HR & Payroll Software · Dubai & UAE

HR & Payroll Software
Development in Dubai

We build HRMS platforms, WPS payroll, attendance, leave and recruitment systems for UAE companies — MOHRE-aware and bilingual.Tailored project scope • 100% code ownership • WPS & gratuity built in

100%Code Ownership
24hSupport SLA
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Built for UAE Employers

WPS Payroll • Gratuity • Biometrics • Arabic & English

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Tell us your headcount and payroll rules. A senior engineer — not a salesperson — reviews your brief and sends a scoped, fixed-price proposal within one business day.

  • Tailored project scope — no per-employee licences
  • WPS payroll, gratuity, leave & air tickets
  • MOHRE-aware, bilingual (Arabic & English) builds
  • 100% source-code & employee-data ownership

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Updated for 2026 · Dubai & UAE

Payroll That Closes on Time, Every Month

Control Shift is a Dubai software team that builds HR and payroll systems for UAE employers. From attendance and leave to WPS payroll, gratuity provisions, recruitment and employee self-service, we replace the spreadsheet that only one person understands with an HRMS that applies your policies consistently — and produces the WPS file, the letters and the reports without a month-end scramble.

For UAE Employers

HRMS & Employee Management

An HRMS should be the single source of truth about your people. We build employee records with contract and salary history, visa and Emirates ID expiry tracking, multi-entity org structures and approval workflows — plus a self-service app so HR stops answering the same five questions every week.

Employee Records

One profile per employee — contract, salary history, documents, dependants and org placement.

Visa & Document Expiry

Passport, visa, Emirates ID and labour-card tracking with staged reminders before anything lapses.

Org Structure & Multi-Entity

Departments, cost centres and multiple UAE entities or free-zone licences under one roof.

HR Workflows & Approvals

Requests, letters, transfers and salary changes routed through configurable approval chains.

Employee Self-Service

Payslips, leave balances, salary certificates and document requests from a mobile app.

Roles & Data Privacy

Strict role-based access and audit logs over salary and personal data, with full change history.

WPS, Gratuity & Finance

WPS Payroll Software

UAE payroll is unforgiving: WPS files must be right, gratuity and leave salary must follow labour law, and finance needs provisions accrued monthly rather than discovered at year end. We build payroll that encodes your salary structures and entitlements once, then runs the same way every month — and posts straight to accounting.

WPS-Compliant Payroll

Salary structures, allowances, overtime and deductions with a bank-ready WPS SIF file each month.

Gratuity & End of Service

End-of-service benefits calculated per UAE labour law, with provisions accrued monthly in the books.

Leave Salary & Air Tickets

Annual leave accrual, leave salary and air-ticket entitlement cycles handled automatically.

Loans & Deductions

Salary advances, loan instalments, fines and recoveries scheduled and tracked to closure.

Accounting Integration

Journal postings to Zoho, QuickBooks, Tally, SAP or your ERP with cost-centre allocation.

Payroll Reporting

Cost per department, headcount trends, overtime spend and provision reports for the CFO.

Time, Shifts & Leave

Attendance & Leave Management

Attendance data only helps if it reaches payroll without being retyped. We integrate biometric terminals and geofenced mobile check-in, apply your shift, overtime and grace rules automatically, and route exceptions to line managers — so hours, allowances and leave balances flow straight into the payslip.

Biometric Integration

Fingerprint and face-recognition terminals synced live, across offices, sites and warehouses.

Geofenced Mobile Check-In

GPS-verified attendance for field, site and delivery staff, with selfie verification where needed.

Shifts & Rosters

Rotating shifts, night allowances, split duties and roster publishing for multi-site teams.

Leave Management

Annual, sick, maternity and unpaid leave with entitlements, balances and approval chains.

Overtime & Exceptions

Automatic overtime calculation, late and missed-punch exceptions routed to managers for approval.

Attendance Analytics

Absenteeism, punctuality and utilisation reporting by department, site and line manager.

Hiring & Performance

Recruitment, Onboarding & Performance

Hiring in the UAE moves fast, and a slow process loses candidates. We build applicant tracking with a branded career page and AI CV shortlisting, onboarding checklists that cover visa and IT assets, and appraisal cycles that connect performance to increments instead of living in someone's inbox.

