Employer of Record United Arab Emirates (EOR UAE)
- Save upto 3% on your payroll cost
- Hire employees across UAE without establishing a local entity
- Asanify manages payroll, compliance, and visa processing
- Full compliance with UAE labor law and WPS requirements
- Expert support across mainland and free zone jurisdictions
- Fast, compliant expansion into the Middle East market
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Currency
United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED)
Capital
Abu Dhabi
Official Language
Arabic (English widely used in business)
Payroll Cycle
Monthly
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Why Choose Asanify's Employer of Record in United Arab Emirates
Asanify is ranked #1 across multiple categories on G2, providing best-in-class EOR services for companies expanding into the United Arab Emirates. Our UAE EOR solution helps businesses manage global hiring, hire local talent, onboard employees, and build a flexible workforce across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and other emirates. Asanify also helps companies navigate employment laws, local labor laws, local regulations, work permits, residency visas, and payroll requirements without establishing a legal entity or UAE entity.
Streamlined Visa and Work Permit Processing
Navigate UAE immigration requirements with ease. Asanify manages work permits, residency visas, visa allocation, Emirates ID registration, labor card approvals, and required documentation across the United Arab Emirates, helping businesses onboard employees and complete the hiring process without delays. This helps companies hire local talent, manage UAE nationals where applicable, and ensure every worker is authorized to work under local regulations.
WPS-Compliant Payroll Management
We manage payroll operations across the United Arab Emirates through secure payroll systems that align with Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) requirements. Asanify handles managing payroll, employee's salary transfers, overtime pay calculations, bonuses, statutory contributions, taxes, income tax considerations for international workers, and end-of-service compensation for private sector employees across all emirates. Our payroll infrastructure also helps UAE employers maintain accurate working hours records and streamlined workforce operations.
Complete UAE Labor Law Compliance
Stay aligned with employment laws, labor regulations, local labor laws, and local regulations across the United Arab Emirates. Our experts manage contracts, working hours, leave entitlements, sick leave, maternity leave, notice period requirements, overtime pay calculations, statutory entitlements, social security obligations for UAE nationals, and legal obligations for private sector employees. Asanify also helps UAE employers ensure compliance with Emiratisation requirements while reducing workforce risk and liabilities.
Comprehensive Benefits and Insurance
Provide competitive benefits packages for private sector employees in the United Arab Emirates, including mandatory health insurance, life insurance, air ticket allowances, sick leave, maternity leave, public holidays, annual leave, bonuses, and end-of-service severance. Asanify manages employee compensation, statutory contributions, social security requirements for UAE nationals, and statutory entitlements while helping UAE employers structure benefits accurately across their workforce.
How Asanify's Employer of Record in United Arab Emirates Works
The United Arab Emirates offers strategic access to global business hubs, advanced infrastructure, and diverse local talent pools, making it a leading destination for global expansion and global hiring. However, employment laws, local labor laws, payroll obligations, taxes, work permits, residency visas, onboarding requirements, and workforce regulations can be complex for foreign companies operating without a legal entity or UAE entity.
- Visa & Immigration Management: Asanify manages work permits, residency visas, visa allocation, Emirates ID applications, onboarding employees, and immigration documentation for private sector employees across the United Arab Emirates
- Payroll & Workforce Operations: We help UAE employers manage employees through secure payroll systems, handling employee’s salary transfers, taxes, overtime pay, bonuses, compensation calculations, statutory contributions, and managing payroll obligations across the workforce
- Multi-Jurisdiction Expertise: Our team manages contracts, recruitment, onboarding, and workforce operations across UAE mainland jurisdictions and regulated business zones while ensuring compliance with local regulations, labor regulations, and employment laws
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Employment Compliance in United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates operates under federal employment laws with additional local regulations at the emirate level. Asanify helps UAE employers ensure compliance with payroll obligations, mandatory benefits, statutory contributions, employment agreements, working hours rules, overtime pay requirements, notice period regulations, sick leave, maternity leave, public holidays, and social security obligations for UAE nationals. Our expertise covers workforce operations for private sector employees across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and other emirates while helping businesses manage taxes, contracts, onboarding, work permits, residency visas, and broader legal obligations without establishing a UAE entity.
