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What is Dayforce?
Dayforce HCM is a cloud-based platform encompassing HR, payroll, benefits, and talent and workforce management. It provides companies with a scalable framework and real-time data, such as continual pay calculations, to enable efficient decision-making.
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Popular Features
- Pay calculation (568)9.090%
- Update personal information (578)8.787%
- Pre-built reports (572)7.777%
- Report builder (572)7.676%
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What is Dayforce?
Dayforce HCM is a cloud-based platform encompassing HR, payroll, benefits, and talent and workforce management. It provides companies with a scalable framework and real-time data, such as continual pay calculations, to enable efficient decision-making.
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Features
Human Resource Management
Organizing, tracking and providing instant access to critical employee data, job profiles, transfers, promotions, and benefits information.
- 8.1Employee demographic data(505) Ratings
Administrators have the ability to enter detailed demographic data for each employee.
- 8.4Employment history(540) Ratings
Employment history is the ability to track previous positions held.
- 8Job profiles and administration(530) Ratings
Job profiles and descriptions can be created and edited.
- 7.8Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.(532) Ratings
Employee move workflow provides the ability to move employees to different positions and apply pay raises.
- 7.4Organizational charting(483) Ratings
Organizational charting is the ability to create hierarchical charts.
- 7.7Organization and location management(528) Ratings
Organization and location management allows employees to be managed across multiple geographical locations.
- 7.5Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)(352) Ratings
Compliance capabilities ensure full compliance with federal workplace regulations by capturing required data in central database.
Payroll Management
Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.
- 9Pay calculation(568) Ratings
Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.
- 7.5Support for external payroll vendors(283) Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors is the ability to integrate with 3rd-party payroll services.
- 8.9Off-cycle/On-Demand payment(132) Ratings
Provide employees access to wages accrued during the pay period before the end of the pay cycle.
- 8Benefit plan administration(457) Ratings
Benefit plan administration is administration of health insurance plans and 401k plans, and other benefits.
- 9Direct deposit files(553) Ratings
Direct deposit is the ability to electronically transfer pay to an employee’s personal bank account.
- 8.5Salary revision and increment management(437) Ratings
Salary revision is the ability to modify individual employee pay.
- 8.1Reimbursement management(294) Ratings
Reimbursement management provides cash reimbursement for employee expenses related to business travel or other.
Leave and Attendance Management
Streamlines communication between HR and employees and facilitates efficient management of employee leave including requisitions, approvals, balance calculation, and annual carry-forward.
- 8.3Approval workflow(496) Ratings
Approval workflow is the process for approving employee paid time-off requests.
- 7.7Balance details(510) Ratings
Balance details is automatic updating of paid time-off balance to reflect time taken.
- 7.9Annual carry-forward and encashment(417) Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment enables unused paid time-off days to be carried forward to new year, or paid in cash.
Employee Self Service
Employee portal allowing employees to view and update their personal information.
- 8.5View and generate pay and benefit information(565) Ratings
Employees can view pay and benefit data and print pay stubs.
- 8.7Update personal information(578) Ratings
Employees can update personal profile with change of address, dependents, or other personal data.
- 8View company policy documentation(398) Ratings
Employees can review company handbook, and corporate policy documents.
- 7.1Employee recognition(206) Ratings
thank a team member
- 8View job history(474) Ratings
Employees can view all positions held at the company.
Asset Management
Maintaining a record of assets such as laptops, pagers, cell phones, etc. issued to employees. Record typically includes asset type, number, serial number and date of issuance.
- 7.5Tracking of all physical assets(97) Ratings
Tracking of track laptops, pagers, phones, and other company equipment.
HR Reporting
Pre-built and custom reports, and integration with external data.
- 7.6Report builder(572) Ratings
Report builder allows custom reports to be created using a GUI.
- 7.7Pre-built reports(572) Ratings
Pre-built reports is the provision of a variety of canned reports on employee retention, and other key metrics.
- 6.3Ability to combine HR data with external data(400) Ratings
Ability to bring data from external systems like CRM and combine with HR data.
Onboarding
Employee onboarding is the process of orienting new hires to the social and performance aspects of their jobs so that they are able to function in their new roles as quickly as possible.
- 7.8New hire portal(364) Ratings
New hire portal eliminates printing and mailing with a personalized portal of all required reading, corporate information, and all forms and other paperwork, online.
