Growing a business requires multiple HR tools and platforms. With hundreds of our own employees in dozens of countries around the world, Remote has tested all the different possibilities of how to make global employment more accessible: for ourselves, for our customers, and for our partners.

In pursuit of that goal, we built the world’s only vertically integrated international employment infrastructure to make it easy, affordable, and safe for more companies to employ global teams. When you think about things like security, stability, and deep knowledge of international labor practices, Remote is at the top.

That’s why today we are introducing the Global Employee API from Remote. Our Global Employee API will enable HR and payroll companies to take advantage of Remote’s vertically integrated global employment capabilities and international infrastructure within their own platforms. With this new product, developers will be able to embed and customize global payroll into their own solutions, opening the full HR tech stack to their customers looking to scale global teams.

In short: Remote’s Global Employee API will make global employment simple, streamlined, and accessible. We’re taking the international infrastructure that has allowed us to offer a superior experience for businesses and teams around the world and making it available to developers.

Fueling the growth of HR and payroll companies

Hiring an international team is no longer a luxury: it’s table stakes to compete for the best candidates. Our research has found that most companies believe it’s getting harder to attract and retain top talent, but companies hiring internationally have a much easier time finding and keeping their best people.

As international employment becomes the norm, HR and payroll providers need an easier way to manage the demands that come with global employment. Anyone can hire internationally now. More than ever, platforms must offer the adaptability their growing customers need.

Remote is the only global HR business to own 100% of its legal entities in countries across the globe. Because of that, we are uniquely positioned to offer the most comprehensive endpoints for these HR and payroll platforms.

And what’s even better? This is just the beginning. Soon, more of Remote’s services will become available via externally facing APIs as we continue to expand our products, services, and consulting solutions.

Unlocking the potential of international workforces for all

To launch the Global Employee API, we wanted to start with an established partner who could help more people access the benefits of global employment. That’s why we chose Rippling.

The leading employee management platform, Rippling powers thousands of employers in the U.S. As Rippling has expanded, the company has seen increasing demand for international payroll solutions to help its customers compete in a global labor market. With Remote’s Global Employee API, Rippling customers can now compliantly onboard international employees, consolidate domestic and international payroll, and accelerate their global expansion without ever leaving the Rippling platform.

Parker Conrad, CEO of Rippling, pinpoints the advantages of supercharging the Rippling platform with Remote’s new Global Employee API:

"Through our partnership with Remote, Rippling’s clients can hire, onboard, and pay someone anywhere in the world — all through one HR system, with one set of reports and analytics, and with one place to make employee changes, across the globe.”

Right now, there is no single solution that allows small- and medium-sized companies to consolidate domestic and international payroll into a single hub. This integration of Remote’s Global Employee API will allow Rippling customers to:

Hire and onboard candidates from anywhere in the world, quickly and easily

Manage payroll for international employees directly through Rippling’s platform

Simplify data management with a single source of truth for employee changes

Maintain a single set of reports and analytics, constantly updated through a two-way data exchange

Stay compliant with global operations, thanks to Remote’s fully owned local legal entities around the world

Rest easy regarding intellectual property ownership abroad, thanks to the power of Remote IP Guard

We are thrilled to partner with Rippling as we introduce the Global Employee API for the first time. Soon, more partners who are working hard to create the solutions HR leaders need will join.

If you’re one of them, let us know! We would love to work with you to develop a custom integration.

“We chose to partner with Remote because of their global infrastructure, in-house expertise managing entities all over the world, and their strategy to closely integrate their service with clients' other business systems. Rippling + Remote will give HR leaders assurance that their global teams always meet local tax and labor laws, no matter where they work," shares Conrad.

Building a better world for workers and employers

We created Remote to make it easy for companies of all sizes to manage payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance for their international teams. Partnering with other HR and payroll solutions will help unlock access to global employment for thousands of new businesses. Soon, we will expand on our Global Employee API to include more powerful features that will make it even easier for companies big and small to grow globally.

Remote is on a mission to help every person, business, and country realize their fullest potential. We are excited for this opportunity to work with new partners and developers to make that vision a reality.

If you would like to learn more about integrations with Remote or to reach out for more information, visit integrations.remote.com.

