Dayforce: Good for the organization that likes to take control of their data
October 24, 2019

Dayforce: Good for the organization that likes to take control of their data

Meagan Bare, MBA, SHRM-CP | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Ceridian Dayforce

Ceridian Dayforce Payroll and WFM is being used across our entire US population. We are implementing all talent modules over the next 6-9 months.
  • Configurable
  • Flexible
  • User-Friendly
  • State-Mandated form integration into the Onboarding Module (NY, CA, DC)
  • More robust Recruitment Module
  • Feeds with Background/I-9 Vendors to allow you to selected the vendor of your choice, not just those that are integrated with Ceridian. Currently with EBI, and we have to initiate background screenings by flipping a status and the status of the backgrounds are housed outside the system.
  • Efficencies
  • Less Mistakes with manually manipulated data
  • User-Friendly experience for end-users
It does enable compliance, but you need to build it; the platform does not start at a legally compliant level.
It's very efficient to only have to touch the employment record once and have the information update in real time. It's unlike any other HRIS/HRM I've used in the past.
We migrated from ADP Workforce Now; the data was messy and not linked. All their modules were independent, so utilizing their talent modules was cumbersome and ultimately the performance module we had activated in the system was not utilized. I was a admin of Paylocity prior to joining my current organization; I did not have the ability to modify setup like I do with Dayforce. Their WebPay and WebTime applications were not linked; as such, an employee record, which was housed in WebPay would require extra effort to flow into WebTime. For instance, Terminations in WebPay would appear active in WebTime; so there was risk for paying addition PPE if not audited; time off balances would not update without a manual step and time off calendars if you had a mix of auto-pay and time sheet employees would not be contained on the same time off calendar, making it difficult for managers to manage their team's time away from work.
Dayforce is customizable, but relies heavily on configuration. As an administrator, I like that I can change settings without having to get support involved, like other HRIS/HRM solutions I've used in the past. However, if you are a small organization and do not have a Sr. Manager or above HR/Payroll team, this may be a bit daunting. There is not employment law built in as a baseline; for example: we had to specify what meal/rest break policies were, we had to specify what the rounding rules were and we had to specify what the spread of hours/recall/on call pay looked like for all states we were in business in. As a client, it would be super helpful to start at a point of compliance, and allow customers to configure it further from there, if they are more generous than the state requirements. State Forms are also not built into the onboarding module. I have wage forms that need completed for CA, NY and DC; the only way I can automate these is through docusign and even that is cumbersome. It's unfortunate.

Dayforce Feature Ratings

Employee demographic data
Not Rated
Employment history
Not Rated
Job profiles and administration
9
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
9
Organizational charting
9
Organization and location management
9
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
Not Rated
Pay calculation
9
Support for external payroll vendors
Not Rated
Benefit plan administration
9
Direct deposit files
9
Salary revision and increment management
9
Reimbursement management
Not Rated
Approval workflow
7
Balance details
8
Annual carry-forward and encashment
7
View and generate pay and benefit information
9
Update personal information
7
View job history
9
View company policy documentation
5
Employee recognition
5
Tracking of all physical assets
Not Rated
Report builder
8
Pre-built reports
7
Ability to combine HR data with external data
2
Performance plans
3
Performance improvement plans
3
Review status tracking
8
Review reminders
9
Multiple review frequency
9
Create succession plans/pools
2
Candidate ranking
4
Candidate search
4
Candidate development
3
New hire portal
6
Manager tracking tools
8
Corporate goal setting
8
Individual goal setting
8
Line-of sight-visibility
8
Performance tracking
6
Job Requisition Management
4
Company Website Posting
9
Publish to Social Media
9
Job Search Site Posting
8
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
7
Applicant Tracking
4
Notifications and Alerts
4