PeopleGuru™

Score7.4 out of 10

18 Reviews and Ratings

What is PeopleGuru™?

PeopleGuru is a cloud-based Human Capital Management solution designed for mid-market organizations. From recruitment to retirement, PeopleGuru HCM manages the entire employee life cycle. PeopleGuru's single platform, single database, solution includes: HR, Payroll, Benefits Management, Onboarding, Recruiting, Reporting and Analytics, ACA Management, Salary Administration, Performance Management, and Social Collaboration Tools. In addition to PeopleGuru's next generation technology, PeopleGuru services include: Implementation, Account Management, Tax Filing, Banking Services, Garnishment Management, ACA, and Year-End Reporting.

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Screenshot of PeopleGuru HCM is delivered with client defined dashboards which can be configured and controlled by an employee and/or administrator to improve the employee experience and drive user adoption. All dashboards can be exported to Excel.

Screenshot of A user experience designed to help employees select the right benefits for themselves, family members, and dependents.

Screenshot of The Employee Master, which can be used to manage a large, dynamic workforce. Filter by different locations, departments, or other various structures.

Screenshot of the employee portal, available either via mobile or self-service, where employees have access to their pay stubs, W-2s, compensation statements, and PTO management.

Screenshot of PeopleGuru's Daily Feed- communication platform to engage, reward, recognize, and collaborate with people. With the Daily Feed, employees can communicate with work groups, use direct private messaging, and publish posts for their peers.

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Screenshot of A single employee profile panel stores all employee data including personal documents, PTO requests, banking, skills, certifications, and awards.

Reimbursement management
Reimbursement management provides cash reimbursement for employee expenses related to business travel or other.
Category average: 7.7
Employee recognition
thank a team member
Category average: 7.6
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
Provide employees access to wages accrued during the pay period before the end of the pay cycle.
Category average: 8

Create succession plans/pools
Managers can create and manage pools of potentially high-performing individuals.
Category average: 8
Organizational charting
Organizational charting is the ability to create hierarchical charts.
Category average: 7.2
Benefit plan administration
Benefit plan administration is administration of health insurance plans and 401k plans, and other benefits.
Category average: 7.5

Kathleen Proper

Chief Human Resources Officer in Human Resources at Canna Provisions (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use PeopleGuru to run payroll for approximately 125 employees biweekly. We also use the time and attendance and PTO functions.

Pros

They work with the cannabis industry
The mobile app saves us from having time clocks or paper timecards

Cons

This isn't a top-tier payroll system and it sometimes shows
Some of the screens take a long time to process
Why do they call direct deposits "net pays"?

Return on Investment

This is a payroll system. It does what it needs to do. I can't calculate the ROI of having it vs. not having it because not having a payroll system is a dealbreaker in 2022.

Alternatives Considered

Paylocity and ADP Enterprise HR

Michelle Wisner

Director of Human Resources in Human Resources at RTD19 LLC (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are a rapidly growing consumer goods company that utilizes PeopleGuru for payroll, employee database, timekeeping, attendance tracking, performance evaluations, recruiting, onboarding, and salary budgeting. Our previous provider was extremely difficult to work with and since coming over to PeopleGuru, the efficiency and capabilities of the software far surpass our expectations. The payroll reporting is extremely robust as well as the Adhoc reporting capacity has been very helpful to the accounting, payroll, and human resource departments.

Pros

Payroll
Timekeeping
Performance Evaluations
Form I9 tracking
Employee Database

Cons

Recruiting module is very clunky and not streamlined. I've worked with recruiting platforms that are more efficient.
Job changes are a multi-step process that feels like it could be one screen asking all the necessary info regarding pay rate, date, labor, etc. whereas now you have to go through multiple tabs and screens to change someone's position.
Labor mapping seems to be a custom request every time when the pay rate is different for two different jobs. Feels like there is a lot of back-end work that needs to be accomplished before it pulls correctly into labor.
Would like to see an app with supervisor/time manager functions. At least to approve punch correction or time-off requests.
Advanced scheduling available to certain job roles instead of all or nothing.

Return on Investment

Improved efficiency
Improved user experience
General ledger reporting
Labor distribution reporting

Other Software Used

Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), bswift, Snagit

Darone Dancy

VP of Workforce Operations in Human Resources at Eastern Carolina Vocational Center, Inc (ECVC) (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

ECVC uses both the payroll and HR enterprise functions of PG. The system helps us maintain employees' payroll and electronic employee records. I also use AdHoc reporting quite a bit to create unique reports.

Pros

AdHoc Reports
Applicant Tracking System(ATS)
Flexibility in Performance Reviews
Ability to manage company set-up and reporting
Ability to customize standard company forms in PG for usage

Cons

Ability to transfer resume data to candidates profiles
Ability to list the specific job title on the Transaction Requistions notifications
Ability to show other basic applicant registration information in the candidate profile(i.e. desired salary) not visible to the employer
Easier ability to get rid of My Office "Transactions Approvals"

Return on Investment

We now have an online ATS system
Still using paper
There are potential to grow the capabilities of PG usage

Alternatives Considered

ADP Enterprise HR, Paycor and Paycom

Other Software Used

ADP Enterprise HR, Oracle PeopleSoft HCM, Paycor

Nicole Cady View profile

Human Resources Director in Human Resources at Kutz Senior Living Campus (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

PeopleGuru HCM helps us manager payroll, deductions, employee data and time and attendance. This is something that was done using an outdated system in the past and it has saved us time and made our department more efficient. Information is found in one system versus multiple. It is also accessible to employees using their phones, so that is very helpful as well!

Pros

App Use is very helpful for employees to have access to information
Time and Attendance is user-friendly
Data is accessible at your fingertips

Cons

Reports are a little cumbersome at times to locate
Some of the updates cause glitches that need to be corrected
Set-up isn't always the easiest when rolling out new parts of the software

Return on Investment

Efficient open enrollment
Using one system instead of many
The app has been very helpful to the team!
Weekly calls to help with support has been very beneficial

Verified User

Administrator in Finance and Accounting (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use PeopleGuru for managing our employees HR information, timekeeping, and payroll. It is hard to find a system that fits any business perfectly, but they have been very good at working with us to address any system issues. We have automated our necessary forms, recruitment, onboarding, HR data management, timekeeping, payroll, & tax filing.

Pros

Support great at pushing possible changes through development
Ad Hoc Report writing

Cons

Position change future dating
Timecard reporting including approval (multiple reports to show timecard with approval)
W2 Reconciliation Reports (had to calculate wages to verify accuracy)
Benefit Plan effective dating & how it affects the deduction effective dating (results in payroll errors if not careful)

Return on Investment

Cost is reasonable
User experience has gotten worse
Report writing had become much easier & less limited with variables that we can use

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Top Performing Features

Reimbursement management

Employee recognition

Off-cycle/On-Demand payment

Areas for Improvement

Create succession plans/pools

Organizational charting

Benefit plan administration

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