- WPS-compliant payroll with accurate salary transfers and gratuity calculations
- Complete visa sponsorship including employment visas, labor cards, and Emirates ID
- Mandatory benefits administration including health insurance and leave entitlements
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What is an Employer of Record in United Arab Emirates?
An Employer of Record (EOR) in the United Arab Emirates is a professional employer organization (PEO) and licensed UAE entity that helps businesses manage employees, contracts, onboarding, payroll systems, taxes, and workforce operations while the client company maintains full control over day-to-day activities and business decisions. A UAE EOR also manages employment agreements, work permits, residency visas, employee’s salary processing, statutory contributions, and employment laws obligations across the United Arab Emirates.
This model is especially useful when:
- You want to hire employees in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, or other emirates without establishing a legal entity or UAE entity
- You need help navigating local labor laws, employment laws, labor regulations, taxes, and workforce obligations efficiently
- You’re testing regional expansion opportunities before committing to long-term infrastructure investments
- You require workforce solutions across mainland jurisdictions and specialized business zones
- You want to onboard employees, hire contractors, manage recruitment, and build distributed workforce operations across the United Arab Emirates quickly
Asanify provides complete employment infrastructure across the United Arab Emirates, enabling companies to manage a global workforce, onboard employees efficiently, process payroll through secure payroll systems, and handle contracts, taxes, work permits, residency visas, compensation, leave policies, and workforce liabilities without the operational burden of entity setup.
How Asanify's Employer of Record Works in United Arab Emirates
Asanify serves as the employment partner for your workforce in the United Arab Emirates, managing legal obligations, onboarding, payroll systems, contracts, taxes, work permits, residency visas, and workforce administration while you retain full operational control over employee performance, projects, and business strategy.
Fast Market Entry Without Entity Setup
Launch operations in the United Arab Emirates without navigating the lengthy setup requirements and costs associated with establishing a legal entity or UAE entity. Asanify’s existing infrastructure enables UAE employers to onboard employees, hire local talent, manage recruitment, and complete the hiring process within weeks while reducing workforce risk and operational liabilities.
Complete Employment Lifecycle Management
From onboarding employees and preparing employment agreements to managing payroll systems, employee’s salary processing, taxes, overtime pay, bonuses, leave management, severance calculations, and statutory contributions, we manage every stage of the workforce lifecycle for private sector employees in accordance with employment laws and local regulations.
Centralized Visibility and Control
Monitor onboarding progress, track residency visas and work permits, manage workforce operations, access compensation records, review contracts, and generate payroll and taxes reports through our centralized platform while Asanify handles ongoing administrative duties across the United Arab Emirates.
What Asanify Handles Under Employer of Record (EOR) in United Arab Emirates
Asanify provides fully managed workforce infrastructure across the United Arab Emirates, helping UAE employers manage employees, contracts, onboarding, payroll systems, taxes, and workforce operations while meeting federal employment laws, local regulations, and labor regulations requirements.
Compliant Employment Contracts
We draft and register employment agreements aligned with employment laws in the United Arab Emirates, clearly defining job titles, employee’s salary structures, allowances, bonuses, working hours, leave entitlements, overtime pay conditions, notice period requirements, and termination terms for private sector employees. Contracts are prepared in line with legal obligations and issued in the required languages.
Employment Visa and Immigration Management
Our immigration specialists manage work permits, residency visas, visa allocation, entry permits, medical examinations, Emirates ID applications, and renewal documentation, helping companies onboard employees and hire local talent efficiently across the United Arab Emirates.
