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One employee signs in for another. Industry studies put the cost at up to 2.2% of gross payroll. On a AED 200,000 monthly payroll that is AED 4,400 walking out the door.
Complete Time Attendance Solution
Need a complete time attendance solution, or planning to switch?
Machines, software, integration and installation. One supplier.
Face recognition and fingerprint terminals from Suprema and ZKTeco, with time attendance software that hands your accountant a payroll-ready file. Free site survey anywhere in the UAE.
- Machines, software and support
- Authorised Suprema & ZKTeco supplier
- Free on-site survey
- Installed in 48 hours
- 48hr
- Installation
- 2hr
- Support response
- 1yr
- Hardware warranty
- 7
- Emirates covered
Authorised supplier
- Suprema
- ZKTeco
Installed at the door your team already walks through
One terminal at the entrance and attendance stops being a guess. Every arrival timestamped, every exit recorded, nothing left to chase at month end.
The real cost of paper timesheets
Manual attendance quietly drains your payroll every single month
Most UAE business owners discover the leak only after they automate. Here is what it looks like before.
Every one of these costs disappears at the door
Card, fingerprint or phone. One tap, recorded, unarguable.
Rounded-up hours
Ten minutes late here, fifteen early there. Across 40 staff that is over 100 unworked hours a month that you still pay for.
Payroll days lost to admin
Your accountant spends two full days every month retyping timesheets into the payroll sheet, and still makes errors that trigger staff disputes.
Nothing to show an inspector
When MOHRE asks for attendance and overtime records, a stack of signed paper is not a defensible audit trail.
Biometrics your team cannot share, forge or forget
A template is a mathematical signature, not a photograph. It cannot be lent to a colleague and it cannot be left at home.
Why automate at all
The same company, with and without a system
A machine records who was actually there. The software turns that into money, rules and proof. Here is what changes on the day it goes in.
Without a system
With a machine and software
Without a system
Hours copied by hand from paper sheets
With a machine and software
Punches recorded automatically at the door or on a phone
Without a system
Buddy punching is impossible to prove
With a machine and software
A face, fingerprint or palm cannot be handed to a colleague
Without a system
Overtime worked out in a spreadsheet, differently each month
With a machine and software
Overtime applied by rule, identically for every employee
Without a system
Payroll takes two days and still gets disputed
With a machine and software
A payroll export in minutes, with the workings attached
Without a system
Nothing solid to show if MOHRE asks for records
With a machine and software
Timestamped, tamper-resistant records for any date range
Without a system
You find out about absence at the end of the month
With a machine and software
An alert the moment someone is late, absent or off-site
Your timesheet today, and after
Manager view
| Employee | Reports to | Check in | Check out | Hours | On time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Al Mansouri | Sabah Ali | 08:42 | 17:30 | 08:06 | On time |
| Priya Nair | Khalid Jamal | 09:14 | 18:00 | 07:54 | Late |
| David Clark | Sabah Ali | 08:29 | 17:28 | 08:12 | On time |
| Fatima Hassan | Tim Young | 08:55 | - | - | Missing punch |
| Rajesh Kumar | Graham Hill | 08:15 | 19:40 | 10:34 | Overtime |
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Mobile application available
And your team clocks in from a phone
No queue at the door for staff who are on a client site, in a vehicle or between branches. Location is captured with every punch, so remote does not mean unaccountable.
- One tap to check in and check out
- Location captured and verified against the site boundary
- Break start and end logged separately
- Leave requests and balances in the same app
9:41
Good morning
Ahmed Al Mansouri
Site Engineer
TodayOn site
06:18
Hours today
Checked in at08:42
Shift08:30 to 17:30
Break00:42
Dubai Investment Park, Site B
Location verified
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What we do
Two things, done properly
We are not a general IT shop selling attendance on the side. Biometric time and attendance is our core business.
Biometric Attendance Devices
Face recognition, fingerprint, palm and RFID terminals from Suprema and ZKTeco, specified for your headcount, your site conditions and UAE heat and dust. We supply, cable, mount, configure and enrol your staff.
- Fingerprint, face, palm and card options
- Indoor and IP65 outdoor-rated units
- Access control door integration
- Multi-branch and multi-emirate sync
Time Attendance Software
Suprema BioStar X and BioStar Air, or ZKTeco ZKBio Time, cloud or on-premise. Whichever platform you run, it turns raw punches into shift reports, overtime calculations, late and absence summaries, and a payroll file your accountant can actually use.
- Automatic overtime and late deduction rules
- WPS-ready payroll export
- Leave, holiday and shift rosters
- Live dashboard on mobile and desktop
Industries
Built for how UAE businesses actually operate
Different sectors break attendance in different ways. We have configured for all of these.
Construction & Contracting
Outdoor IP65 terminals at the gate, multi-site rollups and per-project cost allocation.
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Manufacturing & Factories
Fast terminals that clear a shift change, with live headcounts by line and shift.
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Restaurants & F&B
Split shifts and multiple outlets, consolidated into one clean payroll file.
