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Dayforce HCM

Cloud HCM platform to manage the entire employee lifecycle

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Dayforce HCM Reviews

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  • Likelihood to recommend8.14/10

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The ease of and accessibility of reporting and the self-service features for employees, including the always-expanding app, is wonderful.
It is user friendly and real time tracking which is awesome!!! Super easy to learn and teach.
I really like how robust the system is -there is so much that you can do to help drive efficiency and accuracy. I also like that is relatively intuitive to use for employee side.
Mgr was always complaining that she didn't find our notes. It was frustrating and caused ill feelings.
Too difficult to use and understand its set-up and costly, poor customer support to solve problems.
Implementation struggles and lack of cohesion between product team and implementation team.
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Lindsay G.

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Alternative Medicine, 11-50 employees

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Dayforce used to be better

Reviewed 2 years ago

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SHRESHTHI M.

HRIS Manager

Mental Health Care, 1,001-5,000 employees

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Dayforce - HR and Payroll software

Reviewed 3 years ago

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Shreshthi M.: My name Shreshthi. I work for a mental health care company as an HRS manager, and I've...

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Pamela B.

Law Practice, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Small company, big vision

Reviewed 5 years ago

Wonderful, streamlined and I love that you believe that I am capable of learning so much more than I thought was possible. Total solution that has catapulted us into the future!

Pros

Flexibility coupled with cutting edge technology is allowing me to produce reporting and analytics our firm never thought was possible. At the same time, I am replacing all my manual processes with streamlined automation saving time and money. Finally, I am greatly increasing our professional culture in and outside the firm. My firm will never outgrow this solution. Love, Love, LOVE my Dayforce!

Cons

The only opportunity I see is the space between go live and what come next. With so much training material available, it hard to figure out a succinct plan for turning on the rest of the solution. A clear cut plan or guided track to bring you through the videos and then the correct guide would be helpful. I end up bouncing from guide to dig and guide and watching a video a couple of times to get things rolling.

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Kelli M.

Hospitality, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend6/10

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Managing your own settings means lots of potential for success and mess

Reviewed 3 years ago

Honestly, I am pretty neutral at this point. For each thing that has changed for the positive, there is something else that has changed for the negative. I am still optimistic this will work out for the better in the long run but as in my previous comment, implementation has been extremely difficult and we are in a severe situation with our clients and investors on the 401K funding situation.

Pros

-Ability to control the majority of your settings -Real time gross to net calculations -Great payroll auditing tools -Many standard reports and ability to tweak them to your needs -Auto setup of a lot of policy assignments based on data management criteria - eliminates human error

Cons

THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS - We went through at least 3 weeks worth of work to gather all our settings, decide on how we would like it built, did research on the best way to put our data in the system, even received guidance from one of their recommended consultant groups, THEN went through 16 hours of Discovery calls to talk through how we wanted the system setup. In the end though, all the job codes...

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Shaun S.

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Dayforce

Reviewed a month ago

Overall experience is very good and useful.

Pros

I use Dayforce daily to get time record and time sheets for each employee. I can also keep record of time off and vacation leave which is easy to keep record of payroll

Cons

It took awhile to get use to the program but with the customer service it was easier.

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Helen D.

Wholesale, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend5/10

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Dayforce - Implementation Beware

Reviewed 4 years ago

Bumpy at best. Some days I actually say I miss ADP.

Pros

I like the 'one' database aspect the best.

Cons

Implementation was very lacking. Nearly a disaster. I am over 2 years in and still have not been able to get everything we originally intended to do up and running.

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Elhadj Sadou D.

Accounting, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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My opinion on Dayforce HCM software: a complete solution for human resources management

Reviewed 3 months ago

Overall, Dayforce HCM is a complete and innovative human resource management software that offers a wide range of features to help companies optimize their personnel management and improve their efficiency. The solution is customizable to meet the specific needs of each company.Workforce scheduling is one of the key features of Dayforce HCM, which helps plan employee schedules based on business needs....