Seamless Employee Onboarding
We coordinate onboarding, recruitment documentation, arrival formalities, biometric registration, labor card issuance, and workforce enrollment activities to ensure employees can begin work quickly while meeting all onboarding and regulatory requirements.
Payroll and Salary Management
Asanify manages payroll systems, employee’s salary processing, taxes, compensation calculations, overtime pay, bonuses, statutory contributions, and managing payroll obligations for private sector employees. Our payroll infrastructure also tracks working hours, leave deductions, and workforce records accurately across the United Arab Emirates.
End-of-Service and Severance Administration
We calculate severance obligations, end-of-service compensation, liabilities, and final settlements according to employment laws based on years of service, compensation structures, and employee contracts while helping UAE employers reduce operational risk.
Leave and Attendance Management
Our system manages annual leave, sick leave, maternity leave, public holidays, working hours, attendance tracking, and other statutory entitlements while ensuring workforce policies remain aligned with employment laws and labor regulations.
Benefits and Insurance Coordination
We coordinate health insurance, social security obligations for UAE nationals, statutory contributions, transportation allowances, housing allowances, education assistance, flight benefits, and additional compensation structures commonly offered to private sector employees in the United Arab Emirates.
Employee Services and Workforce Administration
Employees receive HR guidance for contracts, onboarding, leave requests, payroll systems access, taxes documentation, workforce inquiries, and operational duties through centralized workforce platforms designed for distributed teams and global workforce management.
Exit Management and Final Settlement
We manage offboarding activities including notice period administration, severance calculations, final employee’s salary settlements, leave encashment, payroll closure, work permit cancellation, residency visa cancellation, and issuance of employment documentation while reducing compliance liabilities and workforce risk.
Employer of Record vs Entity Setup in United Arab Emirates
| Criteria | Employer of Record (EOR) | Entity Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Best For | Global hiring, onboarding employees quickly, testing regional expansion opportunities, and managing a flexible workforce in the United Arab Emirates | Permanent operations, large workforce structures, direct business presence, and companies establishing a long-term UAE entity |
| Speed to Hire | 2-3 weeks including onboarding, work permits, residency visas, and visa allocation approvals | 2-4 months for licensing, office setup, recruitment approvals, workforce registration, and operational activation |
| Setup Cost | No upfront infrastructure costs, transparent pricing, reduced liabilities, and predictable monthly workforce fees | AED 50,000-150,000+ depending on legal entity structure, licensing requirements, office obligations, and operational setup |
| Immigration Management | EOR manages work permits, residency visas, onboarding employees, and workforce immigration administration | Requires internal administration, visa allocation approvals, government coordination, and ongoing operational duties |
| Compliance | Managed by UAE EOR specialists with local talent expertise, payroll systems management, and employment laws knowledge | Your responsibility; requires HR administration, managing payroll internally, taxes oversight, contracts management, and monitoring of local regulations |
| Flexibility | Scale workforce operations easily, manage contractors efficiently, reduce operational risk, and exit without closure complexity | Committed infrastructure, fixed workforce obligations, operational liabilities, and more complex closure requirements |
Employer of Record (EOR) Cost in United Arab Emirates: Pricing Guide
Understanding EOR pricing in the United Arab Emirates is essential for companies planning global expansion, workforce growth, and global hiring initiatives. While pricing varies based on operational complexity and workforce requirements, Asanify offers transparency and predictable workforce costs compared to establishing and maintaining a legal entity or UAE entity.
EOR services are generally structured as a monthly fee per employee, helping UAE employers manage workforce expenses, onboarding, taxes, payroll systems, and workforce scaling requirements more efficiently across the United Arab Emirates.
Transparent Pricing Structure
Asanify charges a predictable monthly fee per employee covering employment agreements, onboarding, managing payroll, payroll systems, employee’s salary processing, taxes administration, work permits, residency visas, statutory contributions, compensation coordination, and workforce administration. A one-time onboarding fee covers contracts preparation, immigration documentation, Emirates ID processing, medical examinations, and workforce setup activities. There are no costs associated with establishing a legal entity, maintaining a UAE entity, handling operational liabilities internally, or engaging multiple external workforce vendors.
