A staffing agency in Dubai that employs the people it sends you
Supplied crews, temporary and contract staff, outsourced employment and permanent recruitment, for both collars, from one agency that holds the employment, pays through WPS and shows you attendance and cost on one platform. Looking for work rather than workers? tamdeed never charges candidates a fee; the candidates page explains how to apply.
- Shapes: supply, temporary and contract, outsourced employment, recruitment
- 4Shapes: supply, temporary and contract, outsourced employment, recruitment
- Collars: office and sales roles, site and field roles
- 2Collars: office and sales roles, site and field roles
- Supplied and outsourced staff on registered contracts and WPS
- 100%Supplied and outsourced staff on registered contracts and WPS
- Fees charged to candidates, ever
- 0Fees charged to candidates, ever
What a staffing agency in Dubai does for an employer
A staffing agency in Dubai finds, employs or places people for companies. The word covers four different services, and the difference is who employs the person and for how long: supplied crews that the agency employs and deploys at a monthly rate; temporary and contract staff the agency employs for days, weeks or a fixed term; outsourced employment, where the agency employs staff you already have or want, on its licence, without a term; and permanent recruitment, where the agency finds a candidate you employ on your own licence for a placement fee.
Most agencies do one or two of these and call it staffing. The mistake buyers make is to ask for a staffing agency when they need a specific shape: a contractor asking for recruitment when it needs supply, a bank asking for supply when it needs outsourced employment, a start-up asking for outsourcing when it needs a PEO. The pages below describe each shape so you can ask for the right one, and the comparison table settles it in four rows.
tamdeed does all four on one platform, for both collars. Where tamdeed employs the person, the employment is real: a MOHRE-registered contract, a residence visa sponsored by tamdeed, medical insurance, WPS wages and end-of-service carried by tamdeed, with attendance and documents in your portal. Where you employ the person, recruitment is priced on the platform with the placement fee agreed in advance. Candidates are never charged a fee for any of it.
The four shapes, each with its own page
Pick the one that matches who should employ the person and for how long.
Who uses a staffing agency, and which shape
Contractors, plants and facilities companies
Supplied crews at a monthly rate, with the trades tested and the helpers graded. The manpower supply and labour supply pages.
Banks, retailers and service brands
Sales agents, promoters and customer service teams employed by tamdeed and run as an outsourced category. The staff outsourcing page.
Companies with projects, peaks and gaps
Temporary crews for the event or the season, contract staff for the project's term. The temporary and contract staffing pages.
Companies building their own team
A permanent hire on your licence, sourced through the platform with you in the interviews and the placement fee agreed in advance. The recruitment page.
What you get from tamdeed in every shape
Both collars, one standard
Site trades and helpers, warehouse and cleaning crews, sales agents, administrators and customer service staff, vetted and briefed the same way.
Real employment where tamdeed employs
Registered contracts, residence visas, medical insurance, WPS wages and gratuity carried by tamdeed. Your site carries none of it.
The bench
Employed, graded workers in the UAE who can mobilise in days, and recruitment through the platform where a role needs sourcing.
Attendance you can see
Office check-in or geofenced site attendance, timesheets for approval, and invoices built from the record.
Documents in date
Emirates ID, labour card, medical fitness, licences and certificates tracked with expiry alerts in your portal.
Replacements and performance notes
A named contact, notes against each person and replacement from the bench when someone does not meet the standard.
Placement fees agreed in advance
Where you employ the person, the recruitment fee is agreed before sourcing begins, never discovered at offer stage.
One itemised invoice
Wage, government fees at cost, insurance, accruals and administration on separate lines, whatever the shape.
How it starts
- 1
Tell us the roles and the situation
Roles, headcount, site or office, how long, and whether you want to employ the people yourself.
- 2
We propose the shape
Supply, temporary or contract, outsourced employment or recruitment, with the reasons, and a charge sheet or fee for it.
- 3
You approve in the portal
Every line visible before anyone is sourced or moved. Government fees at cost.
