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Skyward HRMS

Score9 out of 10

2 Reviews and Ratings

Top Performing Features

+28%

Approval workflow

Approval workflow is the process for approving employee paid time-off requests.

Cat avg: 7.8

+35%

Balance details

Balance details is automatic updating of paid time-off balance to reflect time taken.

Cat avg: 7.4

+30%

Annual carry-forward and encashment

Annual carry-forward and encashment enables unused paid time-off days to be carried forward to new year, or paid in cash.

Cat avg: 7.7

+20%

View and generate pay and benefit information

Employees can view pay and benefit data and print pay stubs.

Cat avg: 8.3

Worst Performing Features

-4%

Update personal information

Employees can update personal profile with change of address, dependents, or other personal data.

Cat avg: 8.3

+1%

View job history

Employees can view all positions held at the company.

Cat avg: 7.9

+13%

Employee demographic data

Administrators have the ability to enter detailed demographic data for each employee.

Cat avg: 8

Skyward HRMS Features from Reviews

Human Resource Management

Organizing, tracking and providing instant access to critical employee data, job profiles, transfers, promotions, and benefits information.

9+17%
  • Employee demographic data

    Administrators have the ability to enter detailed demographic data for each employee.

    Category average: 8

  • Employment history

    Employment history is the ability to track previous positions held.

    Category average: 8

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

9+13%
  • Pay calculation

    Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.

    Category average: 8.2

  • Benefit plan administration

    Benefit plan administration is administration of health insurance plans and 401k plans, and other benefits.

    Category average: 7.5

  • Salary revision and increment management

    Salary revision is the ability to modify individual employee pay.

    Category average: 7.8

  • Reimbursement management

    Reimbursement management provides cash reimbursement for employee expenses related to business travel or other.

    Category average: 7.7

Leave and Attendance Management

Streamlines communication between HR and employees and facilitates efficient management of employee leave including requisitions, approvals, balance calculation, and annual carry-forward.

10+32%
  • Approval workflow

    Approval workflow is the process for approving employee paid time-off requests.

    Category average: 7.8

  • Balance details

    Balance details is automatic updating of paid time-off balance to reflect time taken.

    Category average: 7.4

  • Annual carry-forward and encashment

    Annual carry-forward and encashment enables unused paid time-off days to be carried forward to new year, or paid in cash.

    Category average: 7.7

Employee Self Service

Employee portal allowing employees to view and update their personal information.

8.7+10%
  • View and generate pay and benefit information

    Employees can view pay and benefit data and print pay stubs.

    Category average: 8.3

  • Update personal information

    Employees can update personal profile with change of address, dependents, or other personal data.

    Category average: 8.3

  • View job history

    Employees can view all positions held at the company.

    Category average: 7.9

Skyward HRMS Features from the Vendor

Human Resource Management

Vendor-contributed
  • Employee demographic data

    Administrators have the ability to enter detailed demographic data for each employee.

  • Employment history

    Employment history is the ability to track previous positions held.

  • Job profiles and administration

    Job profiles and descriptions can be created and edited.

  • Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.

    Employee move workflow provides the ability to move employees to different positions and apply pay raises.

  • Benefits information

  • Organizational charting

    Organizational charting is the ability to create hierarchical charts.

  • Organization and location management

    Organization and location management allows employees to be managed across multiple geographical locations.

  • Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

    Compliance capabilities ensure full compliance with federal workplace regulations by capturing required data in central database.

Payroll Management

Vendor-contributed
  • Pay calculation

    Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.

  • Support for external payroll vendors

    Support for external payroll vendors is the ability to integrate with 3rd-party payroll services.

  • Off-cycle/On-Demand payment

    Provide employees access to wages accrued during the pay period before the end of the pay cycle.

  • Payroll history for each employee

  • Benefit plan administration

    Benefit plan administration is administration of health insurance plans and 401k plans, and other benefits.

  • Payroll tracking and auditing

  • Salary revision and increment management

    Salary revision is the ability to modify individual employee pay.

  • Reimbursement management

    Reimbursement management provides cash reimbursement for employee expenses related to business travel or other.

  • Statutory form management

    Generation and management of tax forms (state and federal).

Leave and Attendance Management

Vendor-contributed
  • Approval workflow

    Approval workflow is the process for approving employee paid time-off requests.

  • Email notifications

  • Balance details

    Balance details is automatic updating of paid time-off balance to reflect time taken.

  • Travel absence management

  • Annual carry-forward and encashment

    Annual carry-forward and encashment enables unused paid time-off days to be carried forward to new year, or paid in cash.

Employee Self Service

Vendor-contributed
  • Employee login

  • View and generate pay and benefit information

    Employees can view pay and benefit data and print pay stubs.

  • Update personal information

    Employees can update personal profile with change of address, dependents, or other personal data.

  • Request time off

  • View job history

    Employees can view all positions held at the company.

  • View company policy documentation

    Employees can review company handbook, and corporate policy documents.

  • View company news and information

  • Employee recognition

    thank a team member

Asset Management

Vendor-contributed
  • Tracking of all physical assets

    Tracking of track laptops, pagers, phones, and other company equipment.

  • Asset issue and transfer management

  • Asset return

  • Warranty and after-sales status maintenance contract tracking

HR Reporting

Vendor-contributed
  • Report builder

    Report builder allows custom reports to be created using a GUI.

  • Pre-built reports

    Pre-built reports is the provision of a variety of canned reports on employee retention, and other key metrics.

  • Ability to combine HR data with external data

    Ability to bring data from external systems like CRM and combine with HR data.

Integration with other HR capabilities

Vendor-contributed
  • Additional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by same vendor

  • Additional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by different vendor

Performance Management

Vendor-contributed
  • Performance plans

    Supervisors have ability to build individual performance plans including, goals, competencies, etc..

  • Performance improvement plans

    Supervisors can track disciplinary actions such as performance improvement plans.

  • Review reminders

    System can generate reminders to ensure review completion timeliness.

  • Multiple review frequency

    System supports multiple review types including annual, quarterly mid-year and anniversary reviews.

Succession Planning

Vendor-contributed
  • Candidate search

    Candidate search provides search capabilities for potential candidates based on attribute or other profile data.

  • Candidate development

    Candidate development is the ability to assign learning and development goals.

Onboarding

Vendor-contributed
  • New hire portal

    New hire portal eliminates printing and mailing with a personalized portal of all required reading, corporate information, and all forms and other paperwork, online.

  • Manager tracking tools

    Tracking tools allow hiring managers to check status on individual hires for all onboarding activities.

Performance and Goals

Vendor-contributed
  • Corporate goal setting

    Corporate goal setting is the ability to define corporate goals, and/or vision statements in the system.

  • Individual goal setting

    Individual goal setting is the ability to define individual goals that align to organizational and subordinate goals.

  • Line-of sight-visibility

    Line-of-sight visibility is the provision of line-of sight visibility for each goal to see how goals support overall corporate objectives.

  • Performance tracking

    Performance tracking allows managers to track individual progress against goals as a component of overall performance.