What Impacts Pricing?
- Number of employees: Workforce scaling and larger hiring volumes may qualify for pricing efficiencies
- Immigration complexity: Residency visas, work permits, visa allocation requirements, and family relocation needs may affect operational costs
- Salary levels and structure: Higher employee’s salary packages, bonuses, allowances, overtime pay, and compensation structures may influence pricing
- Benefits requirements: Health insurance, social security obligations for UAE nationals, leave policies, and supplementary workforce benefits beyond statutory entitlements
- Jurisdiction considerations: Different operational regulations, contracts requirements, and workforce rules across business jurisdictions within the United Arab Emirates
Why EOR Delivers Strong ROI
- Faster expansion timelines: Start onboarding employees and hiring local talent months earlier than traditional entity setup timelines
- Reduced overhead: Eliminate operational costs related to office setup, internal payroll systems, workforce administration teams, recruitment infrastructure, and long-term liabilities
- Lower workforce risk: Reduce penalties related to employment laws, taxes, payroll operations, working hours violations, leave disputes, and labor regulations obligations
- Simplified operations: One centralized workforce platform for contracts, onboarding, payroll systems, taxes, compensation tracking, and workforce management across the United Arab Emirates
Who Should Use Employer of Record in United Arab Emirates
Asanify’s Employer of Record solution in the United Arab Emirates is designed for organizations seeking efficient workforce management, global hiring flexibility, and operational scalability without the complexity and cost of establishing a legal entity or UAE entity.
Global Startups Expanding into Middle East
Early-stage companies expanding into the United Arab Emirates can onboard employees, hire local talent, and build a scalable workforce without committing large investments toward operational infrastructure, recruitment administration, or long-term liabilities. UAE EOR solutions also help startups manage contractors, taxes, onboarding, and workforce operations more efficiently.
Technology and SaaS Companies
Technology companies accessing local talent pools in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and other emirates use UAE EOR services to accelerate global hiring, recruitment, onboarding employees, and workforce expansion while remaining aligned with employment laws, local labor laws, and data protection regulations across the United Arab Emirates.
Professional Services Firms
Consulting, finance, and advisory firms establishing operations in the United Arab Emirates use EOR and PEO solutions to hire professionals quickly, manage contracts, taxes, payroll systems, compensation structures, and workforce obligations without establishing a permanent UAE entity.
HR and People Teams
HR leaders use UAE EOR solutions to simplify onboarding, manage employees efficiently, coordinate work permits, residency visas, payroll systems, leave policies, and workforce administration while ensuring compliance with employment laws, labor regulations, and local regulations.
Enterprises Scaling Regional Operations
Large organizations expanding across the United Arab Emirates use EOR platforms to standardize onboarding, manage workforce operations, coordinate contractors, oversee recruitment activities, and maintain visibility across distributed workforce structures while reducing operational risk and workforce liabilities.
Why Asanify is Different from Generic EOR Providers
While many international EOR providers offer services in the United Arab Emirates, Asanify differentiates itself through specialized regional expertise, advanced workforce platforms, integrated payroll systems, and operational transparency that help companies scale global workforce operations efficiently.
We combine deep expertise in employment laws, local labor laws, labor regulations, taxes, contracts, onboarding, and workforce administration with modern technology platforms to help UAE employers manage employees more effectively across the United Arab Emirates.
UAE-Specific Compliance Expertise
Our in-country immigration specialists, HR professionals, and legal advisors stay updated on employment laws, local regulations, payroll systems requirements, work permits, residency visas, social security obligations for UAE nationals, and workforce policy changes. This helps businesses reduce operational risk, liabilities, and workforce disruptions while ensuring compliance across the United Arab Emirates.
