AirMason + UKG

Integration Partner

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.

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What UKG Does Well

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.

Enterprise HCM (UKG Pro)Mid-market HR and payroll (UKG Ready)Workforce management and schedulingTime and attendance trackingTalent managementBenefits administrationHR service delivery
Handbook capabilities: No dedicated handbook builder. Policy documents are managed through general document storage or handled externally.
UKG Pricing
Custom enterprise pricing (typically quote-based)

What AirMason Adds to Your UKG Stack

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.

Compliance Automation

Compliance Automation

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.

Interactive Handbook Design

Interactive Handbook Design

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.

Acknowledgment Tracking

Acknowledgment Tracking

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

Professional Design Services

Professional Design Services

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.

How AirMason Integrates with UKG

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.

How It Works: UKG + AirMason
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UKG
Employee added or updated in HRIS
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Auto Sync
Employee data syncs to AirMason
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AirMason
Right handbook assigned by role, location, or group
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Employee
Reads, signs, and acknowledges via SSO
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HR Dashboard
Track signatures, analytics, and compliance
  • Automatic employee sync between UKG and AirMason
  • New hire handbook distribution triggered by UKG onboarding workflows
  • Access removal when employees are terminated in UKG
  • Support for both UKG Pro and UKG Ready
  • SFTP, API, and custom integration options available
  • No additional integration fees from AirMason
AirMason does not typically charge for custom integrations. Whether your setup is plug-and-play, SFTP, or requires custom development, the integration cost is always included in your subscription. We have more native integrations than any HR vendor in the ecosystem.

What You Get With Both

UKG handles the broad HR stack. AirMason handles the handbook deep-dive.

FeatureUKGAirMasonTogether
Employee handbook builderNot availableFull drag-and-drop builder with templates and custom designBuild handbooks in AirMason, distribute through UKG onboarding
Policy compliance monitoringGeneral HR compliance toolsFederal, state, and city-level handbook compliance alertsHR compliance covered broadly by UKG, handbook-specific compliance by AirMason
Acknowledgment trackingBasic document acknowledgmentSection-level read tracking with timestamps and e-signaturesGranular read receipts from AirMason linked to UKG employee records
Employee directoryComprehensive employee records and org chartsSyncs employee data for handbook distributionUKG is the source of truth; AirMason stays in sync automatically
Onboarding workflowsMulti-step onboarding with task managementHandbook delivery and acknowledgment as an onboarding stepHandbook delivery built into UKG onboarding flow
Analytics and reportingWorkforce analytics, time tracking reportsHandbook engagement analytics, read rates, completion trackingWorkforce data from UKG, handbook engagement data from AirMason

What the Industry Says About UKG

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Why UKG Customers Need a Dedicated Handbook Solution

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.

Building a Compliance-Ready Handbook for UKG Organizations

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).

How the AirMason-UKG Integration Works in Practice

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.

Enterprise Handbook Management at UKG Scale

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. UKG does not include a dedicated handbook creation tool. HR teams typically create handbooks externally and upload them as documents. AirMason provides the purpose-built handbook builder that UKG does not offer.
AirMason syncs employee data from both UKG Pro and UKG Ready through API, SFTP, or custom integration methods. Employee additions, changes, and terminations in UKG are reflected in AirMason automatically.
No. AirMason does not charge separately for integrations. The UKG integration is included in your AirMason subscription regardless of whether it uses API, SFTP, or custom development.
Yes. AirMason monitors employment law changes at the federal, state, and city level across all 50 states. When a change affects your handbook, AirMason flags the relevant section and provides update guidance.
When a new employee is added to UKG, AirMason automatically assigns and delivers the appropriate handbook based on the employee's location, department, or role. The handbook can be included as part of the UKG onboarding workflow.
Yes. AirMason tracks which employees have opened, read, and acknowledged each section of the handbook. You can see completion rates, read times, and acknowledgment timestamps at the individual or team level.
Yes. AirMason supports multiple handbook versions organized by location, department, or employee type. Each version can include state-specific addenda and local policy requirements while sharing a common core.
When you publish an update in AirMason, affected employees are notified automatically. AirMason tracks who has reviewed the updated policy and can require re-acknowledgment. UKG employee data determines who receives the notification.
Yes. AirMason has a professional design team that can build your handbook from scratch or redesign an existing one. This service is available to all AirMason customers, including those integrating with UKG.
Most UKG integrations are configured and tested within one to two weeks, depending on the complexity of your setup. AirMason handles the integration work at no additional cost.

See AirMason + UKG in Action

Expert-curated handbooks, seamless HRIS integration, compliance that stays current.