The platform that powers MENA payroll.
Payroll calculation engine, statutory file generation, variance reporting, audit trail. HRIS and EOR connect when you need them — same data, same workflows.
The Global Kinect platform is a MENA payroll engine — statutory calculations, file generation, variance reporting, and audit trail across 11 countries (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Lebanon, Jordan). HRIS and EOR are connect-when-ready modules that share the same data and workflow layer.
Most payroll platforms approximate statutory rules and leave compliance to you. Global Kinect codes the regulations into the engine — calculations are correct by default, every cycle, every country. The same engine powers Payroll Bureau and Managed Payroll. HRIS and EOR connect into the same data when you're ready.
The payroll engine
Payroll first. HRIS and EOR connect when ready.
The engine is the platform's load-bearing piece. HRIS and EOR are smaller modules that plug into the same data and workflow layer.
Eleven countries, one calculation engine
Statutory calculations, file generation, EOSB tracking, variance reporting, and audit trail across the GCC, Egypt, and the wider MENA. The same engine powers both delivery models — Payroll Bureau where you submit, Managed Payroll where we run the cycle.
HRIS
Org structure, recruitment, performance, learning, attendance — connected to the payroll engine. New joiners flow into the next cycle automatically.
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Hire in countries where you don't have an entity. We employ through Global Kinect's local entity and run the same payroll engine behind the scenes.
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Why This Platform
Purpose-built compliance infrastructure
Most platforms approximate statutory rules and leave compliance to you. Global Kinect codes the regulations into the engine — so calculations are accurate by default, not dependent on manual configuration.
Every statutory rule in every country is built into the platform. Employer contributions, tax withholding, social insurance, end-of-service — calculated automatically. No spreadsheets, no approximations.
Payroll, EOR, and HRIS share employee data, workflows, and audit trails. An action in one module cascades to every connected module automatically.
EOSB calculations are locked. Statutory minimums are enforced. Contract clauses follow local labour law. The system prevents non-compliant actions, not just flags them.
Upload a CSV and the system maps your columns automatically, then validates across eleven categories before any data touches the live environment.
Leave requests, expense claims, loan applications, and payslips — employees handle everything themselves through the web portal. No tickets, no emails to HR.
Terminate a contract and the system triggers visa cancellation, benefits de-enrollment, settlement calculation, and payroll cleanup — without manual intervention.
Payroll Coverage
Payroll across 11 MENA countries
Statutory rates, caps, tiers, and edge cases are built into the platform for every country. One submission, compliant output — every pay cycle.
Full payroll coverage across every country on the platform.
Global Kinect covers 11 MENA countries
Your team works with one point of contact, one invoice, and one platform — wherever you operate.
Full Lifecycle
Everything around payroll, in one place
Payroll is the engine. But the platform handles the full employee lifecycle — from first leave request to final settlement.
Employee Portal
Self-service your employees will actually use
Leave requests, expense claims, loan applications, and payslips — employees handle everything themselves. No tickets, no emails to HR.
Attendance & Timesheets
QR check-in, geofenced sites, and contractor timesheets — built in
Most platforms bolt on attendance as an afterthought. Ours is native — connected to payroll, leave, and approval workflows from day one.
Employees scan a QR code at site checkpoints from the mobile app. Check-in and check-out are paired automatically, with timestamps and location captured.
Define physical sites with GPS boundaries. The system validates that the employee is within range before accepting a check-in — no proxy attendance.
Contractors submit timesheets directly through the app or portal. Managers approve with one tap, and approved hours flow straight into the next payroll run.
Define shift patterns, assign employees, and track actual vs scheduled hours. Overtime is calculated automatically and fed into payroll.
Attendance feeds payroll automatically
Approved attendance and timesheet data flows directly into the payroll engine. Overtime, late deductions, and absence adjustments are calculated before the run — not reconciled after.
Integrations
Connected where it matters
Feature-flagged integrations that degrade gracefully. Enable what you need; the platform works without any of them.
Contracts & e-signatures
Accounting & invoice sync
Workflow notifications
Learning management
Payment processing
Authentication
Inside the Platform
Clean, simple, built for operators
Employee directory
Every employee, every country, one list.
Org chart
Reporting lines across the entire organisation.
Immigration & visa tracking
Every visa, every country, every renewal date.
Payroll breakdown
Every statutory cost, itemised, per employee.
Questions