Integrated Payroll and Workforce Platforms
Unlike providers that manage onboarding, contracts, and payroll systems separately, Asanify’s unified workforce platforms connect employee records, employee’s salary administration, taxes, compensation structures, bonuses, overtime pay, leave tracking, and workforce reporting into one centralized operational environment.
Faster Workforce Onboarding
Our streamlined onboarding framework enables companies to onboard employees, manage recruitment activities, process work permits, issue residency visas, and activate workforce operations significantly faster than traditional providers, helping businesses hire local talent quickly across the United Arab Emirates.
Real-Time Workforce Visibility
Access live dashboards showing workforce operations, payroll systems activity, taxes reporting, leave balances, contracts status, compensation tracking, onboarding milestones, and workforce liabilities so UAE employers can make informed operational decisions proactively.
Multi-Jurisdiction Coverage
Asanify helps businesses manage workforce operations across multiple regulated jurisdictions within the United Arab Emirates, handling contracts, onboarding, payroll systems, local regulations, taxes, recruitment activities, and workforce obligations through one centralized EOR infrastructure.
Why Use an Employer of Record in United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates offers strong business growth opportunities, access to international talent, and strategic regional connectivity, but employment laws, payroll obligations, work permits, residency visas, taxes, and workforce regulations can create operational complexity for foreign companies. A UAE EOR solution helps businesses accelerate global hiring and workforce expansion without establishing a legal entity or UAE entity.
Manage Immigration Requirements Without Entity Setup
Hiring employees in the United Arab Emirates typically requires a registered legal entity, approved visa allocation, and ongoing workforce administration responsibilities. Asanify helps UAE employers onboard employees, issue work permits, manage residency visas, and complete onboarding activities quickly using our established operational infrastructure.
Ensure Payroll and Regulatory Compliance
Payroll obligations in the United Arab Emirates require accurate employee’s salary payments, taxes administration, overtime pay calculations, contracts management, leave tracking, and payroll systems reporting. Asanify helps businesses ensure compliance with employment laws, local labor laws, labor regulations, and local regulations while reducing workforce risk and operational liabilities.
Reduce Setup Costs and Administrative Burden
Establishing a UAE entity involves significant operational expenses, workforce administration costs, contracts setup, payroll systems implementation, recruitment overhead, and long approval timelines. EOR services simplify managing payroll, onboarding, workforce operations, taxes administration, and compensation management through predictable monthly pricing.
Access Regional Workforce Expertise
Workforce regulations vary across the United Arab Emirates depending on jurisdiction, operational structure, and workforce category. Asanify helps businesses manage local talent, contractors, private sector employees, UAE nationals, contracts, leave policies, and workforce obligations through centralized workforce platforms and regional expertise.
Deliver Better Employee Experience
Employees benefit from streamlined onboarding, accurate payroll systems, responsive workforce administration, clear contracts, timely employee’s salary payments, leave management, compensation transparency, and structured workforce operations that improve retention and long-term workforce stability across the United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates Employment Compliance: What Global Employers Must Manage
Operating as a UAE employer in the United Arab Emirates requires navigating employment laws, labor regulations, local labor laws, payroll systems requirements, taxes obligations, work permits, residency visas, and workforce administration rules. Businesses hiring private sector employees, contractors, remote employees, or UAE nationals must understand these compliance areas to reduce liabilities and workforce risk.
Employment Contracts and Labor Regulations
Employment laws in the United Arab Emirates require written contracts registered with relevant authorities, clearly specifying employee’s salary structures, allowances, bonuses, working hours, overtime pay, probation periods, leave entitlements, notice period requirements, and termination conditions. Employers must ensure contracts align with local regulations, labor regulations, statutory entitlements, and legal obligations governing private sector employees.
