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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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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.

7.9
Avg 7.9

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

8.5
Avg 8.0

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.

8.1
Avg 8.1

Employee Self Service

Employee portal allowing employees to view and update their personal information.

8.2
Avg 8.1

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.

7.8
Avg 7.9

HR Reporting

Pre-built and custom reports, and integration with external data.

7.2
Avg 7.6

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.

8
Avg 8.0

Performance and Goals

Goal alignment is the practice of ensuring that all employees have clearly defined goals in support of the overall corporate strategy.

7.8
Avg 8.1

Performance Management

Performance management is the process of ensuring employees meet pre-determined objectives and goals through regular check-ins and appraisals.

8
Avg 8.0

Succession Planning

Succession planning is the identification and development of internal employees with the potential to fill key business leadership positions in the company.

7.2
Avg 7.9

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.

7.5
Avg 7.8
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Product Details

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

Dayforce Screenshots

Screenshot of Dayforce Home ScreenScreenshot of Scheduling DashboardScreenshot of Compensation DashboardScreenshot of Succession Planning - Talent MatrixScreenshot of Payroll DashboardScreenshot of Dayforce Mobile - RecruitingScreenshot of Dayforce Mobile - SchedulingScreenshot of Dayforce Benefits Decision SupportScreenshot of Dayforce AssistantScreenshot of Dayforce WalletScreenshot of Performance ManagementScreenshot of Docu SignScreenshot of Dayforce Dash BoardScreenshot of CompensationScreenshot of BenefitsScreenshot of Benefits IntelligenceScreenshot of ApprovalsScreenshot of Analytics DashboardScreenshot of AdministrationScreenshot of Workforce ManagementScreenshot of Workforce management AnalyticsScreenshot of Talent SolutionScreenshot of Payroll

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Dayforce Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Mobile Web
Supported CountriesGlobal
Supported LanguagesEnglish (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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Frequently Asked Questions

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.

ADP Vantage HCM, Workday Human Capital Management, and ADP Workforce Now are common alternatives for Dayforce.

Reviewers rate Pay calculation and Direct deposit files highest, with a score of 9.1.

The most common users of Dayforce are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).

Dayforce Customer Size Distribution

Consumers0%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)1%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)18%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)81%
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Reviews and Ratings

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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!

Efficient Navigation and Setup: Users have praised Dayforce HUBS for its straightforward setup and easy navigation, making it simple to disseminate information effectively.

Resource Provision for Knowledge Enhancement: Reviewers highly value the platform's provision of resources such as webinars and training options, which enhance user knowledge and skills.

Accurate Record-Keeping Functionality: The system's record-keeping functionality has been noted for its simplicity and directness by users, facilitating employee interaction and usage.

Customizable Reporting Features: Users appreciate the customizable reporting features that cater to their specific needs, enhancing the adaptability of the platform.

Employee Engagement Functionalities: The direct employee engagement features within Dayforce allow for personal account modifications, increasing user autonomy and satisfaction.

Efficient Payroll Processing: The platform's accuracy in paying hourly workers with minimal manual intervention has been recognized by reviewers, leading to increased efficiency.

Seamless Information Flow through Scheduling Tool: The scheduling tool functionality ensures accurate information flow to payroll systems, improving overall reliability.

Reporting System Complexity: Users have consistently voiced concerns about the reporting system's intricacy, noting challenges in navigating technical aspects and inefficiencies in generating comprehensive reports. The cumbersome process has hindered timely access to crucial data for decision-making.

Support System Ineffectiveness: Users have reported persistent frustrations with the support system, citing slow response times and a lack of effective issue resolution. This inadequacy has resulted in prolonged downtimes and decreased user satisfaction.

Mobile App Features Lacking: Many users have emphasized significant feature gaps in the mobile app, such as the absence of essential functions like form submission, viewing time off requests for employees, and receiving alert notifications for managers. These missing features limit the app's utility and user experience.

Reviews

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Great HCM with Strong Customer Focus & Support

Rating: 9 out of 10
September 11, 2024
JY
Vetted Review
Verified User
Dayforce
5 years of experience
It has streamlined our processes exponentially, and every day I learn something new about what Dayforce can do to improve efficiencies across our organization. We recently implemented our Attendance Management module within Dayforce, and this has been instrumental in giving us the ability to track attendance for all staff across the organization rather than having to view each employee's attendance individually.

Dayforce does the job right!

Rating: 9 out of 10
September 06, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Dayforce
1 year of experience
We like it, not only does it save us so much time but helps with budgeting, hiring, scheduling, compensation, it has also reduced our man hours because this system takes care of so much. We really like that you can go to 1 site and there is no need to jump around.

