Migrate from UKG Ready to BambooHR

UKG Ready Employee records map directly to BambooHR Employee records. The primary Cost Center field (confirmed during scoping as holding the organizational unit) maps to BambooHR's Department field. We resolve the employee ID as BambooHR's employeeNumber, validate all date fields against BambooHR's date format setting, and map employment status (active, inactive, terminated) from UKG Ready's Employee Status field to BambooHR's hireDate, terminationDate, and status fields. HR Custom Fields (up to 10) map to BambooHR custom fields with type validation (text, date, picklist) performed during the mapping phase.

UKG Ready Base Compensation records track historical pay changes with effective dates. These map to BambooHR's Pay Rate field for current compensation and a custom compensation history section if the customer maintains historical records. We preserve the most recent effective-dated compensation as the active Pay Rate, and store prior compensation records in a custom field set for audit. Pay frequency (weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly) migrates from UKG Ready's Pay Period Profile to BambooHR's pay frequency configuration.

Accrual balances in UKG Ready vary by accrual policy configuration, which may include carryover rules, cap values, and proration settings per policy. BambooHR uses time-off policies with separate accrual methods (accrue by hours, days, or months) and carryover settings per policy type. We map each UKG accrual policy to a corresponding BambooHR policy, explicitly documenting the accrual method, carryover limit, and balance cap. PTO, sick leave, and other leave types receive dedicated mapping during scoping. Accrual history (if required by the customer) is stored as historical custom fields in BambooHR.

UKG Ready Pay Statements are available via API with View/Edit/Add Payroll permissions. We export earnings, deductions, and net pay per pay period. BambooHR stores pay history as payroll runs within the payroll module. For customers not using BambooHR payroll, we deliver pay statement data as a structured export that the customer can reference from BambooHR's file storage or an attached document. Pay period alignment is preserved by matching the UKG pay period date to the BambooHR payroll run date.

UKG Ready Employee Assignment records define how employees relate to Cost Centers, locations, and pay groups. The primary Cost Center (confirmed as the organizational unit during scoping) maps to BambooHR Department. Additional Cost Centers and pay group assignments migrate to BambooHR custom fields or the employment info section depending on the customer's reporting requirements. Assignment history is preserved as custom date-stamped fields if the customer requires it.

UKG Ready supports multiple Cost Center fields per employee, but the primary organizational unit must be explicitly identified during scoping because integrations map to specific numbered fields regardless of label. We confirm the correct Cost Center field, export the distinct Cost Center values as BambooHR Departments, and link employees to those Departments during employee migration. If the customer uses Cost Center hierarchies, we flatten them to a single Department assignment per employee and store the hierarchy in a custom field.

UKG Ready Benefit Plan enrollment data is tied to the HR tab and Benefit Management permissions. Plan types, carrier connections, and enrollment status require value mapping between UKG Ready benefit categories and BambooHR's benefits module if the customer has it enabled. For customers not using BambooHR benefits, we deliver a structured enrollment export (plan name, carrier, coverage level, employee contribution, employer contribution, effective date) that the customer references during manual re-enrollment. Benefits plan configurations themselves do not migrate as they require carrier re-setup.

UKG Ready supports up to 10 HR Custom Fields per employee via the Put HR Custom Fields API. We map each custom field to a BambooHR custom employee field, validating field type (text, date, picklist) against BambooHR's supported types. Picklist values from UKG Ready migrate to BambooHR picklist options with the same labels. If a UKG custom field uses a type that BambooHR does not support natively, we store the value as a text field and document the limitation.

UKG Ready Time Entries collected via the Time and Attendance module include pay codes, project codes, and exception flags. BambooHR's time tracking is basic and designed for time-off accrual rather than punch-clock hours. We map regular hours worked to BambooHR time entries if the customer uses BambooHR time tracking, but complex pay-coded time entries with shift differentials and premium pay flags require documentation of the original pay codes for the customer's admin to configure in BambooHR or an adjacent payroll system.

UKG Ready HR Action Requests, Performance Review workflows, Benefits workflows, and Time Approval workflows are destination-dependent because workflow logic does not transfer 1:1 across platforms. We do not migrate workflow configurations as code. We deliver a written inventory of every active UKG Ready workflow with its trigger, conditions, assigned actions, and routing logic, plus a recommended BambooHR equivalent (BambooHR's built-in workflows or a separate automation tool). The customer's admin rebuilds these post-migration.