How to hire a remote worker
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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.

Skuad is a fast growing global employment and payroll platform. It enables companies to employ and pay exceptional talent anywhere in the world, compliantly. 

Skuad’s digital employment infrastructure ensures companies can hire, onboard and pay employees and contractors in 160+ countries, without setting up local entities, on a single unified dashboard. Skuad’s legal infrastructure manages all local compliances, and provides a range of amazing country-specific benefits and insurance packages. 

Skuad is built for the new world of work, where large enterprises and emerging startups can access the best talent globally, to grow their business and build diverse distributed teams. There are no upfront fees, hidden costs or long-term lock-ins involved.

Papaya is a leading employer of record (or EOR) service, as well as contractor management system, that allows you to hire employees worldwide and manage contracting agreement all in one place.

With a pricing point starting at $770 flat per employee and month, it's on the cheaper side of global payroll services. In return for that, Papaya provides employees with tax filing, cross-border payments, compliance checks and more.

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.

Boundless is a smaller employer of record (or EOR) service that allows to hire in a handful of countries across the globe. In return, the pricing of this service is on the lower side. With 8% of the total payroll, Boundless covers gross payment, employer tax contributions, pension contributions and employee benefits.

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.