Employer of Record (EOR)

An Employer of Record (EOR) is a local company that legally employs a person on your behalf. You decide the role, the objectives and the day-to-day work. The EOR handles the employment contract, payroll and local requirements.

Sometimes the business needs a person in a market before it has, or chooses to build, its own local employment structure.

An Employer of Record provides a way to formally employ that person through an authorised local employment arrangement, while the client continues to direct their day-to-day role, objectives and work.

TTE helps companies assess the appropriate route, coordinate the employment setup and support the relationship throughout the assignment.

EOR does not start with recruitment. The person may be:

• Someone identified by the company.
• An existing employee moving into another market.
• A commercial representative the business wants on the ground.
• A specialist needed for a particular project.
• A candidate already selected through TTE or another recruitment route.

The question is not who to hire, but how to employ them. That is where EOR comes in.

• Your business: defines the role, sets objectives, manages daily work and evaluates performance
• The EOR: handles the employment contract, payroll, documents and local requirements

The employee still works within the client’s business. The client decides what the person does, how their role develops, what priorities they work on and how they contribute to the organisation.

Local, regional and international companies all use EOR. Different starting points, same need: the right person, employed the right way.

The right question is not only "Can we use EOR?" but "Does it make sense for what we are trying to do?" The answer depends on the market, the role, how long it lasts, how many people are involved and your longer-term plans.

Sometimes EOR is the best route. Sometimes employing directly through your own entity is better. Sometimes the wider company structure needs to be decided first.