• AUDIT
  • QUERY
  • REPORT
  • HUMAN

How to verify employee timesheets with your AI

Connect UKG Ready to your agent to pull real-time labor data. Once connected, you can query specific hours, check for missing entries, or audit individual timesheets without logging into the UKG dashboard.

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Short answer

How can I check employee hours using my AI?

Your agent uses the timesheets tool to pull specific records from UKG Ready. You can ask for individual logs, total hours for a period, or specific employee data to find errors. This gives you a direct way to audit time without manual exports.

The outcomes

What you can do with this data

The AI handles the data retrieval so you can focus on the audit.

AUDIT

Spot time discrepancies

The agent pulls timesheet records to find gaps in shifts or missing punches. You get a clear view of where hours don't match expected schedules.

QUERY

Get instant totals

Ask for the total hours worked by a specific person or department. The AI calculates these numbers directly from the UKG Ready data.

REPORT

Summarize labor data

Turn raw timesheet entries into a clean summary. You can ask for a breakdown of overtime or specific shift patterns.

HUMAN

Resolve payroll issues

The AI identifies the errors, but you decide how to fix them in UKG Ready. You remain the final authority on all payroll adjustments.

The workflow

What your AI does when the data arrives.

The agent acts as a bridge between your chat interface and your UKG Ready records.

  1. Fetch records

    The agent reaches into UKG Ready to grab the specific timesheet entries you asked for.

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  2. Analyze hours

    It compares the retrieved logs against your specific questions about overtime or total duration.

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  3. Identify gaps

    The agent looks for missing punches or incomplete shifts within the retrieved data.

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  4. Present findings

    The agent translates the raw data into a readable response in your chat window.

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Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to begin interacting with your UKG Ready data.

Starting points

Swap out the names and dates in these prompts to match your actual employees and pay periods.

UKG Ready Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_qf8i7bQVXpYeS68NS7awWcijOsPXDjQAHVUcL3d4/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — UKG Ready capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ukg-ready-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_qf8i7bQVXpYeS68NS7awWcijOsPXDjQAHVUcL3d4/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Show me the timesheet for Jordan Smith from last week.

  • How many overtime hours did the Warehouse team accrue in the last pay period?

  • Find any missing punches for employees in the Sales department yesterday.

  • List all employees who worked more than 40 hours this week.

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Start here

Connect UKG Ready once, then ask.

Follow the link to authorize the connection. Your credentials stay encrypted and secure, and you can immediately start asking questions about your staff's time.

Connect UKG Ready to your AI

FAQ

Common questions

  • 01

    Can the AI change hours in UKG Ready?

    No. The AI can only read timesheet data. You must log in to UKG Ready to make any actual changes to employee records.

  • 02

    Does the AI delete any timesheets?

    No. The AI has no capability to delete or modify data in your UKG Ready account.

  • 03

    Can I ask about payroll totals?

    Yes, as long as that data is contained within the timesheet records provided by the tool.

  • 04

    How does the AI know which employee I mean?

    You should provide the employee's name or ID in your prompt so the agent can find the correct record.

  • 05

    Can the AI schedule shifts?

    No. This tool is for retrieving and reviewing existing timesheet data, not for creating new schedules.

  • More questions about UKG Ready? The Connector page answers them. See everything the UKG Ready Connector can do

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