Payroll Operations and Salary Administration
UAE employers must manage payroll systems accurately, process employee’s salary payments on time, maintain workforce records, calculate taxes obligations where applicable, administer overtime pay, manage compensation structures, and maintain accurate payroll documentation. Managing payroll incorrectly can create liabilities, workforce disputes, operational risk, and regulatory penalties.
Immigration, Work Permits, and Residency Visas
Hiring employees in the United Arab Emirates requires managing work permits, residency visas, visa allocation approvals, immigration records, onboarding activities, and workforce documentation. Employers are responsible for maintaining valid authorization records for private sector employees, contractors, and international workforce personnel throughout the employment lifecycle.
End-of-Service and Severance Obligations
Employment laws in the United Arab Emirates require employers to calculate severance and end-of-service compensation based on employee contracts, years of service, final employee’s salary, and termination conditions. Employers must maintain accurate accruals, process final settlements promptly, and reduce workforce liabilities through proper workforce administration practices.
Leave Entitlements and Working Hours
Private sector employees are entitled to annual leave, sick leave, maternity leave, public holidays, and regulated working hours under employment laws. UAE employers must track leave balances, calculate overtime pay correctly, maintain attendance records, and ensure workforce policies align with statutory entitlements and labor regulations.
Health Insurance and Workforce Benefits
Employers in the United Arab Emirates are responsible for arranging health insurance coverage and managing workforce benefits according to local regulations. Additional workforce benefits may include compensation allowances, bonuses, transportation assistance, education support, social security obligations for UAE nationals, and other contractual benefits outlined in employee contracts.
Employer of Record (EOR) Services Across Major UAE Cities
The United Arab Emirates has a diverse workforce ecosystem spread across multiple emirates, with hiring concentrated in major business and industrial hubs. Asanify’s UAE EOR services help global companies manage global hiring, onboard employees, and build a scalable global workforce across these cities without establishing a legal entity or UAE entity. Our workforce platforms help UAE employers manage contracts, payroll systems, work permits, residency visas, taxes, statutory contributions, leave management, and workforce administration consistently across the United Arab Emirates.
Employer of Record (EOR) in Dubai
Dubai is the commercial and financial hub of the United Arab Emirates, attracting international companies across technology, logistics, professional services, real estate, and financial sectors. The city offers access to highly skilled local talent, private sector employees, contractors, and multinational workforce operations across software engineering, recruitment, finance, marketing, and business administration. Asanify helps UAE employers in Dubai manage contracts, onboarding, payroll systems, employee’s salary processing, working hours, overtime pay, taxes administration, and workforce operations efficiently while maintaining alignment with employment laws and local regulations.
Employer of Record (EOR) in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates and a major centre for energy, finance, infrastructure, healthcare, and government-linked industries. The emirate attracts senior commercial talent, engineers, investment professionals, and corporate leadership teams. Asanify’s UAE EOR infrastructure in Abu Dhabi helps businesses onboard employees, manage workforce operations, administer payroll systems, coordinate work permits, process residency visas, and manage social security obligations for UAE nationals and GCC workforce personnel.
Employer of Record (EOR) in Sharjah
Sharjah is a major workforce hub for manufacturing, education, publishing, logistics, and creative industries within the United Arab Emirates. The emirate offers lower operational costs than Dubai while maintaining access to experienced private sector employees and operational workforce talent. Asanify helps companies in Sharjah manage employees, process onboarding, administer payroll systems, maintain contracts, track leave policies, and coordinate taxes and workforce obligations under local regulations and employment laws.
Employer of Record (EOR) in Ajman
Ajman provides cost-efficient workforce opportunities for SMEs, industrial operators, trading businesses, and administrative teams operating in the United Arab Emirates. The emirate is particularly attractive for operational workforce expansion and regional hiring strategies. Asanify helps UAE employers in Ajman manage payroll systems, taxes administration, onboarding employees, contracts, workforce records, compensation structures, and local talent operations while reducing operational liabilities and workforce risk.
