Use Engage Anywhere's Employer of Record To Expand Your Global Hiring

An EOR service provider handles HR and employment-related tasks like payroll, tax compliance, benefits administration, and legal compliance for employees working in foreign countries or different regions. It enables companies to legally hire and pay employees in other countries without setting up their local entities.

Companies use global EOR services to expand their operations into new regions or countries without establishing legal entities. EORs assume all the burden of a local legal employer allowing companies to focus on their core business activities.

An EOR hires employees on behalf of the client company and manages various HR functions. The client retains control over the employees’ day-to-day tasks, while the international EOR manages the entire lifecycle of the employee from onboarding to offboarding.

Benefits of using an EOR:

• Rapid market entry
• Reduced administrative burden
• Compliance assurance
• Access to global expertise
• Cost savings compared to entity setup
• Speed of onboarding and off boarding

Engage Anywhere has been offering employer-of-record solutions for over 12 hires in over 130 countries and currencies. Our consultative approach and our dedicated client and employee support contacts ensures ease of mind. Our software is built with client and employee users in mind. With the right blend of expertise, human touch and self service software, Engage Anywhere can be the best global employer of record and your partner for growth.

• Need for speed to support fast growth: Your team has found a great candidate for a critical position and wants to extend a job offer and hire them quickly. An EOR can hire whom you wish to, when, and where you want within weeks.
• Challenges of entity creation: Creating entities, such as businesses or subsidiaries, in foreign countries can be complex and challenging. Some of the critical challenges associated with expanding into foreign markets include the complexity of registration processes and the need for required documents, Legal, Tax, Labor, and Regulatory Compliance, Financial investment for registration and operational costs, variability of timeline for each jurisdiction to complete registration, payroll, and bank account implementation, HR and Payroll support, local currency payments, and the investment of your time on the project. Companies can lose out on a great talented candidates while dealing with entity creations.
• Temporary or bridge solution: If company registration is taking longer than expected, you could risk losing your candidate or facing a payroll implementation timeline of 3-6 months. An Employer of Record is the ideal bridge solution to hire those employees immediately and then transition to your local payroll once registration is complete.

There are some differences. An EOR primarily focuses on international or multi-state employment, while a PEO typically serves domestic clients within the same country or region. PEOs often provide a broader range of HR services and share employment responsibilities and risks with clients. EORs specialize in global employment compliance.

No, an EOR is not a staffing agency. A staffing agency focuses on recruitment and placement, while an EOR is responsible for employment’s legal and administrative aspects during and after the hiring process is completed.

It depends on your specific expansion goals and the complexity of the new location’s employment laws and regulations. EOR is a great alternative for companies looking to hire anywhere quicky, without border limitations, and without the challenges of understanding international labor laws and compliance.

Yes! With an EOR service, you retain control over your employees’ daily tasks and responsibilities, while the EOR handles employment HR and payroll duties.

EORs typically charge a fee for their services based on the number of employees, salaries, location, and scope of services. Engage Anywhere offers a flat per employee, per month fee regardless of salary amount or location.

An EOR calculates, withholds and pays and reports all of the employer and employee payroll and statutory tax liabilities. EORs manages the disbursement of employee salaries in local currency, payments of statutory taxes.

Yes. Many countries have statutory benefits funded by employer and employee tax contributions. Global EORs can provide Employer or employee paid supplemental employee benefits such as health insurance, depending on the local market regulations.

Yes, transitioning from using an EOR to launching your legal entity as your business grows and matures is often possible. An EOR can help facilitate this transition. Engage Anywhere’s partner network can assist in entity creation, opening of bank accounts, creating complaint employment agreement and a local payroll company. Our streamlined approach ensures a smooth transition for all parties.