Pros

Dayforce HCM is a comprehensive human resource management solution that efficiently manages employee-related processes, from payroll to workforce planning to talent management. This software offers many advanced features that simplify administrative tasks for HR professionals, saving time and reducing costs.One of the most impressive features of Dayforce HCM is workforce scheduling. This feature helps...

Cons

Although Dayforce HCM is a complete and powerful human resources management software, it may have some disadvantages for some companies. Here are some things to consider:First, the cost of Dayforce HCM can be high for some small businesses, which may make it inaccessible to some businesses with tight budgets.Additionally, some companies may find that setting up Dayforce HCM is complex and may require...

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Chiquitta H.

Hospital & Health Care, 501-1,000 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Dayforce User

Reviewed 4 years ago

Dayforce allows our organization to house all of our employee records and performance reviews. Previously we had ADP and we had issues with retaining employee records with accurate information.

Pros

Very easy to maneuver through screens once you get the hang of what you want to see.

Cons

Terminated employees were not included in the search feature but this has recently changed and a box has been added to show those employees.

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Real Estate, 501-1,000 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Decent HR Software Program That Gets the Job Done

Reviewed 4 years ago

Dayforce HCM is our main source for anything employee-related and it has been a consistent and useful resource for us. It has the information we need and when we need it, and we can trust and depend on them to provide the functionalities we require. Although not as UI/UX friendly as other software platforms such as Workday, it is a relatively cheap platform that allows employees to do what they need to do.

Pros

Dayforce HCM is a good HR software program in that it is a cloud-based platform for workforce management and other essential things such as payroll, benefits, and document management. It essentially gets the job done for the common employee and offers enough functionality to be a useful platform.

Cons

The overall aesthetic feel and functionality wasn't as smooth and intuitive as the previous HR software our company used, which was Workday. It's not a dealbreaker but it goes a long way to empower the user to feel like they understand and to a large degree have a comfortable control of the app in the first few experiences.

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Hi there, Thank you for your feedback! Your insight is very valuable and we appreciate you spending the time to share your experience. Very best, Michael

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Robin W.

Telecommunications, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Ceridian

Reviewed a year ago

My overall experience is great. I so rarely have an issue I cannot solve on my own. The software is easy to use and the customer support is friendly and super helpful. Not 1 complaint on my end.

Pros

EVERYTHING!!!!! I love how simple it is to use, straight-forward, I so rarely have to call for issues and when I do need customer support they have all the answers quickly and efficiently.

Cons

Nothing I absolutely love this software for Payroll.

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Stefanie J.

Hospital & Health Care, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Payroll and scheduling needs all under one roof

Reviewed a year ago

Dayforce has really trained me into using numbers to schedule employees so that I am accurately staffing and not wasting money overpayment

Pros

I liked this software because of how accurate it keeps the time of each employee and how I can incorporate these numbers into my scheduling so that I am not understaffed or over budget.

Cons

I really believe there are quite a few feature on this software that are completely redundant and repetitive.

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Pharmaceuticals, 51-200 employees

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Dayforce HCM Software

Reviewed 4 years ago

So far going smoothly but some disconnect with the implementation consultant.

Pros

It has a lot of features that will keep all employees and managers happy throughout the use.

Cons

Lot of at times unclear connecting steps and very long process.

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Jessie B.

Education Management, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Employee-friendly self-service once implementation hills are climbed

Reviewed 4 years ago
Pros

The ease of and accessibility of reporting and the self-service features for employees, including the always-expanding app, is wonderful. I also find the handshake between the onboarding feature and the HR to be a strong plus.

Cons

I feel like my con is less about Ceridian as a platform and more about the lack of cohesiveness offered by the support team. I feel like the value of and quality of communication and follow-through vary wildly from case to case.

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Anna J.

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 201-500 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Happy Customer

Reviewed 4 years ago

Our payroll is much easier, HR processing is a bit harder than prior and reporting is good but complex.

Pros

Flexibility, customer support, sales team, leadership

Cons

Complexity. The software is so powerful that it becomes quite confusing .

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Jo F.

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 5,001-10,000 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Dayforce Review

Reviewed 4 years ago

We use this for payroll currently and are in the process of implementing HR.

