Easily manage employment in

Kuwait
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Remote's Kuwait employment guide will guide you through your compliance responsibilities. Note that Remote's employer of record services are not yet live in Kuwait. but you can pay contractors with Remote now.

Services available in this country:
Contractor Management
  • Capital City

    Kuwait City

  • Currency

    Kuwaiti dinar (د.ك, KWD)

  • Languages

    Arabic

  • Population size

    4,420,110

Services available in this country:
Contractor Management
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Facts & Stats

Kuwait
  • Capital City

    Kuwait City

  • Currency

    Kuwaiti dinar (د.ك, KWD)

  • Languages

    Arabic

  • Population size

    4,420,110

  • Ease of doing business

    Easy

  • Cost of living index

    49.40 (2021)

  • Payroll frequency

    Monthly

  • VAT - standard rate

    no VAT

  • GDP - real growth rate

    0.4 (2019)

Grow your team in Kuwait with Remote

You can pay contractors now in Kuwait with Remote in some currencies (talk to an expert now for full details).

Note that we are busy building our own entity in Kuwait to provide you with the best possible employment solutions for your employees, but our employer of record service is not yet live in this country.

To employ in Kuwait, companies must own a local legal entity in the country or work with a global employment solution. Developing the processes required to manage payroll, benefits, taxes, and onboarding in countries like Kuwait can get complicated fast, especially without localised expertise.

If you're looking to start hiring in a country like this, partnering with a global employment solution like Remote makes it easy for your company to employ workers quickly, cost-effectively, and in full compliance with all local legislation.

In the countries where we do offer our EOR services, Remote takes on the responsibility and legal risks of international employment so you can focus on hiring great talent and growing your business.

Risks of misclassification

Kuwait, like many other countries, treats self-employed individuals or contractors and full-time employees differently. Misclassification of contractors in Kuwait may lead to fines and penalties for the offending company.

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Competitive benefits package in Kuwait

At Remote, we’re obsessed with helping you craft the best possible employee experience for your team. We are leading the way in practising “fair equity”, which means making sure employees everywhere have access to both the required and supplemental benefits they need to thrive (and that will allow you to attract the best local talent).

We are still busy building our own entity in Kuwait, but our benefits packages for all countries are tailored to fulfil the local needs of your employees. Typically, our packages contain some or all of the following benefits:

  • Health Insurance

  • Dental Insurance

  • Vision Insurance

  • Mental Health Support

  • Pension or 401(K)

  • Life and Disability Insurance

Fair Pricing in Kuwait

Contractor Management

Compliantly onboard and pay contractors

US$29

per contractor/month

Top features

  • Only pay for contractors you actively work with

  • Work with contractors in 200+ countries

  • Create, edit, and sign tailored, localised contracts

  • Approve contractor invoices with one click or auto-pay

  • Transparent payments with complete visibility

Global Payroll

Consolidate your multi-country payroll

US$29

per employee/month

Top features

  • Reduce costs by centralising payroll management

  • Direct support from in-house local payroll experts

  • Accurate, on-time, compliant payroll to level-up your employee experience

  • Ensure local compliance for every country

  • Tax and labour authority reporting handled for you

HRIS

Manage all of your employees in one place

Free

Top features

  • Guided onboarding and offboarding

  • Employee profile and document management

  • Time and attendance (time off and tracking)

  • Expense management and reimbursement

  • Employee self-serve on the platform and mobile app