Safeguard Global 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 (13)
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.
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.
Reporting and Dashboards
Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards.
User, Role, and Access Management
Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.
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.
Scalability
Allows administrator to easily add employees and grow payroll process as their company grows.
Embedded AI / Machine Learning
Offers embedded AI/machine learning
Expense Reports (5)
Ease of Creating Expense Reports
Creation of expense reports takes little time and is intuitive for new users
Digital Receipt Management
Provides various methods to easily capture receipts digitally and can automatically parse receipts to create expenses report entries. Methods may include mobile photos, desktop drag and drop, etc.
Employee Reimbursement
Functionality to reimburse employees directly to their bank account or can easily integrate with payroll system
Currency Conversions
Enables easy entry of expenses in other currencies and converts to expense report currency
Credit Card Integration
Integrates with corporate or personal credit cards (import or bi-directional)
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.
Project Accounting / Revenue Recognition
Provides adequate reporting and/or can integrate to AP systems to recognize revenue appropriately
Mobile (1)
Receipt Capture
Can easily capture receipts, parse receipts and convert/assign them to a report from mobile device
Administration (13)
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.
Payroll Entry
Allows administrator to enter payroll for all employees based on salary or total hours worked.
Time Off Accrual
Calculation and tracking of sick and vacation days.
Direct Deposit
Automatically deposits paychecks into employees' bank accounts.
Expense Reimbursement
Allows administrator to reimburse employees for business-related purchases.
Pre-tax Deductions
Automatically deducts wages for health care, 401(k) plans, etc. from paychecks.
Wage Garnishment
Allows administrator to set up for wage garnishments to be deducted automatically from employers' paychecks.
Approvals
Administrator can submit payroll approval request and the approver can approve, deny, or re-assign it to the appropriate approver.
Check/W-2 Printing
Allows administrators to print valid paychecks and W-2 forms.
Check/W-2 Delivery
Sends printed checks to administrator to distribute to employees.
Taxes (3)
Tax Calculation
Calculates taxes due and may include resources or tools for federal and state tax compliance.
Tax Filing
Files payroll tax forms automatically for federal, state, and local taxes.
Automatic Tax Payment
Allows payroll vendor, via power of attorney, to make electronic payments of withheld taxes to government.
Automation (1)
Process Automation
Automate processes and eliminate errors associated with requesting, approving, and tracking paid and unpaid time off.
Logistics (3)
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.
Management (6)
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.
Monitoring (2)
Regulations Enforcement
Enforce federal, state, and organization regulations.
Compliance Monitoring
Monitor and maintain compliance.
Processing (4)
Multi Country
Ability to process payroll in multiple countries, languages, and currencies.
Data Consolidation
Consolidate and map payroll data from various sources in various formats.
Data Quality
Include tools and best practices for payroll data accuracy checks and controls.
Rules
Define and implement payroll processing logic for earning, deductions, bonuses, and other types of revenue.
Compliance (3)
Governance
Offer standard processes and workflows across countries to reduce the risk of noncompliance.
Country-Specific
Provide documents and templates for country-specific payroll compliance.
Internal Policies
Deliver templates and workflows to create and enforce internal policies for global payroll.
Reporting (3)
Benchmarking
Define local and global benchmarks to assess the competitiveness of compensation strategies.
Cost Tracking
Analyse payroll costs across multiple countries and business entities, or by employee role.
Dashboards
Dashboards can be used to manage payroll for a global or local workforce.
Platform Basics (5)
Performance
Is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks reliably.
Performance
Is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks reliably.
Portal
Contains a portal to facilitate third-party or client application access.
Performance
Performs and secures payments efficiently on both the user and the consumer ends
Portal
Contains a portal to facilitate contractor access to payments
Platform Data (2)
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.
Platform Content (2)
File Sharing
Provides robust sharing options for communication with employees.
Content Library
Provides users with a pre-built library of useable HR compliance content.
Platform Performance (1)
Reporting
Provides analytics tools that reveal important business metrics and track progress.
Platform Functionality (1)
Document management
Manages necessary docuements for ease of visibiltiy and access.
Platform Additional Functionality (2)
Onboarding
Onboard workers via online, classroom, or external training.
Pre-qualifiation
Pre-qualify contract workers via reference, record, background check.
Platform Administration (2)
Compliance
Maintains compliance with payroll regulations.
Reporting
Provides analytics tools that reveal payment metrics of contractors over time
Platform Payment Content (3)
Document management
Manages necessary information of contractors for ease of visibiltiy and access.
Invoicing Tool
Generates invoices from HR departments for managing freelance, contract, and extended workforce.
Wage access
Gives employees the ability to view, manage, and withdraw earned wages before payday.
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
Intermediate GEP features (1)
International Hiring Support
Based on 10 Safeguard Global reviews.
Users can hire international contractors from the platform.
Other GEP Features (3)
Compliance Managenent
Assists with compliance management.
Analytics
Users can access complex analytics or business intelligence to optimize wokforce.
Hiring Support
Useful as a core HR/HRIS product in addition to talent acquisition.
Compatability (2)
Entrepreneur
This feature was mentioned in 20 Safeguard Global reviews.
Scalable to handle small and larger volumes of workers for eterprise and startup applications.
Immigration and Relocation
This feature was mentioned in 20 Safeguard Global reviews.
Manages immigration or relocation process.
Benefits (1)
Other Benefits
This feature was mentioned in 22 Safeguard Global reviews.
Handles reitrement, insurance, workers comp, and other benefits for employees.
Generative AI (3)
AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
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.
Agentic AI - Expense Management (2)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Technology Glossary Features
View definitions of the features and discover new technology terms.
Wage garnishment can take its toll not only on employees but also on employers. Learn more about wage garnishment, how it can impact a business, and what to do if an employee receives a garnishment of their wages.
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.
Mileage tracking is the process of maintaining a mileage log for reimbursement or tax deduction. See why accurate mileage tracking is crucial for individuals and companies alike.





