StartHR industry pack

HR & payroll for Catering in Qatar

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.

6 live features · 3 on the roadmap · plus every core StartHR module
7 daysOperations that never close
21 daysAnnual leave, rising to 28 days with service
GRSIAQatari contributions on every payroll
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.

Residence permit-linked renewalsLive

Residence permit, work permit and staff-loan permit renewals with fees calculated before you pay.

Uniform & PPE issueLive

Uniforms, aprons and PPE as custody items per worker.

Qatarisation trackerOn the roadmap

Your Qatari share by role, measured against the Qatarisation rules for your sector.

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 certificateMunicipal health certificate after a medical exam; cannot outlast the residence permit.
  • 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.

Qatarisation

  • QatarisationLaw 12/2024 sets Qatarisation targets for private-sector jobs, phased in by sector.
Sector targets change by decision — confirm yours with the Ministry of Labour. Official rules

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 allowancePeak-season premiumNight (suhoor) allowanceUniform allowance

Switch on the Catering pack today.

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