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UKG Ready

Composite Score

8.5 /10

CX Score

8.7 /10

152 Reviews Write a Review

What is UKG Ready?

UKG Ready is a flexible and seamless HR solution that provides a connected people experience to easily manage the entire employee journey, from a single solution. Designed for flexibility and ease of use, UKG Ready combines the power of HR, talent, payroll, and time to deliver a personalized, people-centered experience that cuts out busy work, increases efficiency, and helps you maintain compliance.

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Awards & Recognition

UKG Ready won the following awards in the Human Capital Management - Midmarket category

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Conflict Resolution

2023

3 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2022

UKG Ready Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love UKG Ready?

2% Negative

7% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Acts with Integrity
Trustworthy
Caring

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Payroll Administration

Employee Record

Position Management

Time and Attendance

Reporting and Analytics

Leave Management

Workforce Planning

Talent Management

Scheduling

Talent Acquisition

Learning and Development

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

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Kylie S.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

Fantastic product with excellent user support

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates UKG Ready from other similar products?

Customer support

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The ease of reporting and tracking of employee files online

What do you dislike most about this product?

Some odd capabilities that aren't available now like automatically removing overage dependents from the benefit plans.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Have all data and information needed for implementation organized and ready to use when needed.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Jennifer G.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Other
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

Wish the ATS posted on more than just Indeed.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates UKG Ready from other similar products?

Easy to use

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The ability to customize to fit our needs.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I wish we could post ads on more than Indeed.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Be prepared for implementation and integration.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Easy to use, Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Effective Service
Inspires Innovation
Acts with Integrity
Client's Interest First

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UKG Ready Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love UKG Ready?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Payroll Administration Includes basic payroll, taxes and other deductions, check runs, deposits, and pay stubs.

Employee Record Includes workforce and employee data such as contact information, address, phone, employee identifiers, employment history, hire and release dates, etc.

Position Management Ability to control attributes of job and position titles, org structure and charting, job descriptions, and roles and responsibilities.

Time and Attendance Includes time tracking, attendance tracking, vacation tracking, PTO, sick and necessary leave tracking, and alert mechanisms.

Reporting and Analytics The solution provides the ability to create metrics-driven dashboards and reports showing unique visitors, click-through, conversions, payments etc.

Leave Management Tracking/administering employee leave, paid time off, short/long term leave (e.g. illness, personal, maternity, etc.), workflows for leave requests/approvals.

Workforce Planning Includes employee scheduling, shift tracking, adequate staffing level planning and alerts, location tracking and projects, and other tracking and reports.

Talent Management Includes recruiting and Application Tracking Systems functionality such as candidate tracking, job posting, advertising, background checks, and onboarding.

Scheduling Includes unloading, delivery, goods issue, and loading date. Integrates shipping, transportation, and receiving calendars and determines scheduling direction.

Talent Acquisition Supports the process of sourcing and recruiting employees in alignment with organizational needs.

Learning and Development All aspects of learning management systems, content and curriculum development, development plans, skills databases, certifications, and reporting.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

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Kylie S.

Fantastic product with excellent user support

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jennifer G.

Wish the ATS posted on more than just Indeed.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Easy to use, Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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