Employer of Record (EOR) in Saudi Arabia
Employ people in the Kingdom without setting up your own company first. Through our Employer of Record service, PROMISE becomes the compliant legal employer, handling contracts, payroll, GOSI, and labour compliance, while your team reports to you and does your work.
Employ without your own entity
An Employer of Record (EOR) is a company that legally employs staff on your behalf. On paper, your people are employed by the EOR, which holds the employment contract and takes on the legal responsibilities of an employer in Saudi Arabia. In practice, they’re your team: you direct their work, set their objectives, and manage them day-to-day. It’s the fastest compliant way to have employees in the Kingdom before, or without, establishing your own company.
The employer responsibilities, carried for you
You keep what matters to you, the people, the work, and the relationship. We carry the compliance and administration behind them.
As your Employer of Record, PROMISE handles:
Compliant contracts
Compliant Saudi employment contracts for your staff.
WPS-compliant payroll
Payroll processed the WPS-compliant way, with payslips.
GOSI
GOSI registration and contributions.
Labour compliance
Labour-law compliance, onboarding, and offboarding, including end-of-service settlements.
Government-platform admin
The government-platform admin (Qiwa and related) that employing in the Kingdom requires.
Which route makes sense?
Both are valid, the right one depends on your stage and scale:
Employer of Record (EOR)
Fastest to start, no entity required, ideal for one or a few hires, a pilot, or getting going before your company is ready. Ongoing monthly.
Your own entity
The right long-term base once you’re committed or scaling, full control and presence, but it takes incorporation and setup first (which we also handle).
Companies often start with EOR and move to their own entity as they grow, and because we do both, we can transition your people across cleanly when the time comes.
Residency and employment, together
For the right individual, we can go a step further. PROMISE is a whitelisted company with the Saudi Premium Residency Center, so for an eligible person we can secure their Premium Residency and employ them through our Employer of Record service, they gain the full benefits of Premium Residency (travel freely, own property, live in the Kingdom without being tied to an employer), while we handle the employment behind the scenes. Premium Residency is subject to the Center’s eligibility criteria and approval; we assess each case honestly first.
Explore Premium Residency →From hire to compliant employee
Tell us who you’re hiring
The role, the person (yours or one we’ve recruited), and the terms you want to offer.
Compliant contract
We put a compliant Saudi employment contract in place and complete the government registrations.
Onboard & pay
The employee is onboarded, and paid the WPS-compliant way each cycle, with GOSI handled.
Ongoing management
We run payroll, compliance, and records for as long as you need, and transition the employee to your own entity if you set one up.
Answers before you commit
Who is the legal employer under EOR?
PROMISE is, through our Employer of Record service, we hold the compliant employment contract and carry the employer’s legal responsibilities. You keep full day-to-day direction of the employee and their work.
Can we hire in Saudi Arabia without setting up a company?
Yes, that’s exactly what EOR is for. You can employ and pay staff in the Kingdom through our EOR service with no local entity, and set one up later if it makes sense. We can then move your team into it.
What does the EOR handle versus us?
We handle the employer side, compliant contracts, WPS-compliant payroll, GOSI, labour compliance, and end-of-service. You handle the work: what the employee does, their targets, and their day-to-day management.
Can you get an employee Premium Residency as well?
For eligible individuals, yes. As a whitelisted company with the Premium Residency Center, we can secure Premium Residency and employ the person through our EOR service, subject to the Center’s eligibility criteria. See our Premium Residency page.
Hire in Saudi Arabia, without the wait.
Request a consultation and we’ll employ your people compliantly through our EOR service.
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