While UKG Ready offers a range of automated tools to support HR and HCM tasks, the addition of UKG Ready Benefits eliminates the need for employers to select and integrate with an outside benefits platform. Instead, employers can plan, set up, and administer benefits while simplifying enrollment, consolidating employee information, and protecting sensitive data.
In this article, we’ll explore how UKG Ready Benefits paired with expert support and guidance from Cello HR can optimize your organization’s benefits administration. We’ll also walk through the general benefits of the UKG Ready platform and how Cello HR can help you integrate all of your HR processes – from hiring to performance management into a single platform.
UKG Ready - Overview
Paired with HR consulting and management through Cello HR, UKG Ready can help your organization simplify and expedite your talent acquisition, hiring, onboarding, timekeeping, and payroll processes. In addition to aligning data and processes that are typically housed in multiple platforms or even in multiple physical locations, UKG Ready increases accuracy, reduces time spent on redundant tasks, provides prompt reporting of historical/organizational data, and utilizes a mobile app with 24-7 access, including timekeeping features for your entire workforce. As you use these tools, UKG Ready’s security features empower you to grant specific permissions for hiring managers or HR staff; set parameters for payroll based on local, state, or federal laws; and improve hiring and onboarding with ATS integrations.
UKG Ready Benefits – Key Features
A Simplified Process to Boost Employee Retention and Satisfaction
Rather than collaborating with outside entities or asking your employees to manage elections on a separate and potentially less intuitive platform, UKG Ready Benefits allows you and your employees to complete all benefits-related steps in a single, easy-to-use platform. For your employees, enrollment can be completed online through a mobile app or whichever digital device they prefer. They are empowered to quickly review and compare plans and contribution amounts to make informed decisions about their benefits. Simultaneously, your organization improves employee satisfaction by providing a streamlined benefits enrollment and management process that offers transparency, easy access, and peace of mind to employees, who can make adjustments, communicate with HR through the platform, and access their plan information at any time.
Employer Control of Plan Setup and Administration
With UKG Ready Benefits and a well-formulated benefits strategy, it’s infinitely easier for you to set up your benefits plans, establish enrollment dates, eligibility guidelines, deductions, and more. You’ll also receive automated and real-time notifications about employee enrollment choices and other data that supports responsible and efficient benefits administration. As you hire and onboard new employees, plan profiles can be assigned to new hires based on pre-established parameters. Additionally, UKG Ready Benefits makes communication, updates, and education about benefits more transparent by allowing hiring managers, HR staff, and employees to complete tasks, submit requests, or make announcements through the existing UKG Ready platform.
Enhanced Security and Reliable Data Delivery
For employers who are accustomed to manually completing enrollment processes on benefit carrier websites, UKG Ready Benefits uses a unique feature that seamlessly transfers EDI files and data to each carrier’s required digital form, saving time for your HR staff. During this process, UKG Ready Benefits employs a host of security and encryption features that ensure safe delivery of your data, whether it’s to a healthcare carrier or across devices to members of your workforce who are using the platform.
Optimize Benefits Strategy and Administration with Cello HR
Offering valuable benefits and perks to your employees is an increasingly effective way to attract top talent for your business and ensure long-term employee retention and satisfaction. UKG Ready Benefits (and the full UKG Ready platform) can help your organization minimize manual tasks, automate administrative processes, and focus on creating a positive hiring, onboarding, and benefits experience for your new hires and current employees. With HR consulting and benefits strategy development through Cello HR, you can maximize your ability to reduce costs and time spent on tedious HR tasks, while offering your employees the ease of access, transparency, and support they seek in an ideal company benefits program.
Ready to simplify benefits administration, eliminate redundant tasks, and improve employee satisfaction? Contact us today to let us support your work.