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Employee portal

Everything HR-related, without going through HR

Clock-ins, time off, expenses, payslips and paperwork in a portal your employees use from their phone — and that saves HR half a working day every week.

What it is and what it solves

An employee portal is the self-service space where each worker sorts out on their own what used to go through HR: clocking in, requesting leave, checking a payslip, submitting an expense or signing a document. Kimobox's runs in the browser and in the mobile app, and shares users, permissions and traceability with the rest of the platform, so HR stops being the middleman and starts supervising.

Content reviewed on

Time records in Spain
Mandatory since 12 May 2019 Art. 34.9 of the Workers' Statute, as drafted by Royal Decree-Law 8/2019
Record retention
4 years Available to the worker, their representatives and the Labour Inspectorate
Payslip
Official template including employer contributions Order ESS/2098/2014, of 6 November
Pay transparency
Directive (EU) 2023/970 Transposition deadline: 7 June 2026
Channels
Web, iOS and Android Same user and same permissions across all three

Time tracking

Clock in on the web, on mobile or at a terminal, with optional geolocation and the report labor inspectors ask for.

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Leave and absences

Requests, manager approval and a team calendar that updates itself.

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AI expense claims

A photo of the receipt and AI extracts the amount, tax and category. Policy limits checked and reimbursement approved.

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Payslip delivery

Payslips, contracts and notices with read receipts and electronic signature.

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Recruitment

Job postings, candidates and interviews centralized, from the first screen to the offer.

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Hiring

New hire setup, contract, paperwork and access rights, all in the same onboarding flow.

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A3 integration

Syncs employees, contracts, payslips and absences with A3 Nom/Innuva with no double entry.

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Sage X3 integration

Syncs employees, contracts, payslips and absences with Sage X3 with no double entry.

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Training plans

Needs identified, courses assigned and compliance tracked per employee and department.

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Calls and exams

Call, enrollment, exam and result per employee for internal selection or certification processes.

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Occupational safety

PPE, medical fitness and PRL training with monitored expiry per employee.

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Access control

Access authorization for the plant or office per employee, with card, PIN or biometrics.

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Corporate intranet

Company news, notices and documents in the same portal where employees already clock in.

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Real-time geolocation

A live map of field staff and clock-ins, with geofences per work site.

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What it solves


Fewer emails, more self-service

  • Clock-ins compliant with mandatory working-time records
  • Leave and time balances calculated in real time
  • Approvals by hierarchy or by work center
  • Recruitment and hiring of new staff in the same portal
  • Sync with A3 and X3 for payroll and HR data
  • Delivery and signature of payslips and notices
  • Training, calls and exams per employee
  • Performance reviews and objectives
  • Occupational safety: PPE, medical fitness and PRL records per employee
  • Access control to facilities per employee
  • Corporate intranet with company news and documents
Hi, Marc CLOCKED IN since 08:32 Clock in Holidays Expenses Payslips Training Safety Payslip available Published 5 min ago Holidays approved 14 days available 13 modules a single portal Synced with A3 and Sage X3 EVERYTHING HR, FROM THE EMPLOYEE'S PHONE

Time tracking


Clock-ins compliant with mandatory working-time records

Clock in on the web, on mobile or at a terminal, with the tamper-proof daily record the law requires, ready to export for any labor inspection.

  • Clock in from the web, mobile or a shop-floor terminal
  • Tamper-proof daily record kept for four years
  • A report ready for a labor inspection
See time tracking →
TIME TRACKING WEB · MOBILE · TERMINAL TODAY CLOCK IN 08:32 CLOCK OUT 17:05 HOURS THIS WEEK 8.2h M 8.0h T 7.6h W 8.4h T 6.5h F Week total: 38.7 h AN UNALTERABLE DAILY RECORD Kept for 4 years · report ready for a labour inspection CLOCK IN ON WEB · MOBILE · SHOP-FLOOR TERMINAL
EXPENSES WITH AI
RECEIPT PHOTOGRAPHED
AI EXTRACTS THE DATA
CLAIM APPROVED
ORIGINAL RECEIPT TOTAL €42.30 |||| ||||| |||| ||| |||| || ||||| AMOUNT €42.30 VAT 21 % CATEGORY Meals STATUS Pending approval NOTHING TYPED IN · EXPENSE POLICY APPLIED ON ITS OWN

AI expense claims


AI reads the receipt, you just approve

A photo of the receipt is all it takes: AI extracts the amount, tax and category, applies the expense policy, and leaves the reimbursement ready for approval.

  • A photo of the receipt, nothing to type
  • Expense policy applied automatically
  • Reimbursement ready for manager approval
See AI expense claims →

Recruitment


From vacancy to onboarding, in a single flow

Post the vacancy, screen candidates, coordinate interviews and prepare onboarding without leaving Kimobox, with a history of every decision.

