Hire verified domestic workers in the GCC
We help GCC households and family offices hire domestic workers — helpers, nannies, cooks, drivers and caregivers — with verified profiles, structured interviews and a guided country workflow from offer to arrival.
The short answer
Ployer helps GCC employers source, verify and manage domestic workers — helpers, nannies, cooks, drivers and caregivers. You describe the role once, review verified skills passports, interview before committing, and follow a country-specific workflow for permits, medicals, documents and arrival. Every step is structured and tracked, so hiring is transparent, compliant and easier to manage.
How Ployer works for domestic worker hiring
Tell us who you need
Describe the role once — helper, nanny, cook, driver or caregiver — with duties, hours, languages and accommodation.
Review verified profiles
Compare skills passports with experience, languages, availability and document readiness before deciding.
Interview before committing
Speak with shortlisted workers through a structured interview workflow and confirm fit.
Follow your country workflow
Ployer keeps the LMRA, Musaned, MOHRE or equivalent steps organised so permits and medicals go through official channels.
Track documents and arrival
Passport, contract, medical and permit files live in a document vault with clear statuses.
Onboard and manage
Track the onboarding journey to work start and get replacement support if the arrangement does not last.
Who is this service for?
This service is for private households, families and family offices across the GCC who want to hire a domestic worker lawfully and safely, without running the whole process from a spreadsheet.
- First-time employers hiring a helper, nanny, cook, driver or caregiver
- Households replacing a departing worker
- Families comparing workers before committing
- Sponsors who want documents, permits and onboarding tracked in one place
What do you get with Ployer?
We help you move from 'we need someone' to a worker starting work — with every step visible. Here is what you get.
- Verified skills passports with experience and language information
- Structured role intake for helper, nanny, cook, driver or caregiver roles
- Deterministic eligibility scoring against your requirements
- AI-assisted matching with human oversight before decisions
- Document vault with statuses for passport, medical, contract and permit files
- Structured interview workflow before you commit
- Onboarding journey tracking from offer to work start
- WhatsApp communication so workers and sponsors stay in touch
- Replacement support if the placement does not last
Which country workflows does Ployer follow?
Each GCC country runs its own domestic worker framework. Ployer keeps you oriented: the role definition, verification and document tracking are the same everywhere, while the official steps adapt to where you employ.
- Bahrain — domestic employee permit services via the LMRA Expatriate Management System
- Saudi Arabia — hiring through the Musaned platform and its regulated channels
- UAE — domestic workers covered under MOHRE's resolutions and circulars
- Qatar — employment governed by Law No. (15) of 2017 on Domestic Workers
- Kuwait and Oman — respective permit and sponsorship procedures apply
How do hiring routes compare?
There are several ways to hire a domestic worker in the GCC. The right route depends on how much control and how much administration you want.
| Route | How it works | Best for | Trade-offs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed recruitment agency | Agency sources, selects and manages much of the process | Employers who want a full-service partner | Recruitment fees; less direct control over choice |
| Direct employment | Employer files permits and visas through official systems | Experienced sponsors who want full control | More administration; you track every step yourself |
| Ployer-assisted hiring | Structured intake, verified profiles, interviews and tracked documents; official steps completed through correct channels | Employers who want control with structure | You still complete the official steps; Ployer organises, not replaces them |
Routes are not mutually exclusive — Ployer-assisted hiring keeps you in control of official filings with the process structured around you.
What happens after you choose a worker?
Once you select a worker, the relationship moves into management: contract, documents, arrival, onboarding, leave and any replacement needs. Ployer tracks this as an onboarding journey and supports replacement workflows if the arrangement does not last.
- Offer accepted → contract signed → documents collected in the vault
- Permit and medical steps completed through official channels
- Travel arranged → arrival → work started
- Replacement support if the worker leaves early
Service readiness checklist
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Common questions
Ployer structures the same core workflow — intake, verification, matching, interviews and document tracking — across the GCC, then adapts the official steps to your country's framework (LMRA, Musaned, MOHRE and equivalent systems). Confirm current country requirements before starting.
Yes, to the level Ployer can substantiate: structured identity and document checks, experience and language claims visible on the profile, and document statuses tracked in a vault. Final regulatory verification happens through the official permit process.
Yes. Ployer supports a structured interview workflow so you can confirm duties, expectations and fit before starting the official process.
No. Permits and visas are issued by the official authorities under their own rules. Ployer structures and tracks the workflow but never guarantees an official decision.
You can withdraw before permit submission with no official obligations. After permit issuance, cancellation and refund rules follow the current official policy of your country — confirm with the relevant authority or your service partner.
Worker documents are stored privately in an account-level vault and only accessible to authorised parties. Public profiles never expose passport or sensitive personal information.
Ployer supports replacement workflows so you can restart the matching process without rebuilding your whole setup from scratch.
Ployer turns your plain-language request into structured role requirements, then scores verified worker profiles against skills, experience, languages, availability and document readiness — with human review before decisions.
What we can evidence on this page
Ployer does not publish fabricated reviews or self-awarded star ratings. Where evidence exists it is shown with its source and date; where it does not exist yet, it is stated plainly.
- Platform behaviour — The hiring workflow described — structured intake, verified skills passports, eligibility scoring, document vault, interviews, onboarding tracking, WhatsApp communication and replacements — is verifiable behaviour of the Ployer platform.
- Editorial review — This page was written by the Ployer Editorial Team and reviewed by Ployer Compliance & Editorial Review before publication.
- Dated verification — Facts and official references were checked on 2026-09-21 and are re-verified on a schedule.
- Official sources — Regulatory references point to official channels, including LMRA, Musaned, MOHRE and Qatar's Ministry of Labour, rather than secondary reports.
- Worker privacy — Worker documents stay in a private account-level vault; public profiles never expose passport or sensitive personal information.
Related guides
Official sources and references
- LMRA — launch of the electronic Domestic Employee Permit service
- Musaned — Saudi domestic labour platform, official site
- MOHRE — UAE domestic workers resolutions and circulars
- Qatar — Law No. (15) of 2017 on Domestic Workers
- ILO — international labour standards and domestic work
- Google Search Central — AI features in Search (content discoverability)
Tell us who you need.
Describe the domestic worker role once — Ployer shows verified matches and tracks your country's workflow from permit to arrival.