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Product Innovation, Exceptional Customer Experience, and Employee Engagement Help Kronos Extend Global Leadership
KronosWorks™- With continued product innovation, a
laser-focused customer-first approach, and a highly engaged workforce, Kronos
Incorporated continues to extend its
leadership globally. Kronos (News - Alert) international product bookings increased to
record levels over the last twelve months as organizations around the
world - including multinationals - recognize that Kronos is unmatched in
accommodating pay rules and labor laws that vary by country; cultivating
a passion for employee engagement; and enhancing workforce productivity.
While emerging as a clear global leader in workforce management1,
Kronos is also experiencing explosive growth of its human capital
management suite of solutions.
News Facts
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Product Innovation Revolutionizes How Global Workforces Are
Empowered
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Kronos is rapidly expanding its footprint in global markets with
products that not only improve productivity and business
efficiency but also help attract and retain top talent, engage the
workforce, and manage the entire employee lifecycle.
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Fiscal 2016 product highlights include subscription revenue for
the Kronos
Workforce Ready suite increasing significantly around the
world, as organizations recognize the value of leveraging a
unified platform with a full suite of applications for managing
and nurturing the entire workforce from pre-hire to retire. Barbeques
Galore, an iconic barbeque retail chain in Australia; Borg
Manufacturing, a leading Australian manufacturer of melamine
panels and components for all joinery applications; Go Air
Trampoline Park, a trampoline facilities company featuring
dodgeball, foam pits, tumble tracks, and more across the UK; and Sephora
Mexico, a leading chain of cosmetics stores are among the
newest global customers selecting Workforce Ready.
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Significant
enhancements to Workforce Mobile and Workforce Tablet
applications further empower workforces around the world to
increase ownership of their work schedules with powerful and
convenient self-service functionality.
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The latest version of the Kronos
Workforce Central suite continues to be the fastest-adopted
product release in company history, with more than 2,000 customers
using or implementing the product.
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Customer-First Approach Helps Deliver Superior Experiences
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More than 20,000 organizations around the world now run in the
Kronos Cloud for faster and more reliable access to product
upgrades, representing the majority of the company's global
customer base.
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The Kronos
Paragon implementation methodology expedites time to value for
cloud customers by as much as 40 percent. Using innovative
technology and decades of Kronos knowledge from thousands of
workforce management implementations to accelerate the building,
configuration, and testing of countless organization-specific work
rules and complex compliance regulations that vary by industry,
country, state, and region.
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A newly released Kronos
Workforce Analytics as a Service offering allows global
organizations to visualize workforce data using interactive
visualization technology to understand how labor hours are being
spent as well as gain insight into overall workforce management
processes.
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Global Brands Invest Big; Employee Engagement Surges in Importance
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Kronos topped its all-time record for $1+ million global contracts
representing a major online retailer and cloud computing company
with more than 500,000 global employees on the Kronos system.
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Action, a Netherlands-based discount store chain operating
also in Belgium, France, and Germany; Maxims Caterers Limited,
Hong Kong's largest food and beverage corporation and restaurant
chain; and Poundland, a leading value retail brand with
more than 500 stores across the U.K. and Republic of Ireland also
invested significantly in the Kronos technology last fiscal year,
selecting a vast array of solutions.
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Momentum for Kronos products grew significantly among
international and multinational customers wanting to enhance
employee engagement. Staples (News - Alert) Canada for example uses Kronos
mobile solutions to enable associates to request time off, view
request statuses, and check schedules and accrual balances -
easily from their mobile devices - further increasing employee
engagement.
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The Kronos WorkInspired Culture Resonates Globally
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New innovations in cloud computing and mobile technology along
with Kronos' commitment to prioritizing employee engagement have
helped Kronos technology centers around the world gain recognition
as inspiring places to work.
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In 2016, Kronos was named a Top Place to Work by The Boston
Globe and A Best Place to Work by The Boston Business
Journal; rated as a Top Place to Work in Canada by The
Globe and Mail; and placed on the list of the Best IT
Companies to Work for in Australia and India by The Great Place to
Work ®.
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Kronos is Proud to Keep Stellar Global Company
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Kronos solutions are widely used across the globe, counting among
its customer base: the largest technology company in the world;
the top-two shipping companies in the world; eight of the world's
top-10 largest retailers; six of the largest food and beverage
companies in the world; the largest hotel chain in the world; the
largest furniture retailer in the world; and three of the world's
top-five candy makers.
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Kronos
significantly expanded its global partner network over the
past year to meet heightened demand for its workforce solutions
and drive its aggressive global growth strategy. To achieve these
objectives, Kronos formed reseller agreements with new
international partners: Ataway (China, France, Latin America);
Birchman (Spain); CPI (Philippines); Gavdi (Denmark); Geconex
(Switzerland); MQA (Colombia); NGA (global); Orbit Consultancy
(China); Simms & Associates (Spain); and Transform Advisory (Hong
Kong).
Supporting Quotes
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Alex Torres, human resources director, Best Buy (News - Alert) Mexico
"We
selected Kronos for two main reasons. First, Kronos has the longest
record of helping global organizations successfully optimize their
workforce management processes. Second, Kronos offers solutions that
are highly intuitive and innovative. We don't know of another
workforce solutions vendor that matches Kronos in innovation,
functionality, and ease of use."
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Chris Todd, chief services officer and senior vice president,
operations, Kronos
"At Kronos we work hard to align our
products and services to the needs of multinational and international
organizations. The momentum we're experiencing globally is also
testament to our expert services teams who create country specific
blueprints to help our customers achieve success no matter where
they're located. As we continue to grow globally, we remain more
committed than ever to inspire and engage our own employees so they
can be empowered to drive innovation, helping transform the way global
organizations manage their workforces."
Supporting Resources
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This announcement was made from KronosWorks, the world's largest
workforce information exchange. KronosWorks is taking place this week
in Orlando.
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for Veterans, a not-for-profit organization providing combat
injured heroes with task trained medical service dogs, supplies,
therapeutic group sessions, and natural treatment alternatives.
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About Kronos Incorporated Kronos is a leading provider of
workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions.
Kronos industry-centric workforce applications are purpose-built for
businesses, healthcare providers, educational institutions, and
government agencies of all sizes. Tens of thousands of organizations -
including half of the Fortune 1000® - and more than 40
million people in over 100 countries use Kronos every day. Visit www.kronos.com.
Kronos: Workforce Innovation That Works™.
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Footnote 1: Worldwide Human Capital Management Applications Market
Shares, 2015: Core HR, Workforce Management, Recruiting, Performance
Management, Learning Management, and Compensation Management Segments -
By Lisa Rowan, IDC (News - Alert).
View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161114005799/en/
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