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UKG Ready

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What is UKG Ready?

Designed for small businesses where everyone wears multiple hats, UKG Ready® is an HR solution that guides users through their day-to-day HR activities. Capabilities span from HR and payroll to talent and time.

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Users have found value in utilizing UKG Ready for a range of HR tasks, such as overseeing employee data, setting goals, assigning tasks, …
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10 out of 10
February 26, 2024
Incentivized
We use UKG Ready for payroll, compliance training, recording and distribution of our monthly safety meetings. All policy and handbook …
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UKG Review

10 out of 10
October 27, 2023
Incentivized
We use UKG for our time management system and HR date. I am very pleased with all of the features of the system to capture the data I need …
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Happy HR Professional.

7 out of 10
October 26, 2023
Incentivized
We use it for recruitment, onboarding, timekeeping, payroll, benefit management, evaluations, and document storage. It has allowed us to …
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Popular Features

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  • Employee demographic data (157)
    8.7
    87%
  • Pay calculation (166)
    8.6
    86%
  • Pre-built reports (170)
    7.5
    75%
  • Report builder (169)
    7.4
    74%

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What is UKG Ready?

Designed for small businesses where everyone wears multiple hats, UKG Ready® is an HR solution that guides users through their day-to-day HR activities. Capabilities span from HR and payroll to talent and time.

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  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Product Demos

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Features

Human Resource Management

Organizing, tracking and providing instant access to critical employee data, job profiles, transfers, promotions, and benefits information.

7.7
Avg 7.9

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

8.2
Avg 8.0

Leave and Attendance Management

Streamlines communication between HR and employees and facilitates efficient management of employee leave including requisitions, approvals, balance calculation, and annual carry-forward.

7.8
Avg 8.1

Employee Self Service

Employee portal allowing employees to view and update their personal information.

8.2
Avg 8.1

Asset Management

Maintaining a record of assets such as laptops, pagers, cell phones, etc. issued to employees. Record typically includes asset type, number, serial number and date of issuance.

8.4
Avg 7.8

HR Reporting

Pre-built and custom reports, and integration with external data.

7.5
Avg 7.6

Onboarding

Employee onboarding is the process of orienting new hires to the social and performance aspects of their jobs so that they are able to function in their new roles as quickly as possible.

7.3
Avg 8.0

Performance and Goals

Goal alignment is the practice of ensuring that all employees have clearly defined goals in support of the overall corporate strategy.

7.3
Avg 8.2

Performance Management

Performance management is the process of ensuring employees meet pre-determined objectives and goals through regular check-ins and appraisals.

6.9
Avg 8.0

Succession Planning

Succession planning is the identification and development of internal employees with the potential to fill key business leadership positions in the company.

5.5
Avg 7.9

Recruiting / ATS

Recruiting or Applicant Tracking Software is software used to manage the recruitment process electronically by handling job postings, applicant status, resume management, etc.

6.8
Avg 7.8
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Product Details

What is UKG Ready?

Designed for small businesses where everyone wears multiple hats, UKG Ready® is an HR solution that guides users through their day-to-day HR activities. Capabilities span from HR and payroll to talent and time.

UKG Ready Features

Human Resource Management Features

  • Supported: Employee demographic data
  • Supported: Employment history
  • Supported: Job profiles and administration
  • Supported: Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
  • Supported: Benefits information
  • Supported: Organizational charting
  • Supported: Organization and location management
  • Supported: Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

Payroll Management Features

  • Supported: Pay calculation
  • Supported: Support for external payroll vendors
  • Supported: Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
  • Supported: Payroll history for each employee
  • Supported: Benefit plan administration
  • Supported: Direct deposit files
  • Supported: Payroll tracking and auditing
  • Supported: Salary revision and increment management
  • Supported: Statutory form management

Leave and Attendance Management Features

  • Supported: Approval workflow
  • Supported: Email notifications
  • Supported: Balance details
  • Supported: Annual carry-forward and encashment

Employee Self Service Features

  • Supported: Employee login
  • Supported: View and generate pay and benefit information
  • Supported: Update personal information
  • Supported: Request time off
  • Supported: View job history
  • Supported: View company policy documentation
  • Supported: View company news and information

Asset Management Features

  • Supported: Tracking of all physical assets

HR Reporting Features

  • Supported: Report builder
  • Supported: Pre-built reports

Integration with other HR capabilities Features

  • Supported: Additional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by same vendor
  • Supported: Additional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by different vendor

