# Employer of record (EOR) providers

> An employer of record (EOR) becomes the legal employer of your team members in another country, runs compliant local payroll and provides statutory benefits, while you direct their day-to-day work. It is the fastest way to hire full employees abroad without setting up a legal entity. The main differences between EOR providers are how many countries they cover through owned entities versus partners, how transparent their pricing is and how much local compliance support they provide.

- URL: https://globalcontractor.io/eor/
- Updated: 2026-10-06

An employer of record legally employs people on your behalf in countries where you do not have your own entity. Compare EOR providers by coverage, entity model, pricing transparency and compliance.

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## How employer of record works

### What an employer of record does

An employer of record is a company that takes on the legal responsibilities of employing a worker in a specific country. The EOR signs a local employment contract with the worker, registers them with local authorities, runs payroll, withholds income tax, pays social security contributions and provides the benefits required by local law.

The client company keeps control over the work itself. It decides what the employee works on, sets goals and manages performance. The EOR handles the employment administration and the legal obligations that come with it.

### When to use an EOR

- You want to hire a full-time employee in a country where you have no legal entity.
- You need to hire quickly and cannot wait for an entity to be set up.
- You are testing a new market before committing to a local entity.
- You want to convert a long-term contractor into an employee to reduce misclassification risk.

### Owned entities and partner networks

Some EOR providers employ workers through their own legal entities. Others rely on third-party local partners in some or all countries. The number of countries a provider advertises does not show how many of them it covers through its own entities, so our coverage data separates owned and partner entities for each country.

### How EOR pricing usually works

EOR services are usually priced as a fixed monthly fee per employee, on top of the employee's salary and employer costs. Some providers also charge setup fees, deposits, offboarding fees or currency conversion margins. Our pricing tables list each fee separately and mark fees that are only available on request as "Quote required".

## Frequently asked questions

### Is an employer of record the same as a PEO?

No. A professional employer organization (PEO) usually works in a co-employment model and requires the client to have its own local entity. An employer of record becomes the sole legal employer, so the client does not need an entity in the country.

### Who is responsible for the employee’s work under an EOR?

The client company directs the employee’s day-to-day work and performance. The EOR is responsible for the employment contract, payroll, tax withholding, social contributions and statutory benefits.