Payroll Technology, Processing, and Partnership, Together.

When you choose Employers Council’s payroll services with UKG Ready®, you’re getting more than software. Employers Council partners with your organization on configuration, setup, and training, and processes your payroll for you. Your team wrangles timecards. Employers Council takes it from there.

Having a partner that works directly in the system alongside you, means issues get caught and resolved before they become problems.

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Complete Support: Technology + Partnership

The Platform

One system for everything.

Full UKG suite: Payroll, Time and Labor, HR, Scheduling, Recruiting, and Onboarding.

The Processing

Employers Council’s team handles your payroll every pay period.

End-to-end payroll processing: data verification, deductions, tax withholding, and reporting.

The Partnership

Access Employers Council’s HR consultants and employment law attorneys as part of your membership. 

Your resource for compliance, wage and hour issues, and tax notice guidance.

Already have a payroll system?

Employers Council’s payroll team works with organizations on any platform. Whether you need processing support on your current system, an audit of your existing setup, or help migrating to a new platform, we start with what you need.

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“The best decision we made was to use Employers Council payroll services. They manage UKG and take care of everything so we don’t have to.”

Sharon Burdett

SVP of HR · Contexture

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Employers Council’s payroll technology partnership include? 

Employers Council is a certified UKG partner that implements and manages a full HRM platform for organizations. The platform includes payroll, time and labor, HR, scheduling, recruiting, and onboarding, all in one system. Employers Council configures the platform to match your organization’s workflows, reviews the setup for compliance, and stays involved as your needs change. If your organization also wants payroll processing handled, that’s part of the partnership. Your team approves timecards, and our team handles everything from there: data verification, deductions, tax withholding, reporting, and year-end filing. And because every client is an Employers Council member, your team has direct access to HR consultants and employment law attorneys when questions go beyond the system.  

If your organization has parts of this process covered and would like us to take on a role that is not so comprehensive, we can do that too. 

Those companies sell payroll software that you operate yourself. When you call with a question about how to tax a bonus or configure a new state, they set it up however you tell them. They do not review your setup for accuracy or tell you whether something is correct. Employers Council processes your payroll for you, reviews your configuration, flags compliance issues, and brings in employment law attorneys when needed. The combination of processing, technology, and HR and legal partnership is something no stand-alone payroll software company offers. 

Employers Council uses UKG Ready, a full-suite platform that includes payroll, time and labor, HR, scheduling, recruiting, and onboarding. UKG is a nationally recognized payroll and HR technology provider. Employers Council is a certified UKG partner and manages the platform on behalf of members.

No. Employers Council’s payroll team currently supports members on multiple different payroll platforms. If you need processing help on your existing system, an audit of your current setup, or support during a migration, we can help. If you are ready for a full platform change, UKG is the technology we implement and manage. 

This is one of the most common payroll pain points for mid-size organizations. If your payroll person gets sick, goes on leave, or leaves the organization, most payroll vendors cannot step in and process for you. The best they can typically offer is to pay everyone a flat amount and clean it up later. With Employers Council processing your payroll, there is always a team behind it. Your payroll runs on time, every time. 

We support organizations with locations and employees nationwide. The service is a strong fit for organizations that are processing payroll in-house and want a partner, or for those who are frustrated with their current payroll technology vendor’s level of support. 

The cost of using Employers Council and UKG for ongoing payroll services varies based on the package selected. Costs begin at $10 per employee per month after a one-time implementation fee. For a detailed overview of package options view our payroll technology solutions pricing sheet. 

Yes. Every payroll client is an Employers Council member. This is a core part of what makes the service different. Your membership gives your payroll team access to HR consultants and employment law attorneys whenever questions come up. If you are not currently a member, the implementation fee for new organizations includes a Consulting Membership. 

After you book a demo and decide to move forward, we meet with your team to understand your current process, your systems, and your goals. From there, we configure UKG to match your workflows, review the setup for compliance, and train your staff. Our onboarding process has identified compliance gaps in the majority of our initial implementations. 

Yes. Because every payroll client is an Employers Council Consulting or Enterprise member, you have access to HR consultants and employment law attorneys who can help with wage and hour questions, garnishment setup, and other compliance scenarios. Employers Council has been advising employers on compliance since 1939.