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HRM software development

HRM software development for employee records, attendance and payroll

HR teams lose hours to the same jobs every month: chasing attendance, approving leave, calculating pay and answering "how many days do I have left?" An HRM (human resource management) system takes those jobs out of spreadsheets and messages and puts them in one place employees and managers can use themselves.

Theme29 has built HR software from both sides. WorkZen is our ready-made HRM and payroll product with mobile apps and a Laravel admin panel, and we have worked with clients on cloud HR and payroll platforms such as Workpay. So we can advise honestly on whether to buy, customise or build.

What HRM software is, and who needs it

Any team past the spreadsheet stage

Once you have a few dozen people, tracking attendance, leave and pay by hand becomes error-prone. Mistakes there directly affect employees' trust.

Multi-branch and field teams

Companies whose staff work across sites or on the road need attendance and approvals that do not depend on a person at a desk.

Retailers and service businesses

Shifts, commissions and attendance often connect to sales. Karjokrom joins POS, staff attendance and payroll for shops.

Buy, customise or build

A ready-made product like WorkZen suits standard HR needs. Custom development is right for unusual pay rules, multi-country payroll or a platform you plan to offer to others.

Modules, integrations and where it runs

People and organisation

Employee profiles, departments with hierarchy, documents and role-based access for HR, managers and staff.

Time and attendance

Check-in and check-out, break tracking, shifts, leave requests and holiday calendars, with reports by employee, team and month.

Payroll and expenses

Salary structures, allowances, deductions, payslip generation and expense claims with approval.

Integrations and customisation

Accounting exports, bank payment files, your ERP or POS, and pay rules specific to your company or country.

Web, mobile and cloud

A web admin panel for HR and mobile apps for staff, available from anywhere. It can be built as a multi-tenant SaaS for HR platforms serving many companies.

Problems HRM software solves

Attendance disputes

A clear digital record replaces paper registers and memory.

Payroll errors

Pay is calculated from recorded attendance and leave, not retyped from three files.

Approval chasing

Leave and expense requests reach the right manager and are tracked to a decision.

Lack of visibility

Analytics show absence patterns, headcount by department and payroll cost at a glance.

Main features, reporting and security

  • Employee directory and profiles
  • Departments and reporting lines
  • Role-based access control
  • Attendance with face and biometric recognition
  • Break time management
  • Leave and time-off requests with approval
  • Holiday calendar and company events
  • Payroll management and payslips
  • Expense tracking and reporting
  • Payment history
  • Attendance, payroll and headcount reports
  • Employee analytics dashboard

Where HRM systems fit

Small and mid-sized companies

A single system for attendance, leave and payroll instead of scattered files.

Retail and shop staff

Attendance, commissions and payroll tied to sales.

Field and multi-site teams

Mobile attendance and approvals for people who are rarely at a desk.

HR and payroll platforms

Multi-country, multi-company platforms, like the cloud HR and payroll product Workpay.

Factories and workshops

Shift-based attendance and overtime-aware payroll, built to your rules.

How an HRM project runs

  1. 01

    Collect the rules

    Working hours, shifts, leave types, overtime, allowances and deductions, written down exactly as they apply today.

  2. 02

    Decide buy, customise or build

    We compare WorkZen and your requirements, and propose the shortest sensible route.

  3. 03

    Set up the organisation and attendance first

    Employees, departments and attendance are the base every other module relies on.

  4. 04

    Add leave, payroll and reports

    Payroll is tested by running your last real month and comparing the result to your own figures.

  5. 05

    Train HR and staff, then go live

    HR administrators and employees get separate short walkthroughs.

HRM technologies

Admin panel

  • Laravel
  • PHP
  • Tailwind CSS

Mobile apps

  • Flutter
  • Dart
  • iOS
  • Android

Recognition and integration

  • Face and biometric recognition
  • REST APIs
  • Export to PDF and CSV

Why Theme29 for HRM

A live HR product

WorkZen 2.0 is on sale with attendance, leave, payroll and analytics, and comes with installation documentation.

Platform experience

We have worked with clients on cloud HR and payroll for teams across countries.

Straight recommendations

If WorkZen covers 90% of what you need, we will recommend it before proposing a custom build.

Related work

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What does HRM software do?

It manages the administrative side of employment: employee records, attendance, leave, payroll, expenses and reporting. Good HRM software also gives staff self-service access to their own information.

Can I buy WorkZen instead of a custom HRM?

Yes. WorkZen is sold on CodeCanyon with a live demo and documentation. If it fits your needs, that is the quickest option. If you need different pay rules or workflows, we can customise it or build something new.

Does the system calculate payroll automatically?

It calculates payroll from the salary structure, attendance and leave you configure. We test it against a real month of your figures before go-live, since pay rules vary by company and country.

Is employee data secure?

We design role-based access so people see only what they should, use secure sign-in, and agree backup and hosting arrangements. Sensitive HR data deserves care, and we treat it that way.

Can staff use it from their phones?

Yes. WorkZen has iOS and Android apps, and custom HR projects can include mobile apps built in Flutter.

Contact

Sort out attendance and payroll

Tell us your headcount, locations and how pay is calculated. We will suggest WorkZen, a customisation or a custom build.

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