Zaffre HRM is an all-in-one HR and operations software platform by Zaffre Tech. It unifies HR, payroll, attendance, leave, remote-work monitoring, procurement, petty cash, project management, helpdesk and secure client communication in one connected system. Its standout feature is a dual payroll engine that runs local (PKR) and remittance (foreign currency) salaries in a single payroll run.

Who is Zaffre HRM for?

Small businesses, startups and growing companies of 5 to a few hundred employees — particularly those that have outgrown spreadsheets and disconnected SaaS tools. Strong fit for Pakistan-based companies and any team paying employees in multiple currencies.

What makes Zaffre HRM different from other HR and HCM platforms?

Most HR platforms cover HR and payroll well but leave operations (procurement, petty cash, projects, helpdesk, remote monitoring, client communication) to other tools. Zaffre HRM includes those natively and links every module together — a leave approval updates attendance and payroll, an employee exit triggers asset recovery and final settlement, and a client onboarding flows into billing. It also has a market-unique dual payroll engine.

Does Zaffre HRM support payroll in multiple currencies?

Yes. The dual payroll engine runs local-currency (PKR) salaries and remittance-currency (foreign) salaries together in a single payroll cycle — this is the platform's signature feature and is rare in the market.

Does Zaffre HRM include remote employee monitoring?

Yes, natively. A Tauri-based desktop agent captures login/logout, active hours, application and website usage, and periodic screenshots, and powers productivity-based attendance. It is not a third-party add-on.

Does Zaffre HRM have a mobile app?

Yes — a companion mobile app (Expo / React Native) for attendance, leave, payslips, chat and approvals, with real-time push notifications via FCM.

How is Zaffre HRM priced?

Transparent per-employee, per-module monthly pricing. Modules can be turned on or off per company. Designed to be cheaper in aggregate than the 6+ tools it replaces.

Where is Zaffre HRM based?

Zaffre Tech, the company behind Zaffre HRM, is headquartered in Pakistan and serves customers globally — with strong adoption in Pakistan, UAE and Saudi Arabia.

What Is Face Recognition Attendance? Complete Guide 2026

Face recognition attendance is the modern replacement for fingerprint biometric machines. Employees mark attendance by looking at the camera on a phone, laptop or office tablet — no fingerprint reader, no card, no PIN. By 2026 it has become the default for new HR deployments in Pakistan because it is cheaper than buying biometric devices for every location, hygienic (no shared touch surface), and works for distributed teams.

Here is the complete guide.

How it actually works

When an employee first enrols, the system captures their face from several angles and computes a numerical "face embedding" — a vector that represents the unique geometry of their face. The raw photos are typically deleted; only the embedding is stored. Later, when the employee checks in, the camera captures a new face, computes a new embedding, and matches it against the stored one. Match → attendance recorded. No match → rejected.

The whole process takes 1-2 seconds. There is no perceptible delay for the user.

The anti-spoofing question (and why it matters)

The first question anyone asks is: can I just hold up a photo of a colleague? With cheap face recognition, yes. With proper anti-spoof liveness detection, no.

Liveness detection uses several signals: multi-frame motion analysis (real faces have micro-movements that photos don't), depth and texture detection (paper has different reflectance than skin), and random micro-prompts at enrolment (slight head movements). Zaffre HRM's face recognition includes liveness check across all three platforms (web, mobile, desktop).

Web vs mobile vs desktop — which does what

Web — typically used as a tablet kiosk at the office entrance. One tablet replaces a fingerprint reader. Best for shared check-in points.
Mobile — for distributed teams, field workers, sales staff, and anyone not at a single location. Combine with geo-fencing for restricted areas.
Desktop — for desk-based remote / hybrid workers. Built into the same desktop app that handles productivity monitoring.

Most companies enable all three and let employees use whichever fits their day.

What about privacy?

This is the legitimate concern. A few principles that good face recognition systems follow:

Store embeddings (numerical vectors), not raw photos — embeddings cannot be reverse-engineered into a usable picture
Encrypt embeddings at rest
Allow re-enrolment any time (glasses, beard, weight change)
Let employees delete their face data on exit
Never share face data with third parties

If your face recognition vendor cannot answer those five questions clearly, look elsewhere.

The cost comparison

A decent biometric face-recognition device costs PKR 25,000-60,000 per location. For a 10-location retail chain, that is PKR 250k-600k upfront, plus maintenance, plus the gate-by-gate sync issues that come with hardware. Software-based face recognition built into your HR platform costs the per-employee module fee and uses devices employees already have. The break-even is almost instant.

When face recognition is the right choice

You have more than one location (saves hardware per location)
You have any remote, hybrid, or field staff
You care about contactless attendance (healthcare, food handling, post-COVID hygiene)
You have had buddy-punching incidents in the past
You are setting up HR for the first time and want to avoid hardware

If those describe your business, book a demo and we will run face recognition setup live in 15 minutes.