Zalaris

HR Software - Time and Attendance

Time and attendance software built for accurate, multi-country payroll 

PeopleHub gives you one system of record for all working hours - across borders, shifts, and work patterns. Run it yourself, or let Zalaris manage it for you.

Global payroll and HR services

Satisfied HR & Payroll customers from around the globe

  • Goulburn Valley Water
  • Eurowings
  • Outokumpu
  • Northern Beaches Council
  • Bitzer
  • Compass group
  • Die Landesregierung Norhein-Westfalen

What is time and attendance software? 

Time and attendance software records when your people work - their hours, absences, shifts, and availability - and turns it into accurate, payroll-ready data. PeopleHub replaces spreadsheets, paper timesheets, and disconnected punch clocks with a single source of truth.

PeopleHub works in four steps: plan working time, capture it (via clock-in and clock-out, mobile, or terminals), evaluate it against local rules, and output payroll-ready results. Across borders, each country's rules are applied automatically.

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The numbers that matter
2M+

Payslips processed monthly

200+

Implementations delivered

85%

Employee self-service adoption

25+

Years of HR expertise

When your time data comes from different systems, accuracy breaks down 

Managing working hours across borders is more complex than it appears. Organizations often struggle with fragmented tracking across spreadsheets, local timesheets, and disconnected punch-clock systems, making it difficult to maintain accurate and consistent workforce data.

In addition, country-specific regulations governing breaks, overtime, and rest days add further complexity and increase the risk of compliance errors.
These challenges can directly impact payroll accuracy, as many payroll penalties stem from incomplete or inaccurate time data.

Manual reconciliation before each payroll cycle also creates inefficiencies, introducing errors and delays that consume valuable HR and payroll resources. As a result, payroll teams may lack confidence in the data, while HR teams have little time to focus on process improvements.

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Why customers choose Zalaris Time and Attendance software

Time and attendance is a compliance operation that feeds every payroll decision.

Key DifferentiatorsBusiness Benefits
Complexity-ready 
  • Handles multi-country, multi-rule, multi-shift environments with ease. 
Compliance-first 
  • Built-in localisations for country-specific laws, collective agreements, and time off in lieu. 
Payroll-integrated 
  • Direct payroll integration for accurate data flow and compliance. 
Employee-centric 
  • Self-service, mobile access, and local-language support boost adoption. 
Manager-friendly 
  • Role-based access, quick approvals, and alerts simplify workflows. 
Data-driven 
  • Real-time validations, insights, and customisable reports. 
Integratable 
  • Connects with SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, and other HCM tools. 

A structured, end-to-end model for time management

Behind smart time and attendance software is a clear, four-stage process - from planning working time to feeding accurate results into payroll. 

  1. 1

    Assess

    Map your current landscape, data structures, and compliance requirements across all countries in scope

  2. 2

    Configure

    Pre-built country templates and standardised interfaces reduce setup time - no blank-canvas configuration

  3. 3

    Test & validate

    Parallel runs and automated reconciliation verify payroll accuracy before go-live

  4. 4

    Go live & optimise

    Hypercare support post-launch, with ongoing advisory included as standard

Explore the features of our time and attendance software

Clock in & clock out

  • Real-time validation & alerts for missed punches
  • Edit & comment with full audit trail
  • Fully mobile for frontline, field & hybrid

Attendance & working hours

  • Positive or negative time recording
  • Cost allocation to projects & internal orders
  • Advanced approver workflows

Absence & leave

  • Self-service on web & mobile
  • Real-time balances: available, planned, total
  • Request by quota type with status tracking

Time banks & quotas

  • Categories: flextime, seniority, volunteering
  • Configurable accrual, expiry & payout rules
  • Tailored to country & union agreements

Scheduling & shift planning

  • Worktime planning & schedule maintenance
  • Shift patterns, rotating & part-time
  • Rest-period & max-hours compliance checks

Business rules & evaluation

  • Overtime to pay or to flex quota
  • Country, company & union rules
  • Automatic wage types for payroll

Compliance & localisations

  • Country-specific localisations
  • Working-time directive & break enforcement
  • Audit trails on every change

Analytics & reporting

  • Labour cost & overtime dashboards
  • Absence trends & quota overviews
  • Time statements & role-based reports

Self-service & on-behalf-of

  • Employee & manager self-service
  • On-behalf-of for managers & admins
  • Vacation transfer & quota requests

Why enterprises choose Zalaris

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What we delivered:

Complete platform implementation. Managed payroll services. System integration. 22-month rollout across all countries.

Results:

Successful separation from parent company systems. Global solution covering entire employee lifecycle. On-time delivery despite complexity. Local compliance maintained across all markets.

Time clocks and badges for every workforce 

For factory, warehouse, and field teams, Zalaris integrates with the world's leading clock terminals - employees clock in and out with their Time ID badges, and the data flows straight into evaluation and payroll.

  • Integration with the world's key clock terminals
  • Record Working Hours app to view and adjust time transactions
  • On-behalf-of recording by managers, assistants, and admins
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Payroll that's ready to process 

Time data flows cleanly to payroll - no re-entry, no reconciliation, no disputes. Faster runs, fewer adjustments.

Compliance you can defend 

Every hour tracked, every rule applied, every change logged. When an inspector or employee asks, you have the audit trail.

HR time freed up for strategy 

Automated workflows and self-service cut manual time and attendance admin, so HR moves from processing timesheets to managing people.

These processes can be covered by Zalaris time and attendance operations

Depending on your service level, Zalaris can take on some or all of your time and attendance operations - whatever suits you.

End-to-End Time & Attendance management
Daily clock-in support (employee helpdesk)
  • Exception handling (overtime alerts, missing entries)
Policy enforcement (rest periods, break rules, shift validation)
  • Time & absence reporting to your team
Payroll-ready time data delivery
  • Monthly compliance audits (local rules per country)
Platform hosting, security & compliance updates (ISO 27001, GDPR)
  • Accounting file posting & reconciliation

Time and attendance is not an all-or-nothing decision 

Run PeopleHub in-house, or hand the operation to Zalaris - on the same platform, moving between levels as your needs change, without migration or re-implementation. 

  1. Self-service

    SAP-native calculation trusted for 2M+ employees monthly - handling every earning type, deduction, and pay group. 

  2. Hybrid

     In-country specialists in local service centres keep tax rules and statutory requirements current - so you don't have to track them. 

  3. Managed

    Automated anomaly detection flags issues before the final run - fewer errors, fewer off-cycle corrections, less rework. 

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