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    UKG
    Chose UKG Ready
    The only one on the same playing field in my opinion is Workday. However, workday cannot tailor to a smaller company like UKG Ready does. The rest had some good points but lacked a component or had a very dysfunctional component.
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    We previously used CPSI. It was an incredibly outdated system with little information for our employees. It was definitely a major upgrade from this system. We previously used 2+ systems for our HR and payroll management. UKG was the only product we really dug into after …
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    Much more user friendly. More options and details.
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    92%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    92 Answers
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    Features
    GreenshadesPlanSourceUKG Ready
    Payroll Management
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    Greenshades
    7.9
    3 Ratings
    5% below category average
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    8.3
    256 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Pay calculation6.03 Ratings00 Ratings9.0236 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors9.11 Ratings00 Ratings7.0143 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.02 Ratings00 Ratings8.1129 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration5.32 Ratings00 Ratings8.1190 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.83 Ratings00 Ratings9.0199 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings8.2179 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.31 Ratings00 Ratings8.67 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
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    -
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    UKG Ready
    7.7
    264 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings00 Ratings8.8235 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings00 Ratings8.1226 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings00 Ratings8.1230 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings00 Ratings7.5213 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings00 Ratings5.7175 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings00 Ratings7.7201 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3172 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
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    -
    Ratings
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    -
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    UKG Ready
    8.0
    231 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings00 Ratings8.1213 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings00 Ratings7.5221 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings00 Ratings8.4190 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
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    Feature
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    -
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    UKG Ready
    8.1
    244 Ratings
    2% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings00 Ratings8.4225 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings00 Ratings8.4232 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings00 Ratings7.9192 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings00 Ratings7.88 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings00 Ratings7.9199 Ratings
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    UKG Ready
    8.4
    93 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings00 Ratings8.493 Ratings
    HR Reporting
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    -
    Ratings
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    UKG Ready
    7.8
    245 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Report builder00 Ratings00 Ratings8.0240 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings00 Ratings7.9240 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings00 Ratings7.512 Ratings
    Onboarding
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    7.5
    173 Ratings
    7% below category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings00 Ratings7.8172 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings00 Ratings7.2144 Ratings
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    -
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    8.0
    109 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings00 Ratings7.2101 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings00 Ratings8.69 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings00 Ratings7.2107 Ratings
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    7.8
    135 Ratings
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    Performance plans00 Ratings00 Ratings7.7123 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings00 Ratings7.6111 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings00 Ratings8.0120 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings00 Ratings8.0126 Ratings
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    7.7
    56 Ratings
    2% below category average
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    Candidate ranking00 Ratings00 Ratings7.629 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings00 Ratings8.034 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings00 Ratings8.029 Ratings
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    -
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    UKG Ready
    7.9
    139 Ratings
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    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.0120 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings00 Ratings8.5115 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings00 Ratings7.888 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings00 Ratings8.095 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings00 Ratings6.790 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3120 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings00 Ratings7.8128 Ratings
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    8.2
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    -
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    8.0
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    Usability
    1.0
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    -
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    8.2
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    -
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    5.0
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    Performance
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    5.0
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    5.0
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    -
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    7.8
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    Online Training
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    6.0
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    Configurability
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    -
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    6.3
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    User Testimonials
    GreenshadesPlanSourceUKG Ready
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Greenshades Software
    We used to have ADP for payroll, the gold standard. I guess to save a few bucks my company switched to Greenshades. From time to time my payroll stub does not show up on time. I asked my HR department about this and was told they are not fond of Greenshades. I call Greenshades to ask about the delay. They do not have any support contact information on the employee website I use to get my payroll information. I had to google them and found a support contact on their website. Not good. When I spoke to someone to ask about the pay stub delays, he hung up on me.
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    PlanSource
    Less appropriate for small groups with one very simple health plan. More appropriate for 20+ EE groups with multiple plans and supplementary benefits.
