What is a PEO?

A PEO (professional employer organisation) is an organisation that enters into joint employment relationships with employers by leasing employees. This means a PEO can share and manage many employee-related responsibilities and liabilities, leaving the employer to focus on operations and the expansion itself.

Companies can outsource human resources functions to a PEO like benefits, compensation and payroll administration, insurance and employment taxes.

Difference between a PEO & an EOR

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How does a professional employer organization work?

From a legal perspective, employers and PEOs engage in a process called joint employment, or co-employment. This means employees are technically employed by both the expanding organisation and the Global PEO.

However, the PEO can undertake all elements of payroll management and employment services, leaving the business wishing to expand internationally to focus on operational aspects, rather than potentially complicated local employment practices.

Why use a PEO?

Using a global PEO is the quickest way to hire and pay an employee internationally. It removes the headache of setting up an entity abroad and trying to remain compliant with local laws.

TopSource Worldwide offers global PEO services that allow you to employ abroad and make hiring overseas simple. We support companies looking to expand into new global markets using our extensive infrastructure and expertise.

Maybe you’re looking to hire globally now that remote working has become commonplace. We can get your new employee up and running in just days no matter what country they’re in.

How can payroll outsourcing service providers alleviate stress across your HR team?

Benefits of a global PEO.

Employ globally without an entity

Start employing worldwide without the hurdle of having to set up in a new country, territory or state.

Hassle-free payroll

Outsource your payroll and HR with ease and focus on what you do best.

Global compliance

Employ legally and securely no matter where you’re expanding.

Country-specific expertise

Avoid problems with help from on-the-ground experts.

Employee benefit packages

Hand over benefits like health care and holiday allowance to local professionals.

International HR support

Tap into HR expertise at any time with your own dedicated team.

Need advice on the best PEO solution for your business? Let us help.

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Simply choose TopSource Worldwide as your PEO and we’ll run your payroll and HR for you. We hire on your behalf, ensure you remain compliant and make embarking on a global expansion journey as easy as possible. You still have control over who to hire and fire and we deal with the detail. We can help you with:

  • Payroll
  • Immigration
  • Benefits such as sick pay, maternity pay and commission
  • Annual leave management
  • Expenses
  • Tax filing
  • NDAs
  • ASO
  • RPO
  • BPO
  • HCM

TopSource Worldwide are a market-leading Professional Employer Organisation (PEO) headquartered in the United Kingdom with a truly global footprint and our specialities include Employer of Record (EOR), multi-country payroll, worldwide HR outsourcing, global employee benefits and employment contracts.

Global and state wide PEO services

How it works.

1.

Instruct us as your PEO

Get on-boarded by your own expert account manager

2.

Hire & onboard employees

Grow your team in your target state, region or internationally with our support

3.

We take on the responsibility of local & national law compliance

We’ll ensure your teams are employed legally and ethically

4.

You focus on your growth & expansion

Do what you do best and leave payroll management to us

Frequently asked questions.

PEO stands for Professional Employer Organisation.

If you want to expand globally but do not have the know-how or resources to operate in a new territory, a PEO can take on some employment services like HR and payroll, leaving you to focus on the expansion itself.

A PEO partners with employers who wish to employ in a different country or territory, and co-employs those employees. This means the PEO can manage certain services, for example, payroll, taxes or employee benefits.

This depends on your planned expansion, the size of your business, and other factors. A global PEO will be able to provide both the local expertise and expertise in other markets, giving it a bigger advantage if you plan on expanding to multiple countries or territories.

A PEO co-employs employees alongside a partner business that wishes to expand globally, undertaking certain legal and operational responsibilities. An EOR employs international employees directly and usually assumes all legal and operational responsibilities.

Popular employment expansion markets.

United Kingdom

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Global expansion made simple.

Global expansion opens the door to many new and exciting opportunities — and thanks to globalisation, moving into overseas markets has become a necessity for businesses looking to grow and remain competitive.

What’s been holding you back from taking that leap forward?

Perhaps it’s your first time into international territories, and maybe you don’t know where to start? Or maybe an unsuccessful past attempt has left you feeling that expansion might be risky?

In this whitepaper, we’ll help you determine if global expansion is right for your business, look at some of the common pitfalls you’ll encounter along the way and explain how an international PEO can streamline what has traditionally been a lengthy and arduous process.

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What our clients have to say.

  • Vice President of HR – Client based in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

    We have been very, very pleased with the quality of service you and the team have provided, I hope we can partner even more in the future.

  • Annette van Duijnhoven – Nutreco

    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.

  • Lisa Galeaz-Weber – HSP Group

    In my role as Director of HR & Admin at a global company, I work with 7 different payroll/EOR/PEO companies. TopSource services us for both the UK and Jersey. TopSource is an incredible partner and in the very top tier of those companies, I work with. They are knowledgeable, professional, easy to work with, extremely fast in responding, and overall make my job so much easier. I am truly grateful for the opportunity to work with TopSource and their extraordinary team!!

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  • Expand globally

  • Deploy quickly (in days not weeks)

  • A single global portal for all your hiring needs

  • No legal entity required

  • Experienced expert team

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