Payroll and WPS, on time every month
Under Ministerial Resolution 340 of 2026, salaries in the UAE are due on the 1st of the following month, with no grace period. We fund early, pay through WPS and send every payslip and file your auditors will ask for.
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Payroll that lands on time
Changes in, you approve, we invoice, salaries go out through WPS and payslips follow. Every month.
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In the UAE, salaries are due on time, with no grace period.
Each month, you send the changes and approve the payroll in the platform.
We invoice you, the funds come in, and we pay salaries through WPS.
Payslips go out the same day, with the files your auditors will ask for.
Payroll that lands on time.
The monthly cycle
Fixed dates, with reminders in the platform and by email before each one. A step not done by its date is done at the end of that day, as things stand. We always invoice before we pay salaries.
Changes after the 15th go into next month. Anything that can’t wait goes in an additional run: AED 500 plus VAT, on its own invoice.
- The 1st Payroll opens. You get the month’s dates in the platform and by email.
- By the 15th You confirm the month’s payroll elements in the platform: joiners, leavers, pay changes, bonuses, overtime, deductions. Not done? They are confirmed as they stand. Expense claims approved by then go on this month’s invoice, and are paid by instant transfer once it is paid.
- The 16th We send the draft payroll, itemised per person.
- By the 19th You validate the payroll. Not validated? It is validated automatically at the end of the day.
- The 20th We send the invoice, so your finance team can set up the transfer.
- 2 days before payday Funds reach us, 2 working days before the salaries go out. Put the invoice number in the reference and your payment is matched as it arrives.
- Payday Salaries go through WPS on the last working day of the month, before the 1st when they are legally due. A weekend moves payday to the Friday before. Payslips go out the same day.
Ministerial Resolution 340 of 2026
What happens when salaries are late
The new rules replaced the old 15-day grace period. Where lawful deductions apply, at least 85% of wages must still go through WPS by the due date. These are the steps u.ae lists when pay is late.
- Day 1 Salary for the previous month is due. Anything later counts as delayed.
- Day 2 MOHRE starts sending alerts to the employer.
- Day 5 New work permits for the employer are suspended.
- Day 11 For a repeat within 6 months: a fine, and the employer drops to MOHRE category 3.
- Day 16 A labour dispute is registered automatically, and work permits are suspended for employers with 25 or more workers.
- Day 21 Further enforcement, such as precautionary attachment and a travel ban on the person in charge. Employers with 50 or more workers who repeat the violation can be referred to the Public Prosecution.
What we look after
- WPS
- Salary files, payment through an approved agent, confirmation for every run.
- Payslips
- Basic, allowances, overtime at 25% (50% at night), deductions, leave pay.
- Gratuity
- Accrued monthly in a ledger you can see, paid at the end with the final settlement.
- Leave
- 30 days a year after the first year, sick leave, maternity and parental leave, public holidays.
- GPSSA
- Registration and monthly contributions for Emirati and GCC employees.
- ILOE
- We check every employee holds unemployment insurance and remind them before it lapses.
Your own company
Payroll only, for your own entity
Have your own UAE company and staff on your own visas? We run the same cycle for you: WPS salary files through your bank or exchange house, payslips, the gratuity ledger, leave balances, GPSSA for Emirati staff, and final settlements.
The salary money never passes through us. It stays in your account with your WPS agent; we prepare the files, you approve, and the bank pays.
AED 85 per employee per month, payroll only, minimum AED 850 a month.
The monthly compliance checklist
What we check every month, for our employees and for payroll-only clients.
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Paid on the last working day
Every salary through WPS before the legal due date of the 1st, confirmed by the paying agent. Where lawful deductions apply, at least 85% of wages still goes through WPS.
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GPSSA by mid-month
Contributions for Emirati staff are due at the start of the month, with grace to mid-month. We check whether an Abu Dhabi national belongs to another pension fund before the offer.
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ILOE subscriptions
Every employee subscribed and paid up, so nobody gets the AED 400 fine for not subscribing.
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Gratuity ledger
Accrued on basic salary, ready for any final settlement within 14 days.
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Leave balances
Annual, sick, maternity and parental leave, with public holidays for the year.
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Final settlements
Leavers are on the list a month ahead, so the last salary, leave pay and gratuity are ready on time.
Questions we get asked
Something else? Ask us directly. A person answers, usually the same working day.
What if we miss a date in the cycle?
The step is done for you at the end of that day, as things stand. Payroll elements not confirmed by the 15th are confirmed as they are, and expense claims still waiting are approved and paid. A payroll not validated by the 19th is validated. The invoice still goes out on the 20th, and salaries go out on time once it is paid. You get a reminder in the platform and by email before each date.
Can we pay something outside the cycle?
Yes, with an additional run in the same month: a late bonus, a correction, a payment you forgot. It costs AED 500 plus VAT and has its own invoice. Once the funds reach us, the payment goes out through WPS the next working day. Before the 15th, add it to the month's payroll instead, at no extra cost.
How do you remind us of the dates?
In the platform and by email. When payroll opens on the 1st, a few days before each cut-off, when the draft is ready, when the invoice goes out on the 20th, before the payment is due, and an alert the day it is late. You choose what goes by email, and add your finance address for invoices. Late payment alerts always go by email.
How do employees claim expenses?
From the platform, with the receipt: a photo or a PDF. Each claim needs the date, who was paid, what it was for and why it was for work, and the amount. A receipt from a UAE supplier registered for VAT has to be a tax invoice showing their TRN and the VAT. Receipts from abroad need the currency and the rate charged, and meals need who was there. Claims go in within 60 days, and a claim that misses something can't be sent.
Claims you approve by the 15th go at cost on that month's invoice, later ones on the next. As soon as that invoice is paid, we pay each claim to the employee on its own by instant transfer, before the salaries. Claims you haven't decided by the 15th are approved automatically.
How do we pay you, and how do salaries go out?
By bank transfer in AED to the account on the invoice. Put the invoice number in the reference, like INV-2026-12. With the number and the exact amount, your payment is matched the moment it reaches us. A part payment, or a transfer without the reference, is checked by our team. If you send more than the invoice, we keep the difference and take it off your next one.
Once the invoice is paid in full, we prepare the salary file for exactly the net pay you validated. Someone on our team checks it and approves it before it goes to the bank through WPS. Nothing goes out on its own.
Can you run payroll for people who are not on your visa?
Yes. If you have your own UAE company, we run payroll for your staff on your visas as a payroll-only service, through your own WPS registration.
How are Emirati employees handled?
We register them with GPSSA from their first month and pay contributions monthly: 11% from the employee and 15% from the employer. For contribution salaries under AED 20,000 the government pays 2.5 points of the employer share, and we confirm the current position with GPSSA. The minimum salary for an Emirati in the private sector is AED 6,000 a month since 1 January 2026, and since 1 July 2026 an Emirati paid less does not count toward Emiratisation.
What goes into the final settlement?
Salary up to the last day, pay for unused annual leave, gratuity after one year of service, and any agreed notice pay. It is paid within 14 days of the end of employment.
Do you pay salaries in other currencies?
Salaries are paid through WPS, via a UAE bank or another approved agent. Your invoice can be in AED or USD.
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