- 7.9Manager tracking tools(320) Ratings
Tracking tools allow hiring managers to check status on individual hires for all onboarding activities.
Performance and Goals
Goal alignment is the practice of ensuring that all employees have clearly defined goals in support of the overall corporate strategy.
- 7.4Corporate goal setting(202) Ratings
Corporate goal setting is the ability to define corporate goals, and/or vision statements in the system.
- 7.9Individual goal setting(221) Ratings
Individual goal setting is the ability to define individual goals that align to organizational and subordinate goals.
- 7.6Line-of sight-visibility(189) Ratings
Line-of-sight visibility is the provision of line-of sight visibility for each goal to see how goals support overall corporate objectives.
- 7.9Performance tracking(226) Ratings
Performance tracking allows managers to track individual progress against goals as a component of overall performance.
Performance Management
Performance management is the process of ensuring employees meet pre-determined objectives and goals through regular check-ins and appraisals.
- 7.5Performance plans(246) Ratings
Supervisors have ability to build individual performance plans including, goals, competencies, etc..
- 7.6Performance improvement plans(210) Ratings
Supervisors can track disciplinary actions such as performance improvement plans.
- 7.9Review status tracking(248) Ratings
Supervisors can monitor and track review status completion with dashboard showing milestones and status.
- 7.9Review reminders(244) Ratings
System can generate reminders to ensure review completion timeliness.
- 8Multiple review frequency(219) Ratings
System supports multiple review types including annual, quarterly mid-year and anniversary reviews.
Succession Planning
Succession planning is the identification and development of internal employees with the potential to fill key business leadership positions in the company.
- 7.2Create succession plans/pools(94) Ratings
Managers can create and manage pools of potentially high-performing individuals.
- 6.9Candidate ranking(102) Ratings
Candidate readiness for key business positions can be ranked and assessed.
- 6.6Candidate search(107) Ratings
Candidate search provides search capabilities for potential candidates based on attribute or other profile data.
- 7.1Candidate development(94) Ratings
Candidate development is the ability to assign learning and development goals.
Recruiting / ATS
Recruiting or Applicant Tracking Software is software used to manage the recruitment process electronically by handling job postings, applicant status, resume management, etc.
- 7.5Job Requisition Management(271) Ratings
Job Requisition Management – Job requisition management is the ability to create jobs quickly and easily
- 7.5Company Website Posting(265) Ratings
Software allows postings to be displayed on the company website
- 7.5Publish to Social Media(222) Ratings
Software provides ability to publish postings to social media sites
- 7.5Job Search Site Posting(254) Ratings
Software provides ability to publish postings to top job search sites
- 6.6Duplicate Candidate Prevention(217) Ratings
Duplicate candidate prevention prevents candidates already in the system from being added
- 7.4Applicant Tracking(264) Ratings
Applicant tracking allows recruiters to assign applicants to various stages so others can see status at a glance
- 7.3Notifications and Alerts(258) Ratings
Notifications and reminders inform you of tasks to be completed
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What is Dayforce?
Dayforce is a global people platform for the modern workforce. An enterprise HCM solution, Dayforce combines payroll, HR, benefits, talent management, and workforce management in a single cloud application to power today’s boundless workforce. Dayforce helps organizations unlock their full workforce potential and operate with confidence no matter where they operate in the world.
Dayforce is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and Minneapolis, Minnesota with operations across the globe. The company’s brand promise to make work life better is the commitment it makes not only to customers, but to its own people and the communities Dayforce operates in.
