Free template
Manpower crew brief template
Fill this in before you ask suppliers for a crew, and send the same brief to each of them. You get quotes on one basis, you can compare them line for line, and nobody quotes cheap by leaving something out. It pairs with the nine questions in our guide to choosing a manpower company in Dubai.
1. Who is asking
Company and trade licence
Site or project, and emirate
Your name, role and contact
2. The crew you need
Roles and tradesOne line per trade, with the grade or certification if it matters
Headcount per role
Certifications or trade tests requiredThird-party card, scaffolding, forklift, food handling, and so on
Language or experience needed
3. When and for how long
Start date
DurationA fixed phase, a season, or ongoing
Shift pattern and hoursDays, hours per day, rest day, night work
Expected overtimeAsk for the overtime rate and how it is billed, in writing
4. On site
Who directs the work day to day
Reporting point and accessGate, induction, site pass
PPE and tools: who provides them
Transport and accommodation: who provides them
5. How you want to be quoted
Rate modelMonthly, daily or hourly per worker, by grade
Itemised breakdown requestedWage, government fees at cost, insurance, gratuity accrual, transport, administration
What is in the rate and what is separate
Payment terms and invoice basisBilled from an approved attendance record
6. Compliance you expect
MOHRE labour-supply licence confirmed
Every worker paid through WPS by the supplier
Replacement and cover termsResponse time for a worker who does not meet the standard, and for a no-show
Welfare and accommodation standards
General guidance for the UAE mainland private sector, not legal advice. tamdeed answers every line of this brief up front, itemises government fees at cost, and shows the attendance behind each invoice in your portal.