Recruitment (ATS)

Job requisitions, career page, CV parsing, interview stages and offer approvals in one pipeline.

Onboarding & Offboarding

Checklists for visa, IT assets, training and clearance so joining and exit never depend on memory.

Performance & KPIs

Goals, reviews, 360 feedback and appraisal cycles tied to increments and promotion decisions.

Training & Certification

Course records, mandatory safety training and certificate expiry tracking per role.

AI Screening & HR Chatbot

AI CV shortlisting and an HR assistant that answers policy and leave-balance questions instantly.

People Analytics

Turnover, time-to-hire, cost-per-hire and retention dashboards for leadership.

Built for the UAE

MOHRE-Aware, WPS-Ready & Bilingual

Imported HR platforms rarely know what gratuity, leave salary or an air-ticket entitlement is. We build for UAE employment reality — WPS files, labour-law-correct end-of-service, visa and Emirates ID tracking, and bilingual payslips and letters your Arabic-speaking staff can read.

MOHRE & Labour Law Aware

Contract types, gratuity, leave and working-hours rules modelled on current UAE labour law.

Arabic & English (RTL)

Bilingual portals, letters and payslips with proper right-to-left Arabic support.

WPS & Local Banking

Bank-ready WPS files, exchange-house formats and salary-card handling for every entity you run.

HR & Payroll Software Cost in Dubai

Transparent, fixed pricing — pick the tier that fits, and we lock the scope and cost in your 24-hour quote.

Single HR Module

Fix one process

6–8 weeks

  • Attendance & leave, or ATS
  • Biometric or mobile check-in
  • Approval workflows
  • Manager dashboards
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Full HRMS + WPS Payroll

Run all of HR

3–4 months

  • Employee records & documents
  • WPS payroll & gratuity
  • Attendance, shifts & leave
  • Self-service app & reports
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Multi-Entity / HR SaaS

Groups & HR products

4–6 months

  • Multi-company & multi-currency
  • Performance & talent modules
  • ERP / accounting integration
  • Dedicated support SLA
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How It Works

From Policy to Go-Live

A structured build with a parallel payroll run, so nobody is paid a fils wrong at cut-over.

01

Discovery & Policy Mapping

We document your real policies — allowances, leave, overtime, gratuity — before a line of code is written.

02

Design & Architect

We model salary structures, rules and integrations, then lock a fixed scope, timeline and price.

03

Build & Parallel Run

HRMS, payroll and attendance built, then run in parallel with your current payroll until figures match to the fils.

04

Launch & Support

HR and employee onboarding, cut-over at month end and an ongoing SLA, with full source-code handover.

Selected Work

Real Products.
Impact Driven Systems.

We collaborate with ambitious founders to turn complex challenges into high-performance digital systems.

Client Stories

Trusted by Visionary Founders

Digital Strategy

"Control Shift has been instrumental in reshaping our digital strategy. Their commitment to excellence and deep industry knowledge set them apart."

Asif Shuja

Asif Shuja

FOUNDER GEOPOCONSULT

Custom Solutions

"Control Shift raised our online presence, and their solutions fit the way we actually run our business."

Hasan Dweik

Hasan Dweik

CEO ULTRATEC 3D

Innovative Execution

"Control Shift delivered strong results for our brand — they executed cleanly from day one."

Yasir Arafeh

Yasir Arafeh

CEO ULTRATEC 4D

Digital Strategy

"Control Shift has been instrumental in reshaping our digital strategy. Their commitment to excellence and deep industry knowledge set them apart."

Asif Shuja

Asif Shuja

FOUNDER GEOPOCONSULT

Custom Solutions

"Control Shift raised our online presence, and their solutions fit the way we actually run our business."

Hasan Dweik

Hasan Dweik

CEO ULTRATEC 3D

Innovative Execution

"Control Shift delivered strong results for our brand — they executed cleanly from day one."

Yasir Arafeh

Yasir Arafeh

CEO ULTRATEC 4D

Digital Strategy

"Control Shift has been instrumental in reshaping our digital strategy. Their commitment to excellence and deep industry knowledge set them apart."

