Solution
Attendance that exports straight into your WPS salary file
- UAE Labour Law aware
- Free site survey
- All 7 emirates
Why this comes up
Under the UAE Wage Protection System, employers must pay registered salaries through an approved agent and submit a Salary Information File. The file itself is only as good as the hours behind it. Where attendance lives on paper or in spreadsheets, the variable elements — overtime, unpaid absence, deductions — are transcribed by hand each month. That transcription is where errors enter, and a rejected or incorrect WPS submission is both an administrative burden and a compliance exposure.
Our approach
How we solve it
- 01
Capture verified hours at source
Every punch is biometrically verified and tied to an employee record with a device ID and timestamp. There is no intermediate timesheet for someone to adjust informally, which is where most payroll discrepancies begin.
- 02
Apply your pay rules automatically
Contracted hours, grace periods, break deductions, overtime at 125% and 150%, and unpaid absence are applied as configured rules rather than as monthly manual judgement. The same rule produces the same result every cycle.
- 03
Export the SIF, don't retype it
The system generates the Salary Information File in the required format with employee ID, salary components and the variable pay derived from actual attendance, ready for your WPS agent or exchange house.
- 04
Keep the evidence behind every figure
Each line in the payroll run drills back to the punches that produced it. If an employee or an inspector questions a figure, the answer is a report rather than an investigation.
What you get
Included in the deliverable
- SIF file generation in WPS format
- Overtime calculated at UAE Labour Law rates (125% / 150%)
- Unpaid leave and absence deductions applied from attendance
- Employee-level drill-down from payroll line to source punches
- Export to your existing payroll or accounting system
- Month-end close checklist and variance report
Talk to someone who has done this
Describe your situation and we will tell you what it realistically takes — including if the answer is that you do not need us.
Questions
WPS & Payroll — FAQ
Does the system submit to WPS on our behalf?
No, and be cautious of anyone who claims to. Submission goes through your bank or an approved WPS agent. What the system does is produce the correctly formatted SIF file with accurate variable pay derived from real attendance, which is the part that actually causes problems.
We already use a payroll system. Does this replace it?
It does not have to. Most clients keep their payroll system and feed it verified hours and overtime from attendance, either by scheduled export or by API on the higher tiers. Replacing a working payroll system is rarely the right move.
How are the 125% and 150% overtime rates applied?
UAE Labour Law provides for overtime at 125% of the basic wage in normal circumstances, rising to 150% for hours worked between 10pm and 4am on standard shifts, and rest day and public holiday work is compensated separately. The rules are configured per employee group to match your contracts. We set the configuration up with you and recommend your PRO or legal adviser confirm the interpretation against your specific contracts.
Most relevant to these industries
- Construction & ContractingAttendance that survives a live site and an audit
- Manufacturing & FactoriesShift-accurate attendance for production floors
- Retail & Multi-BranchOne attendance record across every branch
- Corporate Offices & Commercial TowersDiscreet attendance and door access for professional environments
Available in every emirate
- DubaiSurvey within 24 hours, installation typically within 48 hours of approval
- Abu DhabiSurvey within 48 hours in Abu Dhabi city and Mussafah; 2–3 working days for Al Ain and Al Dhafra
- SharjahSurvey within 24–48 hours across all Sharjah industrial areas and free zones
- AjmanSurvey within 48 hours; often combined with a Sharjah route the same day
- Ras Al KhaimahSurvey within 2–3 working days; survey and installation usually combined in one trip
- FujairahSurvey within 3 working days; combined survey-and-install mobilisation standard
- Umm Al QuwainSurvey within 3 working days; typically routed with Ajman or RAK jobs
Get a fixed quote after a free site survey
Tell us your site conditions and headcount. An engineer attends, tests enrolment on your actual staff, and you get one written quotation covering hardware, software, installation and training.
Same-day response, on-site survey within 48 hours