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Solutions · Hire abroad
Employ them through a local partner, sign them as a contractor, or run payroll on your own entity. Here's how the three compare, and what Naasflow handles in each.
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Illustrative screen. Names and figures are examples.
The right person lives somewhere you don't.
You've found who you want to hire, and they're in a country where you have no company.
"Just make them a contractor" feels risky.
It's quick, but if the job looks like employment, local law may treat it as employment.
Setting up a company takes months.
Registering an entity, a bank account and payroll in a new country is a project, not a hire.
| Compare | Your own entity | Employer of record | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who is the legal employer | You | Our local partner | Nobody: they work for themselves |
| Agreement | Your employment contract | The partner's local employment contract | A service agreement you both sign |
| Local tax and contributions | Run in Naasflow on the country pack | Handled by the partner | The contractor's own responsibility |
| Statutory benefits | Yours to provide | Provided by the partner |
Is it a real job?
Fixed hours, your tools, ongoing work, managed by you: that's usually employment, not contracting.
Do you have an entity there?
If you do, employ them on it and run their payroll on the country pack.
If not, use EOR.
A local partner becomes the legal employer while you manage the work. Ask us about coverage.
Genuinely independent?
Then a contractor agreement fits, with their invoices and payouts on record.
With EOR, a local partner employs the person on a local employment contract and handles their payroll, tax and statutory benefits, while you direct the work. A contractor works for themselves under a service agreement, invoices you and handles their own tax.
| Visa and work permit | Yours to arrange | Arranged with the partner, tracked in Naasflow | The contractor's own |
|---|
| What you pay | Salaries, entity costs and your plan | Salary and costs, plus from $399 per worker / month | Their invoices, plus $29 per contractor / month |
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| What Naasflow does | Payroll, HR, attendance and tax | Engagement, monthly cost, permits and registrations | Agreement, invoices and payout records |
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| Best when | You have a lasting team in the country | You're hiring a few people or testing a market | The work is genuinely independent |
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Whether someone can be a contractor depends on local law and how they work for you, so take advice in each country. EOR availability depends on partner coverage in that country.
Only if the work is genuinely independent. If someone works set hours, for you alone, under your direction, many countries treat that as employment whatever the contract says. Take local advice before you decide.
In countries where Naasflow has a country pack and partner coverage. Tell us where the person is and we'll confirm before you commit.
Yes, as a business decision: once your entity exists, you employ them directly and end the EOR engagement. Their new employment and payroll then run on your entity in Naasflow.