Higher Education

Market leading HR & Payroll for Higher Education

Universities and colleges face rising costs, diverse workforces, and increasing pressure to deliver accurate, compliant HR and payroll operations. ZellisONE gives you clarity, confidence, and control – with real-time data, automated compliance, and integrated payroll for academic and professional services staff.

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Why higher education institutions choose Zellis

Higher Education institutions manage complex pay rules, multiple staff groups, casual contracts, and intricate pension schemes, all while maintaining strict audit and governance requirements. Manual processes slow teams down and increase risk.
Zellis empowers universities.

Accurate payroll for every contract type

Manage term-time, academic roles, irregular hours, research contracts, and multiple roles with complete accuracy.

Connected data for HR and Pay

Gain real-time visibility of workforce costs, compliance risks, and pay anomalies across faculties, campuses, and departments.

Compliance built in

Automated checks for right-to-work, visa tracking, pensions, National Minimum Wage, and audit-ready reporting.

Self-service that empowers staff & students

Mobile access to intelligent payslips, appointments, policies, and updates reduces admin queries and improves the campus experience.

The Zellis difference in Higher Education

With better insight, streamlined processes, and accurate payroll, your teams can focus on research, teaching, and student success, not spreadsheets.

Designed for the sector
Support for complex pensions and academic-specific contract structures.
Actionable insight for leaders
Real-time dashboards highlight staffing trends, cost pressures, and compliance issues.
Integrated systems
Connect HR, payroll, and existing systems for a single source of truth.
Secure and accessible
Role-based access and mobile-friendly tools give every colleague a seamless experience.

Ready to Bring Clarity and Confidence to HR and Payroll?

Join the universities using Zellis to streamline complex payrolls, enhance governance, and free teams to focus on teaching and research.

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Expert services that scale with your institution

Strengthen governance, transform processes, and modernise systems with sector specialists.

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Managed payroll services

Ensure accurate pay for large, diverse workforces, from academics to visiting lecturers.

Payroll resilience & assistance

Bring in specialist support during peaks, restructures, or staffing gaps.

Background checking & compliance

Standardise DBS/right-to-work and sponsorship checks with digital record-keeping.

Financial wellbeing for Higher Education staff

Earned wage access, financial education, and analytics that improve wellbeing and retention.

Don’t just take our word for it

St. Vincents University Hospital

"Zellis has a positive way of dealing with our priorities and can identify what needs to be delivered and how to manage our main concerns. Having an account manager who we deal with on a regular basis means that they can find productive solutions to our complex situation."

University of Lincoln

“To say that Zellis has changed everything seems like an understatement. We’ve moved from systems that were holding everybody back to a system that is driving everybody forward.”