Deel HR Features
Core HR (6)
Organization Management
Organizes employees in an org structure that can be used throughout the application for reporting, permissions, etc.
Time, Attendance, and PTO
Tracks time, attendance, paid time-off (PTO), sick time, schedules, and other workforce-related information.
Expense Management
Contains functionality for employees to submit expenses reports and track reimbursments
Salary Structures
Manages position descriptions and pay grades/structures for each role
Compliance
Helps protect risk areas by ensuring compliance standards are met through tracking and reporting
Benefits Administration
Enables employees to manage their benefit plans by viewing plans, make changes during open enrollement, and for life event changes. Employers can report and manage payroll deductions based on selected plan options
Platform (14)
Customization
Allows administrators to customize to accommodate their unique processes. Includes ability to create custom objects, fields, rules, calculations, and views.
Integration APIs
Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc with other software applications.
Internationalization
Enables users to view and transact business with the same content in multiple languages and currencies.
User, Role, and Access Management
Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, and groups.
Performance
Is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks reliably.
Mobility
Is accessible from a mobile device and by users on the go.
Reporting
Provides analytics tools that reveal important business metrics and track progress.
Dashboards
Creates dashboards to track information like open positions, current headcount, and recruiting pipeline.
Reporting
Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards.
APIs / Integration
Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications.
Internationalization
Enables users to view and transact business with the same content in multiple languages and currencies.
Performance and Reliability
Software is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks quickly because they are not waiting for the software to respond to an action they took.
Mobile User Support
Allows software to be easily used on multiple mobile devices include phone and tablet devices.
Offline
Provides users ability to create and access expense reports/timesheets while not connected to internet.
Time Tracking (3)
Ease of Completing Timesheets
Timesheet entry takes little time and is intuitive for new users
Tracking Time to Project/Task
Users can easily track time based on task or activity and assign to projects
Billable Time Rate Management
Allows users and administrators to adjust rates based on user, role, task, project assignments, etc.
Client Invoicing (2)
Invoice Creation and Delivery
Ability to create and send printable or electronic invoices. Includes standard invoice style library that can be customized/branded.
Electronic Payments
Accepts electronic payments from clients
Mobile Time Tracking (1)
Time Tracking
Allows users to track and enter time spent on project tasks from mobile device.
Administration (5)
Business Tool Integration
Provides standard connectors for popular Finance, Payroll, HRMS and CRM systems
Workflow
Routes Timesheets, Invoices, Expense reports through approval process. Easy to maintain and administer
Automated Reminders
Sends automatic reminders to employees that have not completed expenses reports and/or timesheets
Policy Compliance Management
Enables administrators to create rules that enforce compliances of corporate time and expense policies
User, Role, and Access Management
Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.
Workforce Management Platform Features (7)
Shift Scheduling
Plan employee work shifts according to availability and provide notifications to employees when they are scheduled.
Time & Attendance Tracking
Let employees track the hours they have worked through integrations with time tracking products or built in time tracking features.
Absence & Leave Management
Employees can submit paid time off (PTO) or leave of absence requests that managers can approve or deny within the platform.
Skills Management
Organize, sort, and view employees based on skills and qualifications in order to make smarter workforce decisions.
Workforce Analytics
Tools designed to help analyze employee data and develop baselines for evaluating and optimizing workforce management.
Self-Service Capabilities
Web portals through which employees can view their schedules, submit PTO requests, configure work availability and preferences, and self-schedule from available work times.
Team Communication
Message other team members or managers through built-in text or emailing functions and communicate scheduling or leave requests.
Platform Content (13)
Forms Library
Provides users with a pre-built library of templated forms related to the hiring process.
E-Forms
Provides electronic forms for employees to complete.
E-Signature
Enables new hires to sign forms electronically.
Background Checks
Enables the employer to perform background checks.
Offer Letter Approvals
Provides user with offer letter templates.
Offer Letter Templates
Enables all stakeholders to approve offer letters.
Automation
Automates some or all operation related tasks.
File Sharing
Provides robust sharing options for communication with employees.
Content Library
Provides users with a pre-built library of useable HR compliance content.
Employee Pulse Surveys
Distribute short, customizable culture-focused surveys or polls to employees to measure the various factors of employee engagement, including job, environment, and pay satisfaction.
Survey Customization
Customize various components of surveys, including individual questions, distribution frequency, audience size, and anonymity.
