Human Resource Management System (HRMS)

Simplify processes, employee management, and compliance

by Paylocity · HRIS & Core HR

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Executive Summary

Paylocity's HRMS is the human resources part of its platform for HR, payroll, finance and IT. It keeps employee information in unlimited custom fields and stores documents in one searchable place, and employees get 24/7 self-service access to payroll and HR data. A process automation engine, with templates such as offboarding, handles routine manual tasks, and a dashboard with HR compliance courses supports compliance. Built-in AI includes intelligent search and an AI Assistant.

Use Cases

  • Automating routine manual HR tasks with templates, such as offboarding
  • Tracking any employee information in unlimited custom fields to make reporting easier
  • Storing offer letters, tax forms and exit documents in one secure, searchable place
  • Giving employees 24/7 self-service access to pay stubs, time-off requests and personal information
  • Making staffing decisions with position and seat-level visibility
  • Keeping on top of compliance with a dashboard and interactive HR compliance courses

Features

Visibility

  • Informed staffing decisions: With full visibility into employees at the position and seat level, you can configure new positions, assign required skills and certifications, predict vacancies, manage budget changes, track compensation, and more.
  • Compliance risk: Leverage an intuitive dashboard for quick access to work authorizations, EEO and FLSA compliance data, industry news, certifications, and more.

Intelligence

  • HR Process Automation: With Paylocity’s process automation engine, you can implement routines for time-consuming manual tasks spanning the platform. Use templates for common use cases like offboarding or create your own.
  • Autopilot for manual tasks: Workflows, Paylocity’s self-serve, task automation engine, empowers you to automate routine work spanning the platform, whether common tasks or ones unique to your business.

Support

  • Employee Self-Service Portal: With Employee Self-Service, employees have secure, 24/7 access to payroll and HR data. They can access paystubs and tax forms, request time off or a leave of absence, update personal information, and even collaborate with their teammates.
  • Absence Management: Automate leave administration, navigate compliance with confidence, and deliver a seamless leave experience in one, connected platform.
  • Store documents: From offer letters to tax forms to exit documents, a holistic view of the employee provides a single, searchable source of truth that keeps you organized and compliant.
  • Assistance from HR experts: With HR Edge, our expert resources — which include an HR Edge account manager — supercharge your HR with assistance on policies, job descriptions, training courses, and more, to minimize risk and maximize best practices.

Technical Specifications

Deployment
SaaS
Authentication
OAuth 2.0 client credentials
API Available
Yes

Integrations

  • Vanta

Security & Compliance

Certifications: SOC 1, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022

Pricing

Model
Contact sales for custom pricing
Starting Price
Contact sales
Target Customer
Mid-Market,Enterprise

About Paylocity

Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR, payroll, and spend management software solutions. It unifies processes across HR, Finance, and IT on a single, innovative platform to automate work and build stronger organizations.

Founded: 1997 · Headquarters: Schaumburg, IL, USA · Employees: 6,700 employees · Public

Verified sources

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