About UKG Ready

UKG Ready combines the power of HR, talent, payroll, scheduling, and time to deliver a personalized, people-centered experience that cuts out busy work, increases efficiency, and helps you maintain compliance.

UKG Ready features a single employee record shared across all its applications. All employee data is maintained in a single database, which provides a single source of truth with common reporting, dashboards, and robust workflows. Data is updated in real-time, so managers can make decisions based on the latest, most accurate information. And it’s all available anytime, anywhere, on any device with a modern look and feel so you can easily meet the needs of your organization and your people.

UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) delivers HCM, payroll, HR service delivery, and workforce management solutions to drive better business outcomes, improve HR effectiveness, and create a more connected experience for everyone.

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Key benefits of UKG Ready

  • Integrate HR, time and attendance, payroll, and more for a single employee record — and real-time updates for informed business decisions in the moment.

  • Get a streamlined single employee record shared across all applications with UKG Ready.

  • Unified dashboards, reporting, and workflow for the entire workforce.

  • The solution is cloud-based, meaning the organization stays up to date at all times.

  • UKG Ready offers mobile applications (iOS, Android, Windows Phone) which are included free of charge.

    • Typical Customers

    • Freelancers
    • Small Businesses (2-50)
    • Mid-size Companies (51-500)
    • Large enterprises (500 and more)

    Deployment

    • Cloud-based
    • On-premise

    Markets

    Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland , China, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, United States

    Supported Languages

    Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German , Spanish

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    • Free Version
    • Free Trial
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    Features

    Total features of UKG Ready: 168

    • ACA Reporting
    • API
    • Access Controls/Permissions
    • Action Management
    • Activity Dashboard
    • Activity Tracking
    • Alerts/Notifications
    • Applicant Tracking
    • Application Management
    • Appointment Scheduling
    • Approval Process Control
    • Assessment Management
    • Attendance Management
    • Attendance Tracking
    • Audit Trail
    • Auto Scheduler
    • Automated Scheduling
    • Automatic Time Capture
    • Availability Management
    • Background Screening
    • Benchmarking
    • Benefits Dashboard
    • Benefits Management
    • Billing & Invoicing
    • Biometric Recognition
    • Biometrics
    • Budgeting/Forecasting
    • COBRA Administration
    • CRM
    • Calendar Management
    • Candidate Management
    • Candidate Profiles
    • Candidate Tracking
    • Career Development
    • Certification Tracking
    • Check Printing
    • Clock In / Out
    • Collaboration Tools
    • Communication Management
    • Compensation Management
    • Competency Management
    • Compliance Management
    • Compliance Tracking
    • Configurable Workflow
    • Contractor Management
    • Customisable Reports
    • Customisable Templates
    • Direct Deposit
    • Document Management
    • E-Verify/I-9 Forms
    • Electronic Forms
    • Electronic Signature
    • Email Management
    • Email Marketing
    • Email Templates
    • Employee Benefits Administration
    • Employee Database
    • Employee Handbook
    • Employee Management
    • Employee Onboarding
    • Employee Portal
    • Employee Profiles
    • Employee Recognition Software
    • Employee Scheduling
    • Employee Self Service
    • Employee Time Tracking
    • Engagement Tracking
    • FMLA Administration
    • Facility Scheduling
    • Feedback Management
    • Float Pool Management
    • For Accountants
    • Goal Management
    • Goal Setting / Tracking
    • HIPAA Compliant
    • HR Management
    • HSA/FSA Administration
    • Health Insurance Administration
    • Individual Development Plans
    • Internal Chat Integration
    • Internal HR
    • Interview Management
    • Interview Scheduling
    • Job Application Management
    • Job Description Management
    • Job Posting
    • Job Requisition
    • Job Scheduling
    • Jobs Board
    • Labor Cost Reporting
    • Labor Forecasting
    • Labor Management
    • Leave Policy Management
    • Leave Tracking
    • Messaging
    • Messaging/Shift Dispatching
    • Mobile Access
    • Mobile Time Tracking
    • Multi-Location
    • Multi-State
    • Multiple Billing Rates
    • Negative Feedback Management
    • On-going Performance Tracking
    • Onboarding
    • Online Benefits Enrollment
    • Online Booking
    • Online Punch Card
    • Online Scheduling
    • Online Time Clock
    • Online Time Tracking Software
    • Orientation Workflow Management
    • Overtime Calculation
    • Payroll Management
    • Payroll Reporting
    • Peer Appraisals
    • Performance Appraisal
    • Performance Management
    • Performance Metrics
    • Performance Review Management
    • Predictive Analytics
    • Provider Management
    • Pulse Surveys
    • Punch card
    • Question Library
    • Real Time Analytics
    • Real Time Data
    • Real Time Monitoring
    • Real-time Scheduling
    • Real-time Updates
    • Recruiting Firms
    • Recruitment Management
    • Reference Checking
    • Reminders
    • Reporting & Statistics
    • Reporting/Analytics
    • Resource Scheduling
    • Resume Parsing
    • Resume Search
    • Resume Storage
    • Review Cycle Tracking
    • Salaried Employee Tracking
    • Scheduling
    • Search/Filter
    • Self Scheduling
    • Self Service Portal
    • Shift Scheduling
    • Shift Swapping
    • Sick Leave Tracking
    • Skills Tracking
    • Social Media Integration
    • Succession Planning
    • Surveys & Feedback
    • Talent Acquisition
    • Task Management
    • Tax Compliance
    • Time & Attendance
    • Time Clock
    • Time Off Management
    • Time Off Requests
    • Time Tracking
    • Timesheet Management
    • Training Management
    • Vacation/Leave Tracking
    • Variable Workforce
    • Visual Analytics
    • W-2 Preparation
    • Wage Garnishment
    • Workflow Management

