Overview
What is UKG Ready?
Designed for small businesses where everyone wears multiple hats, UKG Ready® is an HR solution that guides users through their day-to-day HR activities. Capabilities span from HR and payroll to talent and time.
Ease of using UKG Ready
I really do not have many cases that I need to open for Pro or for Workforce Ready. …
UKG Ready - The All-in-One Solution
Good but not perfect.
UKG Ready is a time saver
Excellent Service and Product!
UKG - an organizational transformer.
I would recommend UKG, but there is always room for improvement.
UKG Review
Robust Software just make sure you know what you are doing.
Happy HR Professional.
Workforce ready review
Good system for time keeping and employee management
Great Product with Diverse Functionality
UKG Workforce works fine
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Popular Features
- Employee demographic data (155)8.686%
- Pay calculation (164)8.686%
- Pre-built reports (168)7.474%
- Report builder (167)7.272%
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What is UKG Ready?
Designed for small businesses where everyone wears multiple hats, UKG Ready® is an HR solution that guides users through their day-to-day HR activities. Capabilities span from HR and payroll to talent and time.
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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.
- 8.6Employee demographic data(155) Ratings
Administrators have the ability to enter detailed demographic data for each employee.
- 7.4Employment history(151) Ratings
Employment history is the ability to track previous positions held.
- 7.8Job profiles and administration(151) Ratings
Job profiles and descriptions can be created and edited.
- 7.4Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.(141) Ratings
Employee move workflow provides the ability to move employees to different positions and apply pay raises.
- 7Organizational charting(113) Ratings
Organizational charting is the ability to create hierarchical charts.
- 7Organization and location management(134) Ratings
Organization and location management allows employees to be managed across multiple geographical locations.
- 7.7Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)(111) 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.
- 8.6Pay calculation(164) Ratings
Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.
- 7.4Support for external payroll vendors(102) Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors is the ability to integrate with 3rd-party payroll services.
- 7.9Off-cycle/On-Demand payment(67) Ratings
Provide employees access to wages accrued during the pay period before the end of the pay cycle.
- 7.6Benefit plan administration(125) Ratings
Benefit plan administration is administration of health insurance plans and 401k plans, and other benefits.
- 8.8Direct deposit files(129) Ratings
Direct deposit is the ability to electronically transfer pay to an employee’s personal bank account.
- 8Salary revision and increment management(120) Ratings
Salary revision is the ability to modify individual employee pay.
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(147) Ratings
Approval workflow is the process for approving employee paid time-off requests.
- 7.4Balance details(154) Ratings
Balance details is automatic updating of paid time-off balance to reflect time taken.
- 7.5Annual carry-forward and encashment(131) 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.
- 8.2View and generate pay and benefit information(147) Ratings
Employees can view pay and benefit data and print pay stubs.
- 8.5Update personal information(154) Ratings
Employees can update personal profile with change of address, dependents, or other personal data.
- 8View company policy documentation(127) Ratings
Employees can review company handbook, and corporate policy documents.
- 7.9View job history(130) 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.
- 8.4Tracking of all physical assets(61) Ratings
Tracking of track laptops, pagers, phones, and other company equipment.
HR Reporting
Pre-built and custom reports, and integration with external data.
- 7.2Report builder(167) Ratings
Report builder allows custom reports to be created using a GUI.
- 7.4Pre-built reports(168) Ratings
Pre-built reports is the provision of a variety of canned reports on employee retention, and other key metrics.
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.
- 7.1New hire portal(112) 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.
- 7.1Manager tracking tools(89) 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.
- 7Individual goal setting(57) Ratings
Individual goal setting is the ability to define individual goals that align to organizational and subordinate goals.
- 7Performance tracking(63) 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.
- 6.6Performance plans(72) Ratings
Supervisors have ability to build individual performance plans including, goals, competencies, etc..
- 6.6Performance improvement plans(67) Ratings
Supervisors can track disciplinary actions such as performance improvement plans.
- 7.1Review status tracking(72) Ratings
Supervisors can monitor and track review status completion with dashboard showing milestones and status.
- 6Review reminders(76) Ratings
System can generate reminders to ensure review completion timeliness.
- 6.7Multiple review frequency(61) 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.
- 6.4Create succession plans/pools(22) Ratings
Managers can create and manage pools of potentially high-performing individuals.
- 7Candidate ranking(2) Ratings
Candidate readiness for key business positions can be ranked and assessed.
- 6.6Candidate search(3) Ratings
Candidate search provides search capabilities for potential candidates based on attribute or other profile data.
- 2Candidate development(1) 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.
