Guide
Hiring International Employees
The main structural choice is whether to establish your own local entity or use an employer of record. Your hiring volume, permanence, country roadmap, compliance capacity and cost structure all affect the decision.
What to evaluate
- Countries and worker types in scope
- Legal employer and entity structure
- Payroll, tax, benefits and payment workflows
- Compliance ownership and escalation
- Integrations, reporting and approvals
- Pricing, implementation and contract terms
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International hiring decision tree
The first decision is structural: employ through your own local entity, use an EOR, or—only where the facts support it—engage a genuine independent contractor. Do not choose the label based solely on convenience.
Country
Where will the person actually work?
Status
Employee or genuine independent contractor?
Entity
Do you have an employing entity there?
Scale
Does expected headcount justify establishing one?
Practical next step: Turn these criteria into a written requirements sheet before comparing providers. For country-specific legal, tax or employment questions, verify with qualified local advisers and current primary documentation.