Employer of Record
We become the legal employer of your staff in Saudi Arabia, handling contracts, payroll, GOSI, visas and compliance.
Workforce solutions for Saudi Arabia’s most demanding projects
Abaad Business employs, recruits and supplies workforce across the Kingdom, fully compliant with Saudi labour regulations, so you can focus on delivery.
Who we are
A workforce partner built for the Saudi market
Abaad Business is the workforce division of MENA Business Investment Group, which has advised companies operating in Saudi Arabia for more than 20 years. We provide Employer of Record, recruitment and manpower services to organisations building, scaling or maintaining a workforce in the Kingdom, without the administrative and regulatory burden of doing it alone.
Clients
Companies we work with
What we do
Three ways we build your workforce
Recruitment
We search our database, our network and the wider market to find, screen and place permanent talent matched to your role, sector and Saudization requirements.
Manpower Solutions
Skilled and general workforce, deployed on short-term, long-term or project basis, employed under our payroll.
Why Abaad Business
One partner for sourcing, employment and compliance
Compliance handled
Saudi labour law, GOSI, Qiwa contracts, Wage Protection System and visa processing managed end to end.
Saudization support
Workforce planning that accounts for your Nitaqat position.
Speed of mobilisation
Deploy workers without waiting to build internal HR capacity.
Scalable
From a handful of specialists to large project deployments.
One accountable partner
Sourcing, employment, payroll and administration under one contract.
Two decades of MENA BIG behind us
Part of a group that has provided business advisory, company formation and accounting services in Saudi Arabia for more than 20 years.
How it works
From scope to steady state, in four steps
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Understand
We scope the roles, volumes, duration and location.
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Source
We draw on our candidate database and network, and run a targeted search where the role calls for it.
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Employ
We handle contracts, visas, onboarding, payroll and GOSI.
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Manage
We remain the employer of record and handle ongoing HR and compliance.
Sectors
Where our workforce operates
- Construction
- Infrastructure
- Energy & industrial
- Facilities management
- Logistics
- Events & hospitality
- Professional services
Compliance
We take on the regulatory obligations
Employing in Saudi Arabia means more than a contract. These are the obligations we take on when we are the employer of record, whether you are entering the market or scaling an operation already here.
- Saudization & NitaqatWorkforce planning aligned to your nationalisation position.
- GOSI registrationSocial insurance registration and ongoing contributions.
- Payroll & WPSSalary processing through the Wage Protection System.
- Visas & iqamaWork visa processing, iqama issuance and renewals.
- Qiwa and AjeerContracts registered on Qiwa, and seconded assignments documented through Ajeer.
- Ongoing HR administrationLeave, end-of-service, exits and record keeping.
Building a workforce in Saudi Arabia?
Tell us what you need and we will come back with a practical, compliant approach.