Frequently asked questions
Short answers to the questions we hear most. For anything else, write to us.
The product
What is HR4ON?
HR4ON is an HR and payroll suite by ARTRA Technologies with 32 modules, from hiring and onboarding through attendance, leave and payroll to exits and final settlement, with self-service for employees and managers on the phone.
Is there a mobile app?
HR4ON is a web app designed for the phone first. Add it to your home screen from Safari on iPhone or Chrome on Android; there is nothing to download from an app store.
Does it work offline?
The installed app keeps its screens, but data always loads fresh after sign-in. Personal and payroll data is never stored in the offline cache.
Can we run several companies in HR4ON?
Yes. HR4ON supports several companies, each with its own registrations, branches, locations and payroll establishments, and access can be limited to one company or opened to all with approval.
Can we bring our existing data?
Yes. Import templates cover organisation units, masters, holiday calendars, shifts, employees and more, with all-or-nothing or partial modes and error files for rejected rows.
Time and attendance
Which biometric devices are supported?
HR4ON connects to Matrix COSEC face, finger and card terminals, by reading events from your COSEC server or by the device sending them. Logs from other devices can be imported as files.
Does HR4ON track where employees are?
No. Location is read once, only at the moment someone punches, to check the office geofence, and only when your policy and the employee allow it.
What are the selfies used for?
Your policy can ask for a selfie at clock-in or out, separately for office and remote punches. The manager sees it when reviewing the punch. Only the employee, their manager and HR can see it, and it is deleted after your retention period.
Payroll and compliance
How is payroll approved?
A payroll maker prepares the run and submits it. A checker ticks four checks (variances explained, exceptions reviewed, totals reconciled, payment holds understood) before Approve is enabled. Whoever prepared the run can never approve it.
Which statutory schemes are covered?
Provident Fund with the pension share, ESI, professional tax, labour welfare fund and income tax withholding on salary, each as a versioned rule pack signed off by a second person before live use.
Does HR4ON file returns for us?
HR4ON tracks each obligation on a due calendar and prepares the return file. You file it on the authority’s portal and record the submission, acknowledgement and payment in HR4ON.
Does HR4ON pay salaries?
HR4ON prepares a validated bank file that your finance team uploads to the bank’s portal, then reconciles the bank’s responses. Payments are marked paid only on bank evidence.
Security and plans
Who can see salary information?
Only roles with salary access, within their data scope. Platform administrators do not see salary figures, and amounts stay hidden on screen until a user chooses to show them.
Is two-step verification available?
Yes, with an authenticator app. You can withhold sensitive permissions from anyone who has not turned it on.
How much does HR4ON cost?
It depends on the modules you choose and the size of your organisation. See the plans, then talk to us for a proposal.
See HR4ON with your own processes in mind
Tell us how many people you employ and what matters most. We will walk you through HR4ON on a laptop and a phone.