Asif Shuja

Asif Shuja

FOUNDER GEOPOCONSULT

Custom Solutions

"Control Shift raised our online presence, and their solutions fit the way we actually run our business."

Hasan Dweik

Hasan Dweik

CEO ULTRATEC 3D

Innovative Execution

"Control Shift delivered strong results for our brand — they executed cleanly from day one."

Yasir Arafeh

Yasir Arafeh

CEO ULTRATEC 4D

Industries We Build For

Industry Software Development in Dubai

We build industry-specific software for the UAE market. Explore the platforms we engineer for each sector — every build is fixed price, DTCM/VAT aware where it matters, and shipped with 100% source-code ownership.

Hotels & Resorts

Travel & Hospitality Software

Hotel PMS, channel managers, direct booking engines and branded concierge apps — DTCM ready.

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Transport & 3PL

Logistics & Fleet Software

TMS, warehouse management, live fleet tracking and last-mile delivery apps with proof of delivery.

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Retail Chains

Retail & POS Software

Cloud POS, multi-store inventory, omnichannel and loyalty for UAE retail chains — VAT compliant.

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F&B Groups

Restaurant & F&B Software

Restaurant POS, kitchen display, online ordering and Talabat / Deliveroo aggregator integrations.

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Schools & EdTech

Education & E-Learning Software

School ERP, student information systems, LMS platforms and parent apps built for KHDA reporting.

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Factories & Plants

Manufacturing & Field Service

Production planning, MES, quality control, maintenance and field-service dispatch software.

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Rental & Mobility

Car Rental & Mobility Software

Rental booking engines, fleet and contract management, Salik/fines reconciliation and driver apps.

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Ride Booking

Taxi & Chauffeur Booking Apps

Passenger app, driver app and dispatch console with live tracking, fare engine and corporate accounts. Salamah Drivers is live in both stores.

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Clinics & Hospitals

Healthcare Software

EMR/EHR, clinic management, telemedicine and patient apps built for DHA and MOH compliance.

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Finance & Banking

Fintech Software

Digital wallets, payments, lending and KYC platforms engineered for UAE Central Bank rules.

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Property & Brokerage

Real Estate Software

Property CRM, listing portals, brokerage and facility management systems with DLD/Bayut feeds.

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Contracting

Construction ERP

Project cost control, BOQ, subcontractor payments, variations and site progress tracking.

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Software Products

SaaS Product Development

Multi-tenant SaaS platforms, subscription billing and admin dashboards built to scale.

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Gyms & Fitness

Sports & Fitness Software

Gym & club management, class and PT booking, trainer apps and member experience apps.

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Salons & Spas

Beauty & Salon Software

Online booking, salon POS, staff scheduling, commissions and loyalty for UAE salons & spas.

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Dealers & Garages

Automotive & Dealership Software

Dealer management systems, workshop & garage software, parts inventory and service booking.

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Law Firms

Legal Software

Case & matter management, document automation, client portals and billing for UAE law firms.

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Shipping & Ports

Marine & Shipping Software

Vessel operations, freight forwarding, customs documentation and port logistics systems.

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Media & Studios

Media & Entertainment Software

Streaming & OTT platforms, media asset management, ticketing and event systems.

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Public Sector

Government & Public Sector

Citizen e-services, document workflows, case management and UAE PASS-ready portals.

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Airlines & MRO

Aviation & Aerospace Software

Flight operations, crew rostering, MRO maintenance and ground handling — GCAA aware.

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Energy & Utilities

Energy & Utilities Software

Meter-to-cash billing, asset & network management, field service and solar monitoring.

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Pharma & Life Sciences

Pharmaceutical Software

Track & trace serialisation, cold-chain monitoring, batch & expiry and pharma warehousing.

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Insurance & Brokers

Insurance Software

Policy administration, claims management, broker portals and renewals — CBUAE aware.

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Farms & AgriTech

Agriculture & AgriTech Software

Farm management, irrigation & sensor control, crop planning and food traceability.

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Events & Exhibitions

Event Management Software

Event planning, ticketing & registration, attendee CRM and check-in apps.

