{
  "id": 5774402,
  "title": "3 Ways A Foreign Company Can Employ Someone In The UAE",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/3-ways-a-foreign-company-can-employ-someone-in-the-uae",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-05T12:40:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Post",
    "slug": "arabian-post",
    "url": "https://thearabianpost.com/3-ways-a-foreign-company-can-employ-someone-in-the-uae/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Employing Staff in the UAE without a Local Entity: Three Methods\n\nFor foreign companies eyeing the UAE market, hiring staff without establishing a local entity can be a challenge. Prosenjit Biswas, Head of Marketing at Masdar EOR, explains three compliant methods:\n\n1. Employer of Record (EOR): A properly licensed UAE company becomes the employee's local employer and sponsorship vehicle. The EOR handles the legal employment relationship, including contracts, work permits, payroll, WPS, and other statutory requirements. The client company maintains control over the employee's actual work and responsibilities.\n\n2. Mainland manpower/labour-on-demand licensing: When employing employees at client sites, project locations, or industrial facilities, the UAE employment structure must operate under the appropriate mainland manpower licensing framework. Free-zone companies do not automatically qualify for this licensing.\n\n3. Employee categories: UAE nationals require registration and pension requirements, while GCC nationals generally do not need UAE residency sponsorship. Non-GCC expatriates need a work permit and residence sponsorship, along with immigration processing, Emirates ID registration, health insurance, and other statutory enrolments. Some employees may already have UAE residency, eliminating the need for a new visa.\n\nThe EOR manages essential aspects of local employment, while the client retains control over day-to-day work and performance. WPS, the Wage Protection System, ensures employees receive their registered salaries and maintains a direct link between the employee's legal employer, employment contract, and salary payment.",
  "summary": "How to Hire Employees in the UAE Without a Local Entity How can a foreign company hire employees in the UAE without setting up its own local entity? This is a common situation for international companies entering the UAE. You may want to hire one employee, build a small team, mobilise people for a project, or simply test the UAE market before committing to establishing your own […] The article 3…",
  "key_points": [
    "Employer of Record (EOR) handles legal employment relationship",
    "Mainland manpower licensing for client sites and facilities",
    "Different employee categories have distinct UAE residency requirements"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}