- 4
People start, and you see it run
Employment, attendance, documents and cost on the platform from day one.
Roles we place in Dubai
Both collars. Licensed activities such as security are not supplied.
Site and trades
- Helpers and general labour
- Masons, carpenters, steel fixers
- Electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians
- Painters and scaffolders
- Drivers and forklift operators
- Site supervisors
Facilities, logistics and hospitality
- Cleaners and housekeeping
- Warehouse pickers and packers
- Delivery riders
- Kitchen stewards and waiters
- Guest services staff
- Maintenance technicians
Sales, office and customer facing
- Credit card and loan sales agents
- Promoters and cashiers
- Customer service and call centre agents
- Administrators and coordinators
- Accounts assistants
- Receptionists
Supply, temporary or contract, outsourced employment, or recruitment
The four shapes a staffing agency in Dubai sells, in four rows.
| Manpower supply | Temporary and contract | Staff outsourcing | Recruitment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who employs the person | tamdeed | tamdeed | tamdeed | You |
| Length | Months to years | Days to a fixed term | Ongoing | Permanent |
| What you pay | Monthly rate per worker | Hours, days or monthly per person | Monthly per person plus salary at cost | Placement fee, agreed in advance |
| Best for | Crews you need working | Peaks, events, projects, cover | Staff without an entity or a visa slot | Building your own team |
How each shape is priced
Where tamdeed employs the person, the charge is the wage through WPS plus the real costs of employment plus tamdeed's line, per worker per month or per hour, itemised on a charge sheet. Where you employ the person, recruitment is priced on the platform per open role, with the placement fee agreed separately and in advance.
Live pricing applies to one to ten; larger requirements receive a custom charge sheet from the same lines. Government fees are always passed through at cost.
Illustrative structure, not a tariff. The pricing pages carry the published prices; your charge sheet carries the amounts for your roles.
One platform, whatever the shape
Supplied crews, contract staff, outsourced employees and your own hires on one screen: who is where, whose documents renew, what the month costs.
Questions, answered plainly
Is tamdeed a staffing agency or a manpower supply company?
Both, and the difference is the shape you buy. tamdeed supplies crews it employs, places temporary and contract staff it employs, outsources employment for staff you bring, and recruits permanent hires for your licence, all on one platform. This page explains which shape fits which situation.
I am looking for a job. Can you place me?
tamdeed employs and places people for its clients and never charges a candidate a fee. The candidates page explains how to apply and what happens next; please use it rather than the employer form on this page.
What is the difference between a staffing agency and a recruitment agency in Dubai?
A recruitment agency finds a candidate you employ on your own licence for a placement fee. A staffing agency also employs people itself and supplies or places them with you for a rate. tamdeed does both, with the placement fee for recruitment agreed in advance.
Who employs the staff you send?
For supply, temporary, contract and outsourced staff, tamdeed does: MOHRE-registered contracts, residence visas, WPS wages, insurance and gratuity all carried by tamdeed. For recruitment, you do, on your own licence.
Do you place white-collar as well as blue-collar staff?
Yes. Sales agents, customer service, administrators and accounts assistants are placed on the same terms as helpers, trades, drivers and cleaning staff.
How fast can staff start?
Workers already on the bench and in the UAE can start within days of an approved charge sheet. Roles that need recruiting, or people coming from abroad on new visas, take longer because the visa process sets the pace.
What does a staffing agency cost in Dubai?
It depends on the shape. Supplied, temporary, contract and outsourced staff are charged per worker per month or per hour on an itemised charge sheet; recruitment is charged per open role on the platform with a placement fee agreed in advance. The pricing pages carry the published prices.
Do you charge candidates?
Never. Charging a worker a recruitment fee is unlawful in the UAE and tamdeed does not do it in any shape of engagement.
Tell us the roles and the situation
Roles, headcount, site and how long. A tamdeed adviser replies with the right shape and an itemised quote. Candidates: please use the careers page.