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Retail
Every store's attendance in one place, quick at shift change and accurate at payroll.
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Corporate Offices
Reception-grade check-in that flows straight into payroll, with a clean audit trail.
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Healthcare & Clinics
Contactless face recognition for hygiene, night-shift handling and defensible records.
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Schools & Nurseries
Staff attendance kept simple, separate from student records, without the paperwork.
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Hotels & Hospitality
Every department on one system, from housekeeping and F&B to the front desk.
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Real Estate & Property
Attendance across every building you manage, for on-site and roving teams.
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Facilities & Maintenance
Site-tagged check-in for cleaning and maintenance crews that move all day.
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Automotive & Workshops
Face and fingerprint check-in for mechanics, service advisors and parts staff.
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Car Service Centres
Face recognition that keeps working when fingerprints fail on greasy hands.
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One tap, and the punch is on the manager's screen
Tap the reader below. The record you make is the record your HR team sees, without a spreadsheet or a manual upload between them.
Biometric device
Timesync Connect
Timesync HRMS
HR dashboard
AMAhmed Al Mansouri Checked in at Site B08:42
- 1Employee taps the reader
- 2Punch reaches Timesync Connect
- 3HRMS applies shift and overtime rules
- 4Row appears on the manager's dashboard
Tap the reader•Or wait, it plays on its own
The hardware
A terminal on the wall, and nobody signs in for anybody
Fingerprint, face, palm, card or a phone. Whichever credential suits your workforce, the punch lands in the software the second it happens, and it cannot be handed to a colleague on the way in.
- Suprema and ZKTeco, supplied and installed
- Indoor terminals and IP-rated outdoor readers
- Access control on the same unit if you need it
One terminal, several ways in
Give each part of your workforce the credential that actually works for them. Office staff tap a card, site teams use a fingerprint or face, managers use their phone.
- RFID card
- Fingerprint
- Mobile credential
Authorised supply
Brands We Supply & Support
The manufacturers we stock, install and support across the UAE. We know each range in depth rather than reselling a catalogue we do not know.
The widest device range in the UAE market, from single-door readers to palm and face terminals.
- Platform
- ZKBio Time / ZKBio Time Cloud
- Engineered in
- China
Korean enterprise terminals with very high template capacities and OSDP-capable readers.
- Platform
- BioStar X / BioStar Air
- Engineered in
- South Korea
Malaysian attendance specialists. Master and slave pairs make in/out door recording inexpensive.
- Engineered in
- Malaysia
Fits sites already running Hikvision CCTV, sharing the Hik-Connect platform.
- Engineered in
- China
Indian manufacturer, Linux-based terminals with battery backup as standard on several models.
- Engineered in
- India
SIP video intercoms that double as face-recognition door entry.
- Engineered in
- China
Iris and fingerprint capture devices certified for government-grade enrolment programmes.
- Engineered in
- India
FBI-certified USB fingerprint readers used for desktop enrolment and verification.
- Engineered in
- United States
Identity-grade biometric capture hardware used in border control and civil registration.
- Engineered in
- France
Metal-cased standalone controllers rated IP68 for exposed gates and car parks.
- Engineered in
- United Kingdom
Which brand is right for you?
- Head office or client-facing reception
- Suprema: premium finish, fastest matching, strongest security certification.
- Tight budget, straightforward office
- ZKTeco: proven, widely supported, the lowest cost per door in the UAE.
- Site gates, factories, gloved or worn hands
- Either one: Suprema for outdoor IP-rated readers, ZKTeco for palm recognition.
- Bank, DIFC firm or regulated environment
- Suprema: CC EAL6+ certified secure element and hardened firmware.
Adding more brands soon. Tell us if you already standardise on one.
Inside the software
This is the screen your HR team opens every morning
Not a stock photo of a dashboard. This is the attendance module, with the numbers a UAE operations manager checks before nine.
app.timesync.ae/dashboard
Dashboard
Today, 14 Aug
HR
Attendance this week
On timeLateAbsent
Needs attention
- Fatima HassanMissing punch
No check out yesterday
- Priya NairLate
Late 3 times this week
- Rajesh KumarOvertime
11.5 hrs, approval pending
- Omar Al BalushiOff-site
Checked in 1.2 km off site
Live activity
Live- AAAhmed Al Mansouri checked in at Site B2 min ago
- PNPriya Nair checked in at Head Office18 min ago
- DCDavid Clark started break24 min ago
- SISara Ibrahim leave request approved1 hr ago
Payroll period
1 to 14 August
- Worked hours
- 18,442
- Overtime hours
- 612
- Late deductions
- 37
- Unapproved absence
- 11
Sample data shown. Your dashboard is configured to your branches, shifts and rules during installation.
The Timesync bundle
Everything an attendance system needs, from one supplier
Most UAE companies buy the machine from one place, the software from another, and the part that joins them from nobody at all. The bundle is all four, under one number.
What's in the bundle
4 parts, 1 supplier, 1 quote
Hardware
The machines
Face, fingerprint, palm and card terminals from Suprema and ZKTeco, specified against your doors and your headcount rather than a catalogue page.
