4 Reasons to Have API Integrations

HR heads must now be able to adapt to rapidly changing business conditions and develop strategies that will help their people meet organizational goals.

HR departments will increasingly need to collaborate with other areas of the company, including IT, marketing, communications, finance, and PR. They must develop negotiating and persuasion skills to engage with internal and external teams. HR must also manage remote workers’ transition and encourage a collaborative working culture, even when employees are not in the same office.

API integrations allow the hands-free automated import of clock-in and clock-out data from your POS system into your system without exporting and uploading a file. This allows you to eliminate error-prone manual processes and accurately manage employee time.

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Streamline Data Entry

In the age of data-driven HR, having an API integration to reduce manual entry and speed up the time it takes for a person to get up and running can make all the difference. By automating tasks, you can free up human capital to focus on other more impactful activities.

The integration provides out-of-the-box integrations with the systems of record you rely on. It makes creating custom API integrations that connect any application or data source easy. This powerful tool helps you build and maintain your custom ETL pipeline, ensuring that your data is up-to-date in all the systems that need it to be.

Automate Time and Attendance

Organizations of all sizes and industries use AI-driven human capital management (HCM) solutions to streamline scheduling and employee management. Companies use the software to improve work-life balance, productivity, and competitiveness.

The UKG API lets you connect with the application securely, ensuring data privacy and security. This means you can send a single request for data from your system to UKG and receive the information in return without creating and managing multiple integrations.

A typical API use case is to import hourly summaries from POS systems, which are then used in the scheduling system. This helps ensure that staff members are paid accurately for all hours worked.

In addition, you can also use the UKG API to sync tips and commissions from your POS system, which will then be applied to each employee’s payroll. This will help to reduce manual calculations and errors that can occur with the manual entry of this data.

Another area that is becoming more important for HR departments is managing employee wellbeing. This includes reducing stress and burnout, ensuring a healthy work environment, promoting mental health awareness, and facilitating employee-assistance programs. These programs will continue to expand and include a variety of benefits, such as wellness and flextime policies.

The future of HR will see a continued increase in the gig economy, with workers opting to work for short periods on flexible contracts. HR must support this trend by implementing new policies that provide flexibility for these workers. It will also need to provide a way to quickly match the demand and supply of employees with different skill sets.

More importantly, HR departments must be able to make decisions faster and in line with business objectives. This will require a shift in HR from a transactional function to an advisory role. This will also necessitate the development of HR analytics capabilities.

The most successful HR leaders are now using data to transform the workplace. They are embedding themselves into other business functions and the C-Suite to bring value to the company. They collaborate closely with the wider business and adopt an agile policy, strategy, and decision-making approach. They use daily stand-up meetings, iterating continuously and responding to change over following a plan. They also use digital tools to automate as much of the process as possible. This allows them to focus on the human aspect of their jobs and create a seamless and personalized experience for their people. By combining their people insights with the power of digital, they are enabling their organizations to compete for talent and thrive in this fast-changing and dynamic business landscape.

Automate Reporting

An API offers an easy way to automate document ingestion from a source system into an employee profile and vault.

This integration automatically updates with data directly from a POS system as soon as the field has been changed on the POS. This eliminates the need to upload a file manually and ensures that the data is accurate for payroll purposes.

Automate Payroll

Many customers require a custom integration that is unique to their business. This allows customers to build their own scheduled integration using a template in the hub or through direct access to the APIs.

The hub also allows employees to connect their POS systems through self-service. This can be done through a web form to create an XML file to be imported into the POS system. This can be used to create a new hire, update an existing job, or change existing job records.

Building and maintaining an ETL pipeline to your data warehouse can be challenging. You must understand the data structures and how to map them between systems correctly. This can be time-consuming and costly for IT teams. No-code ETL solutions can help you save on development time and avoid considerable maintenance costs.