- 6.8Job Requisition Management(75) Ratings
Job Requisition Management – Job requisition management is the ability to create jobs quickly and easily
- 6.8Company Website Posting(74) Ratings
Software allows postings to be displayed on the company website
- 5.7Publish to Social Media(52) Ratings
Software provides ability to publish postings to social media sites
- 6.8Job Search Site Posting(55) Ratings
Software provides ability to publish postings to top job search sites
- 6.5Duplicate Candidate Prevention(57) Ratings
Duplicate candidate prevention prevents candidates already in the system from being added
- 7Applicant Tracking(77) Ratings
Applicant tracking allows recruiters to assign applicants to various stages so others can see status at a glance
- 7.6Notifications and Alerts(82) Ratings
Notifications and reminders inform you of tasks to be completed
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What is UKG Ready?
UKG Ready 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: Statutory form management
Leave and Attendance Management Features
- Supported: Approval workflow
- Supported: Email notifications
- Supported: Balance details
- 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
Asset Management Features
- Supported: Tracking of all physical assets
HR Reporting Features
- Supported: Report builder
- Supported: Pre-built reports
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: Individual goal setting
- 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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UKG Ready 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, Windows Phone, Mobile Web |
Supported Countries | Australia, Canada, UK, Belgium, Mexico, Netherlands, France |
Supported Languages | English (US &UK), French (Canada & France), Spanish, and Dutch |
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(387)Attribute Ratings
- 7.4Likelihood to Renew18 ratings
- 9Availability3 ratings
- 9.3Performance7 ratings
- 7.5Usability85 ratings
- 8.2Support Rating73 ratings
- 6.5Online Training4 ratings
- 7.8In-Person Training2 ratings
- 6.2Implementation Rating10 ratings
- 8Configurability4 ratings
- 8Product Scalability3 ratings
- 5.5Ease of integration59 ratings
- 8Vendor pre-sale3 ratings
- 8Vendor post-sale3 ratings
- 8.6Kronos WFR Industry Expertise78 ratings
- 8.8Kronos WFR Role-based Success64 ratings
- 7.8Kronos WFR Resource Quality63 ratings
Reviews
(1-25 of 203)UKG Ready review
- Reminder Notifications
- Always expanding capabilities
- Mobile app
- Ease of work flows
- Some limitations of workflows of offer letters - only one manager review option at this time
Ease of using UKG Ready
I really do not have many cases that I need to open for Pro or for Workforce Ready. 90 % of cases related to Payment Services
- Self Service
- Ease of process
- Payment Services is getting so much better- don't let up!
user friendly for employees
UKG Ready - The All-in-One Solution
- Support
- Reporting
- Updating Systems on a Regular Basis
- Maintaining the Online Community with Only the Most Up-to-Date Support Information
Good but not perfect.
- Time off requests.
- Unit calendars
- Accumulated time.
- Posting internal employee information.
UKG Ready is a time saver
- Organized reports
- Straightforward
- Live chat works great
- ReadyConnect can be overwhelming
Excellent Service and Product!
- Reports
- Applicant Tracking
- EEO Reports
- Nothing I can think of
UKG - an organizational transformer.
- Time Keeping.
- PTO Requests.
- Reporting
- Audit Trail.
- I would like to see the balances for PTO described and grouped differently. Employees continue to be confused with the "Projected balances" section. Maybe this can be worded one way for the users and another for the admins.
- The Passwords to access the system, plus the need for a verification code, is a huge pain point for our deskless workers. We have a lot of frustration around accessing the system to clock in and out, request time off, etc. The increase in user adoption is a struggle.
- It would be great to have UKG Pro and UKG Ready in one application on the mobile app; having access to areas to simply punch in and out for your daily shift is counterintuitive.
I would recommend UKG, but there is always room for improvement.
- I find timesheets to be easy to use and provide good details for employees and employers.
- I love how customizable the dashboard is. This is a time saver for someone working in HR.
- The payroll process was easy to learn. The steps are simple to follow, and changes can be made to the pay statements with ease.
- There are a few places where there are extra clicks to confirm actions. I feel in most areas, this is not necessary.
- Although checklists are great in many ways, the layout with the checklist to the left and the action in the middle of the page can be hard for new hires to follow. I also do not like that the checklist opens when it is assigned; this is not necessary, and it wastes time.
- For an organization that has employees working in many departments, it would be helpful to have the Default Department listed in the rate table next to the Base Compensation Record.
UKG Review
- Time Keeping
- System Personalization
- Reporting
- One on One training
- Easier step by step instructions
- More Personalization of fields
Robust Software just make sure you know what you are doing.
- Easy to Customize.
- Customer Support is usually quick to respond.
- Lots of training opportunities.
- The Recruiting Module is not applicant-friendly.
- Too easy to customize. Not enough questions are asked when making changes to make sure what you need is being accomplished.
Happy HR Professional.
- Reports - they are so easy to customize on the spot, create from scratch, share, and easy access on the dashboard. Best I have ever had!
- Employee Self-Service - there are so many options; we have rolled things out slowly and are always finding new things to allow employees to self-serve.
- Payroll - simple and easy to access and update on the backend when needed.
- Recruitment - Too clunky to maneuver for supervisors and employees, needs to be streamlined.
