Expanding internationally is a bold and exciting step for any startup. But with it comes complex legal, tax, and employment challenges that can slow you down, or worse, expose your business to compliance risks before you have had a chance to scale.

That is where an Employer of Record (EOR) comes in. An EOR allows startups to hire talent in other countries without setting up a local company. It is fast, cost-effective, and legally compliant, and it enables you to grow globally without the burden of international bureaucracy.

What is an Employer of Record (EOR)?

An Employer of Record is a third-party organisation that becomes the legal employer of your international workers on your behalf.

While you remain in control of their day-to-day responsibilities, the EOR takes care of everything related to local compliance, including:

• Issuing legally compliant employment contracts

• Registering workers with local tax and social authorities

• Managing payroll, tax deductions, and statutory benefits

• Handling probation, termination, and employee records in line with labour laws

This gives you all the benefits of international hiring – without the risk or overhead of establishing local entities.

How does an EOR service work for startups?

Startups that want to hire abroad, whether it is a single developer in Portugal or a team of consultants in the UAE, often do not have the time or resources to manage local company registrations, payroll setup, or HR legalities in each country.

We handle everything from visa sponsorship (where applicable) to onboarding and payroll, so your workers can start without delays, and your business can scale with confidence.

What makes Access Financial’s EOR service fundamentally different?

Our unique strength lies in our direct operational model. We provide EOR services exclusively in countries where we have our own fully-established local entities, managed by our dedicated in-country staff, and covered by all requisite local licences.

This means absolutely no third-party chains or intermediaries — ever. Here are some of the benefits we offer that can boost your growth and success in the global market:

1. Enables you to employ or place talent in days

2. Reduces cost of operation

3. Ensures payroll compliance and on-time payment processing

4. Eliminates the need to work with multiple partners (legal, immigration, payroll etc.)

5. Ensures no risks in employing or placing global talent

6. Platform-based EOR provides greater transparency & functionality

7. Offers flexibility to scale quickly

We offer these direct EOR services in the following 15 key countries:

• Belgium
• China
• Cyprus
• Denmark
• Hong Kong
• India
• Ireland
• Luxembourg
• Malaysia
• Norway
• Singapore
• Sweden
• The Netherlands
• The UAE
• The United Kingdom

For Startups:

This is your direct route to compliantly hiring top talent in new markets, without the burden of setting up local legal entities. Expand your global footprint efficiently and with complete confidence.

For Recruitment Agencies:

This is your key to unlocking more international placements. Offer your clients a secure, reliable EOR solution for the talent you source, enhancing your value proposition and enabling you to confidently fill roles across these 15 countries. Let’s discuss how Access Financial’s EOR services can support your specific objectives. Schedule a consultation with us – https://calendly.com/accessfinancial