UKG said it has acquired Shiftboard, which provides employee scheduling software for oil and gas, energy and manufacturing companies.
Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Shiftboard brings customers such as BASF, Bridgestone, Daisy Brand and Shell to UKG.
Scheduling for Shiftboard's industries requires operational continuity and engagement with predominantly frontline workers. Shiftboard's software orchestrates scheduling, labor strategy, production demand and various union and regulatory requirements.
According to UKG, Shiftboard's industry employee scheduling platform will be integrated into UKG Pro Workforce Management suite and UKG's AI experiences and insights. Shiftboard already had integrations with UKG as well as Workday, SAP, ADP, Microsoft Dynamics and others.
The deal is notable considering UKG was formed in 2020 via the merger of Ultimate Software and Kronos. Since that combination, which formed UKG, the company has made a series of cloud acquisitions including EverythingBenefits, Great Place to Work, Ascentis, SpotCues and Immedis.
UKG also recently forged a partnership with ServiceNow to integrate AI agents.
Last year, UKG named Jennifer Morgan CEO. Morgan had been co-CEO of SAP. Since Morgan joined in July 2024, UKG has revamped the leadership team. UKG has added a new CFO, Chief Product Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Communications Officer, CIO and Chief Partner Officer.
Holger Mueller, an analyst at Constellation Research, said UKG's acquisition counters ADP in the emerging category of fatigue management in human capital management. Mueller said:
"Less than 2 weeks ago at UKG's global industry analyst conference I asked what is the future of the many vertical scheduling engines that primarily includes Kronos, but also systems Ultimate had collected through the decades. Now we know. Acquire innovative startups that bridge more industries - in this case regulated industries, where there are additional than legal requirements, e.g. fatigue management and more. This is a smart move by the new UKG leadership team. Now comes the hard work of consolidating scheduling engines."
