Does PaperThread replace our HRIS, HCM, payroll or ATS?

No. PaperThread sits across the systems your organisation already uses. Those systems remain the source of record for the functions they manage. PaperThread connects the context, ownership and next actions that span them.

Can PaperThread work across a complex, multi-system environment?

PaperThread is designed for cross-stack PeopleOps. What it can read, prepare or update depends on the connected provider, customer permissions and API capability. Where direct action is unavailable, PaperThread can route the case or assign a visible human step.

How are sensitive People actions handled?

Sensitive, payroll-impacting or judgement-heavy actions are prepared for the authorised person to review and approve. PaperThread records the sources, approval and final outcome in the Thread.

What happens when an API or permission blocks an action?

The case does not disappear. PaperThread creates a clear human step, assigns ownership, keeps the case open and records the final outcome once the step is completed.

Enterprise

Your People stack is complex.
The work between them shouldn't be.

PaperThread sits across your entire people stack — scoped by role, reviewed by policy, recorded end to end.

Talk to sales

TodayLive

3 payroll changes need approval
EMEA · due Friday
Access review completed
Resolved automatically
Offer blocked — missing approver
Escalated

Thread · #2291

Payroll detail change

In review

Connects to

Workday

ADP

BambooHR

Greenhouse

Slack

Rippling

Okta

One view across your entire People operation.

PaperThread connects HR systems, workflows and ownership into one operating view, so nothing gets lost between tools.

EMEA ops · 12 active cases

PaperThread · WorkspaceConnected

Payroll change · Oliver H.Payroll adminApproval2h ago
Access review · Priya N.Auto-resolvedDone4h ago
Contract update · Mei L.Region leadBlocked1d ago
Onboarding · James K.Team managerDone1d ago

One operating view

Every team, region and entity in one workspace.

Ownership stays clear

Approval follows your org, not a flat default.

Human steps stay visible

Every human action stays attributed and traceable.

Never miss a thing.

PaperThread watches your connected systems and tells you what changed, what needs a decision and what is at risk, before it becomes an escalation.

High-priority requests in one queue
Owner and deadline visible
Blocked cases stay assigned

Today3 need attention

3 payroll changes need approval
EMEA · due Friday · Payroll admin
Approval
Workday + ADP · ready for review
New starter blocked
Right-to-work missing · Monday start
Blocked
Owner assigned in the Thread
Offer blocked — missing approver
Region lead · EMEA hiring
Escalated
Escalated before the offer can go out

Ask PaperThreadRole-aware

How many people are on notice in EMEA this quarter?
Answered from Workday and the leavers report, with the record list attached.
WorkdayLeavers report
What is our policy on a four day compressed week?
Answered from the policy library, with the clause and owner cited.
Policy library

Thread · #2291Recorded

Payroll detail change

Oliver Hart · Finance · EMEA

08:41
Payroll change prepared for approval
Sources checked in Workday and ADP, ready for the Payroll Lead to confirm.
08:43
Human step assigned
Finance sign-off required before the Thursday cut-off. Owner notified.
10:15
Change actioned and recorded
Update pushed to payroll, with the decision trail saved to the Thread.

Never miss a thing.

PaperThread watches your connected systems and tells you what changed, what needs a decision and what is at risk, before it becomes an escalation.

High-priority requests in one queue
Owner and deadline visible
Blocked cases stay assigned

Today3 need attention

3 payroll changes need approval
EMEA · due Friday · Payroll admin
Approval
Workday + ADP · ready for review
New starter blocked
Right-to-work missing · Monday start
Blocked
Owner assigned in the Thread
Offer blocked — missing approver
Region lead · EMEA hiring
Escalated
Escalated before the offer can go out

Ask across every system.

Ask PaperThread a question in plain language and get an answer assembled from your connected systems, with the sources attached.

Approved source context
Multi-system search
Role-aware access
Sources stay visible

Ask PaperThreadRole-aware

How many people are on notice in EMEA this quarter?
Answered from Workday and the leavers report, with the record list attached.
WorkdayLeavers report
What is our policy on a four day compressed week?
Answered from the policy library, with the clause and owner cited.
Policy library

One Thread per case.

Every request becomes a Thread that keeps the sources, decisions, actions and human steps together from first message to final outcome.

Request origin stays attached
Sources, decisions and approvals recorded
Human steps stay owned
Outcome is part of the same case

Thread · #2291Recorded

Payroll detail change

Oliver Hart · Finance · EMEA

08:41
Payroll change prepared for approval
Sources checked in Workday and ADP, ready for the Payroll Lead to confirm.
08:43
Human step assigned
Finance sign-off required before the Thursday cut-off. Owner notified.
10:15
Change actioned and recorded
Update pushed to payroll, with the decision trail saved to the Thread.

Governance

Controls that scale with you.

Role-aware access, approval rules and a full audit trail — set once, applied across every region and case.

Every decision follows your policy.

Approval chains, escalation rules and signing authority mirror your org structure — not a flat default.

Multi-level approvalRegion-scopedPolicy-driven

Manager
Approved · 09:42
Region lead
Pending review
VP sign-off
Queued

Data stays yours.

SSO, encryption and export — reviewed before rollout, not after.

SSO & SCIM
Okta
Available
Encryption
At rest and in transit
Enabled
Audit export
Full Thread history
Available

Granular roles.

Access and limits, set once per role.

People ops admin
Full access · all approvals
Regional lead
Region-scoped view and approval
Payroll approver
Assigned cases · payroll only
Team manager
Direct reports only · read access

Every region, one workspace.

Teams operate locally, governed centrally.

North America

8 teams

EMEA

12 teams

Asia Pacific

5 teams

LATAM

3 teams

Full audit trail.

Every action timestamped and attributed.

08:41
Case opened from Slack — Oliver Hart
08:42
HRIS record + payroll rule checked — PaperThread
08:43
Routed to payroll admin — policy match
10:15
Approved — Priya Nair

Live in minutes, not quarters.

First 5 minutes
Connect your stack
Authorise HRIS, payroll, ATS, documents and workplace tools with read and action scopes you control.
Next 10 minutes
Set permissions and approvals
Map roles, choose which actions need approval and confirm where a human step is always required.
Same day
Go live
Launch on one high-friction process, review real Threads and expand once the model has proven itself.

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Frequently asked questions, answered

Everything you need to understand how PaperThread works, where it fits, and how it connects with the tools your People team already uses.

PaperThread is an AI PeopleOps Operator that connects operating context across HRIS, payroll, hiring, policies, documents and workplace tools. It helps People teams see what needs attention, ask across approved sources, move work through approvals and keep one Thread of the sources, decisions, actions and human steps behind each case.