MENA payroll, done properly.
Drop the diff. We calculate every statutory rule in every country — GOSI, WPS, GPSSA, EOSB, the rest. You sign off and submit. Eleven countries, one engine. Add HRIS and EOR when you need them.
Global Kinect runs MENA payroll for businesses operating across 11 countries. We deliver it two ways: as a calculation-only bureau (you submit to GOSI, WPS, Mudad, and the bank yourself), or as the full Global Kinect platform with HRIS and EOR connected to the same payroll engine. Both run on Oracle Cloud, in-Kingdom for Saudi clients.
The shape of the service
How MENA payroll works now
The regimes have moved digital. Most platforms haven't kept up. Built for how 2026 actually runs — Mudad windows, WPS files in your bank's format, GPSSA on the right split, ILOE handled, IGR on the right brackets.
Quick.
Fixed monthly cut-offs aligned to Mudad's submission window and your bank's WPS cycle date. Predictable turnaround on a clean diff — no chasing the bureau for last cycle's variances.
Digital.
Direct integration with the regimes that actually run MENA payroll: Mudad in Saudi, WPS across the GCC, GPSSA on the UAE federal-versus-DIFC split, ILOE for unemployment insurance, IGR brackets in Egypt. Not a spreadsheet process with a portal bolted on.
Efficient.
GOSI dual-tier handled per employee. EOSB at the early-tier / full-tier transition. Tax brackets applied per tranche. Saudization, Emiratisation, Kuwaitisation, Omanisation banding visible per cycle. Every statutory rule in every country sits in the engine.
Solutions
Choose the right hiring route
Start with the structure you need: EOR without an entity, payroll through your own entity, immigration support, or compliant contractor engagement.
Employer of Record (EOR)
Employ people compliantly in the UK, UAE, Saudi Arabia and other markets without setting up a local entity. We handle contracts, payroll, statutory compliance, and ongoing employment administration.
Learn moreWhy Global Kinect
MENA payroll, one engine across eleven countries.
Most multi-country MENA payroll runs on a different process per country — different spreadsheet, different submission, different sign-off chain. Global Kinect replaces the spreadsheets and standardises the process. Whether you want us as a bureau or as a managed-payroll platform, the engine, the calculations, and the audit trail are the same.
Payroll, EOR, and HRIS share one platform. An action in one module updates every connected module automatically. No duplicate data entry. No reconciliation between tools.
Contracts, payroll, immigration, and local compliance responsibilities are defined before onboarding starts.
Registrations, approvals, and onboarding documents are captured in structured workflows instead of scattered across email threads.
One team keeps timelines moving across HR, finance, and local compliance so expansion does not stall after the quote is signed.
Coverage
Eleven MENA countries. One platform.
Payroll, HRIS, and EOR — connected across every country from a single submission.
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman — payroll, HRIS, and EOR with WPS, GOSI, EOSB, and localisation tracking.
Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Lebanon, Jordan — payroll and EOR with progressive tax, social insurance, and bilingual documentation.
How It Works
From first enquiry to first payroll
Tell us the country, role and timeline
We confirm whether EOR, payroll, contractor engagement, or immigration support is the right route.
Receive a scoped proposal
You get costs, timelines, responsibilities, and key country assumptions before you commit.
Launch onboarding
We issue contracts, collect documents, start registrations, and coordinate visa steps where needed.
Run ongoing operations
Payroll, compliance, reporting, and employee lifecycle support stay with one accountable team.
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