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We configure Zoho People for UAE employers so HR stops chasing spreadsheets for leave balances, shift rosters and expiring visas.
Zoho People is Zoho's core HR application, holding the employee master, leave, attendance, shift rosters and a self-service portal. For UAE employers it is configured with Emirates ID, visa, labour card and passport fields, expiry reminders and leave policies reflecting UAE Labour Law. It does not run payroll; salary processing, WPS files and gratuity are handled in Zoho Payroll.
Zoho People UAE projects usually start with a familiar problem: employee data sits in a shared drive, leave is approved on WhatsApp, and nobody notices a visa is about to expire until the PRO calls. Zoho People is Zoho's core HR application. It holds the employee master, handles leave and attendance, runs shift schedules and gives every employee a self-service portal on web and mobile.
As a Zoho Premium Partner based in Dubai, we set up Zoho People around how UAE companies actually employ people: a mix of nationalities, sponsor-linked visas, labor contracts, multiple work locations and, often, staff split between a mainland entity and a free zone entity. The goal is one reliable employee record that payroll, finance and management can trust.
This page covers the HR side only. Salary processing, WPS files and gratuity live in Zoho Payroll, which reads attendance and leave data from Zoho People. If you are also hiring at volume, Zoho Recruit hands new joiners straight into People.
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We build the HR home view around exceptions rather than totals, so the team sees what needs action today.
Each step below is a form, approval or automated action inside Zoho People, so HR always knows where an employee stands.
One shared database: every step updates stock, finance and reports in real time.
Zoho People is broad. These are the parts that matter most to UAE employers, in the order we usually switch them on.
Custom fields for Emirates ID, visa type, sponsor entity, labor card number and passport, with attachments stored against each record.
Separate leave types, accrual rules and carry-forward limits per policy, with balances visible to employees in the app.
Web, mobile and geo-fenced check-in, or daily import from biometric devices at the site or warehouse.
Rotating rosters, split shifts and weekend patterns for retail, hospitality and site teams.
Task lists for IT, PRO and admin, plus clearance steps before final settlement is released.
Goals, KRAs and appraisal cycles with self and manager reviews, kept separate per department if needed.
Employees raise salary certificate, NOC or experience letter requests and HR tracks each one to closure.
Letter templates that pull employee data, plus a policy library employees acknowledge in the app.
Zoho People works best as part of a connected stack. These are the links we set up most often for UAE clients.
Zoho People is a configurable tool, not a legal adviser. We set it up to support your policies; confirm entitlements with your HR or legal advisor.
Annual, sick, maternity, parental and other leave types are configured to reflect Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 and your employment contracts, including accrual during the first year of service.
Visa, Emirates ID, passport and labor card expiry dates drive reminders to HR and the PRO well before renewal deadlines.
Shift rules can hold reduced Ramadan hours and overtime thresholds so attendance data feeds payroll correctly.
Role-based access limits who sees salary, passport and medical details, which supports obligations under the UAE personal data protection law (Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021).
Nationality and role fields let you report on UAE national headcount if your company falls under MOHRE Emiratisation targets.
General information, not tax or legal advice. Rules change; confirm current FTA, MOHRE and Ministry of Finance guidance with your advisor.
Most Zoho People problems we are asked to fix trace back to a few early decisions. Get these right first.
Zoho People rarely runs alone. These pages cover the payroll, hiring and wider HR decisions around it.
We configure the system for the rules UAE businesses report against, and test it before go-live.
General information, not tax or legal advice. Confirm current requirements with the FTA, MOHRE or your advisor. See all UAE compliance guides.
On-site workshops in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, and remote or on-site delivery across the Northern Emirates and free zones.
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Facts on this page were checked against these sources in October 2026. Rules change, so confirm current requirements before acting.
Still have a question? Our consultants are happy to help.
Ask an ExpertNo, Zoho People is the HR and attendance layer. Salary calculation, WPS files and gratuity are handled in Zoho Payroll, which pulls leave and attendance from People. Many clients use both through Zoho One.
Yes. We add custom date fields for each document and set reminder rules that email HR, the PRO and, if you want, the employee. Scanned copies are stored on the employee record.
Zoho People supports biometric integration for many common devices, either directly or through a scheduled import. We check your device model during scoping and confirm the method before committing to a design.
Yes. Employees can be grouped by legal entity with separate leave policies, holidays and approval chains, while management still sees combined headcount.
Zoho People supports several languages, including Arabic, for the user interface. Letter templates can be built in Arabic or bilingual layouts where your HR team needs them.
For a single entity with standard policies, a focused rollout often takes 3-6 weeks. Multiple entities, biometric integration and performance cycles extend that, and we give a hedged plan after discovery.
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Talk to our Dubai team about your employee data, leave policies and attendance setup, and we will map out a practical Zoho People rollout.
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