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BerniePortal

Overview

What is BerniePortal?

BerniePortal is an online HR platform that helps small and medium-sized employers solve the transactional challenges of HR with software and the strategic challenges of healthcare with a trusted advisor. BerniePortal handles applicant tracking, onboarding, PTO tracking, time and attendance,…

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Pricing

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Free

$0

Cloud
per month per employee

Standard

$11

Cloud
per month per employee

Plus

$16

Cloud
per month per employee

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.bernieportal.com/pricing

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $21 per month per employee
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Product Details

What is BerniePortal?

BerniePortal is an online HR platform that helps small and medium-sized employers solve the transactional challenges of HR with software and the strategic challenges of healthcare with a trusted advisor. BerniePortal handles applicant tracking, onboarding, PTO tracking, time and attendance, compliance, benefits administration, 1095-C reporting, Payroll and COBRA administration. BerniePortal also offers a variety of payroll and carrier integration options. BerniePortal is supported by a network of healthcare advisors and brokers nationwide.

BerniePortal’s HR functions increase compliance, eliminates duplicate data entry, and reduces paperwork. The connectivity between features allows administrators to manage the full employee lifecycle from one platform, which increases the efficiency and effectiveness of essential human resources functions. An employee self-service platform, BerniePortal allows employees to log in remotely to accomplish tasks such as onboarding and benefits enrollment. BerniePortal’s remote capabilities also extend to mobile devices

BerniePortal Features

Human Resource Management Features

  • Supported: Job profiles and administration
  • Supported: Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
  • Supported: Benefits information
  • Supported: Organizational charting
  • Supported: Organization and location management
  • Supported: Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

Payroll Management Features

  • Supported: Support for external payroll vendors
  • Supported: Benefit plan administration
  • Supported: Direct deposit files
  • Supported: Salary revision and increment management

Leave and Attendance Management Features

  • Supported: Approval workflow
  • Supported: Email notifications
  • Supported: Balance details

Employee Self Service Features

  • Supported: Employee login
  • Supported: View and generate pay and benefit information
  • Supported: Update personal information
  • Supported: Request time off
  • Supported: View company policy documentation
  • Supported: View company news and information

HR Reporting Features

  • Supported: Pre-built reports

Onboarding Features

  • Supported: New hire portal
  • Supported: Manager tracking tools

Recruiting / ATS Features

  • Supported: Job Requisition Management
  • Supported: Company Website Posting
  • Supported: Job Search Site Posting
  • Supported: Applicant Tracking
  • Supported: Notifications and Alerts

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BerniePortal Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Automation and Easy In-House Building: Many users love the option for automation provided by Bernie Portal, with several reviewers stating that it is easy to build in-house.

Great Customer Service and Reporting Features: Users appreciate the customer service provided by Bernie Portal, with multiple reviewers praising its responsiveness. Additionally, the reporting features offered by the software are highly valued by users.

Valuable Document Hosting Capabilities: The ability to host documents on Bernie Portal is highly regarded by users, especially for essential HR tasks such as PTO, benefits, and timekeeping. Several reviewers mention this feature as a significant advantage of using the software.

Awful Customer Service: Several users have expressed frustration with the charm service, citing difficulty in getting their questions answered and receiving unhelpful responses. They have found it challenging to get someone to assist them and have been disappointed with the level of support provided.

Limited Reporting Capabilities: Many reviewers have mentioned the lack of robust data analytics and reporting options, requiring manual spreadsheet creation for calculations. Users desire more customization options and the ability to run custom reports without extensive data manipulation. In addition, they have experienced difficulties in finding employee paperwork and downloading documents within the system.

Integration Limitations: Some users have criticized the Bernie portal for its limitations in integrating with certain carriers, causing inconvenience and hindering smooth operations. They have encountered challenges when working with specific carriers due to these integration issues.

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Simple and straightforward benefits management

