UAE PEO

Global Expansion Resources | United Arab Emirates

UAE PEO Services

Expand into the United Arab Emirates with the leading UAE PEO company

UAE PEO Services

Emerge into new markets with the leading UAE PEO partner

Leap29’s bespoke United Arab Emirates PEO Services manage the employment of your international employees, supporting your company’s international expansion into the UAE.
 

  • Ensure compliance with the UAE’s employment laws.
  • Manage international hires, taxes, benefits, insurance, visa applications and payroll.
  • Best value UAE PEO with no hidden costs.
  • Bespoke employee management platform included.

As your trusted Professional Employer Organisation (PEO) partner in the UAE, we can alleviate you from these responsiblities, enabling you to concentrate on expanding your business worldwide, securing top talent and clients.

Complete our enquiry form for a free quote!

What’s included:

HR software

Bespoke employee management software included in our PEO service.

Global compliance

We have expert teams across the world to ensure global compliance.

Transparent pricing

Avoid hidden costs and account for our fee with our transparent pricing.

United Arab Emirates Expansion Advice

Expand into the UAE's international business hub using our PEO services in United Arab Emirates

Known for the world’s tallest building as well as strong global connectivity, the United Arab Emirates is fast becoming one of the most popular locations for business expansion. Although typically known for its successful oil and gas industry, transport, financial services, technology, tourism and construction industries have also become thriving sectors for the country’s seven emirates.

As well as reaping the benefits of this country’s thriving business sector, foreign-owned, expanding businesses can take advantage of the UAE’s 45 Free Zones. With one or more industries allocated to each zone, there are special tax, import regulations and customs in these areas that are designed to provide lucrative business environments for global companies.

Despite the UAE’s robust business infrastructure, global connectivity, attractive Free Zones and relatively relaxed international trading rules, expanding into the United Arab Emirates isn’t straightforward. The country’s guidelines for expanding businesses are complex and can differ between the UAE’s seven emirates, as well as the 45 Free Zones, with businesses having to meet each emirate’s or zone’s respective legislation. Some especially key employment legislation set out in the UAE’s Labour Law includes:

  • National Holidays with particular focus around prayer times and Muslim holidays
  • Probation periods – these must not exceed six months
  • No legal minimum wage but salaries must meet basic needs of the employee
  • Overtime must not exceed two hours per day
  • Working week runs from Sunday to Thursday. Friday is a weekly holiday for employees
  • Employment contracts must be written in Arabic alone.

In addition, all foreign employees looking to work in the UAE must obtain a valid pass or work visa before they begin work with the cost fronted by their employers. There are two types of work permits in the United Arab Emirates, skilled and unskilled, with extensive documentation required to apply. Add to this that, as per UAE law, employers must provide a ticket to the employee’s native country when their visa is cancelled and if further employment is not found.

The combination of the UAE law, work permits and changing legislation for each Free Zone or emirate makes expansion into the UAE a challenging affair. This is where our expert PEO services come in.

Your Recruitment and PEO Partner in the United Arab Emirates

Expanding into any one of the UAE’s seven emirates and adapting to their business structure can be a time consuming, complex process. By acting as your Professional Employer Organisation, we remove your need for a legal entity by supporting your expansion and complying with the UAE law and employment best practices on your behalf.

Leading PEO Services in the United Arab Emirates

Depending on your company’s industry and chosen area of expansion, both Free Zone and emirate, then the regulations your business must follow when expanding into the UAE can differ. As such, expanding into the UAE requires colossal attention to detail and an in-depth knowledge of the country’s seven emirates, Free Zones and their respective employment regulations. This is on top of the already complex Arabic employment contracts, taxes, benefits, visa applications, payroll and insurances.

At Leap29, we can manage the employment of your international hires taking all of the above intricacies off your shoulders. This means you can compliantly enjoy the benefits of the UAE’s Free Zones and sound business infrastructure, without setting up a legal entity or risking non-compliance.

Payroll Services in the UAE

Running payroll internationally is a complex process. Running payroll in the United Arab Emirates however is even more taxing, thanks to its overtime considerations that stipulate standard pay, plus different percentage payments depending on the time of day that overtime is worked. As your payroll partner in the United Arab Emirates, we can navigate overtime considerations as well as ensuring all employees in the UAE are paid accurately and on time.

We can tailor our payroll solutions to your individual requirements, adapting to your business and workforce to ensure compliant yet stress-free global payroll.

Recruitment Solutions in the UAE

Recruitment can be challenging for businesses at the best of times; add in the UAE’s area dependent legislation and stringent visa requirements and finding the right employees in the United Arab Emirates has just become a whole lot more challenging. With the UAE on the rise as a top place to work for both employers and employees, securing the top industry talent in the country is also highly competitive. 

However, by supporting you with our comprehensive, tailored recruitment and employee onboarding approach we can help you recruit and retain the top talent in the United Arab Emirates.

Why Choose Leap29 as your Recruitment and PEO Partner?

Expanding your business globally and navigating international employment is challenging for any business.  With in-depth knowledge of the UAE’s employment law and first-hand experience of UAE best business practices, Leap29 can make your expansion into the United Arab Emirates easier.

Our team in the UAE are well-versed on country wide legislation as well as individual emirate regulations thus enabling us to deliver a compliant, seamless recruitment and employee management service. With over 20 years of experience providing recruitment services to businesses across multiple sectors, including Engineering and Construction, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceuticals, Renewable Energy and Technology, we can be the trusted and best value PEO partner of choice for any size or type of business expanding into the United Arab Emirates.

By letting us take care of your international recruitment and employee management, you can compete in one of the world’s most advantageous business landscapes without the cost, time and restrictions of a legal entity.