Our Global Employee API enables HR and payroll companies to take advantage of Remote’s vertically integrated global employment capabilities and international infrastructure within their own platforms. With this new product, developers can embed and customize global payroll into their own solutions, opening the full HR tech stack to their customers looking to scale global teams.

Introducing the Global Employee API from Remote

Remote has raised $150 million to reach a $1B+ valuation. So what comes next?

Remote is officially a unicorn!

Employing your global team just got even better.

Remote has raised a $150 million Series B round at a valuation of more than $1 billion, making Remote a unicorn company. This round was led by Accel with participation from existing investors including Sequoia, Index Ventures, Two Sigma, General Catalyst, and Day One Ventures.

This milestone reflects the commitment and passion of our global team, but funding is just the beginning. We intend to use this money to make it even easier for businesses to hire the best global talent. By doing so, we will increase access to the global job market for companies and workers alike, furthering our vision for a more equitable, more connected world.

This new funding will help us accelerate our expansion into more countries. We have added 32 new legal entities since November, for a total of 50 around the globe. We will be in 80 countries by the end of 2021. By the end of next year, Remote will own the most comprehensive global employment infrastructure in the industry, with the ability to hire almost anywhere in the world.

As the only employer of record with a 100% fully owned infrastructure, we never take shortcuts or rely on third parties. We remain committed to the best experience for our customers’ employees, the strongest intellectual property protections in the industry, and reliable, low flat-rate pricing. As we move forward, we not only intend to help more businesses hire in new places, but also to help them build more meaningful global partnerships.

Since our Series A round in November 2020, Remote has experienced incredible growth. We have opened entities in dozens of new countries, grown our user base by 10 times in just eight months, and expanded our own team from 50 to more than 220 team members in 47 countries on six continents. All done in the name of helping more companies, workers, and countries enjoy the benefits of global employment.

In conjunction with our new funding, we are excited to announce the launch of a first-to-market Global Employee API. This API will allow HR and payroll companies to take advantage of Remote’s vertically integrated global employment structure within their own products and platforms. Click here to learn more or to sign up for the beta.

Rippling, one of the top employee management platforms in the world, uses Remote’s Global Employee API to allow its customers to onboard international employees quickly, easily, and in full compliance with international and local laws. Our Global Employee API also helps Rippling customers consolidate domestic and international payroll while accelerating growth for their teams. 

In addition to the launch of the Global Employee API, Remote has also partnered with Greenhouse, the leading applicant tracking system and recruiting software, to integrate with their robust employee information data and increase the speed and accuracy of Remote customers’ onboarding processes.

This new funding will also allow Remote to expand our advisory services. Our platform makes it easy to onboard employees in other countries. Our legal experts all over the world can help Remote customers become fluent in local business culture and labor laws. Advisory services from Remote include guidance on global benefits, equity incentive planning, visa and immigration support, employee relocation, and more.

Finally, Remote recognizes that the future of global employment requires financial services to match. We plan to build our own financial services infrastructure to streamline international payroll processes while adding both transparency and speed. As an evolution of Remote’s vertically integrated infrastructure strategy, these financial services will include instant payouts and stock options payment plans, all from within the Remote platform.

Our diverse international team has been the key to our progress. Remote could not have achieved this level of growth so quickly without a remarkable group of people from all over the world.

Because Remote works asynchronously — that is, untethered from time zones and locations — we have been able to build at an accelerated pace. Even more important than our speed, though, is the power and cohesion of our uniquely diverse team. Thanks to the smart and caring people working at Remote from around the world, we are making it possible for talented people to get great jobs for great pay, no matter where they live.

This has been the mission for Remote since the beginning. Every person deserves the opportunity to do meaningful work for a good salary, regardless of location. Every company deserves access to talented workers, regardless of location. Today is a big step toward the realization of that vision.

We hope our growth as a fully distributed company will inspire more businesses to realize the benefits of a global workforce. When they do, Remote will be here to help every step of the way.

Facilitating international growth and goodness

Throughout this growth, we have remained committed to our values of kindness, ownership, excellence, transparency, and ambition. You can always read more about our values in our public handbook, which also provides helpful information on how to work effectively on a distributed team.

