The January 2026 UKG Pro Workforce Management releases introduce a major interface upgrade in non-production, new Rotation Schedule capabilities, Clinical Scheduling automation improvements, and a broad set of resolved issues across Scheduling, Timekeeping, UDM and WFMaas.
Key Details
Status: Informational (some configuration required for selected features)
Action Required: Review configuration options and enable where relevant
Timeline: Releases deployed 4, 11, 18 and 25 January 2026
Rollback: Not applicable (standard minor/service releases)
Who’s affected: UKG Pro WFM customers using Rotation Schedule, Clinical Scheduling Extensions, Virtual Roster Cloud, Scheduling APIs, Timekeeping integrations, UDM, or WFMaas
The documentation does not specify regional exclusions. Unless advised otherwise in your UKG communication, ANZ customers should assume this applies.
Platform Update: New Experience (Non-Production)
UKG has introduced the New Experience interface in non-production environments. This is a significant UI and navigation upgrade and will become the default interface in 2026 R2.
What’s Changing
- Simplified main menu grouped by Myself, My Team, Administration, and System Configuration
- Updated visual styling and improved readability
- Enhanced accessibility (contrast, keyboard navigation, screen-reader support)
- AI-assisted search and navigation (Bryte Search and Navigate)
- “My time” tile replaces the traditional My Timecard tile
Operational Impact
- Training materials should be updated for UAT environments
- Change management planning should begin ahead of 2026 R2
- Role-based navigation testing is recommended
How to Enable
- Enable the Supports Modern Experience feature switch
- Choose one of the following: New Experience only, Classic only, or Toggle option for users
Rotation Schedule Enhancements
Several meaningful improvements were delivered for Rotation Schedule, particularly for publishing control and reporting transparency.
Selective Date-Range Publish
Schedulers can now publish a single rotation row for a specific date range rather than republishing the entire rotation.
- Reduces unintended open shifts
- Minimises rework after partial updates
- Improves schedule stability in live environments
New Reporting APIs
Rotation Schedule now includes expanded APIs to support assignment tracking and reporting.
- Retrieve employee assignment/unassignment history
- Query by location or unit (not just job ID)
- Support multiple employee IDs in a single request
- Enhanced response identifiers for reconciliation
Clinical Scheduling Extensions (v9.0.8)
This release includes automation and reporting improvements.
PullFilesFromSFTP Task
A new scheduled task supports automated retrieval of files from SFTP into GCP locations.
- Scheduled file pulls
- Multi-service support from a shared inbound folder
- Automated file cleanup post-transfer
- Logging of transfer outcomes
Scheduling & Timekeeping Stability Fixes
A large number of resolved issues were delivered across Scheduling and Timekeeping.
- Webhook events correctly trigger on create/update/delete
- Availability request comments supported via API
- Payroll extract intermittent failures resolved
- Holiday credit calculation inconsistencies corrected
Summary for ANZ Customers
- Stability and API improvement focused release
- Operationally significant for Rotation Schedule users
- Strategically important due to the upcoming New Experience UI shift
IT and HRIS teams should prioritise:
- New Experience evaluation in NPR
- Rotation Schedule feature enablement review
- API regression testing (if using integrations)
- Clinical Scheduling task configuration review
