Overview
What is Workday HCM?
Workday Human Capital Management is built as a cloud-based system with global consistency in user experience. Workday HCM is part of a broader system with other Workday products.
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Popular Features
- Update personal information (88)8.181%
- Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc. (84)7.979%
- Employment history (86)7.474%
- Job profiles and administration (88)7.272%
Reviewer Pros & Cons
Pricing
Entry-level set up fee?
- No setup fee
Offerings
- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Starting price (does not include set up fee)
- $100 per year per user
Features
Human Resource Management
Organizing, tracking and providing instant access to critical employee data, job profiles, transfers, promotions, and benefits information.
- 8Employee demographic data(77) Ratings
Administrators have the ability to enter detailed demographic data for each employee.
- 7.4Employment history(86) Ratings
Employment history is the ability to track previous positions held.
- 7.2Job profiles and administration(88) Ratings
Job profiles and descriptions can be created and edited.
- 7.9Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.(84) Ratings
Employee move workflow provides the ability to move employees to different positions and apply pay raises.
- 8.3Organizational charting(83) Ratings
Organizational charting is the ability to create hierarchical charts.
- 7.8Organization and location management(81) Ratings
Organization and location management allows employees to be managed across multiple geographical locations.
- 6.9Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)(56) 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.
- 7.4Pay calculation(65) Ratings
Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.
- 7.5Support for external payroll vendors(53) Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors is the ability to integrate with 3rd-party payroll services.
- 8.2Off-cycle/On-Demand payment(15) Ratings
Provide employees access to wages accrued during the pay period before the end of the pay cycle.
- 7Benefit plan administration(60) Ratings
Benefit plan administration is administration of health insurance plans and 401k plans, and other benefits.
- 7.4Direct deposit files(66) Ratings
Direct deposit is the ability to electronically transfer pay to an employee’s personal bank account.
- 8Salary revision and increment management(63) Ratings
Salary revision is the ability to modify individual employee pay.
- 8.4Reimbursement management(39) 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(69) Ratings
Approval workflow is the process for approving employee paid time-off requests.
- 8.2Balance details(69) Ratings
Balance details is automatic updating of paid time-off balance to reflect time taken.
- 7.4Annual carry-forward and encashment(56) 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(79) Ratings
Employees can view pay and benefit data and print pay stubs.
- 8.1Update personal information(88) Ratings
Employees can update personal profile with change of address, dependents, or other personal data.
- 7.1View company policy documentation(69) Ratings
Employees can review company handbook, and corporate policy documents.
- 7.4Employee recognition(55) Ratings
thank a team member
- 8.2View job history(79) 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.
- 6.8Tracking of all physical assets(23) Ratings
Tracking of track laptops, pagers, phones, and other company equipment.
HR Reporting
Pre-built and custom reports, and integration with external data.
- 8.1Report builder(72) Ratings
Report builder allows custom reports to be created using a GUI.
- 7.8Pre-built reports(74) Ratings
Pre-built reports is the provision of a variety of canned reports on employee retention, and other key metrics.
- 7.2Ability to combine HR data with external data(62) 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(50) 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.
- 8Manager tracking tools(50) 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.
- 8Corporate goal setting(47) Ratings
Corporate goal setting is the ability to define corporate goals, and/or vision statements in the system.
- 8Individual goal setting(56) Ratings
Individual goal setting is the ability to define individual goals that align to organizational and subordinate goals.
- 7.1Line-of sight-visibility(49) Ratings
Line-of-sight visibility is the provision of line-of sight visibility for each goal to see how goals support overall corporate objectives.
- 7.8Performance tracking(55) 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.
- 8.2Performance plans(59) Ratings
Supervisors have ability to build individual performance plans including, goals, competencies, etc..
- 7.9Performance improvement plans(51) Ratings
Supervisors can track disciplinary actions such as performance improvement plans.
- 8.2Review status tracking(55) Ratings
Supervisors can monitor and track review status completion with dashboard showing milestones and status.
- 8.5Review reminders(55) Ratings
System can generate reminders to ensure review completion timeliness.
- 8.4Multiple review frequency(49) 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.
- 7.7Create succession plans/pools(32) Ratings
Managers can create and manage pools of potentially high-performing individuals.
- 6.6Candidate ranking(33) Ratings
Candidate readiness for key business positions can be ranked and assessed.
