

• Chimes International, leveraging payroll in the UKG Pro^® suite, saved $240,000 annually in payroll department labor costs, achieved $100,000 in savings and reduced its carbon footprint by eliminating HR and payroll paper processes, and reduced new hire onboarding from six to two weeks, which the company credits for overall lower turnover rates.
• City of Detroit created a culture of transparency through its UKG Pro solution, including an 85% adoption of a new performance management process that creates a continuous feedback loop between managers and employees and uses deep data insights to facilitate professional growth.
• Community Health System achieved $2.8 million in cost savings by using UKG solution to reduce missed employee meal breaks and unapproved timecards while simultaneously creating more accurate staff scheduling, which has improved productivity, operational efficiency, and patient-care outcomes.
• Encore pioneered a first-of-its-kind Overtime Savings Program through UKG Wallet™ that provides financial stability for U.S. frontline team members by letting them bank overtime pay — a portion of which the company matches — that they can draw from in the future when their hours may vary due to seasonal fluctuations impacting the hospitality industry.

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