Growing Ambitious Company? Read this Review.
July 12, 2016
Growing Ambitious Company? Read this Review.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with APS
We track time and attendance for 150 employees, use the HR module for quarterly appraisals, and store confidential documents for each staff member and corporate documents that must be esigned by each staff member. We create the ACA reports as well as W2 with APS.
We have 150 staff members and we pay twice a month. Managers actually add their new staff, place them in the correct department, and then the HR manager doubles checks the file before employment begins.
Managers approve the submitted time and attendance prior to the pay date, the HR manager gets reports on overtime, sick time, vacation and holiday time. Limiters are placed on the system so that any paycheck outside our boundaries is red flagged for the HR manager inspection.
We have 150 staff members and we pay twice a month. Managers actually add their new staff, place them in the correct department, and then the HR manager doubles checks the file before employment begins.
Managers approve the submitted time and attendance prior to the pay date, the HR manager gets reports on overtime, sick time, vacation and holiday time. Limiters are placed on the system so that any paycheck outside our boundaries is red flagged for the HR manager inspection.
Pros
- It's fast and intuitive. Our previous contractors were ADP and Paychex and neither were intuitive. Our payroll runs have less errors now than with previous vendors. Payroll prep time is down from 5 hours with ADP to 2 hours with APS for the HR Manager.
- The limiters are great. I'm always afraid of that error that no one caught. Let's assume that you add a $200 limiter to overtime. Any time that a staff member is about to receive more than $200 in overtime for that pay period, a red flag goes up for the HR manager to double check.
- We have 3 programs in public schools that block certain ports. APS has a 2nd feature using GPS so that staff can only check in for their shift while they are in the designated GPS range. Great for someone who has to report to a remote location. Just add the GPS coordinates and they can't check until they get to the project.
Cons
- Stratus Time lets you quickly scroll through the entire staff list. The APS system has an extra step. A small issue.
- Stratus Time lets you create a template for a salaried staff and simply add days with that template. APS requires a hand created entry for each checkin
- Reduced anticipated and real expenses by $19,000 annually
- Improved staff morale and retention with individualized portals where they change their own personal information
ADP and Paychex - Noah built them after he built the ark :) Clunky, expensive, and error prone.
Stratus TIme - great time and attendance program, now purchased by Paychex.
Stratus TIme - great time and attendance program, now purchased by Paychex.
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