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About Workday HCM
Cloud-based human resources solution that helps businesses streamline workforce planning, talent management, and payroll processes.
It also is useful to keep track of pay as well as money being taken out for insurance and taxes.
Their expensive user training courses are absolutely appalling for adult learners - 4 days in a classroom flicking through a 500 page bound workbook, anyone.
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Increase HR and payroll compliance and daily efficiency
Comments: Post-sandbox testing, Workday can update and release software. This sandbox environment allows me to try things out, observe what happens, and then fine-tune my procedures. Many issues are resolved because to Workday's ability to notify workers of pending tasks and make information about those tasks readily available to them.
Pros:
If you're familiar with the system and its customizations, you should be able to accomplish just about anything using Workday. I really like how workday can be used to both investigate past company procedures and improve current ones. After years of using ADP, I have concluded that Workday is the superior HR software.
Cons:
In my opinion, the time it takes to find and interview potential candidates is too long. While Workday's learning resources are excellent, I do wish they provided more configuration-specific instruction.
Powerful and Scalable, but Complex and Costly
Comments: robust, comprehensive platform for managing HR processes, from payroll to talent management. Its user-friendly interface and real-time analytics make it efficient for HR teams, while the self-service features empower employees and managers. However, the system can be complex to navigate initially, and customization may require significant time and resources. While it’s a scalable solution for large organizations, its cost and implementation time can be challenging, particularly for smaller companies. Despite these challenges, its integration capabilities, global reach, and security features make it a strong choice for businesses with complex HR needs.
Pros:
Workday HCM is praised for its user-friendly interface, comprehensive functionality (covering HR, payroll, talent management), and real-time analytics for data-driven decisions. It offers global capabilities, making it ideal for multinational organizations, and self-service features that empower employees and managers. The system is cloud-based, ensuring easy access and automatic updates, and supports customization to fit unique business needs. With strong security, integration capabilities, and robust support, Workday is a scalable and flexible solution for modern HR management.
Cons:
complexity for new users, requiring extensive training, and time-consuming customization. It can be expensive, with high licensing and implementation costs, and has limited reporting flexibility. Large organizations may experience performance issues, and integration setup can be challenging. The mobile app is less intuitive, and long implementation times can delay deployment.
Fair app to try
Comments: It's fair overall nothing extra or less than expected
Pros:
It's easy enough to log into and check small stuff
Cons:
It's too hard to navigate scrolling when your looking for something
Can handle multinational payouts and offers customized benefits packages.
Comments: A cool thing about Workday HCM is that you can sign up for free and play around with the tool, not being charged until you pay first team member.
Pros:
Dedicated local Workday HCM experts ensures comprehensive and tailored assistance. It also integrates seamlessly with popular software tools platforms making work easier and enjoyable. Automated invoicing streamlines financial tasks, saving time and energy on such tasks. It is also a perfect solution for remote and global teams.
Cons:
We find Workday HCM to be user-friendly and intuitive to navigate on the employee and manager side alike. However, additional charges apply for specific advanced features such as onboarding automation.
Always Evolving HR System
Comments: I enjoy using Workday HCM as it's a one stop shop for our company's HR data. Moving to Workday was a big improvement from our previous HR system where we had an account per country, totalling to over 10 accounts. I would say there is a steep learning curve in the beginning as an Admin and even for employees. And the training and certificates are overpriced so I have had to learn how to configure/use Workday through other mediums.
Pros:
It can be used globally. The user interface and usability is easy to understand (similar to Facebook's interface), the ability to customize, the different modules and features it supports. The tool is always evolving as the company has 2 releases every year.
Cons:
It is created for the US by the US. It does not accommodate for international laws and compliance resulting in us having multiple tools to support international countries.
I’d recommend Workday
Comments: Overall it’s a fantastic tool for organizations, if they know how to configure it correctly. Each country is different and the system allows you to customize processes based on locations.
Pros:
Having all your HR related tasks in one system (time tracking, vacation tracing, performance, learning, employee files, payroll, etc) make it a one stop system for companies.
Cons:
The security access groups can make it challenging to understand where actions may be stuck. The rules make it challenging to make changes.