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FM & Real Estate

Facility Management Software

Work orders, preventive maintenance, SLAs and asset tracking for FM & property teams.

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Security Firms

Security & Surveillance Software

Guard patrol, incident reporting, access control and CCTV integration — SIRA aware.

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NGOs & Charities

Non-Profit & NGO Software

Donor CRM, fundraising & campaigns, volunteer management and grant tracking.

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Jewellery & Luxury

Jewellery & Luxury Retail

Omnichannel POS, karat/gold inventory, gem certs, clienteling CRM and warranties.

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F&B Manufacturers

Food & Beverage Manufacturing

Recipe & batching, production planning, lot traceability and HACCP compliance.

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Gyms, Spas & Clubs

Fitness & Wellness Software

Club management, class & PT booking, memberships, retail POS and retention CRM.

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Forwarders & NVOCC

Freight Forwarding Software

Multi-modal quoting, shipment lifecycle, Bayan customs docs and track & trace.

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Islamic Apps

Islamic App Development

Quran & prayer apps, hijri calendars, zakat calculators and Shariah-aware fintech.

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Energy & Upstream

Oil & Gas Software

Field operations, asset integrity, HSE & permit-to-work and SCADA dashboards.

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Coworking & Flex

Coworking & Workspace Software

Desk & meeting room bookings, memberships, access control, billing and member apps.

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Communities & Strata

Community & Strata Software

Owner portals, service charge billing, maintenance requests and RERA-aware workflows.

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Yachts & Marinas

Yacht Charter & Marina Software

Charter booking engines, crew & trip management, maintenance and marina billing.

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Waste & Recycling

Waste Management Software

Route optimisation, bin & weighbridge tracking, e-ticketing and compliance reporting.

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Pharmacies & Retail

Pharmacy & Dispensary Software

Pharmacy POS, stock & expiry, e-prescriptions, insurance billing and FEFO workflows.

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Vets & Animal Hospitals

Veterinary Clinic Software

Patient records, appointments, lab results, prescriptions and pet insurance billing.

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Pilgrimage & Groups

Hajj & Umrah Software

Package builder, pilgrim booking, visas & certificates, group travel and payments.

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Interiors & Fit-Out

Interior Design & Fit-Out Software

Design proposals, BOQs, material sourcing, project tracking and client approvals.

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Control Shift is a custom software development company in Dubai building internal systems for UAE employers. Connect HR to ERP software development, remove manual approvals with business process automation in Dubai, or add capacity with tech staff augmentation.

FAQ

Common Questions

Your quote depends on the modules, user roles, integrations, data migration and rollout requirements. Share your workflow and priorities so we can recommend a focused first phase and provide an itemised proposal.

Yes. Payroll produces a compliant WPS Salary Information File for your bank or exchange house, with salary structures, allowances, overtime, deductions and end-of-service calculations handled per UAE labour law — so month-end stops depending on a fragile spreadsheet.

We build these as first-class rules, not afterthoughts: end-of-service gratuity by service length and contract type, annual leave accrual and leave salary, air-ticket entitlement cycles, and unpaid or sick-leave treatment — all recalculated automatically as employment details change.

Yes. We connect fingerprint and face-recognition terminals, and add GPS-geofenced mobile check-in for site and field staff, with shift rosters, overtime rules and exception approvals feeding payroll directly instead of being retyped.

Every employee record holds passport, visa, Emirates ID, labour card and certificate documents with expiry dates, staged reminders to HR and the employee, and renewal workflows — so nobody discovers an expired visa the week it becomes a fine.

A single module launches in roughly 6–8 weeks; a full HRMS with payroll takes 3–4 months including parallel-run testing against your current payroll. You receive 100% source-code ownership and the Git repository on completion — no lock-in, ever.

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Sourced Context on Software Development

Sourced context, grounded in verifiable references.

Software engineering applies engineering discipline to the design, development, testing and maintenance of software systems.[1]

Software maintenance and evolution typically account for a significant share of a product's total lifetime cost, which is why ongoing support matters as much as initial development.[1]

Sources & References

  1. [1]Software engineering — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_engineering

A practical AI scope, not a black box

AI HR and Recruitment Software UAE

Control Shift scopes AI software for HR, recruitment and workforce-planning teams. Recruiters compare inconsistent CVs while HR staff answer repetitive policy questions and chase onboarding documents. Those tasks need evidence and permissions rather than unexplained scores. The useful output is a reviewable result that fits the work already happening in your business.

