Question 1

Does Odoo HR track iqama and passport expiry?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Each employee record holds document types such as iqama, passport, driving license and health card with issue and expiry dates and the scanned copy. Alerts are scheduled before each deadline, commonly at 30, 15 and 7 days, and HR sees an expiring documents list per branch. Naqlah configures the document types and alert days your operation needs, including industry certificates for F&B or logistics staff.

Question 2

Can Odoo integrate with Jisr or ZenHR?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Jisr publishes an Odoo integration that syncs employees and posts payroll journal entries into Odoo Accounting, and ZenHR offers ERP mapping for the same purpose. Naqlah sets up the connection so the HR SaaS stays the payroll engine while Odoo holds the ledger and the operational employee record. Companies that want one system move payroll into Odoo instead.

Question 3

Does Odoo support Saudi labor law probation and notice rules?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Contract templates carry a probation period up to the 180 day legal maximum, which only applies when written into the contract, along with the 60 day employer and 30 day employee notice periods for monthly paid staff and the one year default term for non Saudi contracts. HR is reminded before probation ends so a confirmation or termination decision is made in time.

Question 4

Can we connect biometric attendance devices?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Attendance from fingerprint or face recognition devices at each branch feeds Odoo Attendances, and employees at offices or sites can also check in through the kiosk or the mobile app. Punches attach to the employee record, late arrivals and missing days are visible to managers, and the hours flow into payroll inputs. Naqlah tests the device connection against real punches before go live.

Question 5

Is employee data handled under the PDPL?

Accepted Answer

Odoo gives you the controls the PDPL expects: role based access so salary, health and identity data are visible only to HR and finance, an audit trail of who changed what, and a single record from which a data subject request can be answered within the 30 day window. Naqlah configures groups and field level visibility and advises on hosting and retention as part of the setup.

Question 6

Can we run several companies in one database?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Each commercial registration is a company in Odoo with its own employees, contracts, bank accounts and Mudad wages file, while HR policies, document types and reporting are shared. Group management sees consolidated headcount and Saudization per CR, and an employee transferred between entities keeps their history. This is the standard setup Naqlah uses for F&B and retail groups.

Area	Before	With Odoo via Naqlah
Employee files	Paper folders and an Excel master list	One record with documents, contract and history
Document expiry	Calendar reminders set by one person	Automated alerts per document and deadline
Contracts	Word templates edited by hand	Templates with Saudi probation, notice and term rules
Attendance	Device export emailed to payroll	Synced to the employee record daily
Saudization	Manual count before a Qiwa check	Headcount by nationality per CR and branch
Payroll inputs	Re-keyed into the payroll system	Flow automatically to Odoo Payroll or Jisr

Odoo HR

What this module handles

Built for how business runs in Saudi Arabia

How does a new hire get set up in Odoo, and how does the record connect to Qiwa, GOSI, attendance devices and payroll?

What Naqlah configures in your implementation

Companies that get the most from this module

Portals, Excel and paper files vs Odoo Employees

Module questions, answered

Modules that work well together

Accounting

CRM

Inventory

Accounting

CRM

Inventory

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