WELLESLEY, Mass., May 6, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S., a leading provider of group
benefits and health services, today announced a new technology
partnership with UKG, a leading provider of HR, payroll,
workforce management, and culture solutions for all people. The
partnership will enable Sun Life clients who use UKG Pro Workforce
Management to save hundreds of hours on absence management tasks.
Sun Life is committed to making care and benefits easier through
both organic innovation and strategic partnerships with technology
providers like UKG, to enhance digital capabilities that provide
meaningful solutions for employers.
With more than 350 technology and services partners, UKG
provides one of the largest and most collaborative partner
ecosystems in the human capital management (HCM) industry focused
on creating better employee experiences and improving business
outcomes.
Sun Life has continued to develop new capabilities to improve
the benefits experience for employers that use UKG platforms. These
application programming interfaces (API) are part of Sun Life's
portfolio of data connections called Sun Life Link.
"The absence management landscape has become increasingly
complex, and employers are seeking expertise to help them manage
leave effectively and efficiently," said Ted Phillips, assistant vice president, BenTech
Partnerships, Sun Life U.S. "Our APIs take the administrative
burden off HR teams and allow them to refocus that time on the
things that really matter to them, like employee engagement and
talent recruitment. With such a strong portfolio of employer
customers around the country, UKG is a great partner to ensure we
are meeting the needs of our clients."
Sun Life clients who use UKG Pro Workforce Management will
benefit from:
- Streamlining the tracking of employee leave and absences
to simplify employers' administrative duties.
- Real-time reducing errors through Sun Life Link that
creates and updates an employee's absence within UKG Pro, saving
employers time and manual work.
- Consistent and confidential back-end system
communication providing confidence that leave information is up
to date without having to manually adjust multiple systems.
UKG solutions are developed on the FleX platform, a
modern technology platform purpose-built to support great
workplaces. FleX Flow, a highly adaptable API framework, anchors
UKG solutions in the flow of work where people need and want them
most, and helps businesses connect existing IT with innovative or
emerging applications to improve their workplace.
"Our partnership ecosystem helps us support our customers with
seamless solutions that improve business outcomes and inspire
people," said Mike May, vice
president of technology partnerships at UKG. "Partners like Sun
Life allow us to extend our capabilities and deliver technology
that elevates the workplace experience and meet the needs of people
throughout their life work journey."
In addition to partnering with UKG on its Pro Workforce
Management, Sun Life will continue developing API capabilities for
UKG systems to increase integration for employers and strengthen
the HCM technology ecosystem. Sun Life works closely with partners
and clients to create connections and solutions that meet
employers' unique needs. With an agile approach to technology
development, Sun Life is bringing more innovation to its absence
management capabilities to continue serving clients as their needs
and the industry evolve.
Learn more about Sun Life Link and our partnerships.
About Sun Life
Sun Life is a leading international financial services
organization providing asset management, wealth, insurance and
health solutions to individual and institutional Clients. Sun Life
has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including
Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong
Kong, the Philippines,
Japan, Indonesia, India, China,
Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of December
31, 2023, Sun Life had total assets under management of
C$1.40 trillion. For more
information, please visit www.sunlife.com.
Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New
York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the
ticker symbol SLF.
Sun Life U.S. is one of the largest providers of employee and
government benefits, helping more than 50 million Americans access
the healthcare and coverage they need. Through employers, industry
partners and government programs, Sun Life U.S. offers a portfolio
of benefits and services, including dental, vision, disability,
absence management, life, supplemental health, medical stop-loss
insurance, and healthcare navigation. Sun Life employs more than
8,300 people in the U.S., including associates in our partner
dental practices and affiliated companies in asset management.
Group insurance policies are issued by Sun Life Assurance Company
of Canada (Wellesley Hills, Mass.), except in
New York, where policies are
issued by Sun Life and Health Insurance Company (U.S.)
(Lansing, Mich.). For more
information visit our website and newsroom.
Media contact
Devon Fernald
Sun Life U.S.
Devon.Portney.Fernald@sunlife.com
781-800-3609
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