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    Reviews

    Overall rating

    4.1 /5
    (790)
    Value for Money
    3.9/5
    Features
    4.0/5
    Ease of Use
    4.0/5
    Customer Support
    4.0/5

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    JEFF
    Overall rating
    • Industry: Hospitality
    • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
    • Used Daily for 1+ year
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    Overall rating

    • Ease of Use
    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Kronos for Workplace Scheduling

    Reviewed on 6/3/2020

    My regular work for the last year or so has recorded my hours and wages via clocking in with my...

    My regular work for the last year or so has recorded my hours and wages via clocking in with my badge on the Kronos system. I have learned to utilize it for all I can. I see my previous work info before payroll is done and can view future schedules and current numbers and earnings. I work for a terrific and large company and Kronos has been a decent timecard tool.

    Pros

    I have had a regular job that uses this system to clock in and clock out employees.But the device has so much more that allows us to see specifics-specifics related to current pay periods, previous and future. I can see my schedule on the little box and it's really a simplified tool.

    Cons

    I am on the fence on dislikes. My biggest is likely just what happens but I have had times that I did clock in and it did strange things.An example was an evening that meal break button led to clocking out for the shift.Random but troublesome because our version is not designed to allow management to alter or adjust our needs or problems directly through the system. Qe have to use a paper log for HR or Payroll. So smooth yet missing an easy touch.

    Lisa
    Overall rating
    • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
    • Company size: 201-500 Employees
    • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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    • Ease of Use
    • Customer Support
    • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

    Kronos Review

    Reviewed on 16/8/2019

    I am a little frustrated with at times the communication flow. Frequent cancellations of meetings....

