EID Review: Kronos Workforce Ready
June 07, 2016

EID Review: Kronos Workforce Ready

Jose Perez, SPHR, CLRM | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Kronos Workforce Ready

Overall, Kronos Workforce Ready is a great product that I would recommend to any agency.

Kronos Workforce Ready is utilized by our entire organization as its HRIS system. Time and Attendance as well as Payroll functions are now automated via Kronos and have improved efficiency and accuracy in these important business functions. Prior to Kronos, timesheets were processed by hand. I believe our public agency was among the first in Califormia to utilize Kronos in tandem with the CalPERS system with excellent results, kudos to the Kronos implementation and technical teams!

Given our success with the above, we recently added the Human Resources module to our platform and have automated our hiring process as well!

  • Time & Attendance: Kronos provides flexibility and accessibility to both management and non-management personnel in the administration of timesheets. Employees have the ability to record their time via a computer, phone, or even the Kronos App. Managers can easily review, edit and approve time entries, time off request, and have access to robust reporting features.
  • Payroll: If your agency is like ours, assigning project numbers to time-worked is important. Kronos provides you the ability to create custom fields, payroll functions, and pay codes to address all these needs and then some.
  • Reporting Features: Kronos provides both default and custom reporting features that have met and exceeded our needs. As noted earlier, the report tools within Workforce Ready are robust and impressive. You can save your custom reports, download them into various formats and even have Kronos automatically generate and email selected reports to various individuals within your organization.
  • Customer Support: Kronos customer support is solid! When you are processing payroll and an issue comes up, you can file a case with Kronos and have the confidence that you will receive timely response and resolution to any potential issue that may arise.
  • Training: I think there is always room for improvement, and training resources are critical for new users of Kronos. Kronos would serve its customer base more fully by expanding its online, no cost training guides and how-to videos. Would like to see training topics expanded to include various user types (i.e., management, non-management employees) and tasks.
  • Kronos Workforce Ready has improved staff productivity and reduced payroll errors. Its many features have contributed to a more engaged workforce (love the annual employee benefit statement feature!). Self-service has increased and we are continually seeking more ways to fully utilize this powerful system.
  • The investment of money and resources to implement this system has paid off for our agency, and has resulted in savings in staff time, and has mitigated exposure to FLSA requirements given the accuracy of the many Kronos payroll features.
Workforce Ready's web-based functionality is a definite improvement from our previous payroll system. It provides more functions and tools to capture working hours and to process payroll accurately.
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Third-party Reviews
We needed a solution that was flexible in the creation of custom pay code functions given that we are a public agency with a union environment. Kronos features and usability were therefore critical to our selection criteria. CalPERS integration proved to us that Kronos implementation teams can deliver!
Overall, Kronos Workforce Ready has delivered! I would definitely recommend Kronos to any of my colleagues and certainly to any agency that is still processing timesheets manually!

UKG Ready Feature Ratings

Employee demographic data
10
Employment history
9
Job profiles and administration
8
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
8
Organizational charting
8
Organization and location management
8
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
Not Rated
Pay calculation
10
Support for external payroll vendors
10
Benefit plan administration
10
Direct deposit files
10
Salary revision and increment management
10
Approval workflow
8
Balance details
10
Annual carry-forward and encashment
10
View and generate pay and benefit information
10
Update personal information
10
View job history
8
View company policy documentation
9
Tracking of all physical assets
8
Report builder
10
Pre-built reports
10
Performance plans
8
Performance improvement plans
8
Review status tracking
8
Review reminders
8
Multiple review frequency
8
New hire portal
8
Manager tracking tools
9
Individual goal setting
8
Performance tracking
9
Job Requisition Management
9
Company Website Posting
9
Publish to Social Media
8
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
8
Applicant Tracking
8
Notifications and Alerts
9