StartHR industry pack

HR & payroll for Automobile Workshop / Garage

Technicians certified, bays staffed, incentives paid right.

Automobile workshops and service centres depend on skilled technicians, service advisors on commission and safe bays. StartHR keeps professional licences and certifications current, costs each branch and handles the long days and split shifts of a busy workshop.

7 live features · 2 on the roadmap · plus every core StartHR module
5 yrsProfessional Verification validity
70%Saudi share in spare-parts outlets
100%Customer-service roles localised
The problem

What slows automobile workshop / garage HR teams down

Technicians' professional licences and verification lapse unnoticed.
Service-advisor and front-office roles fall under localisation rules.
Split shifts and Ramadan evenings make lateness rules messy.
Tools and diagnostic devices go missing.
What you get

9 features built for automobile workshop / garage

Live features work today. Roadmap items are planned and marked honestly.
Technician licence & skills matrixLive

Municipal licence, Professional Verification and OEM certification per technician.

Branch & service-centre costLive

Headcount and monthly labour cost per branch.

Front-office localisation checkLive

Customer service, sales and parts-counter quotas against your staff.

Workshop shift templateLive

Apply a long workshop day to attendance.

Bay attendance by fingerprintLive

Devices at the workshop entrance feed lateness and overtime.

Tool & diagnostic-device custodyLive

Assign tool kits and scanners to technicians and recover them.

Overtime & bonus in payrollLive

Overtime from punches and monthly incentives as bonus lines.

Job-card time clock & efficiencyOn the roadmap

Clock technicians on job cards and pay flat-rate efficiency incentives.

Comeback & rework logOn the roadmap

Track rework per technician as a quality KPI.

Rules we track for you

Credentials, localisation and working time

Certificates & licences

  • Municipal professional licenceBalady professional licence for workshop trades.
  • Professional verification
  • OEM technician certificationBrand training; EV high-voltage where relevant.
  • Health certificate
Each is matched to the right job titles and alerts before it expires.

Saudization targets

  • Customer service: 100%From 1 staff in the group; Saudis count from SAR 0 a month.Customer-service roles are fully localised.
  • Sales & marketing: 60%From 3 staff in the group; Saudis count from SAR 5,500 a month.Applies from 19 Apr 2026 to companies with 3 or more staff in these roles.
  • Retail outlet roles: 70%From 1 staff in the group; Saudis count from SAR 0 a month.Auto spare-parts and building-materials outlets: 70% of covered roles per outlet.
  • Accounting: 40%From 5 staff in the group; Saudis count from SAR 6,000 a month.Phased from 40% towards 70% for accounting professions.

Recommended working time

  • 08:00–20:00Weekend: FridayLong workshop day with a midday break; adjust for Ramadan evenings.
  • Branches & service centresAllocate people, see the monthly labour cost of each one.

Pay elements set up for you

Technician productivity incentiveService-advisor commissionBody-shop piece rateTools allowanceUniform allowance

Switch on the Automobile Workshop / Garage pack today.

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