Ceridian Powerpay vs People HR

Likelihood to Recommend

In all honestly I don’t know a situation where Ceridian Powerpay would not be appropriate to use. I have used it at a company with 12 employees, and at a company with 100 employees. The system works great regardless of company size and the benefits significantly outweigh any (if any) negatives.

I only have experience with the system in the hospitality industry but it covered all our needs and more that I can only imagine that would apply to other industries as well.

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Verified User

Manager in Corporate

Restaurants Company, 11-50 employees

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The system allows us to make informed decisions through the accurate reporting capabilities which are a great help when dealing with complex people issues. The reports are accurate and are great for situations such as absence reporting.

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Amy Duignan (Assoc CIPD)

Group HR Advisor

NycommTelecommunications, 201-500 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Ceridian Powerpay

People HR

Pay calculation

Off-cycle/On-Demand payment

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

Support for external payroll vendors

Ceridian Powerpay

People HR

Employee demographic data

Employment history

Job profiles and administration

Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.

Organizational charting

Organization and location management

Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

Ceridian Powerpay

People HR

Approval workflow

Balance details

Annual carry-forward and encashment

Ceridian Powerpay

People HR

View and generate pay and benefit information

Update personal information

View company policy documentation

Employee recognition

View job history

Ceridian Powerpay

People HR

Report builder

Pre-built reports

Ability to combine HR data with external data

Ceridian Powerpay

People HR

New hire portal

Manager tracking tools

Ceridian Powerpay

People HR

Corporate goal setting

Individual goal setting

Line-of sight-visibility

Performance tracking

Ceridian Powerpay

People HR

Performance plans

Performance improvement plans

Review status tracking

Review reminders

Multiple review frequency

Ceridian Powerpay

People HR

Job Requisition Management

Company Website Posting

Publish to Social Media

Job Search Site Posting

Duplicate Candidate Prevention

Applicant Tracking

Notifications and Alerts

Pros

Ceridian Powerpay simplifies the payroll process, very little manual work involved during each payroll run.
Ceridian Powerpay is mostly an intuitive interface with easy to understand workflows to allow for multiple users to be able to use the system if required.

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Matt LeMaire, B.A., M.A.

VP, People & Operations

Peel Mutual InsuranceInsurance, 11-50 employees

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PeopleHR takes on board business case ideas to improve their software. The more customers that request the business case to be brought forward, the higher on the priority list it becomes.
The holiday / annual leave planner is great - it can log all instances of leave and has a built-in return to work form.
The applicant tracking system for recruitment is very easy to use and can integrate with your own company website.

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Claire Isherwood

Group Recruitment Officer

NycommTelecommunications, 201-500 employees

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Cons

Would be great if you could search for specific ROEs in the system rather than having to go into each individual pay period package to locate - especially when there may be 10+ ROEs.

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Verified User

Manager in Corporate

Restaurants Company, 11-50 employees

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The system tends to be particularly slow on Monday mornings and sometimes can be down for a couple of hours at a time which is frustrating for employees
The naming of the tabs isn't as clear as they could be. For example, reports are called Queries. Makes getting used to
The org chart isn't very user-friendly, would be better to be able to export department by department

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Amy Duignan (Assoc CIPD)

Group HR Advisor

NycommTelecommunications, 201-500 employees

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Support Rating

Ceridian Powerpay 8.0

Based on 2 answers

Generally, Ceridian Powerpay support is strong, with the edge given to the telephone staff, which is prompt and always helpful. When I have had to reach out via telephone, I am greeted quickly and provided with a quick resolution to my issue. The email support leaves a bit to be desired, though, as my experience with change requests result in long waits for confirmation and completion, with some instances not even being given a resolution to an issue without requiring additional follow-up. I shouldn’t have to stay on top of the support in addition to providing the details needed, and it should just get done.

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Matt LeMaire, B.A., M.A.

VP, People & Operations

Peel Mutual InsuranceInsurance, 11-50 employees

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No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Alternatives Considered

Have not used any other payroll software in my experience.

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Verified User

Manager in Corporate

Restaurants Company, 11-50 employees

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We observed 3 other products and PeopleHR had more to the product for a much lower cost when we compared.

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Claire Isherwood

Group Recruitment Officer

NycommTelecommunications, 201-500 employees

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Return on Investment

Positive: Ceridian Powerpay is cost-effective for our organization as we do not require a more robust solution—it fits our needs well without breaking the bank.
Positive: Ceridian Powerpay is mostly intuitive, easy to use, and as a result, easy to train team members in. This allows for additional coverage for the payroll system should the key user not be available or require assistance.

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Matt LeMaire, B.A., M.A.

VP, People & Operations

Peel Mutual InsuranceInsurance, 11-50 employees

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The system has freed up time of our administrators allowing them to get involved in more and develop themselves within the department
The data allows us to accurately report on absence which has supported the development of a new absence management process

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Amy Duignan (Assoc CIPD)

Group HR Advisor

NycommTelecommunications, 201-500 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

Ceridian Powerpay

People HR

Ceridian Powerpay

People HR

Likelihood to Recommend