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HCM SOFTWARE FOR PAYROLL MANAGERS
Audit‑Ready, Error-Free Payroll, (No Spreadsheets Required)
Say goodbye to complex, manual work. Criterion automates and simplifies payroll to keep your team compliant while saving hours every pay period.
“For the level of service, the ease of use, and just the interface that we deal with on a daily basis — it's definitely worthwhile.”
I think their whole implementation process is really good. It’s really well managed. We had a chance to compare it to some others … and Criterion is definitely the best.”
"Zoey, Lindsey and I vetted several payroll companies last year, and with what we found in our investigations, especially with prevailing wage and other complexities that we have with our payroll --- we're very happy to be with Criterion."
I would recommend Criterion to other companies in our industry because their customer service is easy to talk to, very responsive, and super helpful — which I think is the biggest part of any company that you do your payroll or HR through. Customer service is the biggest thing.”
I truly feel like they’re a partner. I truly feel like they’re there to serve what my company needs and they don’t try to tell me what my company needs."
Todd & Sargent, Inc.
"[Criterion is] going to allow us to streamline so many things and save us so much time. I feel like it's just an ideal partnership with Goodwill."
We’ve really found an awesome partner — in how we view things and see things and push the envelope and continuously improve things — in Criterion.”
People, Performance, and Payroll — All in One Platform
Simplified Payroll for Complex Environments
Process multi-entity and multi-location payroll with ease. Criterion feeds time tracking and employee data straight into payroll for fast, reliable payments every time. We’re built to handle union rates, shift differentials, imputed income, and much more — all configured to your organization’s needs.
Your Source of Truth for People Data
Manage all employee records and documents in a unified system that feeds into everything else. Configure custom dashboards to view key metrics or career history for any employee. Plus, streamline workflows like time off requests, company updates, promotions, and more.
Engage Your Workforce Like Never Before
Hire and onboard faster with convenient preboarding workflows. Let employees fill out paperwork and select benefits before day one — so everyone gets to work faster. Track monetary incentives, streamline performance reviews, and drive better work across teams.
Criterion automates payroll for complex scenarios. Handle union rates, shift differentials, imputed income, and much more. Upload new collective bargaining agreements to update certified rates across positions in minutes.
Criterion is built to handle location-based tax tables with ease. Generate compliance reports across federal, state, and local levels — then file electronically without delay. Criterion reduces penalties and manual work for everyone involved.
Empower your workforce with Criterion’s iOS and Android mobile app. Let employees track time, submit PTO, view pay stubs, and update personal details on the go. Plus, managers can ensure compliant time records with built-in facial recognition and geo-fencing.
With payroll, HR, and talent data in one database, payroll managers can see it all. Leverage over 50 built-in reports and generate endless custom to understand labor costs, benefits compliance, position history, and more.
How To Calculate Payroll for Union Employees in 2025
Simplify Payroll. Strengthen Compliance. Save Hours Every Week.
See how Criterion helps payroll managers automate complex pay cycles, eliminate manual work, and stay audit-ready for every pay period.
Get a demoIntegrate Criterion With Any Software
Criterion integrates with your ERP, project management, and more (even custom-built software) to put people at the center of your system.
What can Criterion do for your organization?
Find out with a free personalized demo.