Performance Management Features

  • Supported: Performance plans
  • Supported: Performance improvement plans
  • Supported: Review status tracking
  • Supported: Review reminders
  • Supported: Multiple review frequency

Succession Planning Features

  • Supported: Create succession plans/pools
  • Supported: Candidate ranking
  • Supported: Candidate search
  • Supported: Candidate development

Onboarding Features

  • Supported: New hire portal
  • Supported: Manager tracking tools

Performance and Goals Features

  • Supported: Individual goal setting
  • Supported: Performance tracking

Recruiting / ATS Features

  • Supported: Job Requisition Management
  • Supported: Company Website Posting
  • Supported: Publish to Social Media
  • Supported: Job Search Site Posting
  • Supported: Duplicate Candidate Prevention
  • Supported: Applicant Tracking
  • Supported: Notifications and Alerts

UKG Ready Screenshots

Screenshot of UKG Ready® HR - A single solution for employee information that enables comprehensive people analytics and room for HR strategy.Screenshot of UKG Ready® Payroll - Facilitates pay that is quick, simple, and correct.Screenshot of UKG Ready® Time & Attendance - Streamlines time tracking with consistent, fair rules.Screenshot of UKG Ready® Talent - Tools to source, engage, develop and grow people.Screenshot of UKG Ready® Analytics - Offers proactive, practical, and guidance.Screenshot of UKG Ready® Benefits - Right-sizes benefits to match the organization and its people.

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UKG Ready Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Mobile Web
Supported CountriesAustralia, Canada, UK, Belgium, Mexico, Netherlands, France
Supported LanguagesEnglish (US &UK), French (Canada & France), Spanish, and Dutch

Frequently Asked Questions

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Reviewers rate Direct deposit files highest, with a score of 8.9.

The most common users of UKG Ready are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Users have found value in utilizing UKG Ready for a range of HR tasks, such as overseeing employee data, setting goals, assigning tasks, and managing time off requests. The software has proven beneficial for streamlining payroll processing, conducting compliance training, recording safety meetings, reviewing policies, and obtaining policy acknowledgments. Customers have taken advantage of the all-in-one feature set of UKG Ready to enhance various HR functions, including recruiting, onboarding, timekeeping, payroll processing, benefits administration, and performance management. Additionally, the system has facilitated time card management, employee notifications, benefits administration, and onboarding processes effectively. The software has also been instrumental in tracking employee schedules, managing PTO accruals, monitoring clock-in/out times, and calculating leave balances to aid in efficient employee management and timekeeping practices.

Ease of Use and Customization: Users have appreciated the user-friendly interface and customization options for timesheets, making it easier to provide detailed information for both employees and employers. This design allows for seamless navigation and tailored settings to meet individual preferences.

Dashboard Customization: Many reviewers found the customizable dashboard feature to be a significant time-saver, especially beneficial for HR professionals who use the system frequently. This personalized layout enhances productivity by displaying relevant information at a glance, improving workflow efficiency.

Reporting Capabilities: The standout feature of robust reporting capabilities allows users to easily create, modify, filter data, and export reports based on their specific needs. With the ability to generate comprehensive reports, users can make informed decisions and track key metrics.

Setup Complexity: Users have found setting up the system to be complex and time-consuming, often requiring assistance from an implementation specialist.

Customer Service Challenges: Some users have faced difficulties with customer service, experiencing delays in responses and finding it challenging to get help without an assigned contact person for their account. Submitting tickets for support has resulted in slow resolution times, impacting user satisfaction.

User Interface Issues: Reviewers have noted that the user interface lacks user-friendliness, with reports of lagging, making tasks difficult to complete. Some users have felt that this the sluggish performance of the interface hinders productivity and creates a frustrating experience for users.

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Reviews

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Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
It's amazing for providing data to a location; especially when that data hasn't been available to get before. The reporting ability is phenomenal; some more tutorials on how to get that data out of the system would be wonderful.

