Workday Workforce Management

Score8.4 out of 10

89 Reviews and Ratings

What is Workday Workforce Management?

Workday Workforce Management is a workforce operations software that integrates HR, time, and scheduling data, to eliminate disjointed processes that halt day-to-day operations.

Consistent with a worker-first approach, Workday provides mobile-first access to personalized pay, time, and schedules, giving workers frictionless on-the-go access. This helps overcome difficulties in retaining workers and keeps them engaged in a competitive labor market.

The solution creates visibility & insight with AI driven, real-time manager insights for improved decision-making. Managers get insights from a single dashboard, helping to optimize team performance and control labor costs, while meeting customer demand and the needs of the business.

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Pay calculation
Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.
Category average: 9.1
Benefit plan administration
Benefit plan administration is administration of health insurance plans and 401k plans, and other benefits.
Category average: 8.3
Reimbursement management
Reimbursement management provides cash reimbursement for employee expenses related to business travel or other.
Category average: 8.2

Direct deposit files
Direct deposit is the ability to electronically transfer pay to an employee’s personal bank account.
Category average: 9.2
Salary revision and increment management
Salary revision is the ability to modify individual employee pay.
Category average: 8.7
Support for external payroll vendors
Support for external payroll vendors is the ability to integrate with 3rd-party payroll services.
Category average: 7.9

Brandi Moore

Senior Financial Analyst in Finance and Accounting at ProTowels (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Workday Workforce Management to manage personal data, HR functions, learning, networking, and career building. We maintain up-to-date contact information and preferred name/pronouns, update our emergency contacts, etc. We also have access to the ever-changing org chart and can see time worked, time-off requests, and when they get approved after submission. We can pull up past pay stubs and see our benefits easily.

Pros

Approvals for time-off requests
Approvals for expense reimbursement
Upcoming seminars/webinars for continuing education

Cons

It has a steep learning curve
Not really a help desk available
Not customizable on my authority level

Return on Investment

Workday Workforce Management has lowered the amount of time team members have to go to HR for questions.
The approval process for reimbursement is lightning fast.
I am no longer requested to research my team's different benefit options, which saves me a LOT of time during enrollment periods.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

UKG Workforce Central (discontinued)

Other Software Used

ADP SmartCompliance, Dayforce, 247HRM

Ersil Prescott

Sr. Pay & Tax Anaylst in Human Resources at BP America (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Workday Workforce Management as our Human Capital system of record. This product adds document upload functionality, eliminating the need for a separate method for human capital document retention. It also allows you to see all employee IDs across integrated systems on a single screen. The time stamp for master data changes could be more user-friendly for location changes. Employee personal data changes has a easier tracking method.

Pros

Capturing various system ID's for employees.
Document upload functionality.
Tracking employee made changes.

Cons

How it tracks work location changes.
The reporting functionality.

Return on Investment

It is hard to classify, as we use WorkDay only for human capital management, not payroll.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

ADP Global Payroll

Other Software Used

ADP GlobalView Payroll, Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)

Stephanie Taylor View profile

Manager Data Analytics in Professional Services at Southwest Airlines (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Workday Workforce Management is a replacement for a much outdated system and the difference has been life changing as a Leader. It's literally a single stop platform that incorporates HR, people management, compensation, and performance. Navigating the platform is easy and intuitive, including use of the mobile app. I can't imagine having to go back to another system after this one was put into place. My job as Leader has been improved significantly by this organizational upgrade.

Pros

Compensation Planning
Performance Planning and Projects
Onboarding/Hiring

Cons

Visualization of performance planning documents
Mobile app consistently signs out

Return on Investment

Increased Leader efficiency
Decreased time working across multiple platforms

Usability

Verified User

Manager in Manufacturing (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Workday Workforce Management to help manage our current workforce as well as building it up. We track time and attendance along with performance and goals. We recruit from within and outside of our network to fill vacancies. Employees looking to expand their career can look at open opportunities within the network. We can roll out trainings to team members and track compliance with those trainings all within the Workday site.

Pros

Time and attendance tracking
Job postings for talent aquisition
Internal career hub for internal postings

Cons

Sometimes what you can see and do is limited by your job title and the permissions associated with those titles - in our organization sometimes roles blend into others and are not as easily defined.

Return on Investment

More efficient tracking of time and attendance

Usability

Alternatives Considered

ADP Vantage (legacy)

Other Software Used

TravelBank, SAP S/4HANA for product compliance, Ideagen EHS

Verified User

Manager in Information Technology (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Workday to run many of our HR functions within our company from payroll to employee training to benefit management. Workday allows us to create and send out tasks for employees to complete without holding their hand through the entire process. We can send out tasks such as completing open enrollment without much intervention from the HR staff.

Pros

Setting up training for our employees
Completing open enrollment for our employees
Managing payroll and time sheets for employees

Cons

The cost is a bit more that some of the compeditors
The interface is a bit outdated and can be cumbersome at times
When a user is assigned training you have to go to the training tab instead of it just showing in the task section

Return on Investment

Less time going through open enrollment
Easy to setup and push out yearly training
Easy to manage employee time sheets

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Paylocity

Other Software Used

GoTo Connect, Microsoft 365, Epicor Eclipse

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ADP Workforce Now

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Pay calculation

Benefit plan administration

Reimbursement management

Areas for Improvement

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Support for external payroll vendors

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