Employer of Record
Hire anywhere.Operate everywhere.Without borders or bureaucracy.
Employ top talent in new markets without setting up a legal entity.
Get the speed, scale, and compliance you need — all backed by
expert, on-the-ground support.
Rated 5/5 by our customers
Go global faster.
With less risk.
Expanding into new countries used to mean 12+ months of legal setup, tax registration, and paperwork.
With TopSource, while you retain full operational control of the employee and their work. you can hire in days, not quarters, while we handle:
Hire & pay compliantly in 180 countries without an entity
Dedicated support from experts only a phone call away
Specialist hr advisory to guide global decision making
Dedicated hands on employee onboarding for the best employee experience
On demand access to legal & hr expertise to future proof your compliance
Single intuitive global employment dashboard & dedicated API for integrations
More than an Employer of Record.Processes & support to accelerate growth.
Platform
Global Employment Platform
Your intuitive hub for managing global teams. Simple, powerful, and designed to scale with you — no complexity, just clarity.
Audit
Find & eliminate barriers to growth
We proactively identify & sort out compliance issues across your global workforce whilst uncovering opportunities to improve profitability. On a quarterly basis we’ll audit your global talent strategy to ensure it aligns with your business goals.
Intelligence
Build a data driven talent strategy
Knowing who to hire, where to hire and how to operate helps you grow confidently and profitably. You can access the latest TopSource insights & data on hiring markets, salary benchmarking & benefits.
Advisory
Expert guidance for global clarity
Whether you’re managing a global acquisition or entering a new market, you get clear guidance to help you navigate complex decisions, avoid delays, and accelerate your global expansion.
Global Employee Cost Calculator
Estimate the cost of your new hire with our calculator. Simply enter their location and salary information in to this handy tool to see what will be spent in employment costs each month.
Employment Cost Calculator
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Employing Internationally?
Learn more about the countires you want to employ in, their employment law, local benefits and more
“Their expertise and understanding of the unique hiring, payment, and human resource practices in each country has been nothing short of outstanding. Our Client Success Manager, has done just that … ensured our success. Her availability and willingness to engage on a personal level has made all the difference.”
“Excellent service, especially from our account manager who has gone above and beyond to help us use the platform effectively. Our manager, significantly simplifies my workload. It is like having your own TopSource HR representative on your team.”
“TopSource has been our go-to resource for international hiring. They are responsive, thorough, respectful and knowledgeable. The Client Success team has provided us with the utmost customer service, and the more we use TopSource, the more, it gives us access to more resources and knowledge.”
With TopSource we were able to have employees hired or maintained in Nutreco without having to establish an entity in these countries for only 1–2 employees. I think most countries are covered by TopSource, so they can help us with almost all cases. Good advice on conditions and direct contact with employees. Invoicing done directly to the company. An easy process compared to hiring employees by ourselves
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We support across every part of your global expansion journey – meaning we are uniquely placed to provide agnostic guidance about what is best for your business
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Frequentlyasked questions
An Employer of Record (EOR) is a company that legally employs staff on your behalf in countries where you don’t have your own entity. The EOR holds the employment contract and handles payroll, tax and compliance, while you direct the employee’s day-to-day work. Companies use an EOR to hire quickly in new markets, employ remote talent where they have no presence, or convert contractors to employees — without setting up a local entity.
With an EOR, you retain day-to-day control while the provider handles legal and HR compliance. TopSource issues a locally compliant employment contract, manages onboarding and documentation, runs payroll and statutory filings, and administers mandatory benefits. Onboarding typically completes in 5–10 business days in established markets, giving your new hire a smooth start while you stay in control of their work.
Setting up your own entity can take three to nine months of registration, tax setup and legal work. An EOR removes that: you can hire compliantly in a new country in days rather than quarters, with work permits and visa sponsorship handled where required. This makes an EOR ideal for testing markets, hiring small teams, and scaling across multiple countries at once.
An EOR carries the legal responsibility of employment, protecting you from the main risks of hiring abroad: contractor misclassification, non-compliant contracts, payroll and tax errors, and breaches of local labour law. TopSource drafts compliant agreements, manages statutory deductions and benefits, handles notice periods and severance correctly, and keeps employee data compliant with local privacy rules — significantly reducing penalties and disputes.
Yes. Through EOR services, TopSource employs your full-time staff on locally compliant contracts and manages their payroll and benefits. Through our Contractor of Record service, we compliantly engage, verify and pay independent contractors — and can convert contractors to employees where local classification rules require it. Both are managed in one platform, so you stay compliant across every worker type.