Pros

The system is easy for us to use. We have not had any issues with our processes.

Cons

Report Building is not as robust as we would like.

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Dawnette H.

Insurance, 501-1,000 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Getting Better

Reviewed 4 years ago

The ease of use with Dayforce has been dependent on how well our legacy information has come over during implementation and the learning of the users. My biggest hurdle has been that with HR/PR SQL, I knew everything and how to fix it, this has been a steep learning curve for me.

Pros

The integration between HR, Payroll, Time & Attendance and Benefits is the main reason we went with Dayforce. It gave us an all inclusive solution to our needs

Cons

The reliance on Silverlight has been the main drawback, but that is going away soon. The other issue has been a latency issue for our satellite users; the time to load IE has been a problem but the ability to use Chrome has helped.

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Shannon M.

Sports, 201-500 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Best Decision We've Made

Reviewed 4 years ago

We do not use paper time sheets, this has the HR function which we have never had before.

Pros

Payroll and HR is more efficient. It's easy to use an learn. I love the educational feature.

Cons

There is really nothing I don't like. I think we were so outdated on the system we had before that everything on this system was an improvement.

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MariBeth T.

Paper & Forest Products, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend6/10

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Dayforce HCM Review

Reviewed 4 years ago

We have been able to become more paperless with Dayforce. For the most part, payroll processes correctly each pay period. Open Enrollment saved lots of time and paper and the employees seemed to really like the process. I think as we learn to use all of the functionality of the system, we will find more benefits and cost-savings. We are just disappointed that we did not get this information/recommendations from our implementation team. And the fact that modules that should have been live and working properly at the time of implementation are still not functional has been extremely frustrating. Our HR Admins are doing more work now, than they did before implementing Dayforce , where Attendance Management is concerned.

Pros

The system has lots of flexibility and functionality - unfortunately our implementation did not go very well (we are still working on it over a year after going live) so I don't believe we are using the system to its full capacity. The user experience is really friendly. Our current employees and onboarding employees like the system.

Cons

It seems that the implementation team wants to cut you off long before the system is running as expected. It's wonderful that Ceridian is working on so many great, new, cutting-edge options but our users (PR/HRAdmins, Managers) just want the current functionality to work properly. We are still submitting lots of tickets to support on a weekly basis and we have found the quality of support to be herky-jerky. Some of the reps are really good and others seem to just want to get the case off their plate without full resolution of the issue.

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Joanne K.

Building Materials, 501-1,000 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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DayforceHCM - One Year After Implementation

Reviewed 6 years ago

Pros - Our previous system basically operated on a "point in time" basis; historical information was kept in hard copy in employee files. Reporting from the payroll system was difficult and in many cases required expensive custom reports to be written by the service provider. Approximately 65% of our employees do not have access to the company email account, consequently requests for vacation payments,...

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Shreshthi M.

Mental Health Care, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Dayforce - HR and Payroll software

Reviewed 3 years ago

It is a good product. It is cloud based which makes is highly desirable during the pandemic. Customer support is also very helpful.

Pros

A lot of features are easy to adapt and there is less of a learning curve. The software can be used for a host of HR functions from payroll to recruitment, LMS, performance management and more.

Cons

The system has a vast number of features and one needs to rely on a consultant for customization. Advanced knowledge of software engineering is necessary while creating reports or XML forms.

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Randy R.

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 10,001+ employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Dayforce HCM great for Payroll and HRIS

Reviewed 6 years ago

Dayforce works great under the right circumstances, but they still have some work to do to gain a bigger market share.

Pros

Dayforce HCM (DF) is a great product for payroll, which is the company's core offering. They have incorporated other HRIS modules into DF, some of which work extremely well. Dayforce does a great job of using only one employee record for everything, so there are no internal interfaces, and all changes are made real time. The company keeps up to date on all regulatory changes, and is quick to roll out updates and fixes to the software, which are seamless because they happen in the cloud. Works great for both our US and Canadian populations.

