HR Software for Dubai Businesses: HR, Attendance and Payroll in One Platform
HRX360 is HRMS and payroll software built for the UAE. It connects employee records, biometric and mobile attendance, leave, documents, employee self-service, UAE payroll, WPS/SIF files and reporting in one platform, so your Dubai office, branches and sites all run on the same data.
Plans start from AED 6 per employee/month · Go live in around 30 minutes with AI-guided setup · UAE-based support team
What is HR software for Dubai businesses?
HR software for a Dubai business is a system that holds employee records, records attendance, manages leave and documents, and feeds all of that into UAE payroll, including the WPS/SIF file the bank requires. The useful test is whether these parts are connected or separate. HRX360 is a complete HR software UAE where attendance, leave, documents and payroll share one employee record, so figures are entered once and flow through to payslips and the WPS file.
Why HR runs on spreadsheets for longer than it should
Most Dubai companies do not have an HR software problem. They have six half-connected tools and a person in the middle retyping numbers.
Payroll in Excel
Formulas drift, a deduction is missed, and the error is found after salaries are paid.
Biometric devices that stand alone
The fingerprint reader records punches, but someone still exports them and keys days worked into the salary sheet.
Leave by email and WhatsApp
Balances live in a manager’s memory; nobody can say who is off next Thursday.
The WPS/SIF file built by hand
Formatting errors, a wrong IBAN, a rejected file, and salaries late.
Expiry dates in a spreadsheet
A visa, Emirates ID or labour card renewal is missed and a worker is stopped at the gate.
The same data entered three times
Once in HR, once in attendance, once in payroll, with three chances to disagree.
Each of these is manageable at ten employees. At fifty, spread across two offices and a site, they become the most expensive system you run.
From employee record to payslip, without retyping
Employee records
One profile per person: details, contract, documents, salary setup, bank details, job history.
Attendance and leave
Punches from devices or the app; leave applied for and approved in the same system; approved unpaid leave already reflected in days worked.
Payroll
A controlled run reviewed before it is final, with a Salary Review comparing this month to last.
WPS/SIF
The bank-ready SIF file generated from the locked run, named to the bank’s convention.
Payslips
Published to the employee app when HR is ready; gratuity accrued monthly in the background.
Nothing is retyped between steps, which is where most payroll errors are born.
Complete HRMS software for Dubai teams
Complete employee profiles, contacts and dependents, contracts, job changes with history, an interactive org chart, bulk Excel import and export.
ZKTeco and Hikvision biometric integration; mobile clock-in with location and photo at the punch; offline punches that sync later; shifts and schedules; geofence; supervisor punch for team members without smartphones.
UAE leave types preset (annual, sick, maternity, Hajj and more) plus custom types you define, accrual and carry-forward rules, balances employees can see, routed approvals managers can action from their phone, a company leave calendar.
Every document stored against the employee, with automatic reminders before visas, Emirates IDs, labour cards, passports and certificates expire. Employees can upload renewals for HR to verify, when you enable it.
Payroll
ProfessionalSalary components, variable pay, deductions, a Draft, Completed, Locked run, reprocessing under control, payslips and salary history.
WPS/SIF and gratuity
ProfessionalThe SIF file generated from locked payroll, so the file always matches the approved run. Gratuity calculated on the UAE formula and provisioned monthly.
An installable, mobile-ready employee app: payslips, leave requests and balances, clock-in, documents, and Ask HRX360, the AI agent that completes routine requests on the employee’s own data and confirms before acting.
A Reports Hub of attendance, leave, payroll, HR and compliance reports with filters and Excel export; payroll analytics and a 3 to 24 month salary forecast on Professional.
See how the modules connect on the full feature list.
Built for how Dubai workforces are actually spread out
A Dubai company rarely has everyone in one building. Head office is in Business Bay, the warehouse is in Al Quoz or Jebel Ali, the crew is on a site in Dubai South, and the sales team is on the road. HRX360 treats that as normal.
Multiple locations, one record
Set up each office, branch or site as a location; assign departments and cost centres; report headcount and payroll cost per location without merging files.
Office, field and site staff on different attendance methods
Fixed locations use biometric terminals. Field staff clock in from their phone with location and photo. Crews without company phones are recorded by an authorised supervisor. All of it lands in one attendance register.
Role-based access per team
A branch manager sees their branch; finance sees payroll; HR sees everyone.
