Amela
Sunrise Works Inc. — Platform Build Story
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An unstoppable attendance foundation, from clocking to payroll —built in-house from scratch.

ShiftPay is an attendance management platform that unifies everything from clock-in/clock-out to monthly aggregation and payroll cloud integration. Employees clock in with one tap on their phone, and admins see attendance in real time.

"Clocking, visualization, shift/requests, payroll integration" — a platform-launch story of building, from scratch in-house in six months, a platform that satisfies all four pillars attendance operations require at once.

Attendance → Payroll
AutoIntegration
Zero re-entry
Clock in/out
One tap
Clocking
Attendance
Real-time
Aggregation
Supported environments
Web· Mobile
Both supported
Today's work
Working · 6:12
09:03 Clock-in
Clock-out
Break / Out
This month's working hours
142.5h / 160h (overtime 8.0h)
6/08 (Sat)Approved
6/07 (Fri)Pending approval
01
CLIENT
About the client

Sunrise Works, a leading domestic driver of work-style reform.

Sunrise Works Inc. provides HR and labor services that support diverse work styles, including shift work. Prioritizing a seamless connection from on-site clocking to back-office payroll calculation, they chose a platform to fully modernize attendance management.

At the core of the business model is automatic linkage — starting from accurate clock data and running through attendance aggregation, request approval, and payroll integration. Manual re-entry is eliminated, so employees, admins, and accounting all see the same data.

Clocking method
Smartphone· PC
Clock anywhere
Attendance aggregation
Auto
Daily / monthly
Payroll integration
Cloud
Support
BUSINESS FLOW
STEP 1 · Employee
Clock on phone

Clock in/out, breaks, and outings in one tap.

STEP 2 · Foundation
Consolidated into the attendance DB

Record attendance in real time.

STEP 3 · Admin
Approval / shift management

Request approval, bulk correction, and shift assignment.

STEP 4 · Accounting
Auto-sync to payroll

Monthly aggregation to the payroll cloud.

02
CHALLENGE
Design challenges to solve

Four structural requirements demanded of the platform.

None of these were technology-selection issues; they were business requirements tied directly to productivity, labor management, compliance, and the accuracy of labor costs. Building new from scratch, we needed a design that 'makes them all work together at once.'

Consolidation of clock data

Choose the wrong clocking method, and attendanceScattered across paper and Exceland aggregation takes time every month.

Visualization of work status

Without designing real-time aggregation,Overtime and missed clocksgoes unnoticed, and labor risk rises.

Unify shifts and requests

If management is scattered, shifts, breaks, outings, and requestsScatteredleaving actual work hours ambiguous.

Integration into payroll calculation

Miss the integration design, and attendance to payrollManual re-entrylead to mistakes and double work.

03
ARCHITECTURE
An architecture built together

Turn attendance operations into an 'unstoppable foundation' across four areas.

We built four pillars from scratch in-house: clocking, visualization, shift and requests, and payroll integration. The design runs end-to-end — from one-tap clocking on smartphone/PC, to real-time visibility on the admin dashboard, shift and approval workflows, and monthly attendance synced to the payroll cloud.

Amela
EXECUTION
6months
Period
30person-months
Total effort
Area ①
Clocking
✕ Issue
Need to consolidate paper and Excel clocking and streamline aggregation.
✓ Solution
Real-time consolidation via one-tap clocking on smartphone/PC
Breaks and outings recorded too.
Area ②
Visualization
✕ Issue
Need to detect overtime and missed clocks in real time.
✓ Solution
Real-time display on the admin dashboard
Visualize working, pending approval, and overtime.
Area ③
Shift / request
✕ Issue
Need to manage shifts, breaks, outings, and requests in one place.
✓ Solution
Unify the shift table and approval workflows
Approve clock corrections, overtime, and paid leave.
Area ④
Payroll integration
✕ Issue
Need to sync attendance accurately into payroll calculation.
✓ Solution
Auto-sync monthly attendance to the payroll cloud
Eliminate re-entry.
Frontend
ReactUmiJSdvaAnt Design
Backend
Laravel (PHP)MySQLOAuth
Integration / others
Payroll cloud APImomentreact-beautiful-dnd
04
IMPACT
Value created by the platform

Sunrise Works's 'unstoppable attendance operations' accelerate.

This foundation is not a technical metric; it continuously delivers business outcomes — less aggregation effort, no re-entry errors, and stronger labor compliance.

A foundation for clocking anywhere

One-tap clocking from smartphone/PC reduces the on-site burden.

Attendance can be tracked in real time

Spot overtime and missed clocks instantly and respond appropriately.

A design that makes re-entry unnecessary

Auto-sync monthly attendance to the payroll cloud.

A foundation that reduces labor risk

Visualize actual working hours and strengthen compliance.

STAKEHOLDER
Employee
Those who clock in
✕ Typical
Clocking and attendance checks tend to become a chore.
✓ At Sunrise Works
One-tap clocking on the phone, with working hours confirmed instantly.
Business impact
Relieve clocking stress and focus on the core job
STAKEHOLDER
Admin
Attendance managers
✕ Typical
Easily overwhelmed by month-end attendance aggregation.
✓ At Sunrise Works
Aggregate attendance in real time and approve requests instantly.
Business impact
Drastically cut aggregation and management effort
STAKEHOLDER
HR / accounting
Payroll handlers
✕ Typical
Attendance easily gets re-entered into payroll by hand.
✓ At Sunrise Works
Auto-sync monthly attendance to the payroll cloud.
Business impact
Eliminate re-entry errors and double work
STAKEHOLDER
Management
Those overseeing the whole
✕ Typical
The reality of working hours is hard to see.
✓ At Sunrise Works
Track overtime, paid leave, and actual work on the dashboard.
Business impact
Reduce labor risk and strengthen compliance
05
DEMO
Three scenarios

Experience ShiftPay through a working demo.

FLAGSHIP
Clocking / work status
Employee
  • · One-tap clock-in/clock-out on smartphone/PC
  • · Record breaks and outings too
  • · Check today's work status and this month's working hours
Launch demo →
Attendance management / approval
Admin
  • · Track employee attendance in real time
  • · Approve requests for clock corrections, overtime, and paid leave
  • · Sync monthly aggregation to the payroll cloud
Launch demo →
Shift management
Admin
  • · Assign work categories on the weekly shift table
  • · Visualize early, late, and day shifts plus days off
  • · Check surpluses and shortfalls at a glance
Launch demo →