Short review.

Rating: 8 out of 10
August 02, 2024
CA
Vetted Review
Verified User
Dayforce
2 years of experience
It has helped us tremendously. Managers can access information easily. More secure than sending through email.

Dayforce Review

Rating: 7 out of 10
April 11, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Dayforce
5 years of experience
Having the recruiting module built in Dayforce is really nice to be able to hire someone directly in recruiting and then with Onboarding, it allows for a good candidate experience. The ability to have self-service and feel comfortable that processes are set up are nice especially having workflows set up for our direct deposit changes. Adding Multi-Factor Authentication was a great enhancement to add another layer of security and has been positively accepted by staff.

1 year after implementation

Rating: 9 out of 10
January 30, 2024
AB
Vetted Review
Verified User
Dayforce
3 years of experience
I have only used the system from a Payroll perspective but having access to employee profiles in the same system that I process the payroll from, allows me to trouble shoot or research questionable items and do away with the email correspondence that can go unanswered at times.

Ceridian Dayforce - strong suite of products that can be great.

Rating: 7 out of 10
January 26, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Dayforce
7 years of experience
Almost the entire HR lifecycle for an employee happening in one tool has many benefits. It has helped us by enabling - 1. Higher data accuracy across the board 2. Ability to build field mapping and workflow-based automation 3. Ability to promote employee and manager self-service enabled by custom workflows 4. There is no need for multiple imports/exports of Payroll/compensation/Performance/Time and attendance data across different tools.

Ceridian Dayforce review

Rating: 9 out of 10
January 16, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Dayforce
5 years of experience
it allows employees to access all their info in one spot preventing us from having to access several different applications say for payroll, benefits and employee data. it is all right in the platform. i believe the ease of use from the employee perspective aids in employee retention.

Ceridian Dayforce Review

Rating: 9 out of 10
January 16, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Dayforce
1 year of experience
The direct access to real-time information in one spot has made HR's job easier to support managers. I've seen an increase in managers "self serving" the information from Ceridian Dayforce directly and only coming to HR for a further discussion. Having most employment related items in one platform makes it a better user experience.

DayForce HCM - The Lifesavers of the HR/Payroll Profession

Rating: 9 out of 10
January 13, 2024
WA
Vetted Review
Verified User
Dayforce
2 years of experience
Ceridian Dayforce does offer the ability to access real-time information and it is very beneficial. Our HR team's access enables them to provide valuable information throughout the hiring process which aids management in making quick decisions. The same is true for Shfit Leaders and supervisors regarding unexpected production crisis. We truly enjoy the platform.

One stop shop for HRIS, but could be better

Rating: 3 out of 10
January 12, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Dayforce
2 years of experience
While it is one central repository for all the data, I think the user interface and reporting are so complicated that we still don’t feel we have a good handle on data analysis. We would like to see enhanced reports and data mining.

Ceridian Takes the Difficulty Out of Dealing with Multiple Collective Bargaining Agreements.

Rating: 7 out of 10
January 11, 2024
JS
Vetted Review
Verified User
Dayforce
2 years of experience
Only used for Payroll at this company, so no major impact to hiring or performance decisions. It does the most important thing...ensuring our employees are paid accurately. Ceridian has made taken the difficulty out of deciphering the details between our 4 different CBAs.

My Dayforce Family Customer Story.

Rating: 10 out of 10
January 11, 2024
Having an integrated HRIS that acts as the system of record and facilitates the talent management process through all phases of the team member life cycle. Having an integrated system results in operational efficiencies and supports data analysis insights and operational effectiveness, ensuring we have the right people in the right roles with the right skills at the right time.

Loving Ceridian Dayforce

Rating: 8 out of 10
December 06, 2023
CS
Vetted Review
Verified User
Dayforce
5 years of experience
With Dayforce we are able to hire quickly, see custom reports and are able to configure the system as we want. Of course not everything can meet our company needs but Ceridian does meet most of our needs.

Ceridian Dayforce delivers

Rating: 7 out of 10
October 16, 2023
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Dayforce
5 years of experience
It has made it very easy for us to have one place for all employee related items. Whenever the state of federal government need any type of data, Ceridian Dayforce makes it really easy.

Happy

Rating: 8 out of 10
October 16, 2023
HC
Vetted Review
Verified User
Dayforce
2 years of experience
It is easier for us to just have to look at dayforce when it comes to recruiting, employee files, performance tracking, and more.
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