Cons

Dayforce does not process payroll in Mexico, so we cannot use it for the sole solution in North America. The reporting on data is sometimes difficult; the tool is pretty robust, but some common-sense reports are almost impossible to build, due to the cumbersome process of linking data fields together. This is getting better, but still lacking. Support response times are usually timely, but support personnel are not always knowledgeable enough to fix the issue right away. Any extra work on the product is always billable, and never cheap. Due to the design of the product, any changes to the company's organizational structure will almost certainly result in a long, expensive project to update the product.

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Matthew L.

Marketing and Advertising, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend2/10

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Good intention, but poor execution

Reviewed 2 years ago

I like our older system, TimeForce by Qquest much better. It was much more user friendly.

Pros

This product attempts to gather all HR themed items in one location. That is beneficial. Timesheets, schedules, pay stubs, benefits, etc.

Cons

Much of the software appears outdated. Organization is at a minimal, it's like they kept adding things and never organized it well. Locations for certain aspects are all over the place, and rarely makes sense where to find. Forms are not very clear. Training videos are outdated and show clearly older versions of the software. Work Schedules for my employees are never correct, I then correct it,...

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Angie P.

Financial Services, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Easy to use, lots of flexibility, and huge time saver!

Reviewed 6 years ago

Our company launched Dayforce HCM in May of 2015. We went from an entirely manual process to a sleek HRIS. This was a large challenge due to the significant amount of change for our managers and employees. Luckily, Dayforce was easy to use so it reduced the amount of training our employees needed. Now that we are fully functional on the program, we are seeing huge productivity gains from our admin, payroll, HR and management teams. We have also increased our ability to effectively manage our business by increasing our visibility and access to employees. I would highly recommend this product to others looking to invest in an HRIS or considering changing providers.

Pros

The ability to customize the product to fit our unique business challenges. This was very important to us given we work in a very complex environment. Ceridian was able to make software changes that allowed us to accomplish the specific tasks we needed in order to effectively manage our business.

Cons

The thing I like least about the software are some of the compatibility issues. The recruitment module is unable to accept formatting from Microsoft word which means we need to change the format of job descriptions before they can be posted.

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Stacy L.

Hospitality, 501-1,000 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Great HCM product that will save your company labor costs and help you in every aspect of HR & Payroll

Reviewed 5 years ago

I LOVE the system! We just went through the Thomas fire in Southern California and without this system we would not have been able to communicate with our staff. While we were being evacuated, I was trying to send payroll and if we were still with ADP we never would have been able to. I would have had 750 employees that were evacuated, some had lost everything and they would not have gotten paid. Dayforce...

Pros

Robust system, everything is in 1, constantly enhancing the system, Insights conference is AMAZING, XOXO website lets you communicate with other customers and is hands down a game changer

Cons

Because the system is so robust, the implementation is hard, reporting is outdated and formatting is not the best.

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Tanisha W.

Entertainment, 501-1,000 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Software is great

Reviewed 4 years ago

AWESOME

Pros

Get one report across countries. Single platform us, and was able to help keep us in compliance

Cons

There is no roll total feature for multiple checks

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Angie M.

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Innovative and customizable total HR solution

Reviewed 5 years ago
Pros

Ceridian was able to customize the solution to fit my unique business needs. The other HRIS providers were not willing to make changes in their offerings and instead pushed an "one size fits most" product. The solution has automated our payroll, recruitment, onboarding, HR, benefits, document management, performance management process and more. Ceridian has now become a daily stop for our employees and has significantly reduced the administration work for our payroll and HR teams. Whats more, the product has enhanced our security and privacy by transiting to a secure software program instead of using paper and excel spreadsheets.

Cons

Turn around time for customer solution tickets could be improved. Sometimes when little things need to be tweaked the customer needs to submit a ticket to their client solutions team. On average the turn around time has acceptable but on occasion could be faster.

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Amanda E.

Veterinary, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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A day with Dayforce

Reviewed 4 months ago

I will continue using this program as long as I’m a practice manager

Pros

This software makes it easy to calculate hours and submit payroll. Imputing schedules with ease. Showing associate availability and pto requests.

Cons

I honestly didn’t have much to complain about. I feel like every software can be improved but nothing bad to say about this one