Human Resources: Union Selects UltiPro® Workplace to Manage Its Global Workforce

WESTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE<http://www.businesswire.com>)--Ultimate Software (Nasdaq:ULTI), the leading provider of unified, end-to-end human capital management (HCM) SaaS solutions in North America, announced today that the Seafarers Vacation Plan, which handles the payroll and benefits for the Seafarers International Union, selected UltiPro Workplace in January 2010 to manage the union’s workforce in the United States, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.

“We have been using a payroll service bureau and handling many of our processes manually, so all three people in my department have been entering the same data for different purposes,” said Leah Ryan, director of personnel for the Seafarers Vacation Plan. “UltiPro was the only HCM solution that could address our strategic and geographic requirements for HR, payroll, and time management for our employees in the U.S. and all the countries we serve.”

Ryan’s department manages the administrative operations for 500 employees in approximately 30 ports around the world. The HR team did not have adequate tools to automate human resources, so Ryan was frustrated with the inefficiencies, opportunity for errors, and lack of strategic reports with the payroll service bureau. By selecting UltiPro, Seafarers hopes to improve global HR operations, engage managers to optimize its talent, and accomplish the HR team’s goals using UltiPro as the organization’s single HCM solution.

“I am looking forward to upgrading and unifying all of our HCM processes. By integrating our workforce management, we can drive business efficiency through increased payroll accuracy, a comprehensive Web-based HCM feature set, and business intelligence tools,” said Ryan. “We’re especially excited to introduce self-service to our employees and managers in the U.S. and international locations, so we can provide more collaboration among associates and better communication that spans the entire enterprise, regardless of country.”

“Ultimate is uniquely focused on helping organizations such as Seafarers effectively execute key HR objectives, strategically manage their workforce, and support collaborative dialogue among different workforce populations,” said Chris Phenicie, senior vice president for UltiPro Workplace. “We’re glad that UltiPro Workplace will deliver immediate value and help this global organization accomplish its HCM objectives.”

About Ultimate

The leading provider of unified, end-to-end human capital management (HCM) SaaS solutions in North America, Ultimate markets its award-winning UltiPro solution as an on-demand service through Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Based in Weston, FL, the Company employs approximately 1,000 professionals who are focused on developing the highest quality products and services. In 2009, Ultimate was awarded first place in the People’s Choice Stevie® competition for Favorite New SaaS Product and was ranked the #1 best medium-sized company to work for in America by the Great Place to Work® Institute for the second consecutive year. In 2008, Ultimate was the first HR/payroll SaaS provider to be audited and awarded the ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Certification for security management and was recognized for having the #1 “Best Product Development Team” in the nation by the American Business Awards. Ultimate has more than 1,900 customers representing diverse industries, including such organizations as The Container Store, Culligan International, Elizabeth Arden, Major League Baseball, The New York Yankees Baseball Team, Nikon Inc., and Ruth’s Chris Steak House. More information on Ultimate’s products and services can be found at www.ultimatesoftware.com<http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ultimatesoftware.com&esheet=6289342&lan=en_US&anchor=www.ultimatesoftware.com&index=15&md5=cb47d321adea4bc0287fa46afb340e6e>.

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