In keeping with our values, we offer special programs for certain types of companies. Remote for Startups provides assistance for growing businesses looking to achieve their own big dreams. Remote for Good helps nonprofits, charities, trusts, and other social purpose organizations with limited budgets access the global employment options they need.

Wherever you want to hire, our Country Explorer provides up-to-date information on the countries we service, along with important details for employers, such as payroll taxes and public holidays for each country. We are expanding to new countries all the time, so keep an eye on our Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram accounts for the latest updates.

Remote envisions a future in which every person and every business truly belongs in the global market. We are dedicated to our mission to open the potential of the world for everyone.

To all our customers, partners, and supporters: thank you for joining us on this mission so far. We can’t wait to work with you as we build the future of equitable global employment together. 

Job Speaks on Remote Series B

Remote has raised a $150 million Series B round at a valuation of more than $1 billion, led by Accel with participation from existing investors including Sequoia, Index Ventures, Two Sigma, General Catalyst, and Day One Ventures. We intend to use this funding to help more companies and individuals join the global market.

Remote raises $150 million to help businesses expand global teams

Remote raises $150 million Series B to help more companies build global teams

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The year is half over, but we’re just getting started. Remote is pleased to announce that we have opened fully owned entities in 12 new countries.

We’re excited to welcome these new nations to our ever-expanding global HR management map:

Remote never operates through third parties. In every country where we offer our global employment services, we own and operate our own local legal entity. That means we run your payroll, protect your intellectual property, and provide a great experience for your employees. Third parties never enter the picture.

We work through all the unique local regulations and requirements to open our own local legal entities in each new market so you don’t have to. Doing it this way is doing it the right way — it’s the best way to provide our customers and their employees with the best experience. 

Of course, opening these entities takes time. We don’t take shortcuts or provide half-baked services anywhere. Remote is the only global HR provider with a fully owned international infrastructure, and we won’t compromise. We do it for you, your team, and your peace of mind. 

Following this model allows us to guarantee the best-in-class global employment service in each new area. Our teams of local experts eliminate the need for third parties, so we understand local laws better than anyone else. We never compromise on compliance, and our unique Remote IP Guard offers the highest level of security in the industry for your intellectual property and invention rights.

Why do it this way? Because you and your team deserve reliable flat-rate pricing, a superior experience, and the most powerful payroll and benefits platform in the business.

Our country availability roadmap is constantly updated in our Country Explorer. Remember, we can also help you with contractor payments and management in almost every country around the world.

If Remote isn’t in the country you’re looking for yet, don’t worry: we are on the way! Select any country page to be notified when we open our local entity in that country. Once we launch, you can begin onboarding new employees there in minutes.

Our own globally distributed team is working around the clock to help you hire anywhere in the world. As of today, Remote’s own team spans more than 40 countries across six continents, so we know a few things about building a global business. No matter where you expand, Remote is eager to bring you the new standard in global payroll, benefits, and HR. 

Want to get up-to-the-minute updates on our expansion plans? Make sure you keep tabs on our Twitter and LinkedIn accounts. Each time we launch in a new market, we’ll announce on all our social media channels.

If you have questions about country availability or your global employment plans, we’re happy to help. Chat with us online, send an email to hello@remote.com, or reach out on social media. No matter where you live and work, we are ready to help you grow.

Remote adds entities in 12 new countries

After raising a $35 million Series A round last year, Remote has seen its growth and global impact increase exponentially. With a larger team, availability in several new countries, improvements to our suite of global employment products, and many wonderful new customers, we are making great progress in our mission to democratize access to global talent.

So far in 2021, Remote has achieved a number of significant milestones.

To begin, we have multiplied our customer base more than six times since November, and we continue to welcome record numbers of new customers each month. Those customers are spread all over the world, with availability of our fully integrated global employment solutions now extending to more than 40 countries, with contractor payments in more than 170.

Some of the new regions we have opened this year include Germany, Hong Kong, Brazil, Argentina, and Singapore. With this progress, we are well on our way to reaching our goal to open our unique employment services in 80 countries by the end of the year.

In addition to new customers and countries, we have also added a number of new faces to our team. Some of those critical leaders include Nadia Vatalidis, our head of people, along with James Ramsay and Jeremy Watson, who have taken on leadership roles in product development. Remote has also added many new key hires in engineering, operations, finance, marketing, sales, and people functions. Today, our team stretches across dozens of countries and six continents. 