  • Candidate pipeline by stage
  • Interview coordination across managers
  • Onboarding checklist ready before day one
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VACANCY OPEN 1 role CANDIDATES 24 INTERVIEW 8 OFFER 2 ONBOARDING 1 CANDIDATE PIPELINE · A HISTORY OF EVERY DECISION
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION MATRIX FOOD HANDLING FORKLIFT LIC. INTERNAL AUDITOR ENGLISH Ana Marc Laia Iker 2 EXPIRIES IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS Forklift licence (Ana) and English (Iker) — alert already sent Up to date TRAINING · CERTIFICATIONS · PERFORMANCE REVIEW

Training and performance


The training matrix, always up to date

Mandatory courses and certifications with monitored expiry, plus performance evaluation with objectives and tracking, in the same portal.

  • Alerts before a course or certification expires
  • Calls and exams per employee
  • Performance evaluation with a history per employee
See training and performance →

Occupational safety


PPE, medical fitness and PRL, without chasing anyone

Risk assessment per role, PPE issuance with a signed receipt, medical fitness records and PRL training, with monitored expiry and connected to the CAE module for external staff.

  • PPE issuance with employee acknowledgment
  • Alerts before a medical fitness check expires
  • Accident and incident investigation with root cause
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WORKPLACE SAFETY DASHBOARD 18 ROLES ASSESSED Risk assessment up to date 94% PPE IN DATE 6 expire this month 3 CLEARANCES TO REVIEW Next 30 days 0 LOST-TIME ACCIDENTS Last quarter ALIGNED WITH ISO 45001 · VALIDATED FOR CONTRACTOR COMPLIANCE The same H&S documents are required of your own staff and of subcontractors RISK ASSESSMENT · PPE · HEALTH SURVEILLANCE · ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
REAL-TIME MAP GEOFENCE · WORKPLACE Marc Inside geofence Laia On the road Iker On the road Inside geofence On the road, outside the zone LAST UPDATE 09:41 · live

Geolocation


Where your team is, with no phone calls

A live map of field staff and clock-ins, with geofences per work site and alerts if someone clocks in outside their assigned zone.

  • Live map of field staff
  • Geofences per work site
  • Route history per employee
See real-time geolocation →

A3 integration


Payroll with no double entry

Clock-ins, absences, hires and terminations are created in Kimobox and reach A3 Nom or A3 Innuva ready for payroll processing.

  • Two-way sync with A3
  • Automatic hires and terminations
  • Payslips published back in the portal
See A3 integration →
A3 INTEGRATION KIMOBOX EMPLOYEE PORTAL A3 NOM / INNUVA Wolters Kluwer Clock-ins and absences Joiners and leavers Generated payslips NO DOUBLE DATA ENTRY The payslip calculated in A3 publishes itself to the portal, with read receipt
SAGE X3 INTEGRATION KIMOBOX SAGE X3 HR MODULE SYNC ENGINE ← Clock-ins ← Absences ← Contracts Site structure → Payroll items → Generated payslips → WITHOUT TOUCHING YOUR X3 SETUP Kimobox adapts to the site and collective agreement structure already configured

Sage X3 integration


One employee record across both systems

The employee portal syncs with Sage X3's HR module: clock-ins, absences, contracts and payslips with no manual exports.

  • Sync with X3's HR module
  • Hiring with no double entry
  • Centralized HR documentation
See Sage X3 integration →

Leave and absences


The team calendar updates itself

The employee requests, the manager approves, and the day balance recalculates automatically per the collective agreement, with no shared spreadsheet to maintain.

  • Requested from mobile, no paperwork
  • Balance calculated per collective agreement
  • Team calendar always up to date
See leave and absences →
TEAM CALENDAR · WEEK 34 M T W T F S S Ana Marc Laia Iker Holidays Sick leave ANA'S BALANCE: 14 DAYS AVAILABLE Calculated automatically from the collective agreement · approved by her manager
PAYSLIP DELIVERY · TRACKING GENERATED IN A3 / SAGE X3 Payslip PDF calculated in the ERP 09:00 PUBLISHED TO THE PORTAL Nothing exported or sent by hand 09:02 EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED Email and push notification 09:02 READ AND SIGNED Read receipt and electronic signature 14:32 NO EMAILS · PREVIOUS YEARS AVAILABLE IN THE ARCHIVE

Payslip delivery


Payslips delivered on their own, with a read receipt

The payslip generated in A3 or Sage X3 reaches the portal with no one emailing it, with an automatic alert, read receipt and history lookup.

  • Automatic publishing from A3 or Sage X3
  • Automatic alert and read receipt
  • History of past years' payslips
See payslip delivery →

Access control


Who gets in, where and when, with no guard at the door

Access authorization syncs with the employee's real status: if their training or medical fitness expires, access blocks itself.