Goal and Challenge Creation
Set professional and personal goals with customizable due dates and milestones within the system. Share these goals with other users and track and measure performance using built in tools.
Science-based templates
Provides content templates built by academics and/or practitioners and leverage science and research.
Platform Additional Functionality (8)
Self-Service Portal
Enables employees to login and view their onboarding process.
Automated Team Introductions
Introduces new hires to employees based on org chart.
Compliance Training
Provides training on relevant compliance issues.
Automated Onboarding Workflows
Provides workflows which track new hire progress.
Onboarding Notifications
Provides notifications about the onboarding process to both the new hire and manager.
Employee Segmenting
Segment employees according to factors such as location, demographics, and position. Distribute surveys and filter survey results according to employee segments.
Goal and Challenge Creation
Set professional and personal goals with customizable due dates and milestones within the system. Share these goals with other users and track and measure performance using built in tools.
Peer Recognition
Send and receive recognition in the form of digital badges, awards, or messages to colleagues, employees, and managers. Recognition is displayed in real time in the platform on a live activity feed.
Platform Data (5)
Onboarding Process Reporting
Provides holistic Metrics on the onboarding process.
Visualization
Contains tools to visalize data sets or workflows.
Visualization
Contains tools to visalize data sets or workflows.
Platform Search
Find important content or files using keywords, metadata, tags, etc.
Alerts and Notifications
Self-monitors important metrics and sends notifications to users in-app or through email, text message or otherwise.
Automation (1)
Process Automation
Automate processes and eliminate errors associated with requesting, approving, and tracking paid and unpaid time off.
Logistics (7)
Dashboards & Reporting
Analytical and reporting tools that provide visibility into labor cost and enable data-driven decisions.
Data Collection
Labor data collection options include web, mobile, and hardware.
Lanuguage Options
Provide multiple language options for a global user base.
Analytics
Provide analytics such as head count and budgeting.
Export
Export list from Excel.
Upload
Ability to manually upload the employee roster name by name
Employee Directory
Offers a way for users to create and organize a staff directory that is entirely searchable.
Management (7)
Schedule Creation Tools
Tools that help in scheduling and shift creation and management.
Schedule Management
Tools that manage vacation, holidays, absences, breaks, and overtime.
Employee Leave Management
Manage employee's eligibility for paid and unpaid leave based on criteria including vacation, sick time and more.
User Access
Grant access to select features and data based on the users' role, both internally and externally.
User Role Access
Provides employees self service access and managers a centralized view.
Employee Information
Ability to manage employee information.
Employee Information Automation
Automate employee promotions and position changes and company policy changes.
Monitoring (3)
Regulations Enforcement
Enforce federal, state, and organization regulations.
Compliance Monitoring
Monitor and maintain compliance.
Integration
Provide integrations with payroll software.
Editing & Design (4)
Drag-and-Drop
Offer drag-and-drop capabilities for editing the org chart.
Update
Offer the ability to update the list as a business grows.
Details
Allow users to indicate different roles and departments on the chart.
Restructure
Provide the ability to rearrange an exisiting chart in case of company restructure.
Platform Basics (6)
Interoperability
Connects to external systems and applications as needed to complete workflows.
Performance
Is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks reliably.
Reporting & Dashboards
Survey results can be visualized and reported on in real time, with manager dashboards and automated reporting tools. Reports can be customized and distributed to aid in organizational improvement and employee performance reviews.
Interoperability
Connects to external systems and applications as needed to complete team workflows.
Reporting
Provides analytics tools that reveal important business metrics and track progress.
Performance
Is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks reliably.
Recruiting and Onboarding (2)
Interview Scheduling
Coordinates interview scheduling via email, phone, or text
Onboarding
Tracks key steps in onboarding process including new employee orientation and employee payroll documents.
Platform Content (3)
Employee Tracking
Tracks employees’ progress, skills, and experience to develop and retain internal talent
Employee Development
Provides employee development, self-assessments, manager support, internal talent discovery, mobility management, and more.
Career Development
Provides tools that manage employee career development, employee growth, and job progression.
Platform Additional Functionality (6)
Dashboard
Has a centralized dashboard for users to interact with.
Mobility
Is accessible from a mobile device and by users on the go.
Messaging
Contains in-application messaging abilities.
Task Management
Provides task prioritization and management abilities.
Payment
Contains built-in payment processing capabilities or integrates with payment processing software.
