Turn the word of mouth hiring Saudi companies already rely on into a tracked referral program with points, rewards and a leaderboard.
Most hires in Saudi F&B, retail and logistics already come through a friend of a current employee, yet the referral is never recorded, two people claim the same candidate and the reward is a cash envelope nobody can audit. Odoo Referrals lets employees share open positions and earn points as their referrals progress through Recruitment, and Naqlah, Odoo partner in Saudi Arabia, configures point values, rewards and eligibility to match your policy.
The referral dashboard and job shares work in Arabic and English, so baristas, drivers and warehouse staff use it from their phones in the language they prefer. Cash rewards are paid as payslip inputs through Odoo Payroll or Jisr, appearing on the wages file while staying outside the GOSI contributory wage, which is basic plus housing only. Because the referred person's data comes from a third party, the application link carries the privacy notice the PDPL requires, and referral programs can be focused on the roles where Saudi hires are needed to support the Nitaqat position, with the full list of connected systems on the integrations page.
Saudization focus
HR can promote the positions where Saudi hires are needed, such as technicians or bilingual customer service, with time-limited alerts on the referral dashboard that link straight to the job, so the program pulls toward the Nitaqat goal. Only Qiwa documented hires count, and the hire date is tracked on the employee record.
Payout through payroll
Cash rewards are added as payslip inputs with the correct treatment: shown on the payslip and the Mudad wages file, excluded from the GOSI base. Finance has an audit trail instead of petty cash.
Fair attribution
The first referrer is recorded on the applicant and visible to HR, so disputes over who referred a candidate end before they start. Referrers see progress without seeing the candidate's private data.
1. Employee shares a job
From the Referrals dashboard the employee opens a position and shares the tracked link on LinkedIn, by email or by copying it to WhatsApp, where most Saudi referrals actually travel.
2. Friend applies and is tagged
The friend applies through the careers page link, the applicant is created in Recruitment with the referrer attached, and the referrer sees the candidate in their dashboard.
3. Points accrue per stage
As the candidate passes screening, interview and offer, points are credited to the referrer at the values set for each stage, which are the same for every job.
4. Reward redeemed, hire onboarded
The employee redeems points from the rewards catalogue, the cash reward is added to the next payslip, and the hired candidate becomes an employee record.
Timelines depend on scope and the state of your Recruitment setup, and Naqlah gives you a clear roadmap in the first consultation.
| Area | Before | With Odoo via Naqlah |
|---|---|---|
| Referrals | Mentioned on WhatsApp, never recorded | Logged on the applicant with the referrer attached |
| Attribution | Disputed when two people claim a hire | First referrer recorded and visible to HR |
| Rewards | Ad hoc cash decided case by case | Catalogue with a set points cost per reward |
| Visibility | Referrer hears nothing after the CV is sent | Leaderboard and candidate progress in the app |
| Payout | Envelope from petty cash | Payslip input with the right GOSI treatment |
| Reporting | None | Referrals and hires per job and branch |
Everything else, we cover in a free 30-minute consultation.
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