Workday is great!
Comments: Workday has been a helpful tool for all who use it. It's user friendly and doesn't regularly lag or disconnect.
Pros:
I like the easy accessibility through the mobile application.
Cons:
Not many, workday has always been a useful tool for employers and employees needing to access important information regarding pay and other financial inquiries.
Workday is the OG
Comments: I have used Workday HCM with a couple different employers and it is by far superior to other comparable software. Everything is located on your dashboard. There is no multiple logins for different apps/software because it's all here. It gives easy access to view and/or change pay/benefit information, all employee personal information, taxes and time entering. What's not to love?
Pros:
One of the things I like most about Workday HCM is the customizable drop down menu on your dashboard to make it easy to access things YOU need. Also, the time entering and access to benefit information is also great.
Cons:
I don't have anything I don't like about it.
Simple and intuitive to use. 24/7 Support.
Comments: Simple and easy. Ensures our employees feels confident their pay will be on-time and accurate.
Pros:
Automated, accurate payroll helps me stay compliant, save time and be stress-free. No set-up fees or hidden charges. Great dashboard which supports self-service.
Cons:
With the required security configuration including authenticator, it is good to go. The app has delivered the best for us.
Employee tracking made easy
Comments: Workday has been the easiest employee tracking system I have ever used. Its simple, yet has some complex features.
Pros:
Track and editing time is a breeze. Payslips, bonuses, and taxes are all individualized.
Cons:
I believe the only thing that i think is missing is being able to use workday to email the HR department of my work directly from this app.
Workday HCM, an exceptional Tool for one stop HR solutions
Comments: Its a must try software for matrix organizations. It can solve all the problems but need someone specialist on products. Heavy training is required for advance features.
Pros:
1. Excellent interface 2. Looks posh and advanced 3. Can work in less bandwidth 4. No downtime
Cons:
1. Too complex features, highly categorized 2. Very expensive 3. Not very flexible for product level changes
Approved game changer software. Workday HCM is an effortless treasure.
Comments: Efficient and profound. Try Workday HCM for excellence, flexibility and transparency. I am a happy user.
Pros:
I can talk about the benefits of Workday HCM all day. It is very efficient and reliable tool. It has given us control over activities revolving around payroll, payroll audits and payroll calculations. Workday HCM is also very user-friendly and easy to use. One unique feature about Workday HCM is the urgency it treats my work with. It is quite fast and accurate.
Cons:
Cheers to the good work Workday HCM. I am contented with what it offers. I cannot complain.
HR system at its best
Comments: I love it because of the flexibility and ease at which you can navigate to the different parts of the app
Pros:
It is very friendly and easy to use. It can even link you to other sites if the HR defines them. Its like a quick link to those other platforms. The amount of data stored on workday is huge for each staff. I can see my payroll so easily on workday HCM
Cons:
I am not sure it is okay to see the salary of people working under you but workday allows this.
Review of Workday HCM
Comments: I'm good with the Workday HCM as it is providing me necessary information at one place.
Pros:
It helps to manage workforce and Human Resources (HR) of the business.
Cons:
It is a tool which doesn't support complicated integrations.
Workday User Review
Comments: Overall experience is very good, no wonder will use this again for future reference.
Pros:
Easy to navigate and to use with, no complications using it.
Cons:
Using it for over a year I don't have any experience with this.
I can't ask for more when handling payroll.This tool is smart.
Comments: Workday HCM has promoted productivity and general growth through great intelligence and dedication from the customer service. It is a must have tool.
Pros:
In simple terms, Workday HCM is more than enough for me. I have enjoyed it's flexibility in usage, customization, integration and implementation too. There is reliable content out of its analytics. Automation is a great way to save time and improve productivity and accuracy. Workday HCM is an empowering tool.
Cons:
None. I honestly find no cons for Workday HCM. It is working well for us.
Workday could work better
Comments: Does what is required in a simple format although can be a bit boring to look at. Can be a bit repetitive and uninspiring but has so much depth and scope to do much better if it was more engaging for colleagues.
Pros:
Simple and easy layout most colleagues can understand and navigate.