- Suprema and ZKTeco, both stocked
- Specified after a free site survey
- 1-year hardware warranty
Software
Timesync attendance software
The full platform. Shifts and rosters, approvals, overtime rules, geo-fenced mobile clock-in, and a payroll-ready timesheet at the end of every cycle.
- Shift, roster and overtime rules
- Employee mobile app with geo-fencing
- WPS-ready payroll export
Integration
Timesync Connect
Already running your own HR, payroll or ERP system? Connect pushes every punch from your ZKTeco terminals straight into it, in real time, so nothing you already use has to be replaced.
- Real-time push into your existing system
- Hosted, with nothing to install
- Offline punches recovered automatically
Service
Installation and support
We survey the site, run the cabling, mount the terminals, enrol your staff and train the HR and accounts team. Then we stay on the phone.
- Free site survey, fixed written quote
- Staff enrolment and team training
- Support in English and Arabic
= One quote, one installer, one number to call.
How it works
From first call to first payroll report in under a week
- 1
Free site survey
We visit your premises anywhere in the UAE, count doors and headcount, check cabling and power, and recommend the right devices. No charge, no obligation.
- 2
Fixed written quote
One clear price covering hardware, cabling, software, installation, staff enrolment and training. No surprise line items later.
- 3
Installation and enrolment
Our engineers mount and cable the units, configure your shift rules, and enrol every employee's fingerprint or face on site, usually within 48 hours of approval.
- 4
Training and handover
We train your HR and accounts team on the software until they can run the payroll report themselves, then hand over documentation and login credentials.
Ongoing support
Remote support within 2 working hours and on-site engineers across the Emirates. Annual maintenance contracts available.
Why Timesync
Six reasons UAE business owners choose us
We install it ourselves
No subcontracted labour. The engineer who surveys your site is from our team and is accountable for the result.
Genuine hardware, regional warranty
Authorised supply with warranty valid in the UAE, not grey-market units that leave you stranded when a reader fails.
Fixed price, written
The quote you approve is the invoice you pay. Cabling, enrolment and training are in the price, not bolted on later.
Same-day response
Remote support within 2 working hours, on-site engineers across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the Northern Emirates.
We speak your payroll
We configure UAE Labour Law overtime rules and hand your accountant a file that drops straight into payroll and WPS.
Arabic and English support
Documentation, training and support delivered in either language, for you and for your workforce.
Client results
What changed after switching
Payroll used to take two days of retyping timesheets. It now takes about twenty minutes, and the arguments about late marks have stopped completely.
Finance Manager
Contracting company, Dubai Investment Park
We put face terminals on three outlets. Being able to see live who has opened the shop from my phone is worth the cost on its own.
Managing Director
F&B group, Dubai
The survey was free and genuinely useful. They told us we needed fewer devices than we had budgeted for.
HR Manager
Logistics firm, Sharjah
Client names withheld at their request. References available on enquiry.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How much does a biometric attendance system cost in the UAE?
A single-device installation for a small office covers hardware, software, cabling, installation, staff enrolment and training in one price. Face recognition systems for larger teams and multi-branch deployments are scoped to the site. Every installation is quoted after a free site survey, so the price is fixed before you commit.
How long does installation take?
For a standard single-site office, we complete cabling, mounting, software configuration and staff enrolment within 48 hours of quote approval. Multi-branch rollouts are scheduled branch by branch, usually across one week.
Does the system work with our payroll and WPS?
Yes. The software exports worked hours, overtime, late deductions and absences in a format your payroll process can consume, which feeds the salary figures used in your WPS SIF file. We configure the export during installation and test it against a live payroll run with your accountant.
Is a biometric attendance system acceptable for MOHRE records?
Electronic attendance records give you a timestamped, tamper-resistant audit trail of hours worked and overtime, which is far stronger evidence than signed paper sheets if records are ever requested or an employee dispute arises. We retain full historical logs and can export any date range on demand.
What happens if an employee's fingerprint does not read?
We deploy dual-method devices as standard, so a worker whose fingerprints are worn from manual labour can use a face scan, palm or RFID card instead. During enrolment we register a backup method for every employee, so nobody is ever locked out at the start of a shift.
Can we manage multiple branches across different emirates?
Yes. Terminals in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates report into one central database over the internet. Head office sees everything, branch managers see only their own team, and payroll is produced as a single consolidated file.
Do you cover Abu Dhabi and the Northern Emirates?
Yes. We install and support across all seven emirates. Survey and installation are scheduled the same way; response times outside Dubai are agreed in writing in your support terms.
What support do we get after installation?
Every installation includes a 1-year hardware warranty and an initial technical support period. Remote support responds within 2 working hours, and on-site engineers attend where a fault cannot be resolved remotely. Annual maintenance contracts are available for ongoing cover.
Find out what manual attendance is costing you
Book a free site survey. We will count your doors, check your headcount and give you a fixed written quote, with no obligation to proceed.
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