The Construction Payroll Problem
On a construction or manpower payroll, mistakes are expensive and visible. A foreman’s handwritten timesheet, overtime copied wrongly into Excel, a worker paid for a day he was on another site, or a visa that expired without anyone noticing. With hundreds of workers the HR team spends the last week of every month chasing numbers. The VOW HRMS is set up to take that work away.
What It Covers
Attendance at every site
- Fingerprint or face attendance machines installed at each site, camp gate or office
- Punch in and punch out collected over the network from several sites
- Late arrivals, absences and overtime per shift
Documents
- Passport, visa, Emirates ID, labour card and medical insurance for each worker
- Expiry alerts to HR and the PRO before documents run out
Payroll
- Monthly payroll with allowances, deductions and overtime from attendance
- Salary export in the format your bank or exchange house needs for WPS
- End-of-service gratuity estimates and payroll reports for accounts
Leave
- Leave requests and approvals, balances and public holidays
Timesheets vs Biometric Attendance
| Task | Paper timesheets | VOW HRMS + attendance machines |
|---|---|---|
| Recording attendance | Foreman writes it, office types it | Workers punch in and out at the site machine |
| Overtime | Calculated by hand | Calculated per shift from punches |
| Visa and ID renewals | Found when it is already late | Alert before expiry |
| Month-end payroll | Days of checking sheets | Payroll from attendance, export for WPS |
| Questions from workers | Hard to prove | Punch history per worker |
Sites, Camps and Gates
Many construction companies also run staff accommodation. The same team installs access control at camp gates and provides camp management software for rooms and beds, plus Wi-Fi and CCTV for camps and site offices. Payroll totals can flow into VOW ERP for contractors.
UAE Rules, Set Up Your Way
WPS, gratuity and leave rules follow the UAE Labour Law, and some free zones have their own rules. Check with your HR adviser or the relevant authority; we set the system up to match the rules you follow. For background, read our WPS payroll guide.
How It Works (Technical)
Hosting: cloud or your own server
The system can run in the cloud, so branches and staff can work from anywhere, or on a server in your office. Either way we set up the server, the firewall, secure remote access and scheduled backups.
Users, roles and security
Each user gets their own login and only sees what their role needs. Administrator accounts use two-step sign-in, and changes are recorded against the user who made them.
HRMS for Construction in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the UAE
We install attendance machines and set up HRMS for contractors and manpower companies with sites and camps in Mussafah, ICAD, Khalifa City, Al Ain, Dubai and the Northern Emirates.
Our office is in Al Zahiyah (E16 02), Abu Dhabi. We set up and support software for businesses across Abu Dhabi — including Mussafah, Al Reem Island, Khalifa City, MBZ City, Al Maryah Island (ADGM), Yas Island and Masdar City — plus Al Ain, Dubai (Business Bay, JLT & DMCC, Al Quoz), Sharjah and the Northern Emirates. Setup and training can be done on site or online, and support is available 24/7 across the UAE.