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HR & payroll for Human Resource Services in Bahrain

Every deployed worker, every client contract, every dinar of margin.

Manpower supply and HR services companies recruit workers and second them to clients under staff-loan permits. Profit depends on bill rates covering salary, SIO, permit fees, housing and end-of-service. StartHR shows each deployment, its cost and margin, and every permit that keeps it legal.

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7 live features · 3 on the roadmap · plus every core StartHR module
12:00–16:00Outdoor work ban, 15 Jun – 31 Aug
30 daysPaid annual leave from the first year
SIOBahraini contributions on every payroll
The problem

What slows human resource services HR teams down

Margins disappear because bill rates ignore permit fees, housing and end-of-service.
Client timesheets arrive late and payroll waits.
Replacement guarantees are tracked by memory.
What you get

10 features built for human resource services

Live features work today. Roadmap items are planned and marked honestly.
Deployment ledger & marginLive

Workers per client contract with monthly cost (salary, allowances, site allowance) against the bill value.

staff-loan permit & document expiry boardLive

Staff-loan permits, badges, insurance and verification per deployed worker.

Residence permit, work-permit & visa feesLive

Government transactions with fees calculated before you pay.

Midday-ban check for outdoor clientsLive

Outdoor deployments checked against the summer ban.

Bahrainisation trackerOn the roadmap

Your Bahraini share by role, measured against the Bahrainisation rules for your sector.

Recruitment pipelineLive

Candidates from visa to arrival with stages and scores.

End-of-service & final settlementLive

Accurate EOSB and settlements when a deployment ends.

Client shift templateLive

Apply the most common client shift as your attendance policy.

Client timesheet portalOn the roadmap

Clients approve worker hours online; approved hours feed payroll and billing.

Guarantee & replacement trackerOn the roadmap

Guarantee periods and replacement obligations per placement.

Rules we track for you

Credentials, localisation and working time

Certificates & licences

  • Staff-loan permitRequired before the worker starts at the client.
  • Client site badge
  • Medical insurance
  • Trade certification
Each is matched to the right job titles and alerts before it expires.

Bahrainisation

  • BahrainisationSector Bahrainisation ratios; firms below the ratio pay higher LMRA work-permit fees.
Sector targets change by decision — confirm yours with the Ministry of Labour · LMRA. Official rules

Recommended working time

  • 07:00–16:00Weekend: FridayWorkers follow each client's shift; set the most common one here.
  • Summer midday banNo outdoor work 12:00–16:00, 15 Jun – 31 Aug. StartHR checks every outdoor site's shift against it.
  • Client deploymentsAllocate people, see the monthly labour cost and the margin against each contract.

Pay elements set up for you

Housing & transport in kindFood allowanceClient-site allowanceOvertime billed to the client
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