WorkAxle
WorkAxle offers a workforce management approach grounded in real operational needs, helping organisations plan and manage their teams more effectively. With a few key features, they gain more stable scheduling, more reliable time data, and clearer operational visibility, even in complex or multi‑site environments.
WorkAxle is a workforce management solution designed for organisations that need to manage complex schedules, large or dispersed teams, and highly structured operational or regulatory requirements. The platform helps companies organise their workforce more effectively, ensure reliable time‑tracking, and make their operations more predictable.
WorkAxle generates schedules based on required skills, certifications, expected activity levels, legal constraints, and the actual availability of teams. This approach reduces last‑minute adjustments, improves coverage for critical roles, and limits unnecessary overtime. Organisations gain more stable, more reliable scheduling that aligns better with their day‑to‑day operational priorities.
The solution offers several time‑tracking methods: mobile, kiosk, badge, facial recognition, geofencing… and beacons*.
Using these technologies reduces fraud, secures attendance data, and improves payroll accuracy.
*A beacon is a small low‑energy Bluetooth device installed in a specific area. It automatically detects when an employee is nearby, without network connectivity. This is particularly useful in warehouses, factories, technical zones or remote environments where traditional systems may not work.
WorkAxle directly incorporates applicable rules: rest periods, licences, certifications, premiums, mandatory ratios, and union or sector‑specific requirements. The tool performs automatic checks before generating schedules, reducing payroll risks and potential disputes. For additional insight into compliance challenges in operational environments, you can read the interview with Marie Le Clech, Head of Customer Success & Transformation.
WorkAxle supports very different sectors: retail, airports, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, construction, ports/maritime, and contact centres. In each of them, the platform helps handle activity peaks, reduce overtime, secure payroll data, and offer better visibility to frontline teams. These use cases make it easier to adapt the solution to the real operational context of each organisation.
This partnership was born from a clear need expressed by organisations supported by Arago: to better connect their HR processes with the day‑to‑day reality of operations. In many companies, HR teams have solid tools to manage the employee lifecycle, yet frontline managers continue to deal with unstable schedules, complex rules, frequent adjustments and limited visibility.
WorkAxle provides the level of precision required in environments where staffing accuracy, compliance and actual presence have a direct impact on performance. The partnership bridges the gap between structured HR processes and the shifting realities of the field.
Organisations want to:
WorkAxle meets these needs in a pragmatic way, without forcing a heavy redesign of existing processes.
The goal is not to add another standalone tool, but to build a coherent ecosystem. The partnership aims to integrate WorkAxle with existing HR systems, SAP SuccessFactors, payroll, industrial or operational tools, and master data. This gives managers accurate, up‑to‑date information to support better decisions.
Arago analyses planning rules, operational constraints, day‑to‑day practices, multi‑site organisations, sector‑specific legal requirements and team needs. This allows WorkAxle to be adapted without adding complexity, and ensures sustainable, long‑term use of the solution.
Arago’s role is to ensure a coherent, reliable and secure integration (HRIS, payroll, master data, operational tools). This prevents the client from ending up with inconsistent data flows or duplicate entries.
Adoption is a key factor: managers, team leaders and employees need to understand how WorkAxle fits into their daily routines. Arago prepares the rules, trains the teams, adjusts the processes, and ensures that the solution delivers real value from day one.
A beacon is a small, low‑energy Bluetooth device that allows an employee’s presence to be detected automatically within a defined area, even without network coverage. It is ideal for warehouses, factories, isolated sites or technical environments.
No. WorkAxle complements your existing HR tools by covering scheduling, time‑tracking, rule management and compliance. It integrates with your HRIS and payroll systems to avoid duplicate entries.
Retail, aviation, manufacturing, construction, ports and maritime, energy, healthcare and contact centres... Each sector can benefit from tailored configuration.
Clearer schedules, better‑applied rules, fewer last‑minute adjustments, and easy access to shifts and requests (leave, shift swaps, availability).
Because WorkAxle covers operational, frontline needs, while Arago helps integrate it into the existing HRIS, structure the rules and support teams to ensure long‑term adoption.
Yes. The platform is modular. Organisations can start with scheduling, time‑tracking or only a few sites, and then expand the scope over time.