Airswift can act as a fully integrated Employer of Record organisation, working side-by-side with clients.

Could Employer of Record services help your business to expand? CONTACT AN EOR SPECIALIST
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What is an Employer of Record?

An Employer of Record (EOR) is an international employment firm that legally employs workers on behalf of a client company, taking on responsibility for payroll, tax, benefits, contracts and labour-law compliance, allowing the client to hire in countries where it has no legal entity. 

An EOR can assist with various tasks, including:

  • Payroll and tax administration
  • Employee benefits
  • Foreign exchange and in-country money movement
  • Employment contracts
  • Insurance
  • Local laws
  • Immigration or visa/work permit processing
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Do you recognise these challenges?

  • You need to hire talent in a country where you have no legal entity.
  • Setting up a local entity is too slow or too costly for your timeline.
  • You’re unsure how to stay compliant with local labor law, tax and payroll.
  • Managing multiple in-country suppliers is draining time and budget.
  • You need workers mobilised quickly and legally.

 An Employer of Record solves each of these. Scroll down to see how Airswift’s EOR services work. 

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How can an Employer of Record help my business?


Airswift delivers Employer of Record services across 60 countries, with main hubs located across the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia and Singapore.

For companies that want to stretch their corporate presence beyond their home country, access richer talent pools, and tap into new revenue outlets, global expansion is often the way to go.

However, entering foreign countries can be a tricky process. This is why a growing number of businesses opt to work with an EOR.

EOR services are designed to simplify the international expansion journey and help you navigate various administrative HR tasks when:

  • Performing work in a country where your company may not be registered
  • Setting up a new legal entity
  • Understanding labour laws and tax implications in-country

Is an Employer of Record right for your business?

Our global employment solutions include:

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International employment

Best for companies that do not have an entity in-country and/or local HR support. Employer of Record services, payroll of staff members (calculation of pay from gross to net), management of expat visas, option to provide Airswift employee benefits.

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International payroll services

For companies that have an entity but no local HR support. Comprehensive solutions like gross-to-net pay calculations, payroll reconciliations, expense and tax management, compliance reporting, tax equalizations, allowance handling, PTO tracking, employee query resolution, and HRIS management.

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Global HR consulting

Our global HR consulting services include entity setup, project management, organizational optimization, payroll and HRIS implementations, outplacement support, and comprehensive learning and development programs for leadership and new hires.
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Global immigration

Our global immigration services offer complete support, including business visa assistance, advisory, work permit and authorization, application handling, and sponsorship, ensuring seamless international employee mobility. 

What are the key benefits of enlisting an Employer of Record?

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1. Quickly enter new markets

By working with an internationally diverse EOR company, you can quickly enter new markets without the need for establishing local entities.

Operating in multiple countries can be overwhelming for growing organisations. Navigating compliance, communicating with foreign employees, tax implications, and frequent immigration changes reduce your ability to focus on long-term talent strategy.

Partnering with a supplier with a detailed understanding of compliance requirements can help you concentrate on your company's growth and achieving your core business goals such as; market research, talent acquisition, customer service, and maintaining profitability. 
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2. Cost-effective and streamlined HR

Employment and compliance challenges are multiplied when your costs escalate from managing multiple suppliers or recruiting HR specialists.

There is a high cost associated with opening an entity in-country. It often makes more sense to leverage another company’s footprint to ease financial burdens.

Hiring an EOR enables you to work with a single entity while removing the need to maintain an expensive in-house team.

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3. Improved productivity and communication

An Employer of Record organisation can provide one contact for all inquiries.

This increases efficiency and ensures issues are dealt with quickly while reducing the need to engage multiple stakeholders, freeing up time to focus on your core business functions. 

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4. Remain compliant, reduce risk

It is important that a workforce is not only mobilised quickly but legally. The need to stay on top of legislation is imperative to the success of any global company.

A employer of record specialist with in-depth local knowledge ensures your workforce is compliantly managed while reducing the risk of noncompliance and any operational errors. 

Wherever in the world, you choose to operate your business entity.
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5. Accurate and reliable payroll management

Maintaining in-house finance and international payroll teams can be expensive and difficult for clients without a permanent base in-country.

Paired with changing compliance requirements and limited legal knowledge, managing payroll is often one of the biggest challenges of global expansion. 