Key product areas:
· HRIS
· Global payroll, on-demand pay
· Benefits
· Workforce management, including time and attendance and task management
· Talent acquisition, including recruiting and onboarding
· Talent management, including performance management, succession planning, compensation management, engagement surveys, and an integrated learning management system
· Advanced reporting, analytics, and dashboards
· HR self service via the Dayforce mobile app
Dayforce Features
Human Resource Management Features
- Supported: Employee demographic data
- Supported: Employment history
- 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: Pay calculation
- Supported: Support for external payroll vendors
- Supported: Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
- Supported: Payroll history for each employee
- Supported: Benefit plan administration
- Supported: Direct deposit files
- Supported: Payroll tracking and auditing
- Supported: Salary revision and increment management
- Supported: Reimbursement management
- Supported: Statutory form management
Leave and Attendance Management Features
- Supported: Approval workflow
- Supported: Email notifications
- Supported: Balance details
- Supported: Travel absence management
- Supported: Annual carry-forward and encashment
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 job history
- Supported: View company policy documentation
- Supported: View company news and information
- Supported: Employee recognition
Asset Management Features
- Supported: Tracking of all physical assets
HR Reporting Features
- Supported: Report builder
- Supported: Pre-built reports
- Supported: Ability to combine HR data with external data
Integration with other HR capabilities Features
- Supported: Additional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by same vendor
- Supported: Additional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by different vendor
Performance Management Features
- Supported: Performance plans
- Supported: Performance improvement plans
- Supported: Review status tracking
- Supported: Review reminders
- Supported: Multiple review frequency
Succession Planning Features
- Supported: Create succession plans/pools
- Supported: Candidate ranking
- Supported: Candidate search
- Supported: Candidate development
Onboarding Features
- Supported: New hire portal
- Supported: Manager tracking tools
Performance and Goals Features
- Supported: Corporate goal setting
- Supported: Individual goal setting
- Supported: Line-of sight-visibility
- Supported: Performance tracking
Recruiting / ATS Features
- Supported: Job Requisition Management
- Supported: Company Website Posting
- Supported: Publish to Social Media
- Supported: Job Search Site Posting
- Supported: Duplicate Candidate Prevention
- Supported: Applicant Tracking
- Supported: Notifications and Alerts
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Dayforce Competitors
Dayforce Technical Details
Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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Operating Systems | Unspecified |
Mobile Application | Apple iOS, Android, Mobile Web |
Supported Countries | Global |
Supported Languages | English (US), English (GB), French, French Canadian, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), Italian, German, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Hindi, Portuguese (Brazil), Croatian, Czech, Romanian, Bulgarian, Slovak, Japanese, Korean, Hungarian, Thai |
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Dayforce Customer Size Distribution
Consumers | 0% |
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Small Businesses (1-50 employees) | 1% |
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees) | 18% |
Enterprises (more than 500 employees) | 81% |
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(1131)Attribute Ratings
- 8.7Likelihood to Renew86 ratings
- 10Availability12 ratings
- 5Performance13 ratings
- 6.3Usability60 ratings
- 7.7Support Rating65 ratings
- 7.3Online Training18 ratings
- 7In-Person Training11 ratings
- 6.6Implementation Rating43 ratings
- 8.8Configurability13 ratings
- 9.9Product Scalability14 ratings
- 8Ease of integration8 ratings
- 9.9Vendor pre-sale12 ratings
- 8.9Vendor post-sale18 ratings
Reviews
(226-250 of 622)Dayforce - Changing the Way We Work.
- It is truly one system for all things HR. Every piece connects.
- Dayforce is customizable and really understands that no two companies do things the same way.
- Ceridian presents a lot of different opportunities for users and customers to connect, share best practices, and lean on each other vs. always being required to go through support or pay additional fees for help.
- Support - I would really like to see true "support consultants" when getting help on a ticket. We get lucky sometimes and get a fantastic support rep, but often it seems that they don't really care about providing true help, just want the ticket closed.
- User groups for all regions.
- More user friendly training for manager levels vs. just for "super users".
I would like to see Dayforce work on their performance and recruiting modules. Ceridian's model is based on continuous feedback, so the system currently is designed around that...which means no such thing as a PIP, and very basic ATS functionality.
Ceridian Dayforce - Highly Recommend
- Time recording - Users are allowed to clock in/out through a mobile app which simplifies the time recording process for our mobile staff.
- Workforce management - Through our implementation we established workflows that helped us streamline our internal processes.
- On boarding - This feature allows our new employees to become acclimated to our organization prior to their first day on the job.
- Scheduling mass number of employees - We schedule around 400 employees on a seasonal basis.
- Because of the level of detail of this scheduling, it's a somewhat "clunky" process, but Ceridian is taking time to understand our needs and working with us to make the system better.
- Recruiting - The recruiting module has been HUGE for us. Not only does it simplify the communication process for the applicant/recruiter, we are also able to send out offer letters and complete the background/I-9 process through their partnership with HireRight.
