Overview
What is Paycor?
Paycor provides core HR functions scaled towards small and mid-sized businesses. Paycor offers an integrated benefits platform for interfacing directly with insurance carriers and an adaptable time management platform.
My Experience with Paycor
Good with room for improvement
New Paycor user
Superb Customer Service
Left a lot to be desired
Great HR System!
Paycor - Solid HRIS Platform.
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Paycor stealing money, unprofessionalism.
Paycor rocks in Cleveland!
Not a great option for performance - look elsewhere
Paycor works as it should!
Keep up the CQI cycle and customer focus service line!
Easy to use and value for price
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Check stubs aren't lost. Ever.
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Popular Features
- Direct deposit files (290)8.686%
- Pay calculation (293)8.585%
- Update personal information (271)8.484%
- View and generate pay and benefit information (266)8.181%
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What is Paycor?
Paycor provides core HR functions scaled towards small and mid-sized businesses. Paycor offers an integrated benefits platform for interfacing directly with insurance carriers and an adaptable time management platform.
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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.
- 8.4Employee demographic data(245) Ratings
Administrators have the ability to enter detailed demographic data for each employee.
- 8.1Employment history(261) Ratings
Employment history is the ability to track previous positions held.
- 8.1Job profiles and administration(246) Ratings
Job profiles and descriptions can be created and edited.
- 7.4Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.(244) Ratings
Employee move workflow provides the ability to move employees to different positions and apply pay raises.
- 7.9Organizational charting(194) Ratings
Organizational charting is the ability to create hierarchical charts.
- 7.8Organization and location management(204) Ratings
Organization and location management allows employees to be managed across multiple geographical locations.
- 7.8Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)(181) 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.
- 8.5Pay calculation(293) Ratings
Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.
- 8.2Support for external payroll vendors(5) Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors is the ability to integrate with 3rd-party payroll services.
- 8.3Off-cycle/On-Demand payment(108) Ratings
Provide employees access to wages accrued during the pay period before the end of the pay cycle.
- 7.5Benefit plan administration(211) Ratings
Benefit plan administration is administration of health insurance plans and 401k plans, and other benefits.
- 8.6Direct deposit files(290) Ratings
Direct deposit is the ability to electronically transfer pay to an employee’s personal bank account.
- 8Salary revision and increment management(246) Ratings
Salary revision is the ability to modify individual employee pay.
- 8.1Reimbursement management(57) 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.
- 8Approval workflow(208) Ratings
Approval workflow is the process for approving employee paid time-off requests.
- 7.7Balance details(224) Ratings
Balance details is automatic updating of paid time-off balance to reflect time taken.
- 7.7Annual carry-forward and encashment(186) 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.
- 8.1View and generate pay and benefit information(266) Ratings
Employees can view pay and benefit data and print pay stubs.
- 8.4Update personal information(271) Ratings
Employees can update personal profile with change of address, dependents, or other personal data.
- 8.1View company policy documentation(199) Ratings
Employees can review company handbook, and corporate policy documents.
- 8.2Employee recognition(52) Ratings
thank a team member
- 8.1View job history(228) 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.
- 8.3Tracking of all physical assets(90) Ratings
Tracking of track laptops, pagers, phones, and other company equipment.
HR Reporting
Pre-built and custom reports, and integration with external data.
- 6.9Report builder(249) Ratings
Report builder allows custom reports to be created using a GUI.
- 7.1Pre-built reports(249) Ratings
Pre-built reports is the provision of a variety of canned reports on employee retention, and other key metrics.
- 6.5Ability to combine HR data with external data(164) 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.
- 8.2New hire portal(237) 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.
- 7.7Manager tracking tools(181) 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.
- 7.9Corporate goal setting(41) Ratings
Corporate goal setting is the ability to define corporate goals, and/or vision statements in the system.
- 7.7Individual goal setting(103) Ratings
Individual goal setting is the ability to define individual goals that align to organizational and subordinate goals.
- 8Line-of sight-visibility(82) 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(102) 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.
- 7.4Performance plans(132) Ratings
Supervisors have ability to build individual performance plans including, goals, competencies, etc..
- 7.2Performance improvement plans(118) Ratings
Supervisors can track disciplinary actions such as performance improvement plans.
- 7.1Review status tracking(123) Ratings
Supervisors can monitor and track review status completion with dashboard showing milestones and status.
- 7.5Review reminders(122) Ratings
System can generate reminders to ensure review completion timeliness.
- 7.3Multiple review frequency(103) 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.
- 8.3Candidate ranking(27) Ratings
Candidate readiness for key business positions can be ranked and assessed.
- 8.1Candidate search(31) Ratings
Candidate search provides search capabilities for potential candidates based on attribute or other profile data.
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.