Cons:
Very basic and uninteresting layout for most colleagues which loses engagement and can be tricky for less skilled colleagues to find how good it can be as a tool for their job.
Easy, Complete, Perfect for my job
Comments: I was doing training, Workday was excellent, I would just go in and learn everything and do every exercise I had for the day. It is a really good organized platform and It is amazing to have something like this platform for when you are getting education from home. For getting a job its really amazing.
Pros:
Really it was the best source when I was being trained for the job I do now.
Cons:
I cant think of anything, I really like the platform
Great cloud features, industry standard.
Comments: My overall experience with Workday HCM has been positive, though with a few learning curves. The platform offers a wide range of HR tools that are highly integrated, making it easy to manage everything from hiring to performance reviews in one place. I appreciate the user-friendly interface, but some of the more advanced features, like custom reporting, require a bit of a deeper dive to fully understand. The mobile app is incredibly convenient, allowing me to access what I need from anywhere. It’s a powerful system, but getting the most out of it can take some time.
Pros:
Workday HCM is a well designed, cloud-based HR management platform that simplifies everything from payroll to talent management. The interface is intuitive, though navigating some advanced features can take time to master. Its mobile accessibility is a standout, making it easy for employees and managers to handle tasks on the go.
Cons:
Custom reporting can be a bit complex for non-technical users, but the ability to export and import from excel make this easier.
Workday Review from an employee perspective
Comments: The price-to-return on investment ratio is quite good and the features are ever-evolving
Pros:
The things that I like about workday are the feature-rich dashboard and an integrated platform that provides management of applications, posting of jobs, and workforce management including payroll and leaves.
Cons:
Initial learning curve can be made simpler for non-power users
Not the finest-looking website, but it definitely does the job
Comments: Largely positive, I can't really complain as the website does ultimately offer me everything I need
Pros:
The website incorporates aspects such as pay, reviews, meetings/discussions, all personal historic job documentation, and absence. It's easy to use and I can quickly see when my teammates are planning annual leave, review my pay situation and so on.
Cons:
The website feels a bit dated aesthetically, and is sometimes a bit clunky when it comes to pages regarding absence/annual leave - it feels like there are multiple ways to see the same end result.
Workday HCM, a victory in managing workforce.
Comments: Generally the experience with Workday HCM has been so beneficial to the entire organization both the employees and to the performance of our organization. It allows us to have well managed and orchestrated workforce which leads to us getting optimum results from all our work especially matters community awareness and development.
Pros:
A valuable aspect about Workday HCM that we have really benefited from is how flexible it is as this allowed us to set it up in way that it perfectly matched with our nature of work. It allows us to get more productive results from individuals by aligning someones capabilities with the right kind of work roles. It has very reliable insights about workers which makes it easy to offer excellent work conditions which benefits both the company and the employee.
Cons:
Despite Workday HCM being such an important product for managing workforce, all this comes at a cost. Also the user interface could be improved to get more intuitive.
Go to Applicant Tracking System
Comments: Overall, I've been a user of workday for more than 5 years. Once you get the hang of using it, it will be a very helpful tool as an ATS in recruitment.
Pros:
Very detailed and easy to use once. You can easily track candidates , do job postings and pool for candidates.
Cons:
The user interface can be improved. Also, sometimes it is slow
User-Friendly Interface
Comments: Workday HCM generally receives high ratings for its ease of use, functionality, and customer support. It is a powerful tool for HR management that is particularly well-suited for medium to large organizations looking for a comprehensive, integrated HR solution
Pros:
Workday HCM covers a wide range of HR functions, including workforce management, talent management, compensation, benefits, time tracking, and reporting & analytics
Cons:
The implementation process for Workday HCM can be lengthy and complex, often taking between 6 to 9 months.
Solid Product
Comments: Workday has been a huge part of my HR experience. It is a great product and affordable for all types of companies.
Pros:
Workday is a relatively intuitive product to use and learn. You can easily track all payroll services, days off, employee profiles and other things HR related.
Cons:
The platform needs a little bit more upgrade when it comes to aesthetics. It has looked the same for almost 2 years. Needs a makeover.