We set aggressive growth targets ahead of our last round of funding. Today, we have either eclipsed those goals or are outpacing the ambitious expectations we set for ourselves. Credit for this progress belongs to our team and the values they uphold: kindness, ownership, transparency, excellence, and ambition.

Thanks to the great people who work here, Inc. Magazine recently named Remote as one of the Best Workplaces of 2021. We are thrilled to be recognized for the environment fostered by our remote-first team, and we are excited to continue to advocate for a more inclusive, people-first future of work.

Great global employment opportunities belong to everyone

As the only global employment services provider with fully owned local legal entities in all our covered countries, Remote remains committed to a first-class experience for our customers and their employees. Our unique structure guarantees faster service, legal and HR experts in all our covered countries, the strongest intellectual property protections in the industry, and transparent and consistent pricing with no surprises or fees.

You may have also seen our recent announcements related to Remote for Startups and Remote for Social Purpose Organizations. Just as we are committed to bringing the benefits of global employment to more people and businesses, we recognize some organizations have unique needs. We are committed to meeting those needs wherever they arise to help more businesses and talented people connect and grow.

Thank you for being part of our progress this year. We are hard at work developing our products and services as we expand into even more countries. Follow us on Twitter and subscribe to our blog to keep up with all the latest updates.

What’s new at Remote so far in 2021?

At Remote, we have a big heart for social impact. As part of our continuing commitment to organizations positively impacting their communities and the planet, we are pleased to announce Remote for Social Purpose Organizations: a new, long-term offer to help nonprofits, charities, social enterprises, and benefit corporations employ and pay their global teams.

Supporting social purpose organizations matters to Remote

Remote began with a mission to distribute work opportunities to people located all over the world. We recognize that talented individuals can live anywhere. Even if those people do not live in major cities, they deserve the same access to meaningful employment and fair wages as everyone else.

Social impact is baked into our DNA, and our team is constantly searching for new solutions to provide the best experience possible for distributed teams. It shouldn’t matter whether someone is based in Amsterdam, Bogotá, or Chennai. Anyone looking to contribute to a greater mission should have the opportunity and ability to do so. 

We are committed to making global employment accessible to all organizations, big or small, for-profit and not-for-profit, in every country. This mission aligns closely with U.N. Sustainability Goals 8 and 11. For us, social purpose alignment is not a means to an end, but a manifestation of our dedication to the common good.

Social purpose organizations must efficiently allocate funds to achieve their goals. To help in that goal, Remote for Social Purpose Organizations is designed to help global teams expand on tight budgets. We are excited to begin helping more impact-focused organizations succeed by opening the door to an international pool of top talent.

What does Remote for Social Purpose Organizations include?

In short: everything. Companies in the Remote for Social Purpose Organizations program receive full access to Remote’s entire suite of global employment services, including:

Global payroll and benefits management through our in-country entities

Compliance services for your international employees

Remote’s best-in-class employment software

The strongest intellectual property protections in the industry

Remote for Social Purpose Organizations delivers the full Remote experience at a budget-friendly price, forever. Employ and pay up to 10 employees through Remote in any combination of countries where Remote operates.

Who is eligible for Remote for Social Purpose Organizations?

To qualify for the Remote for Social Purpose Organizations program, your company must be a registered nonprofit, charity, trust, social enterprise, or benefit corporation with a mission to make a positive difference for social benefit. For a social enterprise or benefit corporation, we will look for the social impact to be funded wholly or partly by reinvestment of profits made by the organization to create social capital.

However, we know that not all social purpose organizations follow the same formula. If you don’t meet these requirements but would still like to take advantage of Remote’s global employment solutions, reach out to sales@remote.com. We would love to learn about your business and help you grow your team.

How much do you save with Remote for Social Purpose Organizations?

Your qualified social purpose organization receives a 25% discount on up to 10 employees for your entire time with Remote. Plus, you can onboard and pay your international contractors at no cost (beyond standard payment processing fees).

Not ready to commit to a full year? Don’t worry: Remote for Social Purpose Organizations applies both to our monthly and annual pricing models. No commitments, no hidden fees, and no surprises.

Is Remote for Social Purpose Organizations limited by location?

