Cohumi

What is Cohumi?+

HR software for Singapore businesses: rosters, clock-in with GPS or a kiosk, leave, claims, payroll with CPF and IR8A, and one phone app for owners, managers and staff. Built around the Employment Act and CPF rules, with every rule linked to the MOM or CPF Board page it comes from.

Who is it for?+

Owner-run businesses that do HR between other jobs — F&B, retail, services, clinics, workshops — with one outlet or twenty. There is no minimum or maximum team size.

Is my data in Singapore?+

Yes. The database, file storage and sign-in run in Singapore, and Cohumi handles personal data under the PDPA — see the privacy page for exactly what is collected and why.

Is there an app?+

Yes — one app for every role. Staff clock in, apply for leave, submit claims and read payslips; managers approve and see their team; owners see the whole company. Android phones get it from Google Play; iPhones add it from the browser until the App Store version is out.

How long does set-up take?+

Download the set-up spreadsheet, fill in staff, branches and shifts, upload it. Cohumi checks every row, fixes what it safely can and flags the rest. Fifty staff across five branches takes a morning, including staff logins.

Can my accountant use it?+

Yes. Add them as an Admin, or if they are an accounting firm looking after several companies, the Partner programme gives them one console for all their clients.

What if MOM or CPF changes a rule?+

Public holidays are loaded automatically when MOM publishes them. CPF rates are checked daily; a change is reviewed by a person and the new rates are loaded for the date they take effect — the 1 January 2027 senior-worker rates are already in.

Can I leave?+

At any time. There is no contract, and your data exports to CSV.

Pricing

What is actually free?+

Everything except running payroll: rosters, clock-in, leave, claims, FWA, appraisals, letters, reports and the staff app — for as many staff and outlets as you have. No time limit and no card needed.

How is payroll charged?+

Half a credit per employee, only when you publish the month. A 20-person team pays S$10 for the month at the S$50 top-up rate, or S$6 at the S$300 rate. Re-running the same month never charges twice.

Is there a subscription?+

No. You top up credits when you need them and pay by PayNow or card. Credits you buy never expire.

Do new companies get anything free?+

Yes — S$10 of free credits when you sign up, enough to run payroll for 20 employees once, so you can try it end to end.

We are mid-year on another system. Can we switch now?+

Yes. Upload your staff from a spreadsheet, enter each person’s year-to-date CPF wages and leave taken once, and run a free draft payroll next to your last payslips. The CPF ceiling, leave balances and the IR8A carry on from where your old system stopped. Email hello@cohumi.com your current export and we will set it up with you, free.

Is there a contract or cancellation fee?+

No. There is nothing to cancel — stop running payroll and you stop paying. Your data exports to CSV at any time.

Do you charge setup or training fees?+

No. Import your staff from a spreadsheet and you can roster the same day.

Annual leave in Singapore: what the Employment Act requires

Full guide
Can we give more than 14 days?+

Yes. The Act sets a minimum; many companies give 14–18 days from day one.

Does leave accrue monthly?+

The entitlement is per year of service. Many employers let staff take leave as it accrues; Cohumi tracks the balance either way.

Sick leave in Singapore: outpatient, hospitalisation and the MC

Full guide
Can an employer refuse an MC from a private clinic?+

An MC from any Singapore-registered doctor or dentist counts for the statutory entitlement; a company policy can be more generous, not less.

Public holidays in Singapore: who gets what

Full guide
How many public holidays are there?+

Singapore gazettes 11 public holidays a year; the exact dates are published by MOM each year and Cohumi loads them for you.

CPF for employers: what to pay, and on what

Full guide
Do I pay CPF for foreign workers?+

No. CPF applies to Singapore citizens and permanent residents. Work Permit and S Pass holders attract the foreign worker levy instead, and SDL applies to everyone.

When is CPF due?+

By the 14th of the following month, through the CPF Board's online submission. Cohumi gives you the figures per employee for the month.

Working hours and overtime in Singapore: the limits

Full guide
Does a shift allowance replace overtime pay?+

Only if it is at least what the overtime would have been. Cohumi checks a rostered-hours allowance against the 1.5× rule and tells you.

Paying salary in Singapore: when, how and what the payslip must show

Full guide
Do we have to keep payslip records?+

Yes — MOM requires employers to keep salary records. Cohumi keeps every published payslip and every revision with its reason.

Something else? Write to hello@cohumi.com — a person replies.

Try it on your own team, free.

No card, no time limit. Pay only when you run payroll.