HR Outsourcing for Organizations Across Pakistan and the GCC
What is HR outsourcing?
HR outsourcing is the practice of contracting an external firm to operate part or all of your human resources
function. Navigation Consulting takes on the work, the systems, and the legal and compliance risk — letting you
keep a lean internal team focused on strategy while we handle execution.
What we outsource
Who outsources to Navigation Consulting?
Multinationals
Multinationals entering Pakistan or a GCC market for the first time who need a local HR partner before
building a team
SMES
SMEs scaling from 20 to 200 employees who can't yet justify a full HR department
Project Based industries
Project-based industries — construction, oil and gas, events — with workforce sizes that fluctuate
Family Businesses
Family businesses professionalising their HR for the first time
Regional offices
Regional offices of global firms wanting consistent HR delivery across multiple countries
How outsourcing pricing works
Per-employee per-month (PEPM)
for payroll and full-function outsourcing — predictable, scales with headcount.
Cost-plus markup
for manpower outsourcing — transparent salary plus a fixed administrative fee.
Fixed project fee
for time-bound projects with a defined deliverable and timeline.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between HR outsourcing and HR consulting?
HR consulting is advisory work we diagnose, recommend, and design. HR outsourcing is operational we run the function on your behalf as an extension of your team. Many clients use both: consulting to design a target operating model, outsourcing to execute it while their internal team is being built.
Can I outsource just one HR process?
Yes. Navigation Consulting offers modular outsourcing. Common single-process engagements include payroll only, recruitment only, or compliance only. You can add or remove modules quarterly.
Where do outsourced employees sit legally?
For manpower outsourcing in the GCC, employees are sponsored by Navigation Consulting’s licensed entity in the country of operation. For payroll-only outsourcing, employees remain on your payroll — we just process it on your behalf.
How does HR outsourcing handle data privacy?
Navigation Consulting operates under signed data processing agreements aligned with GDPR principles and country-specific regulations including UAE PDPL, Saudi PDPL, and Pakistan’s PECA. All employee data is stored in encrypted regional data centres.
How quickly can outsourcing be set up?
Payroll outsourcing typically goes live in two to three weeks. Full-function HR outsourcing is usually live within four to six weeks, including knowledge transfer, system setup and team handover.