Employer of Record (EOR) in Ras Al Khaimah
Ras Al Khaimah is a growing industrial and manufacturing centre in the United Arab Emirates with strong activity across construction materials, industrial production, pharmaceuticals, logistics, and operational services. The emirate provides cost-effective workforce scaling opportunities for industrial businesses and international operators. Asanify helps companies manage recruitment, contractors, onboarding employees, workforce operations, payroll systems, work permits, and contracts administration through one centralized UAE EOR framework.
Whether your workforce operates in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, or Ras Al Khaimah, Asanify’s workforce platforms help UAE employers manage payroll systems, employee’s salary processing, taxes obligations, leave management, overtime pay calculations, statutory contributions, social security obligations for UAE nationals, contracts administration, onboarding workflows, and workforce compliance consistently across the United Arab Emirates.
Employer of Record FAQs in United Arab Emirates
What is an Employer of Record in the United Arab Emirates?
An Employer of Record (EOR) in the UAE is a licensed entity that becomes the legal employer of your UAE-based workers, handling visa sponsorship, employment contracts, WPS-compliant payroll, labor card processing, and all compliance obligations. This enables your company to hire employees across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and other emirates without establishing a mainland company or free zone entity.
Can I hire employees in Dubai without setting up a company?
Yes, Asanify’s EOR service allows you to hire employees in Dubai and across all UAE emirates without establishing a local entity, obtaining a trade license, or setting up a free zone company. We act as the legal employer and visa sponsor, managing all employment obligations while your team works under your operational direction.
How does visa sponsorship work with an EOR in the UAE?
As your EOR, Asanify sponsors employment visas for your UAE employees, handling the entire process from initial visa application through labor card issuance and Emirates ID registration. We manage visa renewals, dependant sponsorships (where applicable), and all immigration compliance requirements with UAE authorities including MoHRE and General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA).
What is the Wage Protection System (WPS) in the UAE?
The Wage Protection System is a UAE government initiative ensuring timely and full salary payments to employees through regulated bank transfers. Asanify processes all payroll through WPS-approved channels, maintaining full compliance with MoHRE requirements. This includes proper salary registration, timely transfers, and accurate reporting to prevent labor violations.
What benefits are mandatory for employees in the UAE?
Mandatory UAE benefits include comprehensive health insurance, annual air ticket allowance (or cash equivalent), end-of-service gratuity based on years of service, paid annual leave (30 days after one year), sick leave entitlements, and public holiday observance. Asanify manages all statutory benefits and can administer additional voluntary benefits to attract top talent.
How is end-of-service gratuity calculated in the UAE?
UAE gratuity is calculated based on length of service and final basic salary: 21 days of salary per year for the first five years, and 30 days per year thereafter. Calculation methods differ for unlimited and limited-term contracts. Asanify accurately calculates, accrues, and pays gratuity in compliance with UAE Labor Law, ensuring employees receive correct entitlements upon contract termination.
Can I hire employees in UAE free zones through an EOR?
Yes, Asanify’s EOR service covers employment in UAE free zones including Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), Dubai Internet City, Abu Dhabi Global Market, and others. We navigate the specific employment regulations of each free zone while providing consistent, compliant employment services. This eliminates the need to establish your own free zone entity.
What is Emiratisation and how does it affect my UAE hiring?
Emiratisation is the UAE government policy promoting employment of Emirati nationals in the private sector. Certain companies must meet Emiratisation quotas or face penalties. Asanify monitors applicable requirements and provides guidance on compliance strategies, including support for hiring Emirati talent when needed to meet your obligations.
How long does it take to onboard an employee in the UAE?
UAE employee onboarding typically takes 3-6 weeks depending on visa processing times and employee nationality. The timeline includes employment offer acceptance, visa application and approval, Emirates ID registration, labor card issuance, and medical fitness testing. Asanify expedites this process through expert handling of all documentation and government interactions.