The user experience is really good - it is something that almost any level of user can easily access and comprehend. It seems to meet users where they are from an intuitive level.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I think it is great for companies with a large amount of employees (500+) and works well to support large organizations. Integrates well with payroll and benefits.
Also great for maintaining a large amount of employee data.
Great for encouraging feedback and collaboration. Wouldn't be appropriate for small organizations in my opinion.
December 01, 2023

UKG Ready is a time saver

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Processing timesheets and processing payroll is really easy to navigate using the checklists it makes you go through. I cannot miss anything using the checklist process. It's very streamlined and user-friendly.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
UKG Ready is a great time keeping system, it is user friendly and employees that do use the application, do not have many complaints. Its the access and maneuvering around the application to get to where they need to go, or find what they are looking for or accessing the application that is the issue. Once they find the location on where they need to be in order to submit the request, it is quick and easy. We are finding that we are utilizing resources to sit with these employees even after providing in person or virtual training to help navigate to what they want to do.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
This system is so robust that we are still learning and finding ways to utilize what is available. This is our second benefit enrolment since using UKG, and that process goes very well versus another payroll system I have used. Also, we use this for our evaluation process. We learned from last year, which was right after switching, and have fine-tuned this. Again, this has been greatly simplified since using UKG.
October 27, 2023

UKG Review

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
UKG is very well suited to capture our very complex and unique payroll cycles and nuances. We have multiple DOL cycles and the system keeps up with it very well. Most of our users find it very easy to use. Wr have the ability to run any type of report and the reporting tool is easy to use.
October 26, 2023

Happy HR Professional.

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
You need to be fully committed to the implementation and take your time to customize the areas to get the full benefits of the system. It is very robust, which could be overwhelming to some, but if you take your time, it can really be worth it.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
UKG has been incredibly helpful with employee time management. It's very easy to add schedules to employees and allow the system to calculate their time. It is easy to add cost centers and to update status on employees such as leave early, tardy etc. Reporting is pretty easy to use and you can create your own reporting. More customization would be helpful but overall reporting is very good.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
UKG Ready is a great resource for our company and functions well for our HRIS & Payroll needs. Labor reporting, dashboards, and global/policy set ups are particularly useful for us. We also benefit from change reports, reconciling reports, and effective date functionality. Communication and training for workflows and change triggers have been challenging for us, but overall we enjoy the product and it serve us well.
October 25, 2023

UKG Workforce works fine

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
UKG Ready is well suited for organizations with one EIN, even if across multiple locations. Multiple EINs can cause some issues if someone leaves one EIN and needs to transfer to the other. In addition, UKG Ready is best suited when employees have not used it at a previous workplace, as signing into the applicant portal can be messy and sometimes leads to applicants getting frustrated.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Helped us go completely electronic with payroll and timekeeping. Reports for EEOC, ACA, Worker's Comp, tracking overtime are all spectacular. Evaluation module we never did have the time to implement and utilize. Having employees make their own changes to addresses, phone numbers, etc... has been a big timesaver. Integrations with benefit companies is working very well, but it did take a very long time to implement. Support is wonderful.
DeAnna Primus | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
For the most part, UKG can accommodate our company's needs as a whole, but to utilize UKG and all it has to offer beyond the initial setup costs more money and 1:1 for the customer. I have stumbled upon most of UKG's software abilities by searching the Kronos community or learning when you put a case in and follow along with their technicians/customer service reps.
October 20, 2023

UKG Ready works

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
UKG Ready is well suited for organizations that require more robust time and labor management tools. Our organization previously used paper timesheets to track employee working hours and made the transition to using a more secure time entry system. The security along with the multi-factor authentication allows for employees to securely enter their time daily, along with submitting timesheet changes for missed or late punches. Additionally, UKG Ready allows our users to review their time off accruals and use the system to submit time off requests.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I would think that it is probably too much system for a small, straightforward company set up. As a complicated company with locations in a number of states and many different employee situations, it is flexible enough for our needs.
October 20, 2023

UKG great choice

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
For small companies, this is the perfect platform as it has all the basic needs that a company may have. It can always fit the needs of larger companies but for us being on the smaller side this was perfect.
October 20, 2023

Fair and balanced

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Implementation specialists were great and supported us through go live.
Appreciate the reminders for quarter end and year end processing.
Compliance reporting functionality makes our job easier.

UKG Ready is not a solution for companies that don't buy time and labor management, and support is not equipped to address situations the arise from this circumstance.

The UKG Ready app should be modified to fit a phone screen. Our field staff do not use it because they cannot easily navigate app functions.
October 18, 2023

Overall ease of use

Bimala Navarrete | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I see UKG as super useful in managing the talent pipeline through the applicant tracking system. Easy to view applications and review information needed to continue the hiring process. In the organization, it's well used for employee document gathering, payroll, and scheduling/PTO information for each employee. Has not been helpful with performance reviews.
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