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HR & payroll for Contracting in Qatar

Operation, maintenance and MEP contracts staffed exactly as the client signed.

Contracting companies — O&M, MEP and facility services — staff many client sites at once against contractual headcount and evidence requirements. StartHR shows required vs actual staffing per contract, the cost and margin, and the credentials every client badge depends on.

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7 live features · 3 on the roadmap · plus every core StartHR module
10:00–15:30Outdoor work ban, 1 Jun – 15 Sep
24/7Coverage across client sites
21 daysAnnual leave, rising to 28 days with service
The problem

What slows contracting HR teams down

Clients deduct penalties when contractual headcount is short.
Monthly evidence packs for clients take days to assemble.
Margin per contract is unknown until year end.
What you get

10 features built for contracting

Live features work today. Roadmap items are planned and marked honestly.
Contract staffing plan & marginLive

Workers per contract and site, monthly labour cost, site allowances and margin against the contract value.

staff-loan permit & client badge trackerLive

Lending permits, badges and inductions per worker with expiries.

MEP credential matrixLive

trade certification and engineering licences for technicians and engineers.

Midday-ban guardLive

Outdoor contracts checked against the 10:00–15:30 summer ban.

Qatarisation trackerOn the roadmap

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

Monthly client evidence packLive

Attendance registers and payroll summaries printed per period for each client.

Mobilisation / demobilisationLive

Onboarding tasks and clearance with settlement when a contract ends.

Site shift templateLive

Apply a day-shift site policy to attendance.

Standby & call-out payOn the roadmap

Standby rosters and call-out hours paid automatically.

Local-content workforce reportOn the roadmap

Qatari wages and headcount in the format local-content reviews ask for.

Rules we track for you

Credentials, localisation and working time

Certificates & licences

  • Staff-loan permit
  • Client site badge
  • Trade certification
  • Engineering licence
  • Safety induction
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

  • 07:00–16:00Weekend: FridayDay shift for site crews; plan night and call-out cover per contract.
  • Summer midday banNo outdoor work 10:00–15:30, 1 Jun – 15 Sep. StartHR checks every outdoor site's shift against it.
  • Contracts & client sitesAllocate people, see the monthly labour cost and the margin against each contract.

Pay elements set up for you

Contract site allowanceShift & night allowanceStandby & call-out payHardship allowanceEnd-of-contract bonus
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