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activpayroll Joins Ultimate Software’s UltiPro® Connect Partners Program

Posted: 20th April 2020

activpayroll, global payroll specialist, announced today that it has joined Ultimate Software’s UltiPro Connect Partners program. The new partnership gives activpayroll and Ultimate the ability to integrate their solutions to make it easier for mutual customers to exchange data between the UltiPro HCM solution and activ8.

activpayroll provides scalable and compliant Global Payroll, Global Mobility and Audit & Compliance services, along with a flexible International Payment Solution and an SaaS- based activ8 payroll management and data collation platform.

“We are delighted to be working in partnership with Ultimate Software to deliver Global Payroll solutions. Our partnership brings valuable opportunities to offer our customers a scalable Global Payroll solution, which includes the utilisation of the UltiPro API to seamlessly connect compliant payroll solutions across the world, and provide payroll results back to the UltiPro® platform.” said Alison Sellar, CEO of activpayroll.

The UltiPro Connect Partners program allows partners to build an out-of-the-box integration to Ultimate’s UltiPro platform, and provides them with information, resources, and documentation to meet Ultimate’s standards and best practices. The UltiPro Connect Partners program is designed to give mutual customers access to seamless, real-time integrations built in the cloud between UltiPro and an ecosystem of best-in-class partners. To participate in Ultimate’s UltiPro Connect Partners program, partners are required to build an integration adhering to Ultimate’s standards for compliance, architecture, development, privacy, and security.

About activpayroll

Founded in 2001 by CEO Alison Sellar OBE, activpayroll, headquartered in Aberdeen, is a leading global professional service organisation, providing integrated global and domestic payroll solutions; expatriate taxation services and online HR people management tools to over 1200 companies in more than 140 countries worldwide.

With over 72% of payslips processed in-house, the business provides a highly differentiated service supporting customers globally from 11 activpayroll operational hubs as well as through its trusted network of in-country partners.

Technology is at the forefront of the service delivery which is supported by activpayroll’s cutting edge propriety software platform, activ8.

About Ultimate Software

Ultimate Software is a leading global provider of cloud human capital management (HCM) and employee experience solutions, with more than 51 million people records in the cloud. Ultimate’s award-winning UltiPro delivers HR, payroll, talent, and time and labor management, as well as HR service delivery solutions. Founded in 1990, Ultimate is headquartered in Weston, Florida, and employs more than 6,000 professionals. Ultimate merged with Kronos Incorporated on April 1, 2020, to create one of the world’s most innovative HCM and workforce management companies in the world. To learn more, visit www.ultimatesoftware.com. Ultimate Software: People First.

About Kronos Incorporated

Kronos is a leading provider of workforce management and human capital management (HCM) 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. Kronos merged with Ultimate Software on April 1, 2020, to create one of the world’s most innovative HCM and workforce management companies in the world. To learn more, visit www.kronos.com. Kronos: Workforce Innovation That Works.

UltiPro is a registered trademark of The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. All other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners.

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