Discuss this AI workflow

Build the right AI workspace

Scope an AI ATS, interview coordination workspace, onboarding assistant and policy chatbot. Workforce scheduling and payroll preparation should surface exceptions for authorised reviewers.

Integrate with your existing systems

Connect permitted candidate, employee and policy records with separate recruitment and employee permissions. Define retention and correction processes before indexing personal information.

A workflow your team can supervise

Trigger
A candidate applies or an employee starts onboarding.
Agent task
Extract relevant declared experience or required documents and identify missing information.
System update
A recruiter review sheet or onboarding checklist linked to its source.
Human approval
People make hiring decisions and approve payroll or schedule changes.

HR policy questions and onboarding

Trigger
An employee asks a policy question or starts a new role.
Agent task
Retrieve permitted current policy passages and identify required onboarding steps.
System update
An answer with references or a checklist owned by HR.
Human approval
HR resolves unclear policy and approves employee record changes.

Workforce scheduling and payroll preparation

Trigger
The scheduling or payroll period closes.
Agent task
Identify missing attendance records, conflicting shifts and exceptions against approved rules.
System update
A proposed roster or payroll exception sheet.
Human approval
Authorised staff approve schedules and payroll; employment decisions remain with people.

Example workflow, from request to reviewed record

Illustrative project scope; not a claim of an existing customer deployment.

  1. A candidate applies or an employee starts onboarding.
  2. Extract relevant declared experience or required documents and identify missing information.
  3. People make hiring decisions and approve payroll or schedule changes.
  4. Save the approved result: A recruiter review sheet or onboarding checklist linked to its source. Keep its source, reviewer and action history available for follow-up.

Architecture and access boundaries

A language model prepares drafts from permitted context. Where document knowledge is needed, retrieval brings in approved sources with references. Restricted API tools handle only explicitly allowed actions. Validation, permissions and approval rules operate outside the model. If data is missing or a tool fails, preserve the draft and route it to a person.

Controls specific to this workflow

Do not infer protected characteristics or automatically reject candidates. Face-recognition attendance is not a default: assess necessity, consent and a non-biometric alternative. No WPS approval is implied.

Agree data minimisation, access, retention and audit logging during discovery. Hosting and provider terms are confirmed for the project before sensitive data is processed.

A focused, affordable first release

Map one workflow with the people who operate it. Review sample inputs, prototype the draft and approval steps, connect the required interfaces, and agree acceptance examples. Launch to a limited user group with a manual fallback. Monitor corrections, unresolved requests and operating costs before expanding.

The proposal depends on interface access, data cleanup, language coverage and approval complexity. Share your current systems and an anonymised example of the task to define an affordable first phase.

Questions about this AI scope

Can AI CV screening make the final hiring decision?

No. The proposed scope helps organise job-relevant evidence and questions. Recruiters review that evidence, correct errors and make the decision.

Can this connect to our current systems?

Connect permitted candidate, employee and policy records with separate recruitment and employee permissions. Define retention and correction processes before indexing personal information.

Which actions stay under human control?

People make hiring decisions and approve payroll or schedule changes. Do not infer protected characteristics or automatically reject candidates. Face-recognition attendance is not a default: assess necessity, consent and a non-biometric alternative. No WPS approval is implied.

Can the workflow support Arabic and English?

Both languages can be included in the project scope. Evaluate representative messages and documents with bilingual reviewers, agree terminology and provide clarification or handover when meaning is uncertain.

What affects scope and delivery time?

Data quality, available interfaces, permission rules, document or message variety and approval complexity determine the work. Start with one workflow, agree acceptance examples and expand after a reviewed pilot. A tailored proposal covers implementation and ongoing operating requirements.

How do you handle sensitive information?

Agree permitted data sources, role-based access, retention and provider terms before development. Use restricted service accounts and audit records. Hosting and residency options require project-specific confirmation; no certification or blanket compliance promise is implied.