HRMS and payroll software,
built for the UAE.
A human resource management system made for UAE employers. WPS files generated from the payroll run, gratuity calculated under Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021, and Emirates ID held on an encrypted record.
Statutory United Arab Emirates payroll, out of the box
- MOHRE WPS SIF Files
- End-of-Service Gratuity
- Emirates ID Records
- Labour Card Tracking
- 30-Day Annual Leave
- Overtime Uplifts
- Per-Establishment Files
- Multi-Emirate Branches
WPS files generated, not exported
The SIF file comes straight out of the approved payroll run, so nothing is re-keyed before submission.
- MOHRE-format SIF file generation
- Produced from the approved run, with no re-keying
- One file per establishment, never mixing trade licences
- Missing IBANs and MOHRE person codes named before the file is built
Gratuity under the 2021 labour law
Twenty-one days of basic pay for each of the first five years, thirty days after that, capped at two years' wage. Calculated automatically at exit.
- Calculated on basic salary, excluding allowances
- Applies the current law, where resignation no longer reduces the award
- Flows into full and final settlement
- Visible to the employee before their last day
The documents a UAE audit asks for
Emirates ID, labour card and passport details belong on the employee record, encrypted, not in a shared folder somebody forgot to lock.
- Emirates ID and labour card held on the employee record
- Government identifiers encrypted at rest
- Document storage with expiry visibility
- Full audit trail on every sensitive change
Site teams across every emirate
Construction, facilities and logistics companies rarely have everyone in one office. Attendance has to work at the gate, not just at a desk.
- Geofenced check-in with geo-tagged selfie verification
- Biometric terminal integration, including on local networks
- Multi-branch support with branch-scoped visibility
- Overtime rules feeding straight into payroll
United Arab Emirates, screen by screen.
The product itself, on a demo company's data. Nothing here is drawn for the website.
What runs by itself in United Arab Emirates?
The statutory work that eats a finance team's month, handled by the engine rather than by a spreadsheet.
Every month
- Guided run with a pre-payroll checklist
- WPS SIF file ready for submission
- Bank file and reconciliation report
Every exit
- End-of-service calculated automatically
- Full and final settlement in the same system
- Offboarding checklist and clearance
Every day
- Geofenced check-in across sites
- Overtime measured against your rules
- Corrections through the approval chain
Check a single end-of-service figure before you talk to anyone.
Does DenwaysHR generate MOHRE WPS files?
Yes. The SIF file is generated directly from the approved monthly payroll run in the format the Wage Protection System expects, so salary data is never exported to a spreadsheet and re-keyed before submission.
How is UAE end-of-service gratuity calculated?
On basic salary, at 21 days for each of the first five years of service and 30 days for each year beyond that, capped at two years' wage. Under Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 resignation no longer reduces the award. The calculation runs automatically when an employee exits and feeds into full and final settlement.
Can we store Emirates ID and labour card details?
Yes, on the employee record rather than in a shared drive. Government identifiers are encrypted at rest, access follows the roles you configure, and every change is written to the audit log with the person who made it.
Does it work for companies with sites across several emirates?
Yes. Multi-branch support is on every plan, so each location manages its own employees, policies and reporting from one account, with branch-scoped visibility so a branch manager sees their own site rather than the whole company.
How is UAE overtime handled?
Overtime rules are configurable and applied to every punch, so the hours reaching payroll already reflect the statutory uplifts and your own contracts. There is a free overtime calculator on this site if you want to check a single figure by hand.
Do employees get their payslips themselves?
Yes. Every employee has self-service access on web and mobile to PDF payslips and their full history, alongside attendance, leave balances and their own record.
Sources
- UAE Government portal: Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021, English text (PDF, not an official translation)
- UAE Government portal: Payment of salaries and wages
- UAE Government portal: End of service benefits
Official pages, read on 2 November 2026. The law is the authority; check it, or ask your adviser, before acting on a figure.
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