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Manpower supply agreement checklist
Before you sign a manpower or labour supply contract in the UAE, check it against this list. Tick each clause off, or save it as a PDF to mark up with your supplier. For the full explanation, read our guide to what a manpower supply agreement should contain.
1. Parties and licence
- The supplier is named, with its trade licence number and its MOHRE permission to supply labour
- The legal employer of the workers is stated plainly, and it is the supplier, not you
- Your entity, the site, and the person who directs the work are named
2. The workers and how they are employed
- Roles, trades, grades and headcount are listed
- Every worker is on a MOHRE-registered contract and a residence visa sponsored by the supplier
- No worker is charged a recruitment fee, in line with UAE law
- Vetting, trade tests and site inductions are the supplier's responsibility
3. The rate and what each line contains
- The rate per worker is stated (monthly, daily or hourly), by grade
- The rate is itemised: wage, government fees, insurance, gratuity accrual, transport, administration
- Government fees are passed through at cost, not marked up
- The overtime rate and how it is computed are stated
- What can change the rate, and the notice for it, is written down
4. Payment, WPS and the invoice
- The supplier pays every worker through the Wage Protection System
- Your payment terms to the supplier are set, and a late payment by you never stops the workers' wages
- The invoice is built from an attendance record you can see and approve
5. Attendance, cover and performance
- How hours are recorded and approved is defined (geofenced check-in or timesheet)
- Replacement of a worker who does not meet the standard, and the response time for it, is agreed
- Cover for a no-show, and who bears the cost, is agreed
6. Compliance, liability and evidence
- The supplier carries the employment, visa, insurance and end-of-service liability
- Midday-break, rest-day and labour-law compliance are the supplier's responsibility
- You can ask for the compliance evidence (contracts, WPS proof, insurance, attendance) for an audit
- Indemnity and insurance cover are stated
7. Term, scaling and exit
- The term, and the notice to scale the crew up or down, are set
- Demobilising at the end of a phase does not leave you holding visas or settlements
- Conversion of a worker to your own licence, if offered, has its terms written in up front
8. Data, confidentiality and disputes
- Personal data is handled in line with UAE data-protection law
- Confidentiality covers both sides
- Governing law is the UAE, and the dispute-resolution route is named
General guidance for the UAE mainland private sector, not legal advice. Have your own contract reviewed before you sign. tamdeed puts every one of these clauses on the table before a worker moves, and shows the evidence behind them in your portal.