If you want to find out more about how our PEO Services in the United Arab Emirates can support your global expansion, contact our team using the form, or email us at [email protected] or call our experts on +44 (0) 20 8129 6860 to get started today.

Don’t take our word for it!

Leap29 played a critical role in helping us navigate a challenging situation during our acquisition by Gilde Buy Out Partners. They were instrumental in onboarding over 60 employees from Columbus onto our team, with a flexible benefits package that addressed their individual requirements. Leap29 also assisted us in managing the growth of our workforce in India. Thanks to Leap29's support, we were able to increase our headcount in India by over 50% within 12 months and establish our own operation in the country. We are grateful for their partnership and look forward to working with them again in the future."
Luciano Cunha - CEO
To Increase
Leap29 played a critical role in helping us navigate a challenging situation during our acquisition by Gilde Buy Out Partners. They were instrumental in onboarding over 60 employees from Columbus onto our team, with a flexible benefits package that addressed their individual requirements. Leap29 also assisted us in managing the growth of our workforce in India. Thanks to Leap29's support, we were able to increase our headcount in India by over 50% within 12 months and establish our own operation in the country. We are grateful for their partnership and look forward to working with them again in the future."
Luciano Cunha - CEO
To Increase
For the last few years, we have worked very closely with Simon and the team at Leap29 on a number of different projects in multiple countries across the globe. Leap29 have been a fantastic partner for us and are always willing to think with us to find the best solution. The communication with the team at Leap29 has always been excellent and Simon, in particular, is great to work with! They come highly recommended from us!
Peter Yerardi - Global VP HR
Data.ai 
For the last few years, we have worked very closely with Simon and the team at Leap29 on a number of different projects in multiple countries across the globe. Leap29 have been a fantastic partner for us and are always willing to think with us to find the best solution. The communication with the team at Leap29 has always been excellent and Simon, in particular, is great to work with! They come highly recommended from us!
Peter Yerardi - Global VP HR
Data.ai 
The assistance of Leap29 allowed our company to build a successful team in India without the hassle of establishing our own entity. They provided excellent support from the onboarding process to setting up medical insurance and ensuring all taxation issues were managed in a compliant manner. We were particularly impressed with their responsiveness to any bespoke requests and that the administration of salary payments and benefits were extremely sufficient and always on time. Their professionalism and commitment to regulatory compliance was exceptional, and we could not have done it without their support.
Steen Hybschmann
CEO | Sprint 365
The assistance of Leap29 allowed our company to build a successful team in India without the hassle of establishing our own entity. They provided excellent support from the onboarding process to setting up medical insurance and ensuring all taxation issues were managed in a compliant manner. We were particularly impressed with their responsiveness to any bespoke requests and that the administration of salary payments and benefits were extremely sufficient and always on time. Their professionalism and commitment to regulatory compliance was exceptional, and we could not have done it without their support.
Steen Hybschmann
CEO | Sprint 365

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Local expertise, global reach

Employ people compliantly in 180+ countries – with or without your own foreign entities. We can help you set up and manage foreign entities – or act as an Employer of Record. We can also help with multi-country payroll and all your HR management. Wherever, whenever and however you want to employ people, we can help.

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We make expansion in the UAE simple

Employing people compliantly across international borders can be challenging but we make it simple, bringing down barriers and making light work of the complexities. We offer the full range of compliant global expansion solutions so that wherever, whenever and however you want to employ people, we can support you.

EOR Services
Payroll Solutions
Global Mobility
Entity Services
PEO Solutions
Support & Advisory
HR Support
Contractor Payroll
Pricing

EOR Services

Employ people compliantly in 180+ countries – without setting up new entities. We’ll shoulder responsibility as Employer of Record (EOR), making sure all your international employment is fully compliant.

We can also take care of your global HR from multi-country payroll to onboarding and offboarding.

Payroll Solutions

Getting global payroll right is one of the hardest challenges for any business expanding into new countries. We can shoulder this burden, freeing up valuable in-house resource to focus on growing your business.

Consider us an extension of your HR team, ready to answer all your questions large and small.

Global Mobility

Mobilise your people across borders with ease. Relocating to work abroad can feel daunting. But with Leap29 at your side, your employees can feel safe and supported.

We’ll guide your employees through the complexities of working in another country, helping them settle in fast.

Entity Services

Follow the opportunities to grow your business – wherever they take you.
We lighten the load of establishing and managing foreign entities and can help you solve all your entity challenges from running compliant, accurate multi-country payroll to local accounting and financial reporting.

PEO Solutions

Employ international talent wherever and whenever you need it – and enjoy the peace of mind of knowing you’re fully compliant. Our Professional Employer Organisation (PEO) services allow you to focus on growing your business while we handle compliance, multi-country payroll and your global HR.

Support & Advisory

The help you need to make your global growth effortless – trusted guidance and advice on your expansion challenges large and small.

HR Support

When you’re employing people in lots of different countries, answering just a simple query can take a disproportionate amount of time for your in-house HR team. Our HR Support service reduces this burden, saving you time and money and giving you the confidence of knowing your employees are well looked after, whatever their location.

Contractor Payroll

Enjoy compliant contractor payroll that meets all local requirements for tax, social security and employment legislation. We understand the importance of compliant contractor payroll to the success of your business and will pay your contractors on time, every time.

Start hiring today – and onboard within hours.

Pricing

Budget confidently with transparent, competitive fees and no hidden costs.

Want us to shoulder employer liability and take care of your global HR through our EOR solution? No problem. Just want global payroll? You can have that too. Pick the solutions that your individual business needs.