    I am a little frustrated with at times the communication flow. Frequent cancellations of meetings. Not always meeting deadlines on things. Sometimes not communicating proactively updates on where we are at with fixing certains issues. The latest hiccup occurred when the system went down and we reported this. Then we found out that we were supposed to sign up for the workforce community to get the updates when something goes wrong. This was either not communicated to us, or not quite communicated in a way that any of the implementation team understood. Not one of us either remembered or understood this. Separate from that I am very disappointed that important notifications are not automatic - instead we have to sign up for those notifications. My question is why? Shouldn't important notifications be standard? I have never had a product where we've had to sign up for those. You really need to reconsider that. There are other minor issues that make no logical sense to me as well. Like how to request PTO and not having the option to request a flat number of hours over several days. We are a healthcare operation with various schedules and requesting two weeks cause odd things to happen. Seems like this is something that should have been offered as an option long ago. Our first go-live date was December 23rd and now it is August 16th and we still have not gone live because there are still numerous issues to work through. That is frustrating for all the staff here.

    Pros

    I've used time and attendance systems before and generally like them.

    Cons

    We've have a tough time pulling the trigger to go live. I recognize that some of that is related to our unusual rules. However, I get a little disappointed about the lenghthy time and some of the hiccups seem to be for other reasons.

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    Reasons for Switching to UKG Ready

    We had abandoned Kronos before because there was apparently some communication that due to our complicated rules, Kronos could not accommodate us. There was a perception that the right team was not in place before to make this happen (on both sides). Given the difficulties we are still having to try to go live, I am concerned. Our first go-live date was December 23rd and now it is August 16th and we still have not gone live because there are still numerous issues to work through.
    Ree
    Overall rating
    • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
    • Company size: 201-500 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
    • Review Source

    Overall rating

    • Ease of Use
    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Love UKG

    Reviewed on 31/8/2022

    Pros

    This is such an easy application to use! You can customize your home screen and options! I love that I can make changes to personal info quickly and edit my timesheet all in the same place. Not needing to wait on HR is so convenient

    Cons

    I haven't found any issues for complaint as of now.

    Jamie
    Overall rating
    • Industry: Telecommunications
    • Company size: 51-200 Employees
    • Used Daily for 1+ year
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    • Value for Money
    • Ease of Use
    • Customer Support
    • Likelihood to recommend 2.0 /10

    Avoid UKG

    Reviewed on 28/7/2022

    Terrible. Read my paragraph in "cons".

    Terrible. Read my paragraph in "cons".

    Pros

    They do have some nice features such as being able to store everything we need about a particular employee. Payroll function isn't bad, but it's not user friendly.

    Cons

    Almost everything. Especially that You cannot build custom reports. If you want a custom report, their implementation team has to do it. It took them almost an entire year to build us a report that pulls in name, title, salary and YTD bonus & commission amounts. I was able to create this for myself in 2 minutes with ADP. ALSO they will not allow you to change a "termination date" for anyone. You have to "rehire" and then term again. This is RIDICULOUS. I could go on for hours about what I don't like. Do not recommend this to anyone.

    Maci
    Overall rating
    • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
    • Company size: 51-200 Employees
    • Used Daily for 1+ year
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    Overall rating

    • Ease of Use
    • Customer Support
    • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

    UKG Ready Set Go

    Reviewed on 9/6/2022

    Pros

    UKG has been a blessing for our facility. Our old time clock system was through Kronos often referred to as Greenscreen. This program is a night and day difference from that. My 81 year old employee can use it with ease!

    Cons

    The system will periodically "error" the punch. My employees will select punch to clock in or out and UKG doesn't process the punch. This will create a few missed punches that we have to then track down. Frustrating.

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    UKG Ready offers the following pricing plans:

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    Contact sales for a price quote. UKG Ready is modular so prices vary based on the modules required.

    UKG Ready has the following typical customers:

    201-500, 501-1,000, 1,001-5,000

    UKG Ready supports the following languages:

    Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish

    UKG Ready supports the following devices:

    Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

    UKG Ready integrates with the following applications:

    HireRight, LinkedIn for Business, Microsoft Dynamic 365 - CRM - JourneyTEAM (Reseller), Orange Tree, PayActiv, Sterling, SurePayroll, WayUp, Workday HCM, eQuest

    UKG Ready offers the following support options:

    Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Chat

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