Integrations
Integrates with HR software solutions for ease of management and employee access
Performance reviews (3)
360 Reviews
Facilitates 360-degree feedback between managers, employees, and peers.
Customizable Forms
Provides customizable employee review forms and questions.
Review Status Tracking
Tracks completion status of employee reviews.
Goals (2)
Goal-Setting
Facilitates goal-setting for individual employees and tracks progress toward goals.
Company Goals And OKRs
Manages high-level company priorities or Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and aligns them with employee goals.
Feedback (3)
Continuous Feedback
Collects continuous feedback for employees; facilitates recording and storage of ongoing notes about each individual’s performance.
1-On-1 Meetings
Facilitates check-ins or 1-on-1 meetings between managers and employees, including managing agendas, action items, or notes.
Public Praise
Provides a forum for employees or managers to deliver public praise for exceptional employee performance.
Data (2)
Dashboards And Reports
Generates in-depth visual dashboards and reports based on employee performance data.
Historical Data
Retains historical performance review data or integrates with third-party applications where historical data can be maintained.
Skill management (3)
Skills Library
Enables users to create skills or choose from predefined skills and organize them in a centralized database or library.
Skill Mapping
Allows users to map skills to job profiles or roles.
Employee Skill Assignment
Assigns skills to individual employees.
Reports (3)
Customizability
Reports can be customized based on the intended audience, available data, length, and depth
Graphs and Charts
The outputs of reports are customizable in using graphs and charts
Dashboards
Real-time up to date outputs can be created to provide information to decision makers and leadership
Cleaning (3)
Filtering
Raw data is able to be filtered into outputs with only the data useful for the analysis
Levels of Measurement
Data structured as ratio, interval, ordinal, or nominal can be interpreted with the appropriate outputs
Transformation
Change the data format into csv., html, xml, etc.
Generative AI (4)
AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
Resource Planning - Workforce Planning (3)
Headcount Planning
Provides overview of planning and prediction for current and future employee headcount
Reporting
Outputs reports on headcount and budgeting analytics
Expense Planning
Calculates outputs for budgeting and predicting expenses related to base compensation like salary and benefits
Human Resources - Workforce Planning (4)
Integrations & APIs
Offers integration with numerous adjacent HR and ERP software solutions like accounting, workforce management, CPM, HR analytics, org charts, and ATS
Compensation Bands
Provides overview of salaray ranges in relation to job levels
Org Chart
Offers the ability to rearrange company hierarchy and employee details in a chart format
Recruitment Workflows
Onboarding and offboarding procedures are automated to streamline approval processes for stakeholders
Agentic AI - Onboarding (2)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Conversational Automation - AI Agents for HR (2)
Conversational Assistants
Helps to engage employees through natural-language dialog to answer HR questions and guide workflows.
Multi‑Language Support & Localization
Interacts fluently across multiple languages and regions, adapting tone and HR context.
Task Automation - AI Agents for HR (1)
Autonomous Task Execution
Helps perform end-to-end HR tasks like onboarding, leave approvals, or resume screening with minimal guidance.
Compliance & Policy - AI Agents for HR (1)
Policy Enforcement & Compliance
Automatically enforce local regulation and company policy during HR workflows.
Multi‑System Integration - AI Agents for HR (1)
System Integration & Data Access
Helps fetch data from HRIS, ATS, payroll, ERP, and external sources to inform agent actions.
Agent Governance - AI Agents for HR (1)
Human‑in‑the‑Loop Governance
Helps routing complex or critical decisions to humans, keeping oversight central to operations.
Talent Acquisition & Recruitment - AI Agents for HR (2)
AI‑Powered Candidate Screening
Automates the evaluation of applicants by matching resumes to job requirements and shortlisting top candidates.
Interview & Scheduling Agent
Autonomously schedules interviews, follows up with candidates, and manages communication.
Technology Glossary Features
View definitions of the features and discover new technology terms.
Labor forecasting is the process of predicting future labor needs. Learn more about forecasting staffing needs, different prediction methods, and how to implement a unique strategy.
Peer recognition is how colleagues express appreciation to one another. Learn more about the benefits of a peer recognition program and its best practices.
Policy and compliance management is a process to centrally manage standards, policies, and internal control processes cross-mapped to external regulatory standards. Learn more about policy and compliance management best practices and the associated benefits.
Shift scheduling is the process of creating work schedules to support company needs and employee satisfaction. Learn more about shift scheduling and how to create a successful process.


