Employee Self-Service

PayEscape’s Employee Self-Service transforms how you manage time and attendance. It allows employees to take control of their hours, absences and personal details through a secure, user-friendly portal that works from anywhere.

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What is Employee Self-Service?

Employee Self-Service is a central digital hub that gives your staff the tools to manage their own time-related tasks. Instead of waiting for HR to respond or chasing their manager for leave approvals, employees can log in to their self-service portal to clock in and out, request holiday, view upcoming shifts or update personal details.

Whether your team is based on-site, remote, in multiple locations or working variable shifts, the employee self service portal software ensures they remain connected and informed. Managers stay in control without the micro-management. HR gains visibility. Payroll becomes more reliable. With the best employee self service software in place, admin becomes simpler. Decisions become faster. Your business becomes more agile.

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Designed to make time management effortless

Outdated timesheets, constant holiday queries and chasing approvals waste time and drain resources. If your business is still relying on manual processes or patchy systems, it’s time for a change. The result is less admin, more accuracy and a more efficient way to run your business. This isn’t an optional add-on or standalone tool. It’s a fully integrated part of our Time and Attendance Software, designed to streamline operations and reduce friction between teams across your organisation.

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We’re proud to support organisations across a wide range of sectors, from healthcare and hospitality to finance and retail. Our clients rely on us for accurate, compliant, and scalable payroll, HR, and time solutions.  Join the businesses who trust PayEscape to keep their teams paid, protected, and performing.

 Give your workforce control. Free your teams from admin.

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Benefits of Employee Self-Service

Employee Self-Service isn’t just a feature. It’s a practical solution to time-consuming problems that hold businesses back. This isn’t just a feature. It’s a smarter way to work.

Save time across your organisation: Employees handle routine tasks themselves, reducing HR interruptions and keeping everything moving faster.
Enhance compliance: All time, attendance and absence records are logged automatically and stored securely, helping you meet employment and audit requirements.
Gain real-time workforce insights: Managers and HR teams can see attendance trends, leave balances and shift coverage without chasing anyone.
Improve payroll accuracy: No more data re-entry or missed timesheets. Time and leave data flows directly into payroll, cutting out errors and delays.
Boost employee engagement: Giving staff control over their schedules, holiday requests and personal data builds trust and reduces admin frustration.
Promote accountability: When employees can view and manage their own information, they’re more likely to keep it accurate and up to date.
Track time, check leave, and request absence in seconds.

 How it boosts workforce efficiency

Employee Self-Service doesn’t just lighten the HR workload. It strengthens the way your entire business operates. When the right people have access to the right information at the right time, fewer things slip through the cracks.

Approvals happen faster. Holidays are booked more easily. Schedules are clearer. Payroll runs smoother. And your teams spend less time managing admin and more time doing their actual jobs. Instead of being overwhelmed by requests or chasing data, managers have everything they need at their fingertips.

HR no longer acts as the go-between for every absence or schedule change. Employees stop relying on outdated forms or unclear systems. Everyone moves faster and with more confidence.

Our ESS works with time attendance software integrated with HR

Employee Self-Service is the frontline of your time and attendance process. When it works hand in hand with integrated HR software, it becomes the foundation of reliable workforce management.

Here’s how it fits together.
Employees log into the portal to record their working hours, book holiday or report sick leave. Each entry is tracked in real time. This data then flows directly into your time and attendance system, giving managers and team leaders live access to who’s in, who’s off and where gaps might appear.

But it doesn’t stop there.
Because this system is fully connected to your HR platform, every piece of time and attendance data is instantly reflected in the employee’s HR record. Leave balances are updated automatically. Absences are documented and tracked. Overtime is recorded and visible. Contractual obligations are easy to monitor.

HR teams no longer need to piece together information from different sources or check that records match across platforms. Everything sits in one place, updates in real time and feeds into every part of your workforce management process. This means HR can spend more time analysing trends, managing resources and supporting people rather than chasing managers for missing timesheets. It also means your employees have a smoother, more professional experience that builds trust in your processes.

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Many time and attendance systems only solve one part of the problem. They may track hours or record holidays, but they fail to connect with the systems you rely on to run payroll or manage employee records. That’s not the case with PayEscape.

Our employee self service software is fully integrated with both our HR and payroll solutions. That means every time an employee clocks in, books time off or updates their contact details, that information is immediately reflected throughout the entire system.

There’s no need for re-entry. No risk of inconsistency. No extra work to keep everything aligned. HR can manage leave and monitor trends without chasing other departments for information. Payroll receives clean, verified data ready for processing, without last-minute corrections.

Total visibility for smarter scheduling

You have one login. One dashboard. One partner. And a system that grows with your business. Simple setup. No faff.

Employee Self-Service is not a convenience. It’s a business advantage. It gives your employees more control over their time. It frees your HR and payroll teams from avoidable admin. And it gives you a complete, real-time view of how your workforce operates. With PayEscape’s fully integrated employee self service software, you’re not just buying a tool. You’re investing in a simpler, faster and smarter way to run your business.

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Why choose PayEscape?

Most employee self service software gives you part of the solution and leaves you to figure out the rest. Some offer basic portals that only connect to time tracking. Others leave payroll and HR completely separate.

PayEscape does things differently. Our employee self service portal software is part of a fully integrated platform that includes time and attendance, payroll and HR  all built to work together from day one. You’re not juggling different tools or relying on third-party workarounds. You’re working with one connected system that reduces admin, improves accuracy and delivers a better experience for everyone.

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What our customers are saying

“As a customer I felt fully supported, valued and confident that Timescape & Payescape were the right provider for our needs. I would have no trouble in recommending both services to friends, customers and suppliers. With their support all of our staff were paid and on time.”

Kelly Alison

“We've had a fantastic experience with PayEscape. Their platform is user-friendly, and payroll processing is quick and accurate every time. The team is always responsive and helpful, addressing any questions promptly. Highly recommend to any business looking for a reliable payroll solution!”

Cara McIntyre

“Kerry Anne is always a pleasure to work with, a great support and always friendly and happy, resolving all issues I throw at her ! even if its in her own time, which is most appreciated.”

Venetia Heaney

“Our transition to Payescape was seamless. The implementation team were amazing. Would highly recommend this company if you are thinking of outsourcing your payroll.”

Gemma McLoughlin

“PayEscape are one of the best! Having used some of the many other payroll companies out there over the years, I can honestly say they are without a doubt one of the most attentive, helpful and inventive. There is always someone on hand to help and quickly get any issues resolved in good time!”

Yves Mathurin

“Payescape is a valuable asset to any firm. The instant support with high quality technical knowledge has been a key partner to our fast growing firm. Cannot recommend Payescape enough!”

Georgio Anastasi

“witching to Payescape was a smooth and hassle-free process from start to finish. The whole setup was straightforward, and the transition went off without a hitch. I have to give special thanks to Shannon, my implementation account manager, who was absolutely excellent throughout. She was responsive, knowledgeable, and made the entire onboarding experience feel easy and stress-free.”

Above Line Ltd

“Set up and onboarding was relatively easy with a great team always available to support and guide along the way. System is easy to navigate and use even for someone like me who has not previously had any experience of processing payroll”

Robert Baillie

“My experience with Payescape has been, and continues to be, outstanding. Having first used their services in a previous employment, Payescape were the 'goto' Payroll & HR provider for my new company. All the staff are knowledgeable, helpful and professional and I would have no hesitation in recommending them.”

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