- 8.2Job Requisition Management(109) Ratings
Job Requisition Management – Job requisition management is the ability to create jobs quickly and easily
- 8.3Company Website Posting(116) Ratings
Software allows postings to be displayed on the company website
- 8.3Publish to Social Media(99) Ratings
Software provides ability to publish postings to social media sites
- 8.3Job Search Site Posting(106) Ratings
Software provides ability to publish postings to top job search sites
- 8.3Duplicate Candidate Prevention(94) Ratings
Duplicate candidate prevention prevents candidates already in the system from being added
- 8.3Applicant Tracking(116) Ratings
Applicant tracking allows recruiters to assign applicants to various stages so others can see status at a glance
- 8.1Notifications and Alerts(123) Ratings
Notifications and reminders inform you of tasks to be completed
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What is Paycor?
Paycor's Human Capital Management (HCM) platform aims to modernize every aspect of people management, from recruitment, onboarding and development, to payment and retention. Operating for 30 years, Paycor HR technology helps users to save time, analytics that provide actionable insights and dedicated support from HR experts. The vendor boasts more than 29,000 medium & small businesses using Paycor to help them solve problems and achieve their goals.
Paycor states they build HR software for leaders
who want to:
Focus on Strategic Goals
A core HR solution for all employee data, so users never have to switch platforms, log-in to multiple systems, re-key information or open multiple spreadsheets.
Understand Their Business at a Deeper Level
Paycor Analytics brings enterprise-level insights to medium and small business.
See Around Corners
Paycor delivers expert advice at every stage of the process, from the consultative sales approach that seeks to understand the user's business before recommending solutions to ongoing guidance from a dedicated customer success team.
Paycor 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: 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
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
- Supported: Asset issue and transfer management
- Supported: Asset return
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
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: Candidate ranking
- Supported: Candidate search
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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Paycor 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 |
Supported Countries | United States |
Supported Languages | English |
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(577)Attribute Ratings
- 9.8Likelihood to Renew17 ratings
- 10Availability3 ratings
- 10Performance3 ratings
- 7.8Usability291 ratings
- 5.4Support Rating56 ratings
- 9.4Online Training3 ratings
- 10In-Person Training1 rating
- 9.1Implementation Rating16 ratings
- 10Configurability3 ratings
- 9.9Product Scalability3 ratings
- 5Ease of integration1 rating
- 10Vendor pre-sale2 ratings
- 10Vendor post-sale2 ratings
Reviews
(51-75 of 323)You should Payless for Paycor
- Not fixing issues
- Taking the hire date and automatically linking it to recurring quarterly and annual reviews
- Making the review section more user friendly. If it’s a review leave that separate from a 1on1.
- Timesheets is CONSTANTLY timing out on our employees making it look like they haven’t clocked time.
not suited - quarterly and annual reviews; 1on1 section is useless
Net neutral
- It provides a one stop shop for the employee experience from application to hire.
- Paycor seems to be a bit behind in terms of technical aptitude. Their performance management section is very clunky.
HR Generalist
We use modules including performance reviews, time, payroll, benefits, ACA, FMLA, recruitment, talent and development. As we transition from another HRIS, there were significant improvements in items like ACA, FMLA, Payroll, Recruitment, and performance reviews. Time cards have some positives and some negatives that we hope to see improved. There is also a bit more of a lag time in reporting than expected. That is also in the process of being upgraded and the new Report Builder option looks promising.
I would like to see improvement in the dashboard as well to have more "shortcuts" available linking the modules to the first page.
- ACA - the ACA support was phenomenal. It was SO easy.
- Payroll - Easy to use and easy to edit.
- Performance Reviews - Customizable and has some AI features incorporated
- Benefits - User Friendly with so many options for administrative reports.
- Recruiting - intuitive design, easy to read and get a snapshot of information. Can add non-manager to review applications which is very helpful when team interviewing.
- Reporting - The reporting is slow and cumbersome. There have been improvements in their new reporting platform and it looks promising. We are patiently waiting for the new platform to be out of Beta testing because it seems to work much better.
- Timesheet - there is lag time from clock in widget on the homepage to timesheets. Our employees log into their computer to clock in. The clocking in/out works, but the lag time for the timesheet to update does not inspire confidence in our employees.
- The homepage needs more shortcuts to the different modules. There should be a shortcut to the benefits page and talent and development page. It would be valuable to allow admins to customize the homepage as well.
Any HRIS implementation is hard, but we felt supported throughout the process. My recommendation rating would be higher if reporting was improved and timesheet improvements were made.
We are in transition to Paycor
- User interface is intuitive
- Report building flexibility
- Customer service
- Allow for payroll submission the day before without charging extra. ;)
Not very happy
- Payroll processing
- Reporting
- Onboarding
- Customer service
- Customer service
- Not selling constantly
- Bringing back a dedicated representative
- Hold Times
- Implementation specialists actually making sure things are implemented
- Not charging people for services they don’t use and don’t have access to
Dir Employee Relations
- Very user friendly system
- Payroll
- Ease in reporting
- Training
- Live person n on phone for help
- Help line could use some work
- Too many segregated experts
One year in..
