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Employ anywhere. Hire in days, not months.

Expanding from Europe or the Americas into Asia or the Gulf? We become the legal employer of your new hires. We handle contracts, payroll, benefits, visas and compliance, and you lead the work from day one, with no local entity needed.

Speak to an EOR specialist → What's included
20
markets across Asia Pacific and the Gulf
1,200+
companies served across our EOR network
Days
to hire, rather than months to set up an entity
1 day
to reply to every enquiry, within one business day
Why use an employer of record

Go live in a new market in weeks. Skip the entity.

Setting up a company abroad means lawyers, licences, bank accounts, local directors and months of waiting. An employer of record lets you hire the person you've found now, fully compliant, while you decide whether the market justifies an entity.

  • Fast and flexibleHire quickly on full-time, fixed-term, contract or project-based terms, and scale up or down as plans change.
  • Compliance handledLabour law, visa rules, payroll regulations and wage protection systems are all handled locally, by people who do it every day.
  • Payroll without the headacheSalaries, benefits, pension and statutory contributions paid accurately and on time, in local currency.
  • Benefits people wantMedical insurance, end-of-service gratuity and market-standard benefits, so you can compete for the best people.
  • Full HR supportFrom the employment contract to day-to-day HR questions, leave and offboarding.
  • Lower total costNo entity set-up costs, local directors, in-house HR team or exposure to non-compliance penalties.
What's included

The full employment lifecycle, handled.

Residency

Visas and work permits

Sponsorship, work permits, labour cards and residence IDs, plus dependant visas for families.

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Contracts

Compliant employment contracts

Written for local law in each country, with your IP and confidentiality protected.

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Payroll

Payroll and contributions

Monthly payroll, income tax, pension and social security filings, with multi-currency payments.

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Cover

Insurance and benefits

Public and private medical cover, social insurance, workers' compensation and unemployment insurance where required.

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People

HR support

Onboarding, leave, expenses, performance paperwork and employee questions, handled locally.

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Visibility

Live tracking

Track visa progress, documents and renewals in real time, with automatic alerts before anything expires.

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Coverage

Two regions, local teams in each.

Your people are employed by established local teams who know the labour law, the visa process and the benefits market in each country, on the mainland and in the free zones. We regularly employ for sectors from data centres and technology to financial services. Need a country that isn't listed? Ask us.

Asia Pacific14 markets
800+companies served
25,000+people employed and paid
14legal entities
Since 2000employing across Asia
SingaporeHong KongChinaTaiwanJapanSouth KoreaMalaysiaIndonesiaThailandVietnamPhilippinesIndiaAustraliaNew Zealand
The Gulf6 markets
400+clients served
40+local specialists
4offices: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Doha
80+ yrscombined experience
United Arab EmiratesSaudi ArabiaQatarKuwaitBahrainOman
How it works

From offer to first payslip.

STOP 01

Speak to a specialist

Tell us the role, country, salary and start date. We reply within one business day with a full employment cost.

STOP 02

Contract and visa

We issue a compliant contract and start the work permit and visa process if it's needed.

STOP 03

Onboard

We register your new hire for payroll, insurance and benefits, and they start working for you.

STOP 04

We run it monthly

Payroll, filings, renewals and HR support every month, on one consolidated invoice.

Questions

Information desk.

What is an employer of record?

The organisation that legally employs your team member in their country. It hires them, pays them and makes sure their employment complies with local law, while you direct their work like any other employee.

How fast can someone start?

Often within days of signing, once the contract is agreed. Where a work permit or visa is needed, the start date depends on local processing times, and we'll tell you the realistic timeline up front.

Who owns the work and IP?

You do. The employment contract assigns the work product and intellectual property to your company.

How is it priced?

A monthly fee per employee on top of salary and statutory costs, all on one invoice. You get the full employment cost in writing before anyone is hired.

Can you help us set up our own entity later?

Yes. When the market is proven, we can support company formation and the transfer of your people onto your own payroll.

Can you find the people too?

Yes. That's the advantage of one partner. We can find the person through executive search or RPO, then employ them through our EOR.

Your next move

Tell us where your team is going. We'll plan the route.

A 30-minute call with a senior consultant. You leave with a view of the market, the right route and what it would cost. No obligation.

FromYour hiring challenge
ToThe right people, in the right place
Duration30 minutes
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