Pay-trocity
May 16, 2023

Pay-trocity

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Paylocity

We use Paylocity for payroll processing, timesheet entry and approval, paid time off tracking, online new hire paperwork. The product addresses the problems of tracking time off, filing quarterly payroll tax returns, etc.

Pros

  • Dedicated account manager.
  • Emailed notifications of changes.

Cons

  • The system is very clunky and seems like multiple systems were mashed up together. For example, there is "HR and Payroll" and "Time and Labor." Some of the areas list employees First, Last name. Others list employees Last name, first name. In HR and Payroll there is a "Payroll File" and an "HR File" for every employee. It is not clear which one contains which set of information. It is confusing to have to go to Time and Labor sometimes, HR and Payroll sometimes, and then have to choose which employee file to refer to.
  • Vacation time has been miscalculated many times, when we implemented a new policy it took months for it to be put in place.
  • We incurred a payroll tax liability in the State of California due to no tax filing in a specific quarter. Paylocity has been requested to submit an amendment and eliminate the erroneous tax liability for SEVERAL MONTHS. We still receive notices from the State of California who is now going to intercept our corporate federal tax return. On top of this poor performance, we were notified that the amendment would cost our company $2,000 to file! This seems like an exorbitant amount to file a single amendment indicating $0 in payroll for that quarter.
  • When entering payroll, I have to go to Time and Labor, close the period, transfer the data, then merge two batches together manually. Again, this feels very clunky and mashed together. I would like to login to one UI and perform all functions within one section of the site. Instead I must toggle between two systems that seem disjointed.
  • The site is not very intuitive. It is often difficult to try and figure out what screen to go to, or the correct process to make an update or change.
  • out of state tax liability
  • exorbitant fees for tax filings
Paylocity was selected by a previous employee, just before I started working with my current employer. I believe that they were unfamiliar with many payroll products and selected Paylocity based on a demo that they viewed or attended. The best experience I have had was with isolved as it was a very intuitive and clean UI.

Do you think Paylocity delivers good value for the price?

No

Are you happy with Paylocity's feature set?

No

Did Paylocity live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Paylocity go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Paylocity again?

No

It's a confusing, mashed up site with multiple UIs, naming conventions, and complicated data entry processes. I am very familiar with many payroll services, and have been in this field for 15 years. Paylocity is by far the most inconsistent site I have used. I do not like toggling back and forth between various screens and employee files (i.e. Time and Labor and HR and Payroll). The tax service is not responsive, it tends to take a long time to receive a reply from them, and any actions also seem to take very long to complete.

Paylocity Feature Ratings

Employee demographic data
4
Employment history
4
Job profiles and administration
5
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
Not Rated
Organizational charting
2
Organization and location management
3
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
4
Pay calculation
7
Support for external payroll vendors
Not Rated
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
8
Benefit plan administration
Not Rated
Direct deposit files
8
Salary revision and increment management
7
Reimbursement management
Not Rated
Approval workflow
7
Balance details
2
Annual carry-forward and encashment
6
View and generate pay and benefit information
4
Update personal information
7
View job history
7
View company policy documentation
6
Employee recognition
Not Rated
Tracking of all physical assets
Not Rated
Report builder
1
Pre-built reports
1
Ability to combine HR data with external data
5
Performance plans
Not Rated
Performance improvement plans
Not Rated
Review status tracking
Not Rated
Review reminders
Not Rated
Multiple review frequency
Not Rated
Create succession plans/pools
Not Rated
Candidate ranking
Not Rated
Candidate search
Not Rated
Candidate development
Not Rated
New hire portal
7
Manager tracking tools
2
Corporate goal setting
Not Rated
Individual goal setting
Not Rated
Line-of sight-visibility
Not Rated
Performance tracking
Not Rated
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

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