Ceridian Dayforce and its one platform gives ease of use for the entire employee lifecycle.
- Dayforce offers continuous pay calculations, with real-time data at any given point.
- All Dayforce data is housed in one location, with simple workflows and no need for integrations.
- Dayforce has a great mobile platform.
- Currently, the Dayforce Compensation module only works with the primary job, and therefore doesn't yet meet our needs.
- The recruiting module doesn't have a way to schedule interviews with candidates.
- Incompatibility with Microsoft Silverlight.
Great for Payroll/WFM
- I like that the timesheets are directly connected to payroll. In all other systems we reviewed, there was still an import, even though it was all one system.
- I like the possibilities of moving forward. We struggle as an organization to accept change, but I like that we have many possibilities if we can get the right people on board.
- I like that I can maintain the system setup without having to call support for every single change we want to make.
- I would like to see sections of trainings that are outside the box. The helpful hints and best practices. The system is so vast, we have no way of knowing if there is a better way of doing things. And if there are options we aren't currently using, we don't know what we don't know.
- I would like to see the training information easier to access. I hate to have to pay for an additional membership because I want my manager to be able to keep up with payroll as my backup.
New to Dayforce
- Recruiting
- Customizability
- Data Analytics
- Reporting feature could be easier to use.
- Not user-friendly for employees.
- Configuring is difficult
- If you're looking to encompass multiple facets of HR all on one platform, this is it!
- If if you don’t have help configuring, best of luck.
Improved my work life!
- Ability to see and move candidates between requisitions
- Ability for employees to enroll in benefits with no paper required
- Aha! portal to submit and see new ideas
- Communication barriers with support
Ceridian Dayforce Review
- Performance Management -- easy process to complete and review all associates. Can be customized to the needs of the organization.
- Dayforce is finally sun setting our pain point -- Silverlight. This has given us poor performance as the tool needed to be used with IE.
- Reporting -- Reporting has been a feature that is more difficult to use. Training helps, but it is still more difficult than most seem to be.
Dayforce Review
- Easy Navigation and use of the WFM and payroll side
- Dozens of reports for users, managers and admins
- Plenty of Notifications
- Mobile needs some improvements such as timesheet approval and better shift swapping capabilities
- Better functionality around shift swaps
- The whole validate and lock idea is a bit cumbersome
A Better Solution than ADP
- Time and Attendance
- Payroll
- Benefits
- Reporting
- Using Microsoft Silverlight for some things and not others
- Workflow Management
A New Time & Attendance User
- Mobile app for Time works really well.
- Vacation bank forecasting is a nice feature.
- On the timesheet - confusing to authorize the timesheet and then have to remember to save. Seems like 2 steps that are not clear to users. Leave it at one step.
- You should show the time away requested through a timesheet on the calendar view.
- As mentioned above, the different options for entering time do not work well together. It seems like they're separate modules which don't update each other.
- Timesheet view is a bit cumbersome.
My Ceridian Dayforce Review
- Allows us to process accurate, on time payroll
- Allows payroll to be directly deposited into employee's bank accounts
- Provides employees with an easy to use platform for recording time worked, requesting time away from work and viewing pay statements
- I would like it if the processing time for saving transactions (particularly in the Payroll mode) were faster.
- I would like the reporting function to be more user-friendly.
- I would like a more efficient and skilled support experience which would include specific detailed responses to issues. Currently receiving very general responses in some instances.
Ceridian Dayforce Review - Insights 2019
- Integrating time and attendance with payroll
- Communications about updates and issues
- Payoll
- Pricing, a little too much nickle and diming
- Timelessness of issue corrections
- Implementation of new ideas. AHA ideas sit forever.
All things Payroll
- Education.
- Intuitive modules.
- Regular Updates & improvements.
- Reduce the time it takes for Support to complete a case.
Ceridian Dayforce is an outstanding HCM product!
- Benefits: it is very easy to set up plans, and this is my first time with my company's open enrollment.
- Onboarding is great, as we have been able to make our onboarding process paperless.
- Payroll: I am a back up to payroll, so it was essential that I learn the process, and thankfully Ceridian Dayforce is simple and straightforward.
- I think there is an opportunity in streamlining the learning process for new customers.
