Business Direct HRM System

One employee record, from first interview to final settlement.

Hiring, onboarding, attendance, payroll, performance and exit all run from the same record, so no detail is typed in twice.

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Amira Hassan

    Illustrative record. Select a stage to see the same person later in their time with the company.

    Lifecycle

    Follow one employee through every stage

    Choose a stage to see its workflow, the approvals along the way and the records it keeps.

    Master record

    One master record sits behind every module

    Each module reads from the employee record and writes back to it, so a change made once shows up everywhere it matters.

    Employee master record EMP-0412

    Identity

    Full nameAmira Hassan
    Date of birth14 Mar 1996
    Emergency contacts2 on file

    Employment

    Position and gradeMarketing Executive, G4
    Employee and contract typeFull time, fixed term
    Date of joining1 Dec 2025
    Contract start and end1 Dec 2025 to 30 Nov 2027

    Organisation

    Department and siteMarketing, Dubai HQ
    Reporting managerOmar Khalid
    Approval managerOmar Khalid

    Pay and cover

    Bank detailsVerified
    Insurance detailsActive

    Documents

    Employee documents9 files
    • RecruitmentA candidate becomes an employee when the offer is accepted.
    • OnboardingThe employee becomes active once every required task is complete.
    • Attendance and leaveBoth feed payroll, so nothing is keyed in twice.
    • PerformanceFeeds development, promotion and training.
    • Employee changesEvery change is kept, so the full employment history stays intact.
    • PayrollHolds salary and payment history against the same person.
    • OffboardingCompletes clearance and final settlement.
    • ArchivePreserves the record after the employee has left.

    Approvals

    Approval chains that match how you decide

    Every request type has its own route. Pick one to watch it move through the people who sign it off.

    Chains are configurable per request type. These four are common examples.

    Automation

    Reminders go out before deadlines, not after them

    Take a contract that ends in 90 days. HR is reminded at four points on the way, and the decision to renew or begin offboarding is never a surprise.

    90First reminder
    60Second reminder
    30Third reminder
    7Final reminder
    Contract endsRenew, or start offboarding
    Email
    SMS
    WhatsApp
    In-system notifications

    Documents and contracts

    • Contract expiry
    • Probation expiry
    • Document expiry

    Attendance and leave

    • Leave approval
    • Attendance exceptions
    • Missing clock-out
    • Approval reminders

    Pay and performance

    • Payroll completion
    • Payslip availability
    • Performance review due
    • Training due

    People and tasks

    • Employee birthday
    • Work anniversary
    • Onboarding tasks
    • Offboarding tasks
    • Asset return

    Self service

    Employees handle their own requests

    Self-service takes the routine questions off HR's desk: leave, payslips, documents and training are all in the employee's hands.

    9:41Digital Vista HRM

    Good morning, Amira

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    Annual leave leftof 30 days this year

    Apply for leave
    PayslipOctober 2026AED 11,480
    Training dueBrand strategy workshop3 days
    My assetsLaptop, access card2
    • View profile
    • Update allowed personal information
    • View attendance
    • Apply for leave
    • View leave balance
    • Download payslips
    • View salary information
    • Access HR documents
    • Upload documents
    • View company policies
    • View assigned assets
    • View performance goals
    • Complete assigned training
    • Submit HR requests
    • Receive notifications

    Payroll starts from attendance, not from a spreadsheet

    Attendance, leave and overtime flow into the monthly run on their own. Someone reviews the result, approves it or sends it back for correction, and only then are payslips and the bank file produced.

    Salary structure
    Attendance
    Leave
    Overtime
    Allowances and deductions

    What each run produces

    Payroll register Payslip Employee salary statement Bank transfer file Department payroll report Payroll cost report
    Amira HassanEMP-0412, Marketing
    PayslipOctober 2026

    Earnings

    Basic salary8,000
    Housing allowance3,000
    Transport allowance800
    Overtime450

    Deductions

    Absence (1 day)-270
    Loan instalment-500
    Net pay (AED)11,480

    Sample payslip with illustrative figures.

    Reports

    The numbers management asks for, on one screen

    Headcount, contracts, payroll cost and turnover come straight from the live records, so nobody builds the monthly report by hand.

    HR dashboard Sample data
    148Active employees
    6New joiners this month
    2Employees leaving
    9Contracts ending in 60 days

    Employees by department

    Operations
    46
    Sales
    34
    Technology
    28
    Finance
    22
    Marketing
    18

    Monthly payroll cost, AED thousands

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    618
    625
    631
    640
    648
    MayJunJulAugSepOct

    HR dashboard

    Total and active employees, new joiners, leavers, and headcount by department, branch, grade and type.

    Attendance

    Attendance summary, absence, late arrivals, overtime and working hours.

    Leave

    Leave balances, usage, department leave and upcoming leave.

    Payroll

    Monthly payroll, payroll cost, department cost, allowances, deductions and overtime cost.

    Recruitment

    Open positions, applications, interview and hiring status, and time to hire.

    Performance

    Ratings, goal completion, department performance and training requirements.

    Turnover

    Employee turnover, exit reasons, department turnover and length of service.

    Security

    Role-based access, with a trail for every change

    People see what their role needs. Anything important that changes is logged with who did it and what it was before.

    Example roles

    Super admin HR admin HR manager Recruiter Payroll officer Finance Department manager Line manager Employee Auditor

    Security controls

    • Role-based permissions
    • Module permissions
    • Record-level permissions
    • Document access control
    • Audit logs and login history
    • Data encryption
    • Session management
    • Approval authorization

    Audit trail

    Sample entries, newest first.

    WhenUserActionRecordChange
    16 Oct, 14:02 Layla, HR manager Salary updated Amira Hassan 8,000 8,400
    16 Oct, 11:40 Omar, line manager Leave approved Amira Hassan Pending Approved
    15 Oct, 17:15 Fatima, payroll officer Payroll finalized September 2026 Draft Final
    14 Oct, 09:30 Super admin Permission changed Role: Recruiter Export off Export on

    Works with the systems you already run

    ERP Accounting systems Biometric devices Active Directory Microsoft 365 Email servers Banking and payroll systems SMS gateway WhatsApp services Access control systems External recruitment platforms

    Questions we hear before a demo

    Can approvals follow our own chain of command?

    Yes. Approval chains are set per request type. A leave request can go from employee to manager to HR, while a salary change goes through the manager, department head, HR and finance.

    Do employees get their own login?

    Employees use a self-service portal to view their profile, attendance, leave balance and payslips, apply for leave, upload documents and complete assigned training. They can edit only the personal details you allow.

    Who can see salary information?

    Access is controlled by role, at module and record level, with separate controls for documents. Payroll officers, finance and HR can be given the access their work needs without opening it to everyone.

    Is every change recorded?

    Important actions are logged with the user, the previous and new value, and the date and time. That includes salary updates, leave approvals, payroll finalization, document deletion, terminations and permission changes.

    Can it connect to biometric devices and our other systems?

    The HRM is designed to integrate with ERP and accounting systems, biometric devices, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, email servers, banking and payroll systems, SMS and WhatsApp services, access control systems and external recruitment platforms. Tell us what you run and we'll confirm the fit in the demo.

    Where do we start?

    With a conversation about how your HR work runs today. We map which stages are costing you the most time, then set up the system around them.

    See your own hiring-to-exit process in the system

    Book a walkthrough and bring one real workflow, such as leave approval or the monthly payroll run. We'll show how it runs from start to finish.