Licence-safe staffing to payslip, in one system.
Hirenza gives door supervision, manned guarding, and events contractors one platform for SIA licence tracking, screening, rotas, and full UK payroll — with an activation gate that stops a worker being deployed until they are legal to work.
- SIA licence register with expiry risk
- Geofenced clock-in and clock-out
- BS 7858-style screening workflows
- UK payroll and pensions built in
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How does Hirenza support UK security agencies?
Hirenza helps UK security agencies run staffing and compliance as one workflow, from onboarding to payslip. Officers are onboarded through BS 7858-style screening and vetting document workflows, their SIA licences are held in a central register with expiry risk tracking, and an activation gate blocks deployment until readiness checks pass — so nobody is rostered onto a site without a valid licence and complete evidence. Day-to-day operations run on the same records: rotas with geofenced clock-in and clock-out, welfare checks for lone workers, incident and patrol reporting, and a subcontractor network with work orders and invoicing. Approved timesheets flow into full UK payroll, including HMRC RTI submissions and pensions auto-enrolment. Hirenza is an operational platform, not a regulator or adviser: SIA licensing decisions sit with the Security Industry Authority, and employers should take qualified professional advice on legal, immigration, or tax questions while Hirenza keeps the workflow, evidence, and audit history organised.
Primary sources to verify rules
The problems that lose security contracts
And how one system removes them.
Licence expiry risk
One expired SIA licence on a live site puts the contract, the client relationship, and your approved-contractor standing at risk — and spreadsheets don't warn you in time.
Licence register with an activation gate
Every officer's SIA licence sits in a central register with expiry risk tracking. The register feeds Hirenza's activation gate, so a worker cannot be deployed until their checks pass.
Rota chaos and unverified hours
Filling shifts across sites by phone and group chat means no-shows surface late, and paper timesheets leave you arguing about hours after the fact.
Scheduling with geofenced clock-in
Build rotas per site, then verify attendance with geofenced clock-in and clock-out. Welfare checks and patrol reporting keep lone workers accounted for during the shift.
Subcontractor sprawl
Subcontracted officers arrive with unknown vetting status, and work orders, hours, and invoices live in separate email threads with every supplier.
A managed contractor network
Run suppliers through one subcontractor network: issue work orders, see compliance status on the workers they field, and reconcile hours to invoices in the same system.
Payroll and pension admin
Re-keying timesheets into a separate payroll tool every period invites errors, and pensions auto-enrolment adds another manual process on top.
Built-in UK payroll
Approved timesheets flow straight into full UK payroll — HMRC RTI submissions and pensions auto-enrolment handled in the same platform, without re-keying hours.
From application to payslip
Onboard
Collect documents and worker details through structured, BS 7858-style onboarding workflows.
Screen
Run vetting, right-to-work, and licence checks — evidence lands on one worker record.
Activate
The activation gate confirms every readiness check has passed before a worker can be deployed.
Deploy
Rota shifts across sites with geofenced clock-in, welfare checks, and incident and patrol reporting.
Pay
Approved timesheets flow into UK payroll, with HMRC RTI and pensions auto-enrolment built in.
Built for SIA-regulated operations
Compliance, operations, and pay on one worker record.
SIA Licence Register
Central register of every officer's licence with expiry risk tracking feeding the activation gate.
Screening & Onboarding
BS 7858-style screening and vetting document workflows from application to file complete.
Rota & Geofenced Time
Site-based scheduling with geofenced clock-in and clock-out for verified attendance.
Incident & Patrol Reporting
Log incidents and patrol activity from site, building an evidence trail for clients.
Welfare Checks
Scheduled welfare checks keep lone and night-shift officers accounted for.
UK Payroll & Pensions
Timesheets to payslip: full UK payroll with HMRC RTI submissions and pensions auto-enrolment.
Built alongside UK security operators
We work with a small group of security firms as design partners, shaping the product around real door supervision, manned guarding, and events operations. Want your workflows to drive the roadmap? Talk to us about the design partner programme.
Pricing that scales with your guard force
Start with the compliance core, add workforce operations when you're ready.
Compliance
Licence register, screening workflows, onboarding, and the activation gate — the compliance core.
Workforce
Everything in Compliance, plus rotas, geofenced time, subcontractor network, and payroll connectivity.
See licence-safe staffing in action.
Book a 30-minute demo tailored to door supervision, manned guarding, or events operations — or get started in the app.