Your contractors.
One clear record.
Publish jobs, book self-employed contractors, record attendance, approve the work, and receive contractor invoices — in one shared record both sides trust.
Every engagement on Syftia is self-employed. Companies invite their own contractors — Syftia is not an agency and does not supply labour.
Invited by a company? Create your contractor account and enter your invite code to join them.
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How Syftia works
From job to payment. One shared record.
Eight steps from published job to confirmed payment — one record both sides can read.
Every screen below is an illustrative demo — not real company data.
- Step 1Company
Company publishes the job
Date, hours and rate — visible only to the contractors that company has approved.
Security OfficerDemo jobFri 21 Aug · 18:00–02:00£15.50/hrNorthgate Facilities (demo)Open - Step 2Contractor
Contractor applies
The company chooses who is accepted. Nobody is assigned automatically.
ApplicationsSecurity OfficerAcceptedA. Okafor (demo)Self-employed - Step 3Both sides
Booking joins one shared schedule
The confirmed job lands on both calendars, and later changes update for both sides.
Shared scheduleOne recordFri 21 Aug · 18:00–02:00BookedCompanyNorthgate Facilities (demo)ContractorA. Okafor (demo) - Step 4Contractor
Attendance is recorded
The contractor clocks in and out; Syftia stores those times, it does not verify the work.
Attendance recordFri 21 Aug- Clocked in
- 17:58
- Clocked out
- 02:03
- Step 5Company
Company approves payable hours
Scheduled, actual, payable — once approved, the decision is locked.
TimesheetA. Okafor (demo)- Scheduled
- 8h 00m
- Actual
- 8h 05m
- Payable
- 8h 00m
Approved by the companyApproved - Step 6Contractor
Contractor sends the invoice
Approved work becomes their numbered invoice. Syftia never invoices on their behalf.
Contractor invoiceINV-2026-00042 (demo)A. Okafor (demo) → Northgate Facilities (demo)£124.00Issued by the contractorIssued - Step 7Company
Company records payment as sent
The company pays the contractor directly and records it. A record, not a transfer.
Payment recordINV-2026-00042 (demo)Recorded 24 AugPayment sentWaiting for the contractor to confirmAwaiting - Step 8Contractor
Contractor confirms receipt
The record only closes as paid once the money has actually arrived.
Payment recordINV-2026-00042 (demo)Confirmed 26 AugPaidTotal£124.00
One record, complete.
Both sides end with the same closed history, in the order it happened.
- Job complete
- Hours approved
- Invoice sent
- Payment sent
- Payment received
- Paid
Syftia records the lifecycle. Companies pay contractors directly — Syftia never holds, moves or verifies money.
Meet Syftia
See Syftia in under a minute.
A short, human introduction to how Syftia keeps work, hours, invoices and payment records connected for companies and their self-employed contractors.
Video in English · English captions available. Syftia is not an agency and does not handle payments.
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Companies invite their own contractors on Syftia. Create an account to set up your company and invite yours.
Contractors: create the same account, then enter the invite code your company gave you.
Create an accountFrequently asked questions
What Syftia does, what it does not do, and how the shared record works.
What is Syftia?
Syftia is a shared operational record for a company and the self-employed contractors it works with: jobs, scheduling, attendance, hours, approval, contractor invoices and payment status in one place both sides can see. Syftia is software — it is not the employer.
Who is Syftia for?
Companies that engage self-employed contractors for shift-based work, and those contractors. It is not designed for PAYE payroll, umbrella arrangements or agency supply.
Is Syftia an employment agency?
No. Each company manages relationships with its own contractors. Syftia does not supply, place or assign labour, and does not act as an agency or intermediary.
How do companies add contractors?
A company invites the contractors it already works with. The invite code is single-use and expires after an hour, so only people the company invited can join its network.
Can contractors create their own account?
Yes. A contractor creates their own account and then enters the invite code their company gave them. Without an invite from a company there are no jobs to see.
How does job booking work?
The company publishes a job with its date, hours and rate. Contractors in that company's network can apply in one tap, and the company decides who is accepted. Nobody is assigned automatically. Once accepted, the confirmed job appears on both schedules.
How are working hours recorded and approved?
The contractor clocks in and out from their phone, and Syftia keeps scheduled, actual and payable hours separate. The company reviews the record and approves the payable hours. Syftia stores what was recorded; it does not independently verify that the work took place.
How do invoices work?
Approved work becomes a numbered invoice that the contractor issues to the company, and the company receives and reviews it. Issued invoices cannot be edited — corrections are new documents. Syftia never invoices on the contractor's behalf.
Does Syftia process or hold payments?
No. Companies pay contractors directly, outside Syftia. Syftia records the payment states both sides report; it never holds, moves or verifies money.
What is the difference between “Payment sent” and “Payment received”?
“Payment sent” is the company recording that it has sent the payment. “Payment received” is the contractor confirming the money arrived, and only that confirmation closes the record as paid.
Can both sides see the same work record?
Both sides see the same job, hours, approval and invoice history for the work they share, so there is one agreed sequence of events. Role and account permissions still apply, so private or internal details are not visible to everyone.
How is access to company and contractor information controlled?
Access follows the account and its role: people see the company workspaces they belong to and the records their role allows, and company workspaces are kept separate from each other. Traffic is served over HTTPS. We hold no security certifications today, and we say so plainly.