- 7.3Candidate search(35) Ratings
Candidate search provides search capabilities for potential candidates based on attribute or other profile data.
- 6.6Candidate development(34) 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.
- 8.2Job Requisition Management(42) Ratings
Job Requisition Management – Job requisition management is the ability to create jobs quickly and easily
- 8.4Company Website Posting(35) Ratings
Software allows postings to be displayed on the company website
- 8.1Publish to Social Media(31) Ratings
Software provides ability to publish postings to social media sites
- 8.4Job Search Site Posting(36) Ratings
Software provides ability to publish postings to top job search sites
- 7Duplicate Candidate Prevention(35) Ratings
Duplicate candidate prevention prevents candidates already in the system from being added
- 7.7Applicant Tracking(36) Ratings
Applicant tracking allows recruiters to assign applicants to various stages so others can see status at a glance
- 8.4Notifications and Alerts(40) Ratings
Notifications and reminders inform you of tasks to be completed
Product Details
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What is Workday HCM?
Key product areas:
- Human Resource Management
- Organization Management
- Business Process Management
- Reporting and Analytics
- Employee and Manager Self-Service
- Absence Management
- Benefits Administration
- ACA Management
- Compensation Management
- Performance and Goal Management
- Talent Management
- Survey Framework
- Contingent Labor Management
Workday HCM 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
Additional Features
- Supported: Reorganization Management
- Supported: Workforce Planning
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Workday HCM Competitors
- Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
- SAP SuccessFactors
- Ultimate Software
Workday HCM 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 |
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(588)Attribute Ratings
- 9Likelihood to Renew18 ratings
- 6.6Availability8 ratings
- 7.3Performance7 ratings
- 7Usability13 ratings
- 8Support Rating22 ratings
- 7Online Training7 ratings
- 9.6In-Person Training6 ratings
- 8Implementation Rating11 ratings
- 7.5Configurability2 ratings
- 7.3Product Scalability1 rating
- 8.2Ease of integration1 rating
- 5Vendor pre-sale1 rating
- 7Vendor post-sale1 rating
- 7.8Talent Management Features7 ratings
Reviews
(1-5 of 5)- One of my favorite features of Workday is the actionable items and the fact that you can run a report and after auditing the data you can correct it from within the report.
- Workday is a complex system that allows great flexibility. It comes with predefined business processes that can be fully customized.
- Workday self service features for managers and employees are great and particularly those features that are mobile enabled.
- Dashboards and reporting are spectacular.
- Documentation. This is the first system I have ever worked that has such a lack of documentation.
- Creating advance reports and specifically creating calculated fields is very cumbersome.
- Payroll in general is still a very immature product. Most mature payroll systems handle taxation much better than Workday.
Ask specific questions about delivered reports, delivered connectors, out of the box business processes, etc.
Make sure you understand how technical support works and also find out about how easy/difficult it would be to implement new modules in the future and ask how other companies usually deal with this issue.
- Employee demographic data
- 60%6.0
- Employment history
- 40%4.0
- Job profiles and administration
- 60%6.0
- Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
- 60%6.0
- Organizational charting
- 50%5.0
- Organization and location management
- 60%6.0
- Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
- 40%4.0
- Pay calculation
- 50%5.0
- Support for external payroll vendors
- 50%5.0
- Benefit plan administration
- 60%6.0
- Direct deposit files
- 60%6.0
- Salary revision and increment management
- 50%5.0
- Reimbursement management
- N/AN/A
- Approval workflow
- 40%4.0
- Balance details
- 40%4.0
- Annual carry-forward and encashment
- 50%5.0
- View and generate pay and benefit information
- 70%7.0
- Update personal information
- 70%7.0
- View company policy documentation
- 50%5.0
- Employee recognition
- 50%5.0
- Tracking of all physical assets
- N/AN/A
- Report builder
- 40%4.0
- Pre-built reports
- 50%5.0
- Ability to combine HR data with external data
- 50%5.0
We also selected workday because of it was a system built from the ground up using the latest technologies and we would like to leverage in the near future some of its global capabilities, like Payroll for the UK and China.
We used Oracle HR and ADP payroll in the past and we were very dependent on IT resources. We are now using WD for HCM and payroll in the US and we still use ADP for payroll in the UK and we are writing connectors for ADP UK payroll currently and we hope to use the UKL payroll module next year.
