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Irum I.

UAE HR Manager | HR Operations & Labour Law Compliance

I help UAE businesses hire the right people, stay compliant with UAE Labour Law, and run HR operations that work day to day. I have 8+ years of HR and administration experience in the UAE across real estate, hospitality and holiday homes, property management and contracting. I currently lead HR for a multi-entity group in Dubai covering four business lines: Holiday Homes, Real Estate, Fleet and Facility Management. How I can help: • Recruitment: job descriptions, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offers and onboarding • HR setup: HR policies, SOPs, employee handbooks, forms and templates • UAE compliance: Labour Law, MOHRE, WPS, GDRFA, visa and Emirates ID processes • HR operations: employee records, attendance, leave, payroll inputs, onboarding and offboarding • Employee relations: disciplinary processes, grievances and performance management • HR systems: Zoho, Bayzat, Keka, SAP, Bitrix24, Odoo A good fit if you are: • Setting up or expanding a business in the UAE and need HR processes in place • A small or growing company without a full-time HR team • Hiring in the UAE and need someone who knows the local market and the visa process Master's degree in Human Resource Management. Based in Dubai (UTC+4). Send me a message with what you need and I'll tell you honestly whether I'm the right fit.

🇦🇪Dubai, United Arab Emirates$15/hr100% JSSSince Mar 2026

Earnings and projects

MRR
$761

Last 6 months ÷ 2, the fewest it counts (since Oct 2026)

World#60,153 / 412k
🇦🇪Country#330 / 2,720
Revenue, last 30 days
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Read daily since Oct 27, under 30 days

Total earnings
$1.5k

Billed in all: $1.6k

World#356,624 / 412k
🇦🇪Country#2,293 / 2,720
Per project
$1.5k

$1.5k in the last 6 months

World#93,378 / 412k
🇦🇪Country#570 / 2,720
Projects, last 6 months
1

Across 2 contracts

50% fixed50% hourly
World#128,092 / 412k
🇦🇪Country#758 / 2,720
Projects in all
1

Across 2 contracts

50% fixed50% hourly
World#360,671 / 412k
🇦🇪Country#2,439 / 2,720

Earnings, last 30 days

$1.6k+$417 earned since Oct 27Billed in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$1,000$1,250$1,500$1,750Oct 27Nov 2Nov 7

Tracked from Oct 27, 2026.

Skill rankings: Top 14% in Human Resource Information System

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #41Human Resource Information System289 freelancers · 🇦🇪 #2Top 14%
  2. #48HR Policy278 freelancers · 🇦🇪 #3Top 17%
  3. #48HR System Management249 freelancers · 🇦🇪 #1Top 19%
  4. #51Benefits237 freelancers · 🇦🇪 #1Top 22%
  5. #61Employee Relations331 freelancers · 🇦🇪 #1Top 18%
  6. #74Employment Law403 freelancers · 🇦🇪 #1Top 18%
  7. #89Performance Management448 freelancers · 🇦🇪 #3Top 20%
  8. #104HR & Recruiting Software526 freelancers · 🇦🇪 #2Top 20%