How to hire a remote worker
based in Afghanistan

Global hiring is a tough challenge. With our hiring guide, you can see all possibilities you have for hiring a remote worker based in Afghanistan.

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Local sub-corporation

The legally compliant way to hire employees in any country of the world is to set up a sub-corporation in said country. Depending on the country, this is easier said than done and often needs local representation. It's therefore only realistic to do if you are planning on quickly hiring a larger team in a specific country or are already working with a big workforce in a specifc country.

Positives

  • legally compliant
  • possible worldwide
  • employee protection

Negatives

  • expensive
  • large overhead and operational cost

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Deel

Deel is a payment solution and management software for remote teams that are planning to onboard remote employees in the form of contractors. The issue that Deel solves here is establishing legally compliant contracts with everyone and running payroll, making sure that everyone gets paid on time, no matter where they are.

Compared to running your own payroll, this obviously comes at a cost. However, the cost is substantially lower than a EOR (employer of record) solution and starting at just $50/month.

Positives

  • less overhead
  • simple, cheap pricing
  • legally compliant

Negatives

  • no local employee benefits
  • cost scales per contract

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🌍 Worldwide!

Independent contractor

The catch-all solution to hiring remote workers is to do so as independent contractors. ICA (Independent Contractor Agreements) are usually simple and short contracts that are legally compliant in some form or another in any country of the world.

The important distinction here is that independent contractors are not legally employed as employees. In their respective jurisdictions, your employees may therefore not be legally protected under employment laws, but are self-employed.

Positives

  • extremely simple to set up
  • cheap to set up and run
  • no legal overhead for company

Negatives

  • not protected as employee
  • higher overhead and cost for employee
  • missing local perks and pension regulations

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🌍 Worldwide!

Plane

Plane takes care of payroll, benefits, and compliance for US-based companies hiring remote employees and contractors internationally. Onboard and pay employees in 160+ countries without having to set up local entities. Plane handles employment paperwork, tax withholding, and more, with contracts that support a streamlined, two-step IP transfer. If you’re hiring contractors instead, you can use Plane to onboard and pay contractors in 240+ countries, with no markup fees. Payments are sent directly to contractors’ bank accounts, so that they don’t need to use an e-wallet. The employee plan has a flat fee starting from $299/month/employee, and the contractor plan has a flat fee of $29/month/contractor.

Positives

  • supports both international contractors and employees
  • less administrative overhead
  • wide coverage in nearly all countries
  • local, tax, and SOC 2 compliance

Negatives

  • specializes in US-based companies only

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Shield GEO

Shield GEO is an international employer of record (or EOR) allowing you to use their services to hire remote employees in their countries of operation. Shield GEO is one of the services that has the widest coverage of operation, making it possible to hire employees in almost any country in the world.

Additionally to EOR services, Shield GEO also offers tax, compliance and payroll consultations.

Positives

  • cheap EOR service
  • wide coverage
  • a lot of experience

Negatives

  • bigger overhead than competitors
  • more expensive than other hiring methods

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🌍 Worldwide!

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