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    UKG
    UKG is great for storing personal information and is easy to use for clocking in and out. And you can easily find the next payday at the bottom, your calendar with requested time off, and the available hrs. UKG is less user-friendly and more difficult when editing your personal information, like your phone number, and requesting time off is a little confusing to me.
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    Pros
    Greenshades Software
    • Requesting Time- Off, which can include PTO and sick time.
    • Managing the hours that you have worked during each pay period.
    • Seeing past pay information.
    • Quick access to W-2.
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    PlanSource
    • Puts all of your healthcare selections in one place making changes, drops, and additions are taken care of in one place instead of having to contact every vendor individually.
    • Keeps an accurate record of real time enrollment which helps when you are in an account manager role and handling client questions concerning their health plans.
    • Provides tools to keep the client and yourself organized. Several Open Enrollment messaging tools and places to add any educational documents for the different health plans.
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    UKG
    • The mobile app experience is terrific. Once the employees figured out the navigation, they now prefer the app over the web version. The app mirrors the web version, although the navigation is somewhat compressed due to the mobile view. Other than that, the tools in the app work exactly as the web.
    • Reporting - there hasn't been a time when I couldn't run a report on the information I needed. And the reports dashboard is very robust - my most important reports were already built in the system. I saved so much time because I didn't have to cobble together the data from multiple reports or contact support to build the report for me.
    • Community page - I log into UKG's Community page daily. I learn so much from experienced UKG users and the UKG moderators are quick to provide answers and best practices. When I have a question about how to use a feature in UKG Ready, my first stop is the Community - I almost always find what I need without the need to submit a ticket/case or call Support. When I can't find what I need using Community, I can trust that Support will be responsive and helpful. For example, I needed help learning how our onboarding process was configured and submitted a case for assistance. The representative scheduled multiple meetings with me to help me not only navigate the onboarding setup but also to teach me how to revise the associated workflows and test the changes. I was also able to ensure our onboarding was set up correctly as well as modify it as needed.
    • Employee Self-Service - Once employees were trained to find their HR Actions tool, they quickly adapted to submitting their requests through UKG Ready rather than asking for help from an admin. Now, they readily submit change requests to update their direct deposit, address, and withholding. Sure, they still need a little help from time to time, but employees are initiating these changes without the need for payroll or HR to chase down signatures or paperwork.
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    Cons
    Greenshades Software
    • Communication - New product rollouts
    • Billing - Rarely gets this right the first time
    • Timeliness on making year-end submissions available
    • Troubleshooting - New product rollouts
    Incentivized
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    PlanSource
    • The more advanced options, such as HCM, could have a slightly more user-friendly dashboard for users who are not daily computer users.
    • Needs to be easier to customize the homepage. Clients are always interested in adding in their own pictures, colors, welcome message position, etc.
    • Needs to have a function where the employer can send a document for the employee to sign, open and capture the employee's signature, send back to the employer and save in the employee file.
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    UKG
    • Custom reporting is not intuitive
    • Learning and training is poor and has not provided our team with a way to approach our problems in a cost-effective and meaningful way
    • Consistent glitches in some areas result in errors that persist through multiple payrolls despite a thorough review of all settings
    • Reports don't live in the same place, multiple types of reports exist in multiple places with little explanation of the difference. We often build custom reports only to have them disappear or have to spend a long time trying to find them.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Greenshades Software
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    PlanSource
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    UKG
    We plan to renew our support and use of UKG Ready each year unless it becomes unavailable or the district seeks another vendor. As of now, there are no plans to changes vendors. The district staff is now familiar with using UKG. Another vendor will need to meet the same expectations we have come to enjoy with using UKG
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    Usability
    Greenshades Software
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    PlanSource
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    UKG
    We have been very happy with the product. Occasionally, there are things we run into that do not seem so clear, yet the customer service provided by UKG community and service cases is unparalleled. Their specialists have been great to take the time to walk us through how to properly set up open enrollment and we appreciate the written follow up from the service cases so we can save the instructions.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Greenshades Software
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    PlanSource
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    UKG
    The system seems very stable. Being hosted in the cloud, we are vulnerable to internet speeds and busy times. The system has been down a couple times over the 3 months we have been live, but Kronos resolved the issues very quickly. To have access from a desktop, tablet, time clock, or phone app is one of the best features....users have almost NO REASON they can't clock in.
