UKG Pro Payroll System and User Support review
April 20, 2021

UKG Pro Payroll System and User Support review

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with UKG Pro (formerly Ultimate Software UltiPro)

UKG Pro [(formerly Ultimate Software UltiPro)] is used for Payroll Services only in our organization. It addresses our payroll needs. We also use UKG's Payment Services.
  • UKG Pro makes entering Child Support deductions easy to use and understand. Child Support orders are not easy to enter into a system, and UKG Pro has all of the options needed to make sure the deduction is being calculated properly.
  • I like the ability to customize UKG Pro to meet our needs and the needs of our employees. Setting up new earnings codes, deduction codes, and tax codes is pretty simple to do. As an administrator in the system, I like that I can see data on the payroll payments such as Gross Taxable Wages and that this is not on the payments for users to see as this could be confusing to them.
  • As a relatively new user to the UKG Pro system, I have found it user friendly. Where to find data/information in the system tables is set up in an easy to follow process.
  • I find Pro Analytics not that easy to use. Finding reports that fit what I need can be time consuming, and I am not skilled at creating my own reports.
  • Although the Smart Tax feature is great, if the address put in by our HR department and sent to UKG Pro doesn't exactly match what is needed to figure out what local taxes to assign to the employee then this functionality is not very helpful.
  • The ability to allow employees to view their payroll payments on their phone is a big plus as so many employees use their phones to view most everything they need.
UKG Pro [(formerly Ultimate Software UltiPro)] moves from one page to another quickly the majority of the time, especially when adding/updating employee deductions.

Reports run in a reasonable amount of time considering the amount of data that is pulled on some of them, especially when pulling information for a year's timeframe.
My experience with Rapid Response has been great. I find that the representatives are not only friendly but also very knowledgeable no matter what I am calling about. If the representative does not know the answer, (s)he will give what assistance can be given then escalate the question to a higher level.

I have also found that UKG Pro support to be proactive in some areas such as contacting our company when we had negative W-2 wage detail that needed to be corrected. Not only did UKG Pro contact us, they assigned a specialist to assist us with getting this corrected.
UKG provided exceptional support when our company had W-2 Negative Wages on an employee for a prior year. The employee did not receive a W-2 due to these negative wages. Our company was not aware that we needed to be running reports to look for this type of information. UKG was proactive in contacting us and making us aware of this situation. Then a specialist was assigned to help us fix the situation and make sure it was done correctly. The specialist worked with us through the whole process of correcting the year's worth of paychecks. The specialist also explained what reports we needed to begin running, how often to run these reports, and how to read the data that appeared on the reports.
UKG Pro [(formerly Ultimate Software UltiPro)] makes entering various garnishment deductions (especially child supports) easy to do since much of the Federal and state calculation rules are set up already for use. This makes me more confident that garnishment calculations are being done correctly.

UKG Pro [(formerly Ultimate Software UltiPro)] has a good Instant Checks area. I find it easy to create Post Only Instant checks when needed.

The Customer Success Portal is definitely a plus with UKG Pro [(formerly Ultimate Software UltiPro)]. In contains so much great and usable information. Finding information on a topic where I am needing assistance is easy to do. I also like being able to use Ultiuniversity when I have the time and need for it.

UKG Pro Feature Ratings

Employee demographic data
Not Rated
Employment history
Not Rated
Job profiles and administration
Not Rated
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
Not Rated
Organizational charting
Not Rated
Organization and location management
Not Rated
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
Not Rated
Pay calculation
9
Support for external payroll vendors
Not Rated
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
9
Benefit plan administration
Not Rated
Direct deposit files
9
Salary revision and increment management
Not Rated
Approval workflow
Not Rated
Balance details
Not Rated
Annual carry-forward and encashment
Not Rated
View and generate pay and benefit information
9
Update personal information
9
View job history
Not Rated
View company policy documentation
Not Rated
Employee recognition
Not Rated
Tracking of all physical assets
Not Rated
Not Rated
Report builder
Not Rated
Pre-built reports
Not Rated
Ability to combine HR data with external data
Not Rated
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
Not Rated
New hire portal
Not Rated
Manager tracking tools
Not Rated
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