Paylocity - a True HR Partner
September 15, 2022

Paylocity - a True HR Partner

Robyn Klawitter | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Paylocity

I use Paylocity to onboard, manage, communicate with, schedule, train, and pay all my employees. I find that this single product covers all the bases I need to manage employees in a single place. Using LMS for training, I am able to get all new hires fully trained faster. Using document capture, I can gather all pertinent certifications and educational requirements. My time clock employees can use On Demand Payment and collect their paycheck on their schedule.
  • Online training that the user creates
  • On Demand Pay - For employees to be paid when THEY want
  • Community - A place where everyone can come together and communicate
  • There is a new feature in workflows that allow the user to ask questions and collect documents. This would be even better if it could be automated. For example, a particular workflow is sent to an employee when they are promoted.
  • Improved communication and engagement through Community
  • Time savings using onboarding
  • Time and cost savings using online LMS
We are able to manage over 1500 employees at 20 locations with an HR team on only 2. Paylocity automates many HR and management tasks allowing us to handle more work and employees. HR approvals and workflows keep us in the know and on track. The managers can see when items are completed so they are prepared for the next steps.
Many of our employees enjoy Community for communication, requesting assistance and company announcements.They love being able to see and manage their schedules on an app.
Employees like using LMS in their phones to complete required training at their own pace.
I see many employees using employee recognition to give each other Impressions, but when a manager or supervisor uses it and link it to community, they really love that!

Do you think Paylocity delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Paylocity's feature set?

Yes

Did Paylocity live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Paylocity go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Paylocity again?

Yes

Paylocity is an excellent system from companies with time clock employees as well as salaried and commissioned employees. The scheduling features and On Demand Pay really make it easy for employees and managers to stay on top of the schedule. There are great succession planning, performance, and goal-setting features for more career-focused positions as well.

Paylocity Feature Ratings

Employee demographic data
10
Employment history
10
Job profiles and administration
10
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
10
Organizational charting
6
Organization and location management
10
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
10
Pay calculation
10
Support for external payroll vendors
10
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
10
Benefit plan administration
10
Direct deposit files
10
Salary revision and increment management
10
Reimbursement management
10
Approval workflow
10
Balance details
10
Annual carry-forward and encashment
10
View and generate pay and benefit information
10
Update personal information
10
View job history
10
View company policy documentation
10
Employee recognition
10
Tracking of all physical assets
10
Report builder
10
Pre-built reports
10
Ability to combine HR data with external data
10
Performance plans
10
Performance improvement plans
10
Review status tracking
10
Review reminders
10
Multiple review frequency
10
Create succession plans/pools
10
Candidate ranking
10
Candidate search
10
Candidate development
10
New hire portal
10
Manager tracking tools
10
Corporate goal setting
10
Individual goal setting
10
Line-of sight-visibility
10
Performance tracking
10
Job Requisition Management
Not Rated
Company Website Posting
Not Rated
Publish to Social Media
Not Rated
Job Search Site Posting
Not Rated
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
Not Rated
Applicant Tracking
Not Rated
Notifications and Alerts
Not Rated

Using Paylocity

1575 - Employees, Supervisors, Managers and Executives
2 - Our HR team helps to support Paylocity in-house, but it is rarely needed as Paylocity is very user-friendly.
  • Payroll
  • Scheduling
  • Communication
  • Employee reviews
  • We use Paylocity in a unique way to collect and track employee certifications
  • We onboard over 100 employees per month virtually
  • We look forward to continued additions to features and functions in LMS and scheduling
Paylocity has become a partner to us in growing and maintaining our most valuable asset; our employees.

Evaluating Paylocity and Competitors

Yes - We were using iSolved for payroll, Excel for employee tracking, and still some paper employee files.
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
At the time, the price was the biggest factor in our decision. We really lucked out; the best product came to us at the right price.
I'm really glad we looked at different products when selecting Paylocity. It's good to know what is available as well as have a good understanding of features offered by competitors. In hindsight, I wouldn't change a thing.

Paylocity Implementation

Implementation was well timed and delivered on time and in great working condition.
Yes - There were clear time frames and deadlines to keep everyone involved on track.
Change management was minimal
  • I wouldn't say there were errors. I was surprised at how much work we did as an organization, but in the end, I was happy we were so involved. I know the system was built for us.

Using Paylocity

Managers, as well as employees, are able to utilize the important features of Paylocity with little to no direction.
ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Familiar
None
  • Payroll is a breeze with the file upload and conversion tools
  • Doing a mass change like a minimum wage increase takes a little more time. But it is an upload, so there are no manual changes.
Yes - The mobile interface is great. I am excited to see if things like editing an employee time card will come soon.