Connect Resources

Connect Resources helps companies hire and employ staff in Dubai and the wider UAE without setting up their own local entity. It has provided these services since 2016 and holds approval from the UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation to operate across the Emirates. The firm describes itself as an official alliance partner of Randstad.

What Connect Resources offers

• Employer of record (EOR) — employs staff on a client's behalf so it can enter the Middle East market and hire compliantly.
• PEO and HR outsourcing — handles onboarding, sponsorship, offboarding and the wider employee lifecycle.
• Payroll outsourcing — runs payroll in line with local rules, including multiple payrolls.
• Recruitment and staffing — permanent hiring, temporary and on-demand staffing, and contract staffing through its own talent acquisition team.
• Visa and government services — work visas, Emiratisation support and paperwork for bringing foreign staff into the country.
• HR and payroll software — a cloud tool for leave, onboarding, performance, visas and employee records, plus employee insurance cover.

Who it works with

It works with businesses of all sizes, including foreign companies expanding into the UAE, and places junior and senior staff in areas such as HR, payroll and IT.

Key facts

• Based in: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Operating since: 2016
• Licence: approved by the UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation
• Partnership: official alliance partner of Randstad in the UAE