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Paylocity is Powerful! Virtual Companies -- this is for you!!
Updated July 12, 2023

Paylocity is Powerful! Virtual Companies -- this is for you!!

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

Overall Satisfaction with Paylocity

Recruiting, Onboarding/Offboarding, Task completion, Employee Engagement/Recognition, Expense Reporting, Compensation, General HR duties, Training, Payroll, Benefit info posting. We are a completely virtual company, so having an electronic HRIS is essential. We need a "one-stop shop" to collect everything for HR. Our problem is that exempt employees do not get into the system very often, so our engagement falls a bit short.
  • Impressions and Shout Outs. We love that!
  • Payroll Processing.
  • Onboarding
  • The system helps to make a new employee feel welcome and confident.
  • Workflows. I still can't figure it out.
  • I'd like to add more than one item to a Community post ex: a photo, and a poll.
  • More general training topics. Maybe partner with Mineral??
  • Reduced errors.
  • Efficient communication.
  • Consistent Process.
  • Customer/Candidate Service.
  • Improved Employee Engagement and Recognition.
Our Onboarding is automatic and thorough. We love it. We have quite a bit of manual work in payroll, but the automation of Paylocity's payroll is great. It took a minute to learn, but it's very good. Our hiring managers like the candidate recruitment and management functionality of Paylocity. We love the offer letter, background check, and smooth processes included.
Well, we have over 100 employees in about 20 different states. Paylocity helps us feel connected. We use the video creation function frequently to make funny and/or educational announcements. We have created a "Shout Out Speed Round" that generated more than 85 comments and interactivity. Our "Friday Poll" is a favorite too. We use Paylocity to keep our team connected and engaged/recognized as much as we possibly can.
BambooHR is built for small to medium businesses. Paylocity is more powerful, and it's what we need. Paylocity was in use before our company merged, so it was already running. Our employees like it and find it very helpful. BambooHR is great for what it is. It's like comparing apples and oranges.

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?

No

Would you buy Paylocity again?

Yes

Well suited for a virtual organization. Great for getting a document reviewed and acknowledged then saved as evidence. Great for new employee onboarding. Recruiting (collecting candidate resumes, reviewing, noting, etc.) is so helpful! The time and labor functionality is great. I still can't figure out some of the notifications though.

Paylocity Feature Ratings

8.0
Employee demographic data
9
Employment history
9
Job profiles and administration
9
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
6
Organizational charting
7
Organization and location management
8
9.0
Pay calculation
9
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
9
Direct deposit files
9
Reimbursement management
9
9.0
Approval workflow
9
Balance details
9
Annual carry-forward and encashment
9
9.6
View and generate pay and benefit information
10
Update personal information
10
View job history
10
View company policy documentation
9
Employee recognition
9
Asset Management ()
Not Rated
9.0
Report builder
9
Pre-built reports
9
Integration with other HR capabilities ()
Not Rated
Not Rated
Performance plans
Not Rated
Performance improvement plans
Not Rated
Review status tracking
Not Rated
Succession Planning ()
Not Rated
9.5
New hire portal
10
Manager tracking tools
9
Not Rated
Corporate goal setting
Not Rated
Individual goal setting
Not Rated
Line-of sight-visibility
Not Rated
Performance tracking
Not Rated
8.0
Job Requisition Management
Not Rated
Company Website Posting
Not Rated
Publish to Social Media
Not Rated
Job Search Site Posting
8
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
Not Rated
Applicant Tracking
8
Notifications and Alerts
Not Rated

Using Paylocity

109 - But really it's more like 70 on a daily basis. We have 109 in our company total.
2 - The two VPs of Human Resources are the admins.
  • Time and Labor.
  • Payroll Processing.
  • Recruiting and Candidate Management.
  • General HR tasks for employees.
  • Onboarding
  • We create fun engagement activities in Community frequently.
  • We created a "one-stop shop" widget in Self Service Portal for frequently used links.
  • We use the video function to bring more interactivity to the org.
  • More department organization if needed.
Oh my gosh.....We can't do without it.

Paylocity Support

My service rep changes so often! I end up having to tell my story and explain our issues over and over.
ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
Kept well informed
No escalation required
Immediate help available
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
None
No. Not in the budget.
Yes - Yes, but it took quite a while.
Yes! I needed to make a change to a W2 and the support rep knew it was very very urgent. She stayed on the phone and did it for me without sending it through with other work tickets. She saved me!!