Movement between sites
An employee who works at two locations in a month is still one person in one payroll run.
Typical Dubai uses: a trading company with a showroom and a warehouse, a contractor with an office and three active sites, a restaurant group with several outlets, a clinic group across two emirates, a school with teaching and support staff on different schedules.
See your locations, attendance and payroll in one demo
Bring last month's attendance and payroll. In about 30 minutes we will show the same month running in HRX360, on a UAE-configured account.
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UAE payroll and compliance support
HRX360 is built around the way payroll works in the UAE. It supports your compliance processes; it does not replace legal or professional advice, and your team remains responsible for how policies are applied.
WPS/SIF
Generated from the locked payroll run in the bank-required format, so what you submit is what you approved.
Gratuity and end-of-service
Calculated to the day on the UAE formula, with a monthly provision so the liability is visible before an employee leaves, not after.
Leave policies to UAE Labour Law
Preset leave types and configurable accrual, carry-forward and probation rules, adjusted to your own policies.
Document expiry reminders
Visas, Emirates IDs, labour cards and passports flagged ahead of expiry, across the whole workforce.
Weekend and holiday configuration
Company weekends and public holidays set once, applied to attendance, leave and payroll.
Nationality and sponsorship records
Sponsorship details held on each employee and a nationality-wise headcount report, supporting Emiratisation analysis and MOHRE paperwork.
Payroll controls your finance team can rely on
Finance does not just need payroll to run. It needs to know the numbers checked are the numbers paid.
See finance-grade payroll- Draft, Completed, LockedOnce a run is reviewed and locked, the figures cannot change without a controlled unlock or reprocess.
- Salary Review before lockingA month-on-month workbook comparing this run to last by department and employee, with joiners and leavers identified by their actual dates and payment-method changes flagged.
- GL / journal voucher exportA balanced, cost-centre-split journal voucher at lock, ready to import into your accounting system, when finance enables it.
- Monthly EOSB provisionGratuity accrued as a monthly expense and liability rather than a year-end surprise.
- Salary forecastPayroll cost projected 3 to 24 months ahead by department, including scheduled benefits and gratuity accrual.
Attendance that reaches payroll without retyping
Biometric terminals
ZKTeco and Hikvision devices (fingerprint, card and face) registered securely per location; punches sync automatically.
Mobile clock-in
Location and a photo captured at the moment of the punch. A punch record, not continuous tracking of employees during the day.
Works without signal
Punches are stored on the phone and synchronised when the connection returns, without duplicates.
Optional geofence and network restrictions
Accept a punch only inside a location’s radius or from approved connections.
Supervisor punch
An authorised supervisor records attendance for each of their direct reports from one phone.
Overtime priced into payroll, when enabled
With the company overtime setting on, normal and holiday overtime hours calculated from punches are priced into variable pay for the run.
Full detail on the time and attendance software page.
HR software for Dubai industries
Construction and contracting
Multi-site attendance, offline clock-in, supervisor punch, labour-heavy payroll, WPS. Optional add-ons for handwritten time cards and pay by project and trade.
Schools and nurseries
Teaching and support staff on different schedules, document expiry, and a School Edition for inspection readiness.
Restaurants and cafés
Multi-outlet attendance, shifts and overtime, high staff turnover, a mobile app staff will use.
Trading and professional services
Office and warehouse staff, document renewals, clean payroll and WPS for a lean admin team.
SMEs and multi-location businesses
From 10 employees, growing across branches without changing platform.
Clinics and healthcare
Reception, nursing and admin staff on rotating shifts, professional licence and document expiry, and attendance across branches.
How the options compare
| Excel and manual processes | Generic international HR apps | HRX360 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WPS/SIF file | Built by hand each month | Often an export or a partner step | Generated from locked payroll, bank naming |
| UAE gratuity | Calculated at exit, usually in a spreadsheet | Typically a custom formula | UAE formula, calculated to the day, provisioned monthly |
| Attendance to payroll | Exported and retyped | Depends on modules and integrations | Punches to days worked in one system |
| Biometric devices | Standalone | Varies by vendor | ZKTeco and Hikvision supported |
| Leave rules | Tracked by memory or sheet | Configurable, often generic defaults | UAE leave types preset, rules configurable |
| Document expiry | A column in a sheet | Sometimes an add-on | Reminders across the workforce, included |
| Pricing | “Free”, until an error | Often quote-based, in USD | Published, in AED, per employee |
| Support | None | Offshore or ticket-based | UAE-based team |
Simple per-employee pricing, published on the site
Standard
from, billed annually
Core HR: employee records, documents and expiry alerts, leave, attendance (biometric and mobile), employee self-service, org chart, reports, AI-guided setup.
