Payroll Outsourcing in the UAE: WPS-Compliant Payroll from AED 300
Connect Resources is a Dubai-based payroll outsourcing company, licensed by MOHRE (licence 773036) and ISO 27001 certified.
Payroll outsourcing moves your entire payroll, and the risk that comes with it, to an outside team. Connect Resources does it for companies in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and across the UAE. Your staff stay on your company's visas. We calculate every salary, submit the WPS salary file and pay your team before the 1st, to keep your company clear of WPS blocks and penalties.
We have run UAE payroll since 2016. Every month we pay more than 5,000 employees, and more than 250 companies outsource their payroll to us, from AED 300 per employee per month.
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From AED 300
per employee per month
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5,000+
employees paid every month
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250+
companies outsource their payroll to us
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Since 2016
running UAE payroll
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25th or 28th
payroll run, ahead of the 1st deadline
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ISO 27001
certified data security
Why choose Connect Resources as your payroll outsourcing company in the UAE
Connect Resources has run UAE payroll since 2016. When a company comes to us with a WPS block or an entity restriction, our own team clears it in-house.
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On-the-ground WPS experience.
When a salary file is rejected, we fix it immediately. If the mistake is ours, so is the fine.
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Our own payroll software.
We run payroll on ConnectHR, built for UAE payroll. Your employees download payslips in their own portal.
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Large headcounts, handled.
Small teams and large workforces, across several trade licences.
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Everything in-house.
Our own team calculates, pays and solves the hard cases. Nothing is passed to a third party.
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No lock-in.
No minimum term, 30 days notice, and all your payroll data handed back if you leave.
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Certified.
ISO 27001 for information security, ISO 9001 for quality, and In-Country Value (ICV) certified.
Payroll services included in our UAE payroll outsourcing
Connect Resources' UAE payroll outsourcing covers, for one monthly fee:
- Salary calculation and the WPS salary file (SIF)
- Payslips for every employee, in a self-service portal
- Overtime, deductions and employee loans
- Bonus and commission payments
- Leave salary
- End-of-service gratuity calculation
- Final settlement calculation for leavers
- GPSSA pension contributions for UAE nationals
- Unemployment insurance (ILOE) tracking
- A monthly payroll report for your finance team
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Your staff can be paid by bank transfer or on salary cards, in the same payroll run.
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Every calculation follows UAE Labour Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021), or your free zone's own employment rules where they apply, and the 2026 WPS rules.
Payroll services for companies in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and UAE free zones
- Mainland companies in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and every other emirate
- Free-zone companies in DMCC, JAFZA, ADGM and other zones (not DIFC)
- Groups with several trade licences that want one payroll date and one report
- Companies with field staff on salary cards and office staff on bank accounts
How payroll outsourcing works with Connect Resources
Connect Resources takes over your UAE payroll in six steps.
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Sign by mid-month.
Your first payroll runs that same month, once we have your employee data.
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Setup.
We move your employee and salary data into ConnectHR, for every trade licence you hold.
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Monthly changes.
You send joiners, leavers, overtime and bonuses. We calculate every salary and send you the payroll report. Nothing is paid until you approve it.
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Funding.
You send the salary funds 3 days before payday, in AED or USD.
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Payment.
We submit the WPS salary file and pay your team on the 25th or 28th, as you choose. Payments show on your own company's WPS record.
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Reporting.
Employees get payslips in the portal. You get the monthly payroll report.
Payroll outsourcing cost in the UAE
Payroll outsourcing with Connect Resources costs AED 300 to 500 per employee per month. The more employees you have, the lower the fee per employee.
A one-time setup fee covers data migration. We quote it on your headcount and the number of trade licences.
You can fund salaries in USD. We pay in AED through WPS at Emirates NBD rates, with no charges from Connect Resources.
No hidden costs: your quote lists everything you pay. No minimum term. 30 days notice.
The 2026 UAE salary rule: paid by the 1st
Since 1 June 2026, Ministerial Resolution No. 340 of 2026 requires private companies to pay each month's salaries by the 1st of the next month, through WPS. At least 85% of total wages must arrive on time.
From day 5 of a delay, the company cannot get new work permits (UAE government, updated 14 Oct 2026).
Connect Resources runs payroll on the 25th or 28th, so your salaries land days before the deadline.
Payroll outsourcing or Employer of Record
Payroll outsourcing is for companies with their own UAE trade licence and staff on their own visas.
No UAE company yet? Our Employer of Record service employs your staff for you.
Switching your payroll provider
When you switch to Connect Resources, we migrate your employee and salary history, so your payslips continue without a gap.
How to choose a payroll outsourcing company in the UAE
Five checks separate a safe payroll outsourcing company from a risky one.
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A MOHRE licence. Ask for the licence number. Ours is 773036.
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WPS experience. Ask how fast a rejected salary file is fixed. We fix it immediately.
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Who pays the fine. Get it in writing. If the error is ours, we pay.
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Data security. Look for ISO 27001 certification. We have it.
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Exit terms. Check the notice period and who owns your data. Ours: 30 days, and all your data handed back.
At Connect Resources, payroll outsourcing costs AED 300 to 500 per employee per month. The fee per employee falls as your headcount grows. A one-time setup fee covers moving your data; we quote it on headcount and the number of trade licences. There are no hidden costs.
Yes. Connect Resources' payroll outsourcing is for companies with their own UAE trade licence, whose staff are on the company's own visas. Your HR team keeps hiring and managing people; we calculate and pay salaries. If you have no UAE company yet, you need an Employer of Record instead.
Connect Resources does. We submit the WPS salary file and pay your employees. The payments show on your own company's WPS record with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation.
Send the salary funds to Connect Resources 3 days before payday. You can pay in AED or USD; USD is converted at Emirates NBD rates with no charges from Connect Resources.
Connect Resources fixes it immediately, so salaries still arrive before the 1st. If the error is ours, we correct it and pay any resulting fine. If it comes from the data you sent, we help you correct it.
Connect Resources pays overtime inside the monthly salary. Bonuses and commission go either inside the WPS salary file or as a separate bank transfer, as you prefer.
Yes. Connect Resources pays salary cards and bank accounts in the same payroll run.
Yes. Connect Resources calculates gratuity, leave salary and the full final settlement for every leaver. The exit paperwork, such as visa cancellation, stays with your company.
No. DIFC companies follow DIFC Employment Law and the DEWS scheme, which we do not run. We run payroll for mainland companies and for other free zones, including DMCC, JAFZA and ADGM.
Yes. Connect Resources is ISO 27001 certified for information security. We run payroll on our own system, ConnectHR.
Sign with Connect Resources by the middle of the month and your first payroll runs that same month, once we have your employee data.
No. Connect Resources has no minimum term, and the notice period is 30 days. If you leave, we hand over all your payroll data.
Software still needs your team to run payroll and carry the risk of every mistake. Outsourcing moves both to us: we run your payroll and pay the fine if an error is ours.
Connect Resources' payroll outsourcing covers the UAE only. In Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt, payroll comes as part of our Employer of Record service.
Get a UAE payroll quote
Tell us your headcount and how many trade licences you have. We reply within 30 minutes during working hours, then send your monthly quote.
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