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Services / Employer of Record
Hire in the UAE without a local entity
We become the legal employer of your UAE team, taking on contracts, visas, payroll and compliance. You keep full control of the day-to-day work.
Expansion should not start with a legal entity
Setting up a company in the UAE takes months and ties up capital before your first hire is even made. An Employer of Record removes that step. We employ your people through our licensed entities, so you can test the market, win the contract or land the key hire now.
Every employee gets a compliant UAE labour contract, a sponsored residence visa and on-time payroll through the Wage Protection System.
What is included
One monthly fee, everything covered
Compliant contracts
MOHRE-registered labour contracts in English and Arabic, aligned to Federal Decree-Law 33.
Visa sponsorship
Work permits, entry permits, medicals, Emirates ID and residence visas, plus renewals.
Payroll and WPS
Salary processed through the Wage Protection System, with payslips and end-of-service accruals.
Benefits administration
Health insurance, leave tracking and gratuity managed to UAE standards.
HR support
Onboarding, policies, grievances and offboarding handled by a dedicated HR partner.
Liability transfer
We carry the employer obligations and the compliance risk, not you.
How onboarding works
- 01
Scope the role
Share the job details, salary and start date. We confirm the right jurisdiction and cost within one business day.
- 02
Sign one agreement
A single services agreement with HAMT HR. No local registrations on your side.
- 03
We employ and sponsor
The employee signs a compliant UAE contract with us and the visa file is opened immediately.
- 04
Work starts
Your hire starts on schedule. We run payroll, benefits and HR while you manage the work.
48 hrs
To onboard
0
Entities required
100%
WPS compliant payroll
1
Invoice per month
Best for
- Companies testing the UAE market before committing to an entity
- Overseas firms with a single key hire or small local team
- Contract wins that need staff in the Emirates within weeks
- Groups consolidating scattered UAE contractors onto proper employment
EOR questions
The employee signs with HAMT HR, the legal employer of record. A parallel services agreement between you and us covers the assignment and your instructions.
Yes. When you incorporate, we transfer visas and contracts with no break in service and no end-of-service triggers where the law allows.
A flat per-employee fee plus the pass-through cost of salary, visa and insurance. There are no percentage-of-salary mark-ups. See EOR pricing for the tiers.
IP and confidentiality clauses assign work product to you and flow through both agreements.
Start hiring with Hamt.
Your first international hire could be signed this week - we handle the entity, the contract, and everything after.