- Timekeeping
- Time off Tracking
- Onboarding
- Communication
- Support
- Benefit portal needs updating
Full service HR system.
- Implementation was a breeze with our team.
- Customizable and offers all the tools we need in one place.
- User friendly for all.
- Constantly improving and updating their products.
- We are highly regulated and need performance review templates for each position at our organization. While we were able to make this happen, the process was a bit cumbersome.
Easily used for the price
- Employee documentation
- Time management
- Payroll processing
- Reporting function
- Module set up and activation
- Super easy to maneuver ATS system, with checklist and onboarding dashboard.
- Love, love their reporting and analytics. Great data and all in one place. Great data and reporting tools.
- Need to make LMS a little easier to build and learn. Maybe a LMS administrator to teach L&D administrators. Super convoluted.
Happy with our choice
- Employee Engagement/Development
- Payroll
- Org Chart
- Speed
- API Integrations
Easy Breezy Payroll
- Accurately tracks time punches.
- Easy to use interface.
- Simplifies the payroll process.
- Make the missed time punch feature easier to understand.
- Make webinars easier to search and find.
- Make the calendar feature easier to use.
Easy Peasy!
- Tax filing
- Payroll management
- benefit integration
- customer service
- designated service team
- multi client id assistance
Less suited- reporting for multiple client ids
Paycor is a great tool for use in the US
- Benefits integration upon open enrollment
- Pictoral organizational charts; manager access
- App for employees for punch in/approvals
- Extensive LMS
- international payroll
- easier management of employee documents
- position management
Worst Product Support I've Ever Encountered
- Payroll features
- Ability to customize
- Ease of updating settings
- Support
BEST ATS!
- Organization on Dashboard
- Emailing to applicants
- Ease of posting positions
- Would be nice for implementation team to provide support through first year
MyScore with PayCor
Storing employee data
- Tacking new hire onboarding progress
- Wage garnishments
- Tracking employee time and attendance
- The new navigation has taken some getting used to; particularly the categories
Not recommended for complex business needs
- Paycor has a great feedback forum in which you can see what other users are requesting and complaining about. You can also view the status of those complaints, such as "working on it," "planned," "being considered," etc.
- Paycor is a one-stop solution for most of what HR practitioners need to do.
- Paycor's customer support is very impersonal, and it's often hard to find an actual person to take ownership of your problem. Until recently, we had a dedicated account rep whose feet we could hold to the fire when problem resolution was stalled, but even that has been eliminated in favor of a "Shared Success Team."
- The navigation is cumbersome. Accessing specific areas of an employee's profile now requires multiple clicks, each of which requires a screen reload. This doesn't sound like a major problem, but when you're working through dozens of employees to make changes, it can really slow down your day.
- Paycor assured us at time of purchase that their product was cohesive throughout all its components: payroll, benefits, recruiting, etc. Our experience has been to the contrary. There are many areas in the product where the seams show through and the interface style changes as third-party software takes over. Benefits enrollments don't always communicate cleanly to payroll, for example, and it's not uncommon for us to find enrolled employees with no payroll deductions for their insurance.
Paycor makes life easier for everybody
- Paystub tracking
- Benefit elections
- Intuitive to use
- Nothing. Very easy to use. And our Company does not use many features
Paycor - worth what you paidfor.
- Help Center.
- Straightforward software.
- Applicant tracking system.
- Integration of deductions from other companies (ex, health insurance) with payroll.
- Customer service.
- App
- Paycor listens to their customers needs very well and addresses concerns immediately.
- Paycor is continuously looking for Innovative ways to improve their platforms. For example the new tracking system for Paycor Support.
- Paycor communicates and updates customers on upcoming updates often.
- The Time Accrual platform has lots of room for improvement. Employees should be able to accurately track their time off and it should not be confusing as to how their time is calculated. The submitted upcoming Time Off Requests should also be allowed to edit and make changes. They should not have to delete their requests and start over.
- The "NEW" timecard view does not function appropriately with some errors. In particular with "punch out of bounds" errors. The managers cannot view these errors to correct them, they have to toggle back to the old view in order to acknowledge them.
- The Benefit's platform could use some improvement with different fiscal years and calendar years. When our employees make an election for a retirement contribution the system cannot decipher between our fiscal year (July 1) and the calendar year calculations.
Paycor Review
- Payroll
- Pulse Surveys
- Onboarding
- Chat function
- Scheduling Platform
The pros and cons of Paycor from multiple views
- Scheduling
- Payroll
- Time and Attendance
- Reporting
- Homepage
- Manager access
There's always more they can do for you!
- Customer Service
- Adapting to new suggestions from clients
- Recruiting is not super user friendly and could use some more clarity in the formatting of the pages and how to navigate between jobs/candidates.
- Onboarding should include paperless opt-in and it would be nice to do benefits through there too
Paycor is an upcoming HRIS Platform!
- User Friendly
- Easy to use
- Mobile friendly
- Reporting lacks customization
- Unable to customize most fields
- Would like to customize reminders & notifications