- Onboarding/Checklists - The layout can be confusing, and documents go missing.
- Job Descriptions - Need easy storage/access/editing.
Workforce ready review
- Reporting is probably the best feature of WFR, it is easy to create and modify your own reporting needs while filtering the data and exporting.
- Using FMLA, ACA, & Points helps us manage our associate data effectively.
- Self Service
- Attendance(points) process could use some improvement. Setting up and maintaining I find easier than WFC however we lost some functionality in the automatic processing as well as document generation.
- FMLA module has a lot of restrictions on setup and has to be handled manually.
- Not all fields for data entry are effective data which cause some issues in changing associates profiles in a timely manner.
Good system for time keeping and employee management
- Time Keeping is done very well, especially in calculating current pay period hours
- Vacation balances and the way that is managed is excellent
- Ease of updating employee data makes using the system very easy
- It is a little difficult to update employee socials if they are a permanent resident or in the process of obtaining a social security number.
Great Product with Diverse Functionality
- timekeeping & accruals
- payroll tax reconciliation
- reporting functionality
- implementation & integration timelines
- journal entry & gl compatibility with outside accoutning resources
- finding direct point of contact for problems
UKG Workforce works fine
- Payroll
- Notifications and alerts
- Transition from applicant to employee profile
- Reports pulling from multiple sources
- Implementation of tooltips throughout the app
UKG has changed our lives!
- Timekeeping and payroll
- Open Enrollment online
- Benefits management
- Reports - millions of them!
- Implementation team - ours had turned over completely by the time we went live
- Implementation felt very rushed
- The attestation feature is not meaningful with payroll and submitting time sheets
Reporting Customization is Tight
- UKG is really good at work flows
- UKG has a large community forum to reference
- UKG has robust reporting that also can be fine-tuned and tailored
- UKG has easy to read and understand dashboards of HR data
- To be able to customize more of UKG's generic fields would be nice
- Overcomplicated on some processes; could simplify processes or steps on many things.
- Overall look could be simplified.
- Would be beneficial to have a dedicated Solutions Manager or Account Manager.
Not Perfect, We all have room for improvement!
- UKG is constantly updating its Software to what the customers' needs are
- UKG has knowledgeable staff in all areas of its software to help customers
- UKG continually offers training to its customers
- Better support when onboarding new customers. My experience was receiving enough education to get UKG up and running. I did not learn all that UKG can do for me as a customer.
- The new Company Hub page took a lot of work to format. I would have liked to have templates to utilize the setup of the Company Hub better.
- Projects take forever when requested from UKG
UKG Ready works
- time and labor management
- payroll
- time off management
- leave of absence management
- better UKG community support
- better follow-up when dealing with UKG issues
UKG Has Lots of Features, but that means there's lots to learn
- Reporting for complicated timecard management
- Flexible payroll processing
- Easy, one-stop source of employee HR/benefits information
- System is very complicated, which is a plus because it can handle almost any situation but difficult to learn
- There are often several ways to complete a task and it isn't always clear the most efficient route to follow
- Reporting can be clumsy to customize
UKG great choice
- Employee use
- reports
- data entry
- be more up-to-date with software
- functionality
Fair and balanced
This experience demonstrated that not all customer support are prepared to address customer situations and some are actually misinformed of Ready functionality.
- EEO-1 reporting support
- ACA tracking
- Equalize knowledge base of customer support staff - have consistent answers regardless of associate or allow customers to contact support staff who previously supported us.
- Enhance reporting capabilities and training opportunities so I don't have to go to AI applications with a raw EE dataset
Appreciate the reminders for quarter end and year end processing.
Compliance reporting functionality makes our job easier.
UKG Ready is not a solution for companies that don't buy time and labor management, and support is not equipped to address situations the arise from this circumstance.
The UKG Ready app should be modified to fit a phone screen. Our field staff do not use it because they cannot easily navigate app functions.
Overall ease of use
- Document management
- Support
- Applicant tracking
- Onboarding
- Custom Forms
- Reports
Hits & Misses in WFR.
- Timesheet Counters.
- Advance scheduler automation.
- Payroll Interface to UKG Payroll.
- UKG Pro HR records do not sync into UKG WFR- WFR defaults total annualized hours to 2080 versus the scheduled hours in UKG; part-time hours and salaries are not housed in WFR correctly. The Standard Accrued Liability report does not calculate properly for part-time employees.
- Workload template & refreshing Schedule template-Adding new shifts to the workload template cannot be refreshed in the Schedule Template. All shifts are re-imported. To correct each shift in each template needs to be manually deleted.
- Accruals Reset: Terminated employee's accrual balances are retained in WFR indefinitely. Re-hires in UKG Pro require a manual re-hire process in WFR to clear out old balances.
UKG Gets People Paid...
- Gets people paid once the setup is accurate.
- Reporting from WFR.
- Support.
- Implementation.
- HR applicate tracking.
- Payroll reporting.