  • Authorization synced with card, PIN or biometrics
  • Automatic lockout if a requirement expires
  • Access history by employee and site
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WORKER H&S training Fitness for work Documentation ACCESS AUTHORISED CARD · PIN · BIOMETRICS IF A DOCUMENT EXPIRES, ACCESS BLOCKS ITSELF
CORPORATE INTRANET DIRECTORY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT READ BY 42 OF 50 COMPANY NEWS DOCUMENT PUBLISHED TARGETED BY SITE, DEPARTMENT OR ROLE

Corporate intranet


The company noticeboard, inside the same portal

Company news, notices and documents in the same portal where the employee already clocks in, with read receipts and segmentation by site or department.

  • News feed segmented by audience
  • Read receipt for important notices
  • Employee directory and content search
See corporate intranet →

Real examples


What changes in the first month

Distribution · 140 people

The HR email queue

Before Thirty to forty emails a week asking for a duplicate payslip, a leave balance or an absence certificate. Every one answered by hand.

After Those queries resolve themselves in the portal. HR only steps in where judgement is needed: a career break, a contract change, a genuine incident.

Shift-based manufacturing

Clocking in without a computer

Before A signature sheet in the gatehouse, transcribed into a spreadsheet by the supervisor at month end. Hours disputed on every payroll.

After A shop-floor terminal for production staff and a mobile app with geofencing for field staff. The hours balance calculates itself and the worker checks it whenever they want.

Engineering · multiple sites

Announcements nobody confirms reading

Before A circular emailed to everyone and no way to prove who opened it — awkward when the document is a health and safety protocol.

After Published in the portal with a per-worker read receipt and, where needed, an electronic signature. The dated evidence exists, which is exactly what the auditor wants.

Vocabulary


Terms that often get muddled

Employee self-service (ESS)
The set of tasks a worker completes without HR involvement. Its measure of success is not how many people log in, but how many queries stop reaching the department.
Time record
The daily log of the specific start and end time of each person's working day, mandatory in Spain since May 2019 and to be kept for four years.
Read receipt
Dated proof that a specific person opened a document. Not the same as a signature, but it does evidence effective communication.
Geofence
A perimeter drawn around a workplace or site. It validates that a clock-in happens where it should, without tracking the person for the rest of the day.
Onboarding
Bringing a new person on: contract, paperwork, equipment handover, access rights and initial training. Modelled as a flow, none of those steps gets forgotten.

Frequently asked questions


What people ask us before getting started

Does it work for staff without a computer?

Yes. Mobile app, a shop-floor terminal, or a kiosk with a PIN or card.

Does it connect to our payroll provider?

We export incidents and hours in whatever format your payroll advisor or software uses.

Does it comply with working-time regulations?

It keeps a tamper-proof daily record and can export it for the four years required.

Do you integrate with A3 or Sage X3?

Yes. We sync employees, contracts, payslips and absences with A3 Nom/Innuva and with Sage X3's HR module in both directions.

Can just one part be switched on?

Yes, and it is usually the wise move. Many companies start with time tracking, add leave a few weeks later and keep expenses and payslips for a second phase.

What does the manager see and what does the employee see?

The employee sees their own information. The manager sees their team, within the scope their role grants. HR sees the whole picture. Every query is logged.

Is there a native mobile app?

Yes, for iOS and Android, published on the App Store and Google Play, alongside browser access. They share user, permissions and data.

Does it replace the payroll program?

No. Calculation stays in A3, Sage X3 or whichever software you use. Kimobox gathers the period inputs, hands them over and distributes the resulting payslip to each worker.

How are leavers handled?

Marking the personnel record as a leaver automatically closes access to the portal, the app and the associated modules, and retains the history for the applicable legal period.

How long are payslips available in the portal?

For the period the company configures, respecting at minimum the four-year limitation period in the Spanish social order. The worker can download them at any time.

Try the portal with your own collective agreement

We'll show you the module running with data similar to yours.

Request a demo

Sources


Where each figure comes from

References to the official text in force. If a standard is revised, this page is updated and the review date says so.

  1. Real Decreto-ley 8/2019, de 8 de marzo (working time records) BOE-A-2019-3481 · 12 March 2019
  2. Estatuto de los Trabajadores (Royal Legislative Decree 2/2015) BOE-A-2015-11430 · Consolidated text
  3. Order ESS/2098/2014 on the individual payslip template BOE-A-2014-11637 · 11 November 2014
  4. Directive (EU) 2023/970 on pay transparency EUR-Lex · 17 May 2023

Employee portal and working time tracking

Kimobox's employee portal centralizes working-time tracking, leave and absence requests, expense claims, payslip delivery and the signing of HR documentation, with mobile access and full traceability of every action.

Time tracking meets the requirements for a mandatory daily working-time record, supports web, mobile and terminal clock-ins, keeps records for four years, and generates the reports required for a labor inspection.

The portal also covers recruitment and hiring, training plans with their calls and exams, access control to facilities, and a corporate intranet, with direct sync with A3 and Sage X3 for payroll and HR data.