UKG runs your workforce management. AirMason builds, distributes, and tracks the employee handbooks your team actually reads. Please keep in mind requirements may vary based on company size, industry, location, and workforce composition.
UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) is one of the largest HCM providers in the world, formed from the 2020 merger of Ultimate Software and Kronos. The company serves over 80,000 organizations globally through its two flagship platforms: UKG Pro for enterprise HCM and UKG Ready for mid-market HR, payroll, and talent management.
UKG is particularly strong in workforce management, time and attendance tracking, scheduling, and payroll. Their platform handles the complex operational side of HR that large organizations depend on daily. What UKG does not offer is a dedicated employee handbook builder. Policy documents are typically managed outside the platform or handled through basic document storage.
UKG handles the broad HR operations your team relies on. AirMason fills the specific gap UKG leaves open: building, distributing, and tracking employee handbooks that employees actually engage with.
Where UKG stores documents, AirMason creates living handbooks with interactive design, built-in compliance tracking, and analytics that show you exactly who has read what. Together, they give your HR team a complete system from onboarding through ongoing policy management.

AirMason tracks federal, state, and city-level employment law changes across all 50 states and flags the policies in your handbook that need updating. UKG does not monitor handbook-specific compliance.

Build handbooks with drag-and-drop editing, embedded videos, branded layouts, and mobile-responsive design. No more static PDFs sitting in a UKG document folder.

Track which employees have opened, read, and acknowledged each policy section. Pair this with UKG employee records to close the loop on compliance documentation.

AirMason offers a dedicated design team that can build your handbook from scratch or redesign an existing one to match your brand. This is not something any HRIS provides.
AirMason connects with UKG to keep your employee directory and handbook distribution in sync. When someone joins or leaves your organization in UKG, AirMason can automatically update their handbook access. This means new hires get the right handbook on day one, and departing employees lose access without manual intervention.
The integration supports both UKG Pro and UKG Ready environments and can be configured for SFTP, API, or custom data flows depending on your setup.
UKG handles the broad HR stack. AirMason handles the handbook deep-dive.
| Feature | UKG | AirMason | Together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employee handbook builder | Not available | Full drag-and-drop builder with templates and custom design | Build handbooks in AirMason, distribute through UKG onboarding |
| Policy compliance monitoring | General HR compliance tools | Federal, state, and city-level handbook compliance alerts | HR compliance covered broadly by UKG, handbook-specific compliance by AirMason |
| Acknowledgment tracking | Basic document acknowledgment | Section-level read tracking with timestamps and e-signatures | Granular read receipts from AirMason linked to UKG employee records |
| Employee directory | Comprehensive employee records and org charts | Syncs employee data for handbook distribution | UKG is the source of truth; AirMason stays in sync automatically |
| Onboarding workflows | Multi-step onboarding with task management | Handbook delivery and acknowledgment as an onboarding step | Handbook delivery built into UKG onboarding flow |
| Analytics and reporting | Workforce analytics, time tracking reports | Handbook engagement analytics, read rates, completion tracking | Workforce data from UKG, handbook engagement data from AirMason |
AirMason integrates with every major HRIS. If you are comparing UKG to other platforms, here is a quick overview of the landscape.




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UKG is built to manage the full employee lifecycle, from hiring and payroll to scheduling and benefits. It handles these operational functions well. But when it comes to creating and managing employee handbooks, UKG relies on general document management rather than purpose-built tools.
This means HR teams using UKG typically create handbooks in Word or Google Docs, convert them to PDFs, and upload them somewhere employees can find them. The result is a static document that is hard to update, difficult to track, and easy for employees to ignore.
AirMason replaces that workflow with a dedicated handbook platform. You build once, update continuously, and track engagement at the individual employee level. Combined with UKG's employee data, you get a complete picture of who has reviewed which policies and when.
Organizations using UKG Pro or UKG Ready often operate across multiple states, which means their handbooks need to account for varying employment laws at the federal, state, and local levels. Keeping up with these changes manually is time-consuming and error-prone.
AirMason's compliance engine monitors legislative changes across all 50 states and hundreds of municipalities. When a law changes that affects your handbook, AirMason flags the relevant section and provides guidance on what needs updating. This is a specialized function that falls outside UKG's scope but is critical for HR teams managing multi-state workforces.
For UKG customers, this means your HRIS handles the operational compliance (payroll tax calculations, benefits eligibility) while AirMason handles the policy compliance (handbook language, required notices, state-specific addenda).
The integration between AirMason and UKG is designed to eliminate manual data entry and keep handbook distribution in sync with your employee records. Here is what the typical workflow looks like.
When a new employee is added to UKG, AirMason automatically receives their information and assigns the appropriate handbook based on their location, department, or role. The employee receives their handbook through their onboarding flow, reads it on any device, and signs off electronically. AirMason records the acknowledgment with a timestamp and stores the signed version for audit purposes.
When an employee's status changes in UKG (transfer, promotion, termination), AirMason updates their access accordingly. If you publish an updated handbook, AirMason can notify the relevant employees through the platform and track re-acknowledgment without requiring any action in UKG.
UKG customers tend to be mid-market to enterprise organizations with complex workforce structures. AirMason is built to handle that scale. You can manage multiple handbook versions for different regions, departments, or employee types, all from a single dashboard.
AirMason supports role-based access so your HR team in California sees different handbook versions than your team in New York, and each version reflects the local employment laws that apply. Version control ensures you always know which handbook is current and can reference any previous version if needed.
For organizations with 500 or more employees, AirMason also offers a dedicated customer success manager and professional design services. Your handbook does not just contain the right policies. It looks and feels like a document your employees will actually read.
Expert-curated handbooks, seamless HRIS integration, compliance that stays current.