Nafis pension changes 2026 compliance briefing from OPS — Outsourced Payroll SolutionsShort answer: From September 2026, the Nafis pension changes 2026 remove the government top-up that previously reduced or phased in a private-sector employer’s share of GPSSA...
Free Zone vs Mainland Payroll UAE compliance briefing from OPS — Outsourced Payroll SolutionsShort answer: No. Free zone vs mainland payroll in the UAE is not the same process wearing two labels. Mainland companies operate under Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 and...
Short answer: UAE final settlement delays spike every August because resignation and non-renewal patterns cluster around the mid-year point: employees time exits around the school-year change, contract renewal dates and annual leave cycles, and many employers...
GCC end-of-service benefits are a statutory payment an employer owes an employee when employment ends, and the six Gulf states do not calculate them the same way. As a working rule for 2026: the UAE, Qatar and Oman pay full entitlement on resignation, while Saudi...
Leave season is when payroll gets tested. Between mass summer leave, resignations that cluster around the school-holiday calendar, and exits that land mid-cycle, HR and payroll teams across the GCC are calculating leave salary, encashing unused leave, and settling...
Why This Matters Right Now There is a payroll manager in Riyadh who ran a GOSI calculation this morning the same way she has run it for the past three years. The rate she used was correct three months ago. It is not correct today. As of July 2026, Saudi...