Rating: 6 out of 10
May 08, 2024
Vetted Review
Verified User
BerniePortal
4 years of experience
My organization uses BerniePortal as the central hub for all employee benefits selection and documentation. Employees can make their plan choices on the portal during enrollment, and can view their current plans and past elections at any point.
  • Easy to compare current and past elections
  • Centralizes all the documents relevant to benefit plans
  • Site layout is minimal and easy to navigate
Cons
  • Add the ability to check whether you're in an enrollment period or if not, when the next one is
  • The only time it is possible to compare plans and costs is during an enrollment period. It would be great to have a feature to allow this comparison at other points in the year
BerniePortal is well suited to benefits elections and as a resource for general plan documentation. During the enrollment period, it has helpful features to allow you to compare plans against your current one and calculate the costs. The portal also provides an itemized summary of your election costs and the ability to change beneficiaries. All of this is in a site that, while sparse, is easy to navigate and understand. However, outside of the enrollment cycle, BerniePortal's uses are fairly limited - at least within the scope of employee benefits.
Human Resource Management (5)
N/A
N/A
Job profiles and administration
N/A
N/A
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
N/A
N/A
Organizational charting
N/A
N/A
Organization and location management
N/A
N/A
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
N/A
N/A
Payroll Management (4)
15%
1.5
Support for external payroll vendors
N/A
N/A
Benefit plan administration
60%
6.0
Direct deposit files
N/A
N/A
Salary revision and increment management
N/A
N/A
Leave and Attendance Management (2)
N/A
N/A
Approval workflow
N/A
N/A
Balance details
N/A
N/A
Employee Self Service (3)
20%
2.0
View and generate pay and benefit information
N/A
N/A
Update personal information
N/A
N/A
View company policy documentation
60%
6.0
Asset Management
N/A
N/A
HR Reporting (1)
N/A
N/A
Pre-built reports
N/A
N/A
Integration with other HR capabilities
N/A
N/A
Performance Management
N/A
N/A
Succession Planning
N/A
N/A
Onboarding (2)
N/A
N/A
New hire portal
N/A
N/A
Manager tracking tools
N/A
N/A
Performance and Goals
N/A
N/A
Recruiting / ATS (5)
N/A
N/A
Job Requisition Management
N/A
N/A
Company Website Posting
N/A
N/A
Job Search Site Posting
N/A
N/A
Applicant Tracking
N/A
N/A
Notifications and Alerts
N/A
N/A
  • Provides a simple and intuitive benefits selection platform
  • Consolidates all plan information in a single, accessible place
My organization uses ADP Workforce and Javelo in addition to BerniePortal for other aspects of resource management such as payroll, performance reviews, etc. BerniePortal stood out as our choice of platform for benefits enrollment due to its ease of use and ability to compare plans during the election process.

One solution for all HR problems ( BerniePortal )

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 01, 2021
Vetted Review
Verified User
BerniePortal
2 years of experience
We use BerniePortal for almost every process in our company. We use it for onboarding new employees. Assigning new tasks, evaluation them as well as telling their monthly performance. It is very helpful for these HR-related tasks. we recently started salary calculation through BerniePortal and it’s working [superbly]. It decreases our workload.
  • First of all it’s great in onboarding new employees.
  • It’s perfect in attendance.
  • It’s excellent in salary calculation system.
Cons
  • It needs little improvement in the leave management system. Employees need to add manually in order to request a leave.
  • It’s interface is bit tricky.
  • Attendance system is perfect but need some changes in its interface.
It’s way easier than other HR tools. It’s perfect for middle size company [with] 100-500 employees. It requires very [little] effort to perform all tasks. For salary calculation, it sometimes got stuck in the monthly calculation. Other than that it’s all perfect. It decreases a lot of time and allows us to manage other operations. So I would always recommend it over any other software.
  • Attendance system
  • Salary calculation system
  • Team evaluation system.
Human Resource Management (5)
98%
9.8
Job profiles and administration
90%
9.0
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
100%
10.0
Organizational charting
100%
10.0
Organization and location management
100%
10.0
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
100%
10.0
Payroll Management (4)
97.5%
9.8
Support for external payroll vendors
100%
10.0
Benefit plan administration
90%
9.0
Direct deposit files
100%
10.0
Salary revision and increment management
100%
10.0
Leave and Attendance Management (2)
95%
9.5
Approval workflow
90%
9.0
Balance details
100%
10.0
Employee Self Service (3)
96.66666666666666%
9.7
View and generate pay and benefit information
100%
10.0
Update personal information
90%
9.0
View company policy documentation
100%
10.0
Asset Management
N/A
N/A
HR Reporting (1)
100%
10.0
Pre-built reports
100%
10.0
Integration with other HR capabilities
N/A
N/A
Performance Management
N/A
N/A
Succession Planning
N/A
N/A
Onboarding (2)
100%
10.0
New hire portal
100%
10.0
Manager tracking tools
100%
10.0
Performance and Goals
N/A
N/A
Recruiting / ATS (5)
100%
10.0
Job Requisition Management
100%
10.0
Company Website Posting
100%
10.0
Job Search Site Posting
100%
10.0
Applicant Tracking
100%
10.0
Notifications and Alerts
100%
10.0
  • It increases team efficiency.
  • It’s one of the best tool and it’s really cheap.
  • It best for a company size 100-500 employees.
I would always prefer it over BambooHR because of its versatility. It has a lot more features than BambooHR. For example, for salary calculation, [we] have used another tool for salary along with BambooHR. But now with BerniePortal, you can [do] all the process in it. So it means you can add 2 functions [at] the price of one and a lot cheaper.
Evolution Payroll, Accomplish EP Payroll (formerly TeemWurk), Payroll by Wave
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