UKG has made its Ready suite of human capital management (HCM) tools available to small and mid-sized businesses in Canada, adding a fully integrated payroll solution and support in both English and French.
The suite, previously only offered in the U.S., includes HR, payroll, talent, time and scheduling features. It is aimed at helping growing businesses streamline operations, manage compliance, and enhance workforce engagement.
“People leaders at small and mid-sized businesses need technology that works for them from day one so they can keep their organizations moving forward,” said Evelyn McMullen, research manager at Nucleus Research, an independent global provider of return-on-investment-focused technology research and advisory services.
“The UKG Ready suite, which is designed to grow and scale alongside the businesses that use it, simplifies cumbersome tasks for people leaders while empowering employees to be more productive through self-servicing tools, so everyone can focus on value-added tasks.”
Designed to grow with businesses
The expansion adds native payroll capabilities for Canadian operations and is available to both Canadian SMBs and U.S.-based organizations with Canadian employees.
The platform offers visualization tools like dashboards and charts, which can simplify decision-making, said Lisa Highfield, principal director of research and advisory services at McLean & Company.
“Growing businesses face unique challenges including recruiting and retention,” she said. “The UKG Ready suite offers intuitive features … that can increase efficiency and improve decision making.”
Industry recognition
The UKG Ready suite has received several accolades in the past year. It was named a Leader for the fifth consecutive year in Nucleus Research’s SMB HCM Technology Value Matrix and included in the NelsonHall Next Generation HCM Technology Report. It also earned a spot on the Constellation ShortList for SMB HCM suites with a North American focus.
Rachel Barger, president of go-to-market at UKG, said the suite is designed to help organizations centre their business strategies around people.
“With the introduction of the UKG Ready all-in-one experience for small and mid-sized organizations in Canada, more organizations will have the workforce intelligence they need to make smarter, more confident decisions while supporting their people,” she said.
A live demo of UKG Ready is scheduled for May 22, 2025, at 2 p.m. ET. Visit https://www.ukg.ca/resources/events/ukg-ready-product-demo for more information.
