Streamlining HR Operations with Zoho People
How TekyDoct digitised and centralised HR operations for Heidelberg Materials Butra — end-to-end attendance, leave, timesheets and approvals with mobile access.
- Client
- Heidelberg Materials Butra
- Industry
- Cement Manufacturing
- Location
- Brunei
- Solutions Implemented
- Zoho People
- Implementation Partner
- TekyDoct · Authorized Zoho Partner
// Overview
Heidelberg Materials Butra is a producer of high-quality cement, known for its commitment to delivering products that meet the highest standards of quality and sustainability. With a strong focus on continuous innovation and improvement, the organization consistently enhances its products and services to meet evolving industry demands. Operating with multiple departments and a growing workforce, the company required a structured and scalable approach to manage HR processes effectively. The organization partnered with TekyDoct, an Authorized Zoho Partner, to implement and customize Zoho People for end-to-end attendance and leave management system.
// The work
Challenge, approach, result.
Objective & Scope
To digitize and centralize HR operations into a unified platform, improving workforce visibility, automating attendance and leave processes, streamlining approvals, and reducing manual HR workload.
- Employee database setup and organizational hierarchy configuration.
- Attendance automation with location validation.
- Leave management workflows and policies.
- Timesheet tracking and productivity monitoring.
- Multi-level approval workflows.
- Reporting and dashboard setup for management visibility.
Our Approach
TekyDoct designed and implemented a structured HR operation system tailored to the organization's operational needs — covering core HR, attendance, leave, timesheet, approval, reporting, and data migration.
- Core HR Setup — employee master database, department + designation configuration, reporting hierarchy and role-based access permissions.
- Attendance Management — mobile + web attendance, location-based check-in, shift schedules, department-specific weekends and automated late-login rules.
- Attendance Regularization — structured regularization workflows with manager-based dual-level validation.
- Leave Management — leave types, policies, balance tracking and dual-level approval workflows.
- Timesheet Management — categories by work type, submission + approval workflows, and productivity tracking.
- Approval Automation — routing based on reporting hierarchy with real-time notifications.
- Reporting & Insights — attendance, leave and productivity reports plus department-level dashboards.
- Data Migration & System Validation — employee data + leave-balance migration, end-to-end workflow testing and fine-tuning.
Results Achieved
Zoho People transformed HR operations into a streamlined, automated, and scalable system — better workforce management, improved operational efficiency and a foundation for data-driven HR decision-making.
- Centralized HR operations into a single, unified digital platform.
- Improved workforce visibility across departments and roles.
- Automated attendance and leave processes, reducing manual effort.
- Faster and more structured approval workflows with clear accountability.
- Accurate tracking of working hours, attendance, and productivity.
- Readily available payroll inputs such as attendance and LOP data.
- Enhanced management visibility through real-time dashboards and reports.
- Improved employee experience with mobile accessibility and transparent processes.
// Key functional modules delivered
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Foundation
Core HR Setup
Employee master database configured with departments and designations · reporting hierarchy for a clear role-based structure · role-based access permissions for secure data handling.
Attendance
Attendance Management & Regularization
Mobile + web attendance with location-based check-in for field and on-site employees · shift schedules and department-specific weekend policies · automated late-login tracking · structured regularization workflows with dual-level manager validation.
Time off
Leave Management
Leave types, policies and balance tracking with dual-level approval workflows. Accurate tracking aligned with organizational policies.
Timesheet + Approvals
Timesheet & Approval Automation
Timesheet categories by work type with submission and approval workflows · productivity tracking · approval routing based on reporting hierarchy with real-time notifications for approvals and actions.
Live visibility
Reporting & Insights
Attendance, leave and productivity reports · department-level insights and management dashboards · real-time visibility into workforce performance.
Cutover
Data Migration & System Validation
Migrated employee data and leave balances · end-to-end testing of workflows and configurations · fine-tuned the system for operational accuracy and reliability.
// Technology stack
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