- Professional services company
Workday helps us work smarter.
- The user experience is very intuitive and is in line with what people want to see and do with an online application these days. We don't have to spend much time on training employees and managers because they can generally figure out how to do what they need to do on their own. The ease of use and look & feel are some of the reasons we chose Workday to begin with, and it's getting better with age.
- Security. It's flexible so you can allow access to what you want and block what you don't. And it's solid. And you don't have to remember who has access to what when building and delivering reports and chance exposing confidential or sensitive information. If they don't have permission to see it, they don't see it.
- Reporting capabilities are amazing. We're several years in and still feel like we're just scratching the surface. Our executives love the dashboard views and have set them as the standard for other internal dashboard-like reporting.
- Time Tracking in countries with complex work-week and shift schedules is a challenge. I expect we'll continue to see improvements with Workday planned global expansion.
- I would love for Workday to provide in-depth training at no cost for system administrators. We are able to manage the system and our needs independently. Depending on the project, it may take us longer and we may not really be optimizing the process or system if we're missing knowledge and experience that would help us do so.
- Employee demographic data
- 90%9.0
- Employment history
- 100%10.0
- Job profiles and administration
- 80%8.0
- Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
- 90%9.0
- Organizational charting
- 80%8.0
- Organization and location management
- 100%10.0
- Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
- 90%9.0
- Pay calculation
- N/AN/A
- Support for external payroll vendors
- N/AN/A
- Benefit plan administration
- N/AN/A
- Direct deposit files
- N/AN/A
- Salary revision and increment management
- N/AN/A
- Reimbursement management
- N/AN/A
- Approval workflow
- 100%10.0
- Balance details
- 100%10.0
- Annual carry-forward and encashment
- 80%8.0
- View and generate pay and benefit information
- N/AN/A
- Update personal information
- 100%10.0
- View company policy documentation
- N/AN/A
- Employee recognition
- N/AN/A
- Tracking of all physical assets
- N/AN/A
- Report builder
- 100%10.0
- Pre-built reports
- 100%10.0
- Ability to combine HR data with external data
- 100%10.0
- Process standardization and transparency for HR, process reviewers/approvers, employees and managers
- Push button reporting, standard views of data for apples to apples comparisons across different managers
- Streamlined processes for scalability with rapid global growth and to enable a more strategic HR focus
- Succession Planning
- Workforce Planning
- Project and work management
- Employee data updates
- Navigating and search
- Employee transfers/manager changes
- Approval routing
- Moving future dated time off requests when an employee moves to a new time off plan (new country, for example)
- As an administrator, learning the business objects and data sources to optimize report performance and get the right data in the right place...it's possible, it's just a steep learning curve.
Workday - HRIS product of now and the future!
- Workday has excellent report writing capability. It provides hundreds of standard reports and also enables you to create custom reports. These reports can be shared with staff or kept restricted to certain departments.
- Workday offers a comprehensive way of managing position information through the use of position management, job profiles, job families, and job family groups. This is particularly helpful for market analysis and EEO and Affirmative Action reporting.
- High level security - highly customizable.
- Great opportunity to provide feedback and suggestions; there is a Workday Community for all users and this input is taken into account for future version updates.
- Workday users will need training - not all areas of the system are intuitive (report writing, for example).
- Version updates can be too frequent; although they reduced updates from four times per year to two, it can be challenging to our staff to reacquaint themselves with a newer version, particularly if it includes a redesign.
- Unless really customized, there are sometimes too many clicks to get through a process.
- Employee demographic data
- 100%10.0
- Employment history
- 100%10.0
- Job profiles and administration
- 100%10.0
- Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
- 100%10.0
- Organizational charting
- 80%8.0
- Organization and location management
- 80%8.0
- Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
- 90%9.0
- Pay calculation
- 100%10.0
- Support for external payroll vendors
- N/AN/A
- Benefit plan administration
- 100%10.0
- Direct deposit files
- N/AN/A
- Salary revision and increment management
- N/AN/A
- Reimbursement management
- N/AN/A
- Approval workflow
- N/AN/A
- Balance details
- N/AN/A
- Annual carry-forward and encashment
- N/AN/A
- View and generate pay and benefit information
- 100%10.0
- Update personal information
- 100%10.0
- View company policy documentation
- N/AN/A
- Employee recognition
- N/AN/A
- Tracking of all physical assets
- N/AN/A
- Report builder
- 100%10.0
- Pre-built reports
- 100%10.0
- Ability to combine HR data with external data
- N/AN/A
Partners & Implementers
- Workday has a very responsive customer support staff.