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    Performance
    Greenshades Software
    No answers on this topic
    PlanSource
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    UKG
    We were always told that Kronos was the best, but there are reports that we got out of ADP and other payroll providers that we cannot get out of Kronos. One example is a report of Productive/Non-productive hours by department. We also need the dollar amount associated with the hours. This is information that is required on our cost report and we were told that that report is unavailable. It is very frustrating when I can't get what I need.
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    Support Rating
    Greenshades Software
    No answers on this topic
    PlanSource
    No answers on this topic
    UKG
    If I was only rating support itself that would be a 10. Every support case I have entered has been addressed efficiently and with the desired result. On the implementation and transition to support there were multiple issues that those doing the implementation or transition could not answer or workflows and various settings left undone only to be discovered later. We implemented 3 different modules and the expertise we got for each one varied widely.
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    In-Person Training
    Greenshades Software
    No answers on this topic
    PlanSource
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    UKG
    Our in-person training was a hybrid. Live online training with an instructor. They were very knowledgeable of the product & the area they were training on. I asked several specific questions and if they didn't know the answer immediately they followed up after class.
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    Online Training
    Greenshades Software
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    PlanSource
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    UKG
    Pretty good online training, you have many how to options and can watch them several times. It can be hard at times to dig through the amount of data online but can usually find what you are looking for. Also you can download documentation for setting up the profiles and policies.
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    Implementation Rating
    Greenshades Software
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    PlanSource
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    UKG
    Make sure the people who are doing the build have extensive knowledge on employment law and asking the right questions. I would bet that the people who helped with our builds did not read any of our employment contracts or ordinances; and when I asked questions about how other companies handled certain basic dictates from federal employment laws, they didn't have any idea what FMLA, FLSA, etc were.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Greenshades Software
    In my previous place of employment, we used the Paycom system as our resource for managing hours and time. I do believe that the Paycom system had more privacy and safety aspects implemented with their software. However, Greenshades Software is a very user-friendly website that provides all of the resources that are necessary to do the job well!
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    PlanSource
    I have looked at GoCo, Kronos and Zenefits. I selected PlanSource because I felt it was the most customizable for a variety of clients across the board. The interface seemed functional but slightly professional looking than it competitors. PlanSource also seemed well established and that it was capable of handling my client needs.
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    UKG
    UKG is much easier to use and customize for our business needs. I enjoy that the time piece is directly connected with the payroll function. This is something that we didn't see when working with Paylocity. There was a manual time data upload that we needed to process into the Payroll function to process payroll. UKG has this setup and it's just a click of a button, so simple!
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    Scalability
    Greenshades Software
    No answers on this topic
    PlanSource
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    UKG
    Thus far we are able to add as many users as necessary, implement 3 different bargaining units, 5 different types of user groups. Very flexible.
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    Return on Investment
    Greenshades Software
    • Enables multiple team members to access payroll
    • Eliminates the need for a GP server to run our payroll internally
    • Assists greatly with filing our tax returns on-time and correctly.
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    PlanSource
    • Positive - Reduces time spent contacting vendors of enrollment changes. When you are dealing with several hundred employees and their dependents across several vendors that time starts to add up.
    • Positive - Point of value when trying to gain or up sell a client.
    • Negative - You do need to meet the minimum number of people on the platform as per your contact to avoid having to pay a fee to PlanSource. If one of your larger clients leaves that could be a potential issue.
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    UKG
    • The system has allowed us to understand what goes into background vendors and helped us transition in a troubled time.
    • The system has allows us to move forms to custom forms vs using Docusign.
    • The system has helped us cut back on paper usage and storing folders.
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    ScreenShots

    Greenshades Screenshots

    Screenshot of Greenshades Payroll WizardScreenshot of Greenshades Payroll DashboardScreenshot of Greenshades Employee Management

    UKG Ready Screenshots

    Screenshot of the employee mobile interface.Screenshot of trust index survey results.Screenshot of the manager dashboard.Screenshot of payroll analytics.