Bristol, UK, 5th June 2026 – Zellis, the leading provider of AI-enabled HR, workforce management and payroll software and services to the UK and Ireland, has received the prestigious Highly Commended award in the 2026 Global Payroll Awards Payroll Software Provider of the Year category.

The award recognises innovation, customer success and reliability, with judges looking for clear evidence of business impact, return on investment and strong customer outcomes. It reflects Zellis’s continued leadership in modern payroll technology, underpinned by its cloud-based solution, Zellis HCM AIR.

HCM AIR replaces traditional batch payroll processing with an always-on, real-time model, giving organisations continuous visibility and control across the pay cycle. This enables earlier validation, faster issue resolution and significantly reduced reliance on manual intervention, whilst improving accuracy and lowering operational risk.

AI is embedded throughout the platform to proactively identify anomalies, minimise repetitive data entry and deliver clearer, more transparent pay insights to employees.

Customer outcomes demonstrate the value of this approach. Organisations using Zellis have reported significant efficiency gains, reduced error rates and improved employee experience, including faster processing cycles, reduced queries and measurable time savings through automation.

Abigail Vaughan, CEO of Zellis commented: “This is the third consecutive year that Zellis has been recognised in this category, which reflects the sustained impact our teams are delivering for customers. Our focus is on making payroll more reliable, more efficient and easier to manage in increasingly complex environments, and it is great to see that work celebrated.”

Customer feedback submitted as part of the entry highlighted Zellis’ strong partnership approach, proactive support and continuous product innovation as key differentiators.

Zellis was also shortlisted for Transformation Project of the Year, recognising the scale and impact of its work supporting complex payroll modernisation programmes for leading UK organisations.

Congratulations to all winners at the 2026 Global Payroll Awards.