What is Employee lifecycle?
The employee lifecycle is the full sequence of stages an employee passes through with an employer, from recruitment and onboarding to development, retention and exit.
Employee lifecycle explained
Managing it as one continuous record rather than as separate systems is what prevents the common failure modes: a hire whose visa was never tracked, a leaver whose gratuity was calculated from stale salary data, a promotion that never reached payroll.
In the GCC the lifecycle carries extra statutory steps at both ends — work permit, labour card and iqama at entry; visa cancellation, final settlement and end-of-service at exit.
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