HR services and manpower support in Qatar
HR services in Qatar, as we offer them, cover the staff side of a company under the Labour Law: HR consultancy, a hiring plan for the first employees, work visas and permits, Arabic contracts and HR policies, payroll through WPS, and staff training. We advise and prepare the documents. We do not recruit or supply staff.
What changes as a company grows
- Establishment card, Arabic contract and WPS from the first hire
- 1 worker
- Work regulations and a penalties regulation
- 10 workers
- Qatari trainees equal to 5% of the workforce
- 50 workers
- A joint committee of employer and workers
- 100 workers
From the Labour Law as amended by Law No. 9 of 2026 and the Residence Law regulations; see the sources at the end of the page.
What our HR services in Qatar include
HR consultancyAdvice on structure and job roles, and on the Labour Law questions that come up as you grow.
HR consultancy
Hiring planWhat to do first, and what waits, between the licence and the first salary.
Hiring plan for a new company
Work visas and permitsWe prepare the labour approval request first, then each worker’s visa and residence file.
Work visas and permits
Employment contracts and policiesContracts in Arabic, as Article 9 requires, and the two regulations owed from the tenth worker.
Employment contracts and HR policies
Payroll and WPSEach month’s salaries, paid through WPS within seven days of the 1st.
Payroll and WPS
Staff trainingA plan for what your staff must learn, and help choosing a licensed provider to teach it.
Staff training
What the Labour Law asks at each size
Most HR duties in Qatar start at a set number of workers, so the first question we ask is how many people you employ.
| Workers | What applies | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| 1 or more | Establishment card; written notice to the labour department before work starts; an Arabic contract attested by the ministry; wages through WPS; a file per worker and five registers | Residence regulations Art. 1; Labour Law Arts. 7, 9, 38, 47, 48, 66 |
| 5 or more | A first aid kit, used by a worker trained in first aid | Labour Law Art. 104 |
| 10 or more | Work regulations and a penalties regulation, approved by the labour department | Labour Law Arts. 46, 58 |
| 50 or more | Qatari trainees in technical jobs, equal to 5% of the workforce | Labour Law Art. 12 |
| 100 or more | A joint committee of employer and worker representatives; a nurse once you pass 100 | Labour Law Arts. 124 (2026 text), 104 |
The HR solutions we provide in Qatar, and what we leave out
We prepare
- Contracts in Arabic and English, matched to each work permit
- Work regulations and the penalties regulation
- The hiring order and the files for each new employee
- The monthly payroll and the WPS salary file
- A training plan, and help to choose a licensed provider
Not part of this service
- Finding candidates or supplying staff
- Recruiting from abroad for other companies, which needs a Ministry of Labour licence
- Running training courses, which needs a licence from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education
Services in this group
- HR consultancyStructure, policies and Labour Law advice
- Hiring plan for a new companyFrom licence to first salary
- Work visas and permitsLabour approval, visas and residence
- Employment contracts and HR policiesArabic contracts and policy documents
- Payroll and WPSMonthly salaries through WPS
- Staff trainingTraining plans with licensed providers
Common questions about HR services in Qatar
What HR services does a company in Qatar need when it hires its first worker?
The establishment card comes before anything else. It costs QAR 200, is issued with the commercial licence, and later labour and visa requests use its number. A worker from abroad then needs recruitment approval and a work visa. For every worker, local or not, there has to be an Arabic contract that the Ministry of Labour has attested, and pay goes through WPS. The two regulations, on work and on penalties, are not due until you take on a tenth person. Training duties grow as headcount does.
How much does HR outsourcing in Qatar cost?
Part of the cost of HR outsourcing in Qatar is set by the government. For two workers brought from abroad, the work visas are QAR 300 each and online attestation of their contracts is QR 60 each. That is QAR 720 before anyone is paid for the paperwork. What we charge is quoted separately. Mostly it depends on how many people you employ. A company where half the hires need visas, or that wants us to prepare the payroll every month, will pay more than one that only needs its missing policies written.
Source: Hukoomi, Attestation of work contracts inside Qatar (Ministry of Labour)
Before using one of the HR companies in Qatar, what should I check?
Look at its CR first. HR companies in Qatar that give advice should be registered for a consulting activity, and since the Single Window lists every activity with its requirements, that part is easy to check. Ask, too, which articles of the Labour Law its advice rests on. If the firm offers to bring workers in from abroad for you, it needs a Ministry of Labour licence for that, so ask to see it.
Do you supply staff or recruit workers?
No. Our work is advice and documents. Recruiting workers from abroad on behalf of other companies is a separate business that needs a Ministry of Labour licence, and it is not what we do. Your own company can recruit for itself once the ministry approves, and we prepare that request and the files that follow it.
Did not find your question? Ask an adviser. We reply with what applies to your case.
Sources
Official sources for the facts on this page, last checked 24 Oct 2026.
- Labour Law No. 14 of 2004 (Al Meezan)
- Law No. 9 of 2026 amending the Labour Law (Al Meezan)
- Minister of Interior Decision No. 25 of 2019, Executive Regulations of Law No. 21 of 2015 (Al Meezan, Arabic)
- Hukoomi, MOCI launches establishment registration through the Single Window (28 Feb 2022)
- Ministry of Interior, Work visa on company sponsorship
- Hukoomi, Attestation of work contracts inside Qatar (Ministry of Labour)
- Single Window, Activity 702090 (other advice and help to businesses on planning, organisation and control)
- Hukoomi, Search for business activities
Start with one number: how many people will be on your payroll a year from now?
Give us that figure along with today’s headcount. From the two we can show which rows of the size table you already fall under, and which you will reach during the year.