An EOR company can manage local/national income tax and social security payments on behalf of local and international employees. They can also make sure that this money is deducted from their salaries and paid directly to the tax authorities.
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FAQ

How does an Employer of Record help with compliance?

An Employer of Record assumes legal responsibility for employment compliance in every country where it operates.

It manages local labor law, employment contracts, income tax and social-security deductions, and visa and work-permit processing, ensuring your workforce is mobilised legally while reducing the risk of non-compliance and operational errors.

With local specialists across 60 regional offices and 40 years of experience, Airswift keeps your workforce compliant wherever you operate.

 

How quickly can I enter a new market with an Employer of Record?

Because an EOR already has a legal entity in-country, you can begin hiring without the months-long process of incorporating your own entity.

Airswift can onboard international hires and have them ready to work within 72 hours, letting you enter new markets quickly while we handle payroll, contracts and compliance.

PEO vs EOR: What is the difference?

We get this one a lot. 

A PEO (Professional Employer Organisation) co-employs staff under your own legal entity, so you remain the legal employer and must already be registered in-country.

An EOR (Employer of Record) becomes the full legal employer on your behalf, so you can hire in countries where you have no entity.

Use a PEO when you already have a local entity and want to share HR administration; use an EOR when you have no entity and need to hire compliantly without setting one up.

Criteria PEO EOR
Employment model Co-employment (shared with client) EOR is the legal employer
Local entity required? Yes No
Geographic use Best for domestic HR-support Best for international hiring
Speed to hire Depends (entity setup required) Days (no-entity required)

 

How does an Employer of Record reduce hiring costs?

Opening a legal entity in a new country is expensive and slow.

An EOR lets you use an existing in-country footprint instead, working with a single provider rather than managing multiple suppliers or building an in-house HR and payroll team.

This consolidates compliance, payroll and benefits administration under one point of contact, lowering cost and freeing you to focus on your core business.

Read our blog to learn more about how we price our EOR services.

Which countries does Airswift provide Employer of Record?

Airswift provides Employer of Record services globally, supported by 60 regional offices and 40 years of experience across Africa, Asia Pacific, the Caspian, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and North America. 

Can an Employer of Record help me hire and manage remote employees?

Absolutely. Some of the remote working challenges an EOR can solve include:
  • Advising on notice periods and contracts
  • Assisting with legal documentation and tax filings
  • Providing in-country worker support

Learn more about how an EOR can  support your remote employees,

 
Some of the remote working challenges an EOR can solve include:
  • Advising on notice periods and contracts
  • Assisting with legal documentation and tax filings
  • Providing in-country worker support
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Some of the remote working challenges an EOR can solve include:
  • Advising on notice periods and contracts
  • Assisting with legal documentation and tax filings
  • Providing in-country worker support
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Client testimonials

I have always found Airswift to be very responsive, helpful and knowledgeable. We have used Airswift specifically to facilitate talent needs in countries where we have not had an entity or where we have had a need for specific workforce assistance that Airswift can provide.
I get to deal with a lot of agencies, and I would say Airswift is at the top.
My experience with Airswift is that they are a first class organisation offering highly skilled and motivated individuals. Their flexibility in every day challenges and business dealings is an extreme asset.
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How can Airswift support your global expansion?

We specialise in handling the toughest immigration challenges, logistical hardships, and complex employment laws. It’s what we do. Let us share our experiences and support your growing needs where you need it most.
 

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Our services

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Talent Acquisition

Few issues are as critical to project delivery as the identification, on-boarding and management of productive workforces. Our highly experienced team behind our talent acquisition services work directly with clients to identify their hiring needs.

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Executive & Board Search

Airswift understands that attracting and retaining high performing leadership teams is the key to success. These are critical hires who can influence a business to achieve financial, strategic, and commercial goals. Our executive search firm, Ducatus Partners, is led by a seasoned team of industry specialists focused on sourcing C-suite leaders.

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RPO & Managed Solutions

From recruiting and mobilising entire multi discipline teams, to integrating a technology focused approach and supply-chain management, our support teams take on as much of our clients’ workforce organisation burden as possible.

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Workforce Consulting

Airswift has experience navigating the challenges of global expansion, managing international HR, tax and payroll challenges, finding niche and specialist talent, and restructuring and transforming organisations.

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