What it is
A report, not software. Hiring a person abroad is not the same as hiring at home. In each country there are different ways to employ someone, different permits for people who are not local, required benefits, rules on ending employment, sometimes quotas for local people, and payroll tax and social security. This report sets all of that out for your hiring plan, country by country, before you send the first offer letter.
When to use it
Before you hire your first employee in a new country, when you plan to hire in several countries, or when you move existing staff abroad. Also when you are choosing where to hire and want to compare countries, or when you need to decide between employing people directly and other models.
How to use it
Tell us in your own words where you plan to hire, how many people, in which roles, and whether they are local or moving from elsewhere. We confirm what is included and a fixed fee in writing. You then receive the report in your WLA account.
What you gain
You know in advance what each country requires, so hiring plans, budgets and start dates are realistic. You avoid offers that cannot be fulfilled, and you can brief local lawyers and payroll providers precisely.
THE SITUATIONA company wants to hire a small sales team in three new countries. Some people will be local, and one manager will move from head office.
WITHOUT THE PACKThe company sends offers and then learns that one country needs a local employing entity, that the manager needs a permit with a long lead time, and that termination rules are very different from what the offer letters assume. Start dates slip and offers must be rewritten.
WITH THE PACKOne document sets out, for each country, how the company can employ people, which permits the manager needs, the required benefits and termination rules, any local quotas, and payroll tax and social security. The company plans dates and budgets before the first offer.
Employment modelThe way you employ someone in a country, for example through your own local company, through a partner that employs them for you, or as a contractor.
Work permitPermission for a person who is not a citizen or resident to work in a country. Employers often have to apply for it, and it can take time.
SponsorshipWhen an employer applies for, or vouches for, a person's right to work in a country.
Mandatory benefitsBenefits that the law requires an employer to provide, such as paid leave or pension contributions.
Nationalisation or local quotaRules in some countries that require employers to hire a share of local people.
Payroll tax and social securityTaxes and contributions that an employer must withhold or pay on salaries.