Professional
from, billed annually
Everything in Standard plus full UAE payroll, WPS/SIF, gratuity and EOSB provisioning, payslips, Salary Review, payroll analytics and forecasting, GL/journal voucher export.
Billed annually for a minimum of 10 employees. Monthly billing is also available at a higher per-employee rate with a 25-employee minimum. Volume pricing is available for larger workforces. No implementation fees. Optional add-ons (for example, project-based pay and timesheets for contractors, or the School Edition) are quoted separately and are not part of the base plans.
Why Dubai businesses choose HRX360
Built for the UAE, not adapted to it
WPS, gratuity, UAE leave types and document expiry are core features, not add-ons.
HR and payroll are one system
Attendance, leave and documents feed payroll directly; nothing is retyped.
A support team in the UAE
People who know WPS deadlines and Emirates ID renewals, in your time zone.
Transparent pricing in AED
You see the price before you talk to sales.
Go live in 30 minutes with AI-guided setup
Leave types, holidays, pay periods and approval flows are pre-configured, so you can go live in around 30 minutes. Migration, payroll configuration and biometric integration follow with our help. No implementation fees.
Scales across locations and teams
From one office to many branches and sites, on the same platform.
HR software in Dubai: your questions answered
Q:What is the best HR software for businesses in Dubai?
The best fit is the system that connects the parts a Dubai company actually runs: employee records, attendance from devices and phones, leave, document expiry, and UAE payroll with WPS/SIF and gratuity. HRX360 is built for exactly that, with published pricing and a UAE support team. Shortlist two or three providers and run the same payroll scenario in each demo.
Q:How much does HR software cost in Dubai?
HRX360's Standard plan (Core HR and employee self-service) starts from AED 6 per employee per month, and the Professional plan (adding full UAE payroll, WPS/SIF and gratuity) from AED 10, billed annually for a minimum of 10 employees. Volume pricing is available for larger workforces.
Q:Does HRX360 support UAE WPS payroll?
Yes, on the Professional plan. The WPS-ready SIF file is generated directly from the locked payroll run and named to the bank's required convention, so the file matches the approved figures. You upload it to your bank as usual.
Q:Can HRX360 connect to our biometric attendance devices?
Yes. HRX360 integrates with ZKTeco and Hikvision devices, including fingerprint, card and face-recognition terminals. Devices are registered securely per location and punches sync into the central attendance record automatically.
Q:Can employees use HRX360 on their phones?
Yes. The employee self-service app is an installable, mobile-ready web app. Staff can view published payslips, apply for leave and check balances, clock in with location and photo, upload documents where enabled, and use Ask HRX360 to complete routine requests.
Q:Can HRX360 manage multiple Dubai branches or locations?
Yes. Each office, branch or site is set up as a location with its own departments and cost centres. Attendance, leave and payroll roll up into one view, and role-based access controls what each location's managers can see.
Q:Does HRX360 calculate UAE gratuity?
Yes, on the Professional plan. End-of-service gratuity is calculated to the day on the UAE formula, and a monthly EOSB provision keeps the liability visible in your accounts before an employee leaves.
Q:How long does setup take?
Most businesses go live in around 30 minutes with the AI-guided setup, which pre-configures leave types, holidays, pay periods and approval flows. Data migration, payroll configuration and biometric-device integration depend on your workforce and existing systems, and our UAE team helps with each. There are no implementation fees.
Q:Is HRX360 suitable for a company with 10 to 20 employees?
Yes. Plans start at a 10-employee minimum, and a small team typically uses a handful of screens: employee records, leave, mobile attendance and payroll. The rest stays out of the way until you need it.
Q:Can HRX360 replace Excel-based HR and payroll?
Yes. Employee records, leave balances, attendance and payroll move into one system, so the monthly spreadsheet is replaced by a controlled payroll run, a Salary Review before payment, and a WPS file generated from the approved figures rather than built by hand.
See your Dubai workforce running in HRX360
Bring last month's attendance and payroll. In a 30-minute live demo we will show the same month in HRX360: from punches to a locked payroll run to the WPS file.
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