Public sector pay and HR

The public sector is going through an exciting period of digital transformation, especially in mission-critical functions like pay and HR.

How we help public sector organisations thrive

Attract, onboard, and retain the best talent 

We know just how important engaged and motivated employees are to the success of your organisations. Our solutions provide them with the consumer-grade experiences your people deserve.

Unlock real business intelligence

The Zellis Intelligence Platform empowers you to improve how you use your data, helping you to analyse key workforce trends and make decisions which to lead to sustainable growth.

Create cost and time savings

Public sector organisations are often faced with limited resources, stretched budgets, and complex regulatory requirements. We focus on delivering operational efficiency through process optimisation, automation and strict compliance.

Recognised, reliable and secure

Trusted and accredited 

We’re formally recognised and accredited by key industry bodies like HMRC, Irish Revenue and The Pensions Regulator.

Public sector pensions

Our software caters all major pension schemes across education, civil service, government and healthcare.

Regular software releases

We release regular software updates to keep you compliant with fast-moving public sector regulations.

We understand the unique challenges faced by public sector organisations

  

Zellis has over 50 years of experience working with some of the UK and Ireland’s most innovative local governments, educational institutions, healthcare providers, housing associations and emergency services.  

We strive to keep our customers one step ahead of change in the areas that matter most to them, from meeting complex regulations and sustainability goals, to hiring and retaining the best talent, to mitigating funding constraints by driving operational efficiency. 

Learn more about why public sector organisations choose Zellis for pay and HR solutions. 

Award-winning public sector pay software

When it comes to public sector pay excellence, look no further than Zellis. Our award-winning pay software is geared up to provide the functionality, flexibility, and performance that public sector organisations need. 

Our software is widely regarded as the most sophisticated pay solution for the UK and Ireland, including the detailed needs of the public sector.

Our dedicated tools for all public sector pay regulations make reporting, pensions and compliance easier. You name it, we’ve got it.

Our vision is to deliver the future of pay. That’s why with Zellis Faster Payments, you can pay employees instantly and more accurately, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

We work with our strategic partners to give your employees access to the latest developments in pay, including Earned Wage Access (EWA) and Salary Finance.

Next-generation human capital management

Ready to move your pay and HR operations to the cloud? Our next-generation solution, Zellis HCM Cloud, is already helping top public sector organisations transform they way they work. 

Use our best-of-breed pay software standalone, integrate it seamlessly with your existing HR system, or build your own end-to-end HCM suite using the Zellis Marketplace. The choice is yours.

Zellis HCM Cloud’s deployment in the Azure public cloud ensures industry-leading levels of scalability, security, and resilience. Keep your operations running smoothly at all times.

Make employees feel appreciated for the work they do with self-service that is personalised, mobile and tightly integrated with their everyday systems and processes.

Simplify your reporting requirements and establish a single source of truth. Unlock the business insights in your pay and HR data with built-in analytics tools.

Managed Services for public sector organisations

If you’re looking to reduce the pressure on your internal resources and create measurable improvements in your processes, a managed pay and HR service from Zellis may be for you.

Our Managed Services model, which combines onshore and offshore delivery, offers resilience, continuity, and economies of scale to de-risk your pay and HR operations.

We have more than 700 staff across the UK, Ireland, and India, who work with our own technology to meet your bespoke business requirements – whatever they may be.

We develop a close partnership with every customer. We take a structured approach focused on continuous improvement, strict governance, and measurable value.

Maintain control and visibility with our modern and secure customer collaboration portal. View the status of your pay, check reports and make approvals in-real time.

Zellis in numbers

200+

public sector customers across the UK and Ireland.

110+

government and local authorities.

70+

colleges and universities.

1m+

public sector employees paid through our solutions.

Don’t just take our word for it

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Coventry City Council

"I have experienced first-hand how Zellis works collaboratively and in partnership with customers to develop a product that is truly leading-edge in terms of payroll functionality. It delivers a real return on investment for organisations, like Coventry City Council, that are looking to streamline their payroll operations."

Asraf Kassam Operations Delivery Manager
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University of Lincoln

“Our partnership with Zellis means we’re always moving forward and discovering new benefits for every single department and employee.”

Ian Hodson Head of Reward
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Monmouthshire County Council

“There is a strong synergy between our digital transformation plans and Zellis HCM Cloud – especially its focus on employee experiences, automation, and ease of integration with solutions we already use.”

Peter Davies Deputy Chief Executive

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