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StartHR industry pack

HR & payroll for Software in the UAE

Hire and keep engineering talent — with HR that works like your product.

Software companies compete for scarce engineers, run hybrid teams and on-call rotations, and must meet localisation targets. StartHR gives you the people data and self-service your engineers will actually use.

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7 live features · 3 on the roadmap · plus every core StartHR module
30 daysPaid annual leave from the first year
GPSSAEmirati contributions on every payroll
The problem

What slows software HR teams down

Certifications and training budgets are tracked in spreadsheets.
Client projects need staffing and cost visibility.
What you get

10 features built for software

Live features work today. Roadmap items are planned and marked honestly.
Emiratisation trackerOn the roadmap

Your Emirati share by role, measured against the Emiratisation (Nafis) rules for your sector.

Client project staffing & costLive

Allocate engineers to client projects and compare monthly cost with the contract value.

Certification matrixLive

Cloud and security certifications and client NDAs per engineer, with expiries.

Goals & performance reviewsLive

OKR-style goals with progress per engineer.

Tech hiring pipelineLive

Candidates, stages and scores for engineering roles.

Self-service on any phoneLive

Leave, letters, payslips and check-in for hybrid teams; requests land in Approvals.

Laptop & device custodyLive

Assign laptops and equipment and recover them at exit.

Flexible office hours templateLive

Apply a Monday–Friday flexible day to attendance.

On-call rotation & payOn the roadmap

Rotations for production support with on-call allowances in payroll.

Equity & ESOP registerOn the roadmap

Grants, vesting schedules and leaver treatment.

Rules we track for you

Credentials, localisation and working time

Certificates & licences

  • Cloud certificationAWS, Azure, Google Cloud or similar.
  • Security certification
  • Client NDAPer client project.
Each is matched to the right job titles and alerts before it expires.

Emiratisation (Nafis)

  • EmiratisationCompanies with 50+ employees add 2% Emiratis in skilled roles each year (1% per half-year); 20–49 employee firms in key sectors hire at least one Emirati.
Sector targets change by decision — confirm yours with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE). Official rules

Recommended working time

  • 09:00–17:00Weekend: Saturday & SundayMonday–Friday with flexible hours; use a generous grace period.
  • Client projectsAllocate people, see the monthly labour cost and the margin against each contract.

Pay elements set up for you

On-call allowancePerformance bonusLearning budgetRemote / internet allowanceSales commission
Other industries

Running more than one line of business?

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