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- Reporting
- Accessibility
- User-friendly
- Low speed of loading data
- Glitches with updating information/changes
- Tax correction assistance
Dayforce Review
- I think it reports well. The templates provided are a great start for many custom reports. Support is also key to creating custom reports.
- The onboarding tool is a good way for new hires to get acclimated to the company. The setup is very easy, yet has plenty of options.
- Creating custom forms is a good tool. It allows us to tailor forms exactly how we need them for various reasons.
- The benefits module works perfectly fine but I think it could use more detail and explanation around the setup. Especially when it comes to expressions. There aren't many docs that detail expressions and if you want help from support, it is sent to PS which costs money.
- We don't currently use schedules, but I did with a previous company. I thought the setup was difficult and confusing.
Still in the Honeymoon Stage!
- One system for all our needs. No need for two systems to run payroll.
- Carrier feeds for benefits makes it more efficient to enroll employees.
- Reports can be scheduled.
- Support is too cumbersome. I would like to be able to email my questions and get it done rather than go through the hoops in creating tickets, logging in and needing to write a comment.
- Too long for some easy fixes to be addressed.
- Need more assistance with Tax services.
Ceridian is great.
- Identifies applicable tax jurisdictions based on employee addresses
- Retros back pay changes
- Cannot set up delivery packages to different locations, must be by pay group only, which doesn't work for all companies
- Navigation is difficult to learn
Dayforce rocks!
- Payroll - easily can view timesheets and edit
- Recruiting - easy to screen and source candidates
- Performance - easily accessed reviews
- Reporting - very slow feature
- Workflow Management - not easy on the eyes
- Recruiting - sometimes adding more words to names actually includes more people instead of limiting the search
Excellent Product, Poor Implementation
- Real Time Calculations
- Compliance
- Reporting
- Consistency
Single Database & Compliance For The Win
- Ability to comply with all of the various FLSA laws at the municipality level up through state level.
- Single database for managing WFM/HCM/HRIS.
- The path moving from selection to implementation and then to support is rocky. There are opportunities to improve communication and hand off as you move to support.
Ceridian Dayforce Review
- Dayforce Support is a great tool to help answer everyday problems that arise.
- Dayforce is end user friendly.
- It would be helpful to have details on all of the releases and the impact, to include pros and cons of the releases.
- It would be nice have a dedicated payroll support person.
Looking forward to growing our business by using Dayforce
- Great scheduling tool with information flowing directly to payroll for more accuracy.
- App for staff to engage, communicate and find information.
- Guidance and support in having a smooth professional payroll system that insures compliance on every level.
- Tools to help create staff engagement and our culture.
- Dayforce has really highlighted the importance of not only doing our payroll and HR efficiently, quickly and correctly but also the need to treat our employees are our best customers.
- Would have preferred better communication and education before we initially purchased our first Dayforce platform. We needed someone in person to guide us through our choice and that was not made possible. We hired a private consultant who we paid to explain to us our needs and options.
- Now that we understand our needs and what we can have with Dayforce Core we have to wait until June to be live.
Dayforce Review (2019)
- Processing a basic payroll is relatively simple.
- Ceridian Support handles most of the tax and compliance updates.
- The ability to access the program anytime, anywhere is a huge plus for our users and administrators.
- Changing even minor configurations (such as adding a new pay code) are incredibly difficult at times.
- Leave balance interfaces are confusing/unclear to both users and administrators.
- The implementation process can be overwhelming and very disorganized. Make sure you give yourself plenty of time!
While Ceridian offers a high level of customization, getting that customization set up and working correctly can be very, very difficult and time-consuming. This is particularly apparent with the Reporting and Payroll Setup modules.
Good payroll, mediocre to poor HCM. Ceridian's current value proposition is that it's already installed and lower cost than Workday. They have positioned themselves as a commodity, which is not a great strategy. Honestly, I have been disappointed so far. The only reason I'm still considering Dayforce is an excellent Sales Executive who listens and is trying to help.
- Payroll services
- Time and attendance
- An excellent Sales Executive who is trying to help
- Product development is behind the speed of the market
- Its almost 2020 and the product owner for mobile is not allowed to commit a date for full mobile-first functionality, especially of forms
- Dashboards are dependent on being all in with Ceridian, which means that growing/acquiring businesses cannot use them. They are late to market with the Power BI solution