# HR and payroll software for UAE retail and trade | Peoplo.ai URL: https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/solutions/retail/ > Peoplo.ai for UAE retailers: every store a location, rosters for long mall hours, seasonal hiring, visa expiry and WPS payroll for every branch. People, companies and figures in product examples on this page are sample data, not customers. [Solutions](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/solutions/) Industry · Retail and trade # HR for retailers with stores in every mall Trade is the largest share of the UAE’s non-oil economy, and the most common business activity. Peoplo.ai gives every store its own roster and holidays, and one payroll for the whole chain. [Request a demo](https://peoplo.ai/contact/) [See pricing](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/pricing/) Sound familiar? ## Long mall hours Stores open 10 am to midnight, so every store manager juggles two shifts and weekend cover. ## Festival peaks Staffing up for Ramadan, Eid and the shopping festivals, then settling contracts after. ## Store managers as HR Managers approving leave and onboarding joiners without HR training. UAE rules ## The rules your HR team works to The UAE rules that shape HR and payroll in retail and trade, with a source for each. ### Working hours The normal day is 8 hours, or 48 a week, and overtime cannot exceed 2 hours a day as a rule. [Source: UAE Government: working hours and overtime in the private sector](https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/jobs/Sector-of-employment/employment-in-the-private-sector/working-hours) ### Overtime and rest days Overtime is paid at least 25% extra. Anyone asked to work on their rest day gets another day off, or their pay plus 50%. [Source: UAE Government: working hours and overtime in the private sector](https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/jobs/Sector-of-employment/employment-in-the-private-sector/working-hours) ### Salaries through WPS Salaries for each month are due on the first day of the next month, through the Wage Protection System. [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 Store teams on spreadsheets Every store a location on one system Festival hiring rush An onboarding plan for every seasonal joiner Store managers unsure of leave rules Approvals with the balance shown Seasonal exits paid late Settlements prepared on the last day AI agents at work ## How AI agents help retail 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](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/ai-agents/) Onboarding coordinator Trigger 30 seasonal joiners Created plans per store Assigned store manager tasks Collected passport, visa and Emirates ID Result 30 plans ready You: Send the plans Receipt reader Trigger Store expense receipt Read merchant and amount Matched the category Checked the store limit Result Claim line ready You: Approve the claim Exit coordinator Trigger Seasonal contracts end Listed uniforms and devices Worked out settlements with end-of-service Drafted experience letters Result Exits ready You: Approve each one How Peoplo.ai helps ## What you get with Peoplo.ai [Every store a location Each store with its own roster, holidays and headcount, and people filtered by store. Core HR](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/platform/core-hr/) [Rosters for long hours Two-shift rosters, swaps and leave with the store calendar in front of the manager. Leave and attendance](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/platform/leave/) [Seasonal hiring and exits One onboarding plan for every seasonal joiner, and settlements prepared when contracts end. Hiring, onboarding and exits](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/platform/onboarding-exits/) [One payroll for the chain Overtime from rosters and unpaid leave from approvals, in one WPS salary file. Payroll and compliance](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/platform/payroll/) Through the year ## What it looks like in practice An illustrative example. - November Seasonal staff onboarded before the winter festivals. - December Store managers approve leave around festival rosters. - Ramadan Shorter days and late-evening shifts planned store by store. - Monthly Payroll for every store in one WPS file. The future of work ## Retail HR will run like the shop floor Agents will keep every store staffed and every peak covered, so managers can focus on customers. Store by store One network Every store on the same rules. Peak panic Planned peaks Seasonal plans ready before the festivals. Policy confusion Instant answers Staff get the same answer in every store. Peoplo.ai is built for this shift: agents prepare, people decide. Why Peoplo.ai ## Why retailers 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. ### Can we see headcount and labour cost by store? Yes. Set each store up as a location, and filter the directory, reports and rosters by it. ### Can store managers use Peoplo.ai on their phone? Yes. Peoplo.ai installs from the browser on a phone, so managers approve leave on the shop floor. ### Can we onboard staff who don’t have a work email? Each employee needs an email to sign in. Many retailers create work emails for store staff or use personal emails. ### Can stores in different emirates have different holidays? Yes. Holidays can be set per location. ## See Peoplo.ai set up for retail and trade We’ll run the agents on your policies and payroll rules in the demo. [Request a demo](https://peoplo.ai/contact/) [Start free trial](https://app.peoplo.ai/signup) ## More industries [Construction and contracting](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/solutions/construction/) [Hotels, restaurants and F&B](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/solutions/hospitality/) [Facilities management and security](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/solutions/facilities-management/) [Logistics, transport and free zones](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/solutions/logistics/) [Healthcare](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/solutions/healthcare/) [Banks, finance, DIFC and ADGM firms](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/solutions/financial-services/) [Manufacturing and industrial](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/solutions/manufacturing/) [Technology and professional services](https://peoplo.ai/ae/en/solutions/technology/)