First Nations HR software, from people records to pay

Workzoom can be configured for employee groups, approval routes and payroll policies. Bring your agreements, jurisdictions and sample pay scenarios to a walkthrough so your HR and payroll teams can validate what needs configuration. Test one ordinary case and one exception, including who approves each step. Do not assume a rule is automatic or that one Nation's setup applies to another.

Workzoom keeps personnel records, approved time, benefit deductions and payroll on one employee record. HR is the required foundation; Workforce and Payroll are separate suites, and benefits administration is part of Payroll. Ask to follow one hire, a time approval and a benefit election into a sample pay run so each team can evaluate the handoffs. Use the same employee throughout the demonstration; separate product tours can hide a manual transfer.

Workzoom supports configurable cost-centre mappings and a journal file produced after the pay run closes. The mapping, available dimensions and export format need to be checked against your chart of accounts and each funding agreement. Bring a sample report to the evaluation and ask who maintains each mapping and performs the journal step. We do not claim a ready-made Indigenous Services Canada submission or automatic funder reconciliation.

Employees can request time off in Workzoom, and managers can review the request with its estimated balance impact. Employees can see time already taken, time remaining and approved future leave as separate figures. During a walkthrough, follow one request from submission to approval, then check when the balance settles after payroll closes. Bring your leave policies and any banked-time scenario so the team can test the configured accrual and approval rules rather than assume every leave type works the same way.

Review the permission design with your team. Show Workzoom which records HR, site managers, operations and finance each need to see, edit and approve. Test the same employee with different roles and document who can export a record after a transfer. A walkthrough should confirm your data export and residency terms before a decision. The First Nations Information Governance Centre describes ownership, control, access and possession as principles that each Nation expresses through its own protocols.

The Ktunaxa Nation Council case study describes a 115-employee team that brought HR, payroll, timekeeping, onboarding, recruiting and learning together. Workzoom's client roster also includes Simpcw First Nation and Indigenous Primary Health Care Council. Ktunaxa is the published story available to review; we do not attribute its outcomes to the other clients. Compare its six priorities with your evaluation scorecard and ask which additional customer references are available for your specific requirements.

Workzoom publishes $4 CAD per employee per month for each suite. HR is the required foundation; Payroll and Workforce are separate suites, and monthly minimums apply. Review published pricing with your headcount, employee groups and rollout scope before comparing quotes. Ask for the complete monthly amount and the implementation schedule so finance can compare like for like, rather than treating a single suite's list price as the full cost.