- Workday is very concerned about quality, and has put many checkpoints in place to ensure the product customers receive is built with the utmost precision.
- Workday is great about giving customers what they want. They are continuously evolving, improving, releasing new functionality, and solutions each week, to meet the needs of their clients.
- Workday's Talent and Performance module is vast and possesses a lot of great functionality, however Workday currently offers no Certification for Implementers, which I feel is very much needed.
- The recruiting module still has a long way to go. It is new, so we all know that is has gaps, but with WD24 coming out in March, I believe it will take Workday recruiting to the next level!
- It would be great if Workday would share more information with partners, whether that be through a weekly status meeting, or email. Workday has done a good job at building their Community, however there are times where it has not been updated, and we share outdated information with customers.
- Employee demographic data
- 90%9.0
- Employment history
- 100%10.0
- Job profiles and administration
- 100%10.0
- Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
- 90%9.0
- Organizational charting
- 100%10.0
- Organization and location management
- 100%10.0
- Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
- 100%10.0
- Pay calculation
- N/AN/A
- Support for external payroll vendors
- N/AN/A
- Benefit plan administration
- N/AN/A
- Direct deposit files
- N/AN/A
- Salary revision and increment management
- N/AN/A
- Reimbursement management
- N/AN/A
- Approval workflow
- N/AN/A
- Balance details
- N/AN/A
- Annual carry-forward and encashment
- N/AN/A
- View and generate pay and benefit information
- 100%10.0
- Update personal information
- 100%10.0
- View company policy documentation
- 100%10.0
- Employee recognition
- 100%10.0
- Tracking of all physical assets
- 100%10.0
- Report builder
- 100%10.0
- Pre-built reports
- 100%10.0
- Ability to combine HR data with external data
- N/AN/A
- Oracle PeopleSoft
I am a Workday Fan!
- The user interface is intuitive and familiar. It mimics the current Apple interface, so end-users are not intimidated by the design.
- It is highly configurable. It allows you to set up processes and workflows that make sense for your business.
- It has a great support system. The Workday Community is great for general questions and networking with other Workday professionals. And the Workday Support site is a fast and efficient way to get your problems resolved.
- I would like to see certifications opened up to professionals other than consultants by Workday Training.
- Some of the reporting functions can get very complicated for the general end-user. If you are not generating reports on a regular basis, a lot of the functionality can be lost or forgotten.
- Integrations can be complicated and hard to understand. I would like to see Workday provide more support on integrations, rather than pointing clients to expensive 3rd party consultants.
-If you want an integration Time-Tracking/Payroll system, you'll need to make sure Workday can handle your time-tracking needs. The time-tracking system is not very robust.
-It is a little too expensive for a smaller company, so make sure the price is worth your while.
-Be sure to choose your consulting partner for implementation very carefully, as some are better than others.
-You will need an in-house expert to administer the system. While it is easy to use, if you are not willing to pay extra for an expert (or to extensively train the people you have), you will not get all you can out of the system.
- Employee demographic data
- 100%10.0
- Employment history
- 80%8.0
- Job profiles and administration
- 80%8.0
- Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
- 100%10.0
- Organizational charting
- 60%6.0
- Organization and location management
- 100%10.0
- Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
- 80%8.0
- Pay calculation
- 80%8.0
- Support for external payroll vendors
- 80%8.0
- Benefit plan administration
- 100%10.0
- Direct deposit files
- 100%10.0
- Salary revision and increment management
- 100%10.0
- Reimbursement management
- 100%10.0
- Approval workflow
- N/AN/A
- Balance details
- N/AN/A
- Annual carry-forward and encashment
- N/AN/A
- View and generate pay and benefit information
- 100%10.0
- Update personal information
- 100%10.0
- View company policy documentation
- 80%8.0
- Employee recognition
- 70%7.0
- Tracking of all physical assets
- 80%8.0
- Report builder
- 80%8.0
- Pre-built reports
- 90%9.0
- Ability to combine HR data with external data
- 80%8.0
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