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HR for logistics teams that keep the UAE moving

Warehouses, drivers and port teams work around the clock, often across a mainland company and a free zone one. Peoplo.ai keeps shifts, licences and payroll for both in one account.

RostersSample

Warehouse · Jebel Ali

Night shift · 32 people

Forklift operators on shift
6 of 6
Driving licences expiring
2
Night hours this month
412
Entity
Free zone company
Open roster

Sound familiar?

Shifts around the clock

Night and weekend shifts in the warehouse, with overtime at different rates.

Licences and permits

Driving licences, forklift certificates and visas, each expiring on its own date.

Mainland and free zone

A trading company on the mainland and a warehouse company in a free zone, run as two systems.

UAE rules

The rules your HR team works to

The UAE rules that shape HR and payroll in logistics and transport, with a source for each.

WPS in free zones too

More free zones now require salaries through the Wage Protection System, including DMCC and Jebel Ali.

Source: DMCC: Wage Protection System guideline

Overtime and night hours

Overtime is paid at least 25% extra, rising to 50% between 10 pm and 4 am except for workers on shifts, and is capped at 2 hours a day as a rule.

Source: UAE Government: working hours and overtime in the private sector

End-of-service

On the mainland, 21 days’ basic salary for each of the first five years, then 30 days, paid within 14 days of the contract ending.

Source: UAE Government: end of service benefits in the private sector

General information, not legal advice. Checked 31 October 2026.

Before and after

What changes when Peoplo.ai does the groundwork

Two systems for two companies

Mainland and free zone in one account

Licence dates on paper

Driving licences and certificates flagged 30 days ahead

Night hours added up by hand

Night hours and overtime into payroll

Peak-season shifts by phone

Extra shifts rostered and approved by supervisors

AI agents at work

How AI agents help logistics teams

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

Payroll anomaly check

Trigger

Payroll for two companies

  1. Added night hours and overtime
  2. Prepared a WPS file per company
  3. Flagged unusual changes

Result

Ready to review

You: Lock each run

Weekly brief

Trigger

Monday morning

  1. Listed driving licences expiring
  2. Counted shifts short of staff
  3. Checked the WPS date

Result

Your week at a glance

You: Nothing, it only reports

Exit coordinator

Trigger

Driver resigns

  1. Listed the vehicle, fuel card and phone to return
  2. Worked out the settlement with end-of-service
  3. Drafted the experience letter

Result

Clean exit

You: Approve the settlement

Through the year

What it looks like in practice

An illustrative example.

  1. Every weekDriving licences and visas expiring in 30 days listed for HR.
  2. Peak seasonExtra night shifts rostered and approved by supervisors.
  3. MonthlyOvertime and night hours into payroll for both companies.
  4. Month endA WPS file per entity, ready by the 1st.

The future of work

Logistics HR will run on the same clock as the warehouse

Agents will keep shifts, licences and pay moving as fast as the goods, across every entity.

Entity silos One account

Mainland and free zone side by side.

Expired licences Early warnings

Renewals start in time.

Manual overtime Hours into pay

Night hours paid right, every month.

Peoplo.ai is built for this shift: agents prepare, people decide.

Why Peoplo.ai

Why logistics leaders 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.

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  • GDPRBUILT FOR

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.

Can we run a mainland and a free zone company together?

Yes. One account runs several companies side by side, each with its own data and payroll, and HR can switch between them.

Can drivers use Peoplo.ai on the road?

Yes. Peoplo.ai installs from the browser on a phone: drivers clock in, see payslips and apply for leave from it.

Can we track company vehicles and fuel cards?

Yes. Track them as assets assigned to people, confirmed on receipt and returned at exit.

Can each warehouse have its own roster?

Yes. Set each warehouse up as a location with its own rosters and holidays.

See Peoplo.ai set up for logistics and transport

We’ll run the agents on your policies and payroll rules in the demo.