UKG Acquires Shiftboard, a Leading Energy and Manufacturing Employee Scheduling Solutions Provider

Key Points

• Shiftboard’s enterprise platform optimizes fatigue management, union compliance, labor planning, and employee flexibility while driving productivity, efficiency, and employee satisfaction
• Combination of UKG and Shiftboard will provide organizations in intensely regulated sectors, like oil and gas, energy, and manufacturing, with a leading workforce management suite experience centered on an industry-specific scheduling engine

LOWELL, Mass. & WESTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UKG, a leading provider of HR, payroll, and workforce management solutions, today announced the acquisition of Shiftboard, a leading employee scheduling software platform for mission critical operations in the oil and gas, energy, and manufacturing industries. Trusted by BASF, Bridgestone, Daisy Brand, and Shell, Shiftboard helps organizations solve their complex workforce scheduling challenges, such as aligning their labor strategy with production demand, supporting compliance with union regulations, and ensuring 24/7 operational continuity, while also enhancing frontline employee engagement and job satisfaction.

More than 500 organizations use Shiftboard’s intelligent automation to create adaptive, employee-friendly schedules that help managers align staffing with immediate operational needs, ensuring coverage as plans change. According to a customer survey, Shiftboard resolves up to 90% of daily workforce scheduling challenges.¹ The integration of Shiftboard’s industry-specific employee scheduling platform with the UKG Pro Workforce Management™ suite will provide customers in the oil and gas, energy, and manufacturing sectors with a powerful, AI-first suite experience that optimizes productivity and efficiency with data-driven insights and recommendations.

"For hundreds of organizations navigating some of the most intensely regulated industries, Shiftboard’s industry-leading employee scheduling engine has been a game changer, unlocking new levels of efficiency, flexibility, productivity, and employee engagement in sectors defined by rapidly changing production demands," said Rachel Barger, president, go-to-market at UKG. "Together, we’re going to help our customers usher in a new generation of workforce operations across the oil and gas, energy, and manufacturing sectors, defined by AI, workforce insights, and improved employee sentiment.”

“Mission-critical organizations worldwide trust Shiftboard to simplify complex workforce challenges and support their most vital operations,” said Sterling Wilson, president and CEO of Shiftboard. “Joining forces with UKG, the global leader in workforce management and a true innovator in the future of workforce operations, will significantly amplify the impact and reach of our industry-proven technology.”

Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Shiftboard has approximately 50 employees in the U.S. and Canada that will bring their deep domain expertise into UKG, which is the #1 global workforce management provider by market share.² UKG solutions help keep two-thirds of Fortune 1000 businesses running, including 70% of Fortune 500 manufacturers. The acquisition was completed on May 30, 2025.

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Footnote 1: Shiftboard 2021 return-on-investment study of 413 customers

Footnote 2: NelsonHall, New World Workforce Management, October 2024

About UKG

At UKG, our purpose is people. We are on a mission to inspire every organization to become a great place to work through HCM technology built for all. More than 80,000 organizations across all sizes, industries, and geographies trust UKG HR, payroll, and workforce management cloud solutions to drive great workplace experiences and make better, more confident people and business decisions. With the world’s largest collection of people data, work data, and employee sentiment data, combined with rich experience using artificial intelligence in the service of people, we connect employee and workforce insights with business outcomes to show what’s possible when organizations invest in their people. To learn more, visit ukg.com.

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