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Hiring guides

How to hire in 25 countries

Salary benchmarks, fully loaded employer cost, employment rules, contractor risk and work permits — country by country, with the Employer of Record route where you have no entity.

How do you hire employees in another country?

To hire an employee in another country you need a local entity registered for payroll and social contributions, or an Employer of Record that already holds those registrations. Cost, notice periods and statutory benefits vary sharply by country, so model fully loaded cost before making an offer.

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EMEA

APAC

No entity in the country you are hiring in?

TalentStores orchestrates Employer of Record employment through licensed in-country partners, with fully loaded cost modelled before you extend an offer and every partner invoice reconciled onto one consolidated bill.

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Hiring terms, explained

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Employer of Record (EOR)An Employer of Record is a third party that legally employs workers on your behalf in a country where you have no entity, holding the employment contract, payroll, tax withholding and statutory benefits while you direct the day-to-day work.Contractor vs. EmployeeThe contractor versus employee distinction is a legal classification based on how much control a company has over how work is done — not on job title or contract wording — and it determines tax withholding, statutory benefits and employment protections.Federal Unemployment TaxFederal unemployment tax is the employer-paid US tax imposed under FUTA at 6.0% on the first $7,000 of each employee's annual wages, reduced to an effective 0.6% for employers who pay their state unemployment tax on time.Form W-2Form W-2 is the annual US wage and tax statement an employer must give each employee and file with the Social Security Administration, reporting total wages paid and all federal, state and local taxes withheld during the calendar year.