# HR and payroll software for UAE construction | Peoplo.ai URL: https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/solutions/construction/ > Peoplo.ai for UAE contractors: site crews and rosters, timesheets into WPS payroll, overtime and piece-rate pay, visa expiry and subcontractor statements. People, companies and figures in product examples on this page are sample data, not customers. [Solutions](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/solutions/) Industry · Construction and contracting # HR and payroll for contractors running crews across sites Construction is the UAE’s fastest-growing sector and one of its biggest employers. Peoplo.ai keeps crews, rosters, timesheets and visas on one record, and turns site hours into a WPS-ready payroll. [Request a demo](https://peoplo.ai/contact/) [See pricing](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/pricing/) Sound familiar? ## Hours on paper Foremen send timesheets on WhatsApp, and payroll retypes them before the WPS file is due. ## Summer rosters From mid-June to mid-September, outdoor shifts have to fit around the midday break. ## Crews that move Workers move between sites and subcontractors, with visas and permits to track for each. UAE rules ## The rules your HR team works to The UAE rules that shape HR and payroll in construction and contracting, with a source for each. ### Midday break, 15 June to 15 September Outdoor work under the sun stops between 12:30 pm and 3 pm, with shaded rest areas and water on site. Fines are AED 5,000 per worker, up to AED 50,000. [Source: Khaleej Times: MOHRE on the midday break and its fines, 6 July 2026](https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/midday-break-violators-dh50000-fine-suspension-legal-action) ### Labour accommodation Establishments with 50 or more workers earning up to AED 1,500 a month must house them in accommodation registered in MOHRE’s system. [Source: UAE Government: labour accommodation](https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/jobs/Sector-of-employment/employment-in-the-private-sector/labour-accommodation) ### Salaries through WPS Salaries for each month are due on the first day of the next month, through the Wage Protection System, and end-of-service is worked out on basic salary. [Source: UAE Government: payment of wages and the WPS, Ministerial Resolution No. 340 of 2026](https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/jobs/Sector-of-employment/employment-in-the-private-sector/payment-of-wages) General information, not legal advice. Checked 31 October 2026. Before and after ## What changes when Peoplo.ai does the groundwork Today With Peoplo.ai Timesheets on WhatsApp, retyped for payroll Foremen approve timesheets in Peoplo.ai; hours flow into payroll Summer rosters rebuilt by hand Rosters and shift swaps planned around the midday break Visa expiry found at the gate Visas and permits flagged 30 days ahead Subcontractor hours on paper Subcontractor statements from the same timesheets AI agents at work ## How AI agents help contractors Each agent picks up a trigger, does the groundwork and hands you a result to approve. Here’s what that looks like for you. [Meet all the agents](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/ai-agents/) Payroll anomaly check Trigger October payroll calculated Added overtime from site timesheets Prepared the WPS salary file Flagged overtime twice the usual for one crew Result Ready to review You: Lock the run Weekly brief Trigger Monday morning Listed visas expiring in 30 days Counted joiners and leavers by site Checked the WPS date Result Your week across sites You: Nothing, it only reports Exit coordinator Trigger Project ends for 18 workers Set last working days Worked out settlements with end-of-service Listed tools and safety gear to return Result 18 settlements ready You: Approve each one How Peoplo.ai helps ## What you get with Peoplo.ai [Crews and rosters Projects, crews, rosters and shift swaps, planned around the summer midday break. Leave and attendance](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/platform/leave/) [Timesheets into payroll Hourly, daily and piece-rate pay and paid overtime flow from timesheets into payroll and the WPS salary file. Payroll and compliance](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/platform/payroll/) [Visas, permits and certificates Visa, work permit, Emirates ID and safety certificate expiry on one screen, with alerts 30 days ahead. Core HR](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/platform/core-hr/) [Job costing and subcontractors Labour cost by project and subcontractor statements, from the same timesheets. Business operations](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/platform/business-operations/) Through the year ## What it looks like in practice An illustrative example. - June Summer rosters published: morning and late shifts around the 12:30 to 3 pm break. - Monthly Timesheets approved by foremen, overtime into payroll, WPS file ready by the 1st. - Project end Crew moved to the next site; contract-end exits settled with end-of-service. - Every week Visas and safety certificates expiring in 30 days listed for HR. The future of work ## Contractors will run crews as precisely as schedules Agents will keep hours, visas and pay in step with the programme on site, so HR moves at the speed of construction. Paper timesheets Hours as they happen Approved on site, in payroll the same day. Expiry surprises Early warnings Nothing lapses without a reminder. Site by site One view Every crew and project on one record. Peoplo.ai is built for this shift: agents prepare, people decide. Why Peoplo.ai ## Why contractors choose Peoplo.ai ### AI agents that ask first Agents do the preparation and stop for approval. Approvals go to the audit log, and each agent can be switched off. ### Built for the UAE Payroll designed to support WPS salary files and end-of-service for mainland, DIFC and ADGM, with a payroll guide and calculator kept current. ### HR and operations on one record People, pay, goals, claims, assets and passwords together, so nothing falls between tools. ### Clear prices, fast start AED 12 per employee a month, published in AED. Import your people from a CSV and start the same week. ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001 certifications are held by the company behind Peoplo.ai. Built for GDPR and SOC 2. No SOC 2 certificate yet. Questions ## Frequently asked questions Straight answers about Peoplo.ai for UAE companies. ### Does Peoplo.ai handle piece-rate and overtime pay? Yes. Timesheets feed payroll with hourly, daily and piece-rate pay and paid overtime, and the WPS salary file is prepared each month. ### Can we track workers across several sites? Yes. Set up projects and crews, roster people to each site, and move them between projects. Labour cost is tracked by project. ### Can workers without a computer use Peoplo.ai? Yes. Workers use the phone app, installed from the browser, to clock in, apply for leave, see payslips and ask Kili questions. ### Can we pay by the piece? Yes. Piece-rate pay sits alongside hourly and daily pay, and flows from timesheets into payroll. ## See Peoplo.ai set up for construction and contracting We’ll run the agents on your policies and payroll rules in the demo. 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