StartHR industry pack

HR & payroll for Catering

No food handler without a valid health certificate — ever.

Catering and food-service companies feed camps, hospitals, schools and events with large crews on split shifts, 7 days a week. Health certificates, food-safety training and client-site staffing are what inspectors and clients check first — StartHR keeps them current.

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7 live features · 2 on the roadmap · plus every core StartHR module

1 yearTypical Balady health-certificate validity

7 daysOperations that never close

HajjSeasonal peaks need temporary staff

The problem

What slows catering HR teams down

A municipal inspection finds a food handler with an expired health certificate.

Client sites need a fixed headcount every day and swaps are untracked.

Split shifts and 7-day weeks break simple attendance rules.

Meals and housing in kind are not reflected in cost.

What you get

9 features built for catering

Live features work today. Roadmap items are planned and marked honestly.

Health-certificate trackerLive

Every food handler's health certificate, food-safety and health-education course — expired and missing ones flagged.

Client-site staffing boardLive

Headcount per client site and kitchen, labour cost and margin against each contract.

Early kitchen shift templateLive

Apply an early, 7-day kitchen schedule to attendance.

Kitchen attendance by face deviceLive

Touch-free face devices for kitchens; punches flow into overtime.

Iqama-linked renewalsLive

Iqama, work permit and Ajeer renewals with fees calculated before you pay.

Uniform & PPE issueLive

Uniforms, aprons and PPE as custody items per worker.

Nutrition & support-role quotasLive

Clinical nutrition (80%), accounting and procurement rules checked against your staff.

Seasonal workforce moduleOn the roadmap

Temporary visas, seasonal health certificates and end-of-season clearance.

Camp rotation schedulerOn the roadmap

Rotations such as 8 weeks on, 2 weeks off with travel days.

Rules we track for you

Credentials, localisation and working time

Certificates & licences

Health certificateBalady certificate after a medical exam; cannot outlast the Iqama.
Food safety trainingHACCP / food-safety course.
Health education course
Client site pass

Each is matched to the right job titles and alerts before it expires.

Saudization targets

Clinical nutrition: 80%From 1 staff in the group; Saudis count from SAR 7,000 a month.
Accounting: 40%From 5 staff in the group; Saudis count from SAR 6,000 a month.Phased from 40% towards 70% for accounting professions.
Procurement: 70%From 3 staff in the group; Saudis count from SAR 0 a month.Effective date differs between sources — confirm on Qiwa.
Customer service: 100%From 1 staff in the group; Saudis count from SAR 0 a month.Customer-service roles are fully localised.

Recommended working time

05:00–14:00Weekend: Early kitchen shift, 7-day operation; give each worker a weekly rest day by roster.
Client sites & kitchensAllocate people, see the monthly labour cost and the margin against each contract.

Pay elements set up for you

Meals in kindCamp housingRemote-site rotation allowanceHajj & season premiumNight (suhoor) allowanceUniform allowance

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