Absolutely not. We are a global company helping other businesses scale their global teams, and we are happy to work with you no matter where you call home. See our Country Explorer to learn more about where we operate and where we’re going next. No matter where your organization is based, Remote can help you employ and pay workers in any of our covered countries.

To apply for Remote for Social Purpose Organizations, simply visit remote.com/socialpurpose and follow the enroll signup process.

Yes! We offer bulk discounts for larger and high-growth social purpose organizations looking to hire at least 75 employees. Please contact sales@remote.com to learn more about bulk discounts.

You can learn more about Remote on our blog.

See why growing companies like GitLab, Paystack, and Loom turn to Remote for global HR support. Sign up today to take advantage of these special savings. 

We're here to help you scale your impact worldwide. Let us handle your day-to-day HR operations so you can focus on your mission. We look forward to helping you make the world a better place for all.

Announcing our long-term commitment to social purpose organizations

We are delighted to announce that Remote has been named to the Inc. Best Workplaces list for 2021!

This year, thousands of companies were considered, with only 429 making the final list of honorees. Each nominated company participated in an employee survey on topics including management effectiveness, perks, and fostering employee growth. In addition to employee feedback, each company also took part in a benefits audit.

“We're thrilled to be named as one of the Inc. Best Workplaces this year,” says Job van der Voort, Remote’s CEO. “We started Remote to make great jobs accessible to more people around the world, and we know we can only accomplish that if our own team feels happy and supported.”

Achieving our mission to connect people and businesses across the globe starts with our own team. As the foremost authority on global employment, Remote has deep knowledge of payroll, benefits, compliance, and employee experiences in dozens of countries around the world. We strive to ensure that everyone who works with Remote — either as one of our own employees, or as an employee of one of our many customers — receives the respect and support they deserve. We will continue to advocate for a more inclusive, people-first future of work.

“The definition of a positive workplace has changed drastically over the past year,” says Inc. editor-in-chief Scott Omelianuk. “So, this year’s list is even more important as it reveals organizations that continue to enrich the lives of its employees amid a pandemic.”

Remote has always been a remote-first organization (and always will be). We believe the best way to compete in a global market is to have a global team. With more than 170 Remoters spread across 40 countries and counting, we know what it takes to provide a great working environment for people from different backgrounds, communities, and time zones.

Earning our spot on the Inc. Best Workplaces 2021 list is a great honor, and we will continue to champion the benefits of global teams.

Right now, you too have all the tools you need to employ anyone in the world, easily and affordably! If you are ready to start employing in other countries, click here to get started. To learn more about Remote and how we make it easy for companies of all sizes to employ full-time workers and contractors around the world, subscribe to our blog using the link below or visit remote.com.

Remote is always looking for great people. We currently have positions available in:

Check out our available listings on our careers page. To learn more about what it’s like to work for Remote, you can view our public handbook, which covers our values, asynchronous work processes, and more.

Remote named to Inc. Best Workplaces 2021

Remote Affiliates Program Launch

We are excited to announce the launch of our new Remote Affiliates Program, which now allows Remote advocates to earn commissions by referring new customers. 

We’re calling all HR consultants, accountants, recruiting agencies, industry influencers, and member marketplaces! You know business owners and leaders who want to hire internationally, but they’re getting bogged down by local labor laws and tax issues in different countries. As a Remote affiliate, you can help them scale faster. 

You can help spread the word about Remote to business owners in need and earn generous commissions for your efforts. To start earning money for referrals from your network, visit the Remote Affiliates Program homepage to sign up now.

How does the Remote Affiliates Program work?

The Remote Affiliates Program accepts applications from people and businesses of all sizes. Remember to use your company email address when you sign up!

Once you submit your application, our Remote Affiliates Team will review your information to determine whether you qualify based on a variety of factors, including your company mission, brand alignment, target audience, etc. We pride ourselves on working with individuals and organizations who share our values, which you can read about in our public handbook.

Once you’ve been accepted into the program, you will receive a unique referral link from Remote. Share that link within your network and help spread the word to business owners who could benefit from Remote’s products. Then, you earn a commission of 10-15% for each new customer referral based on the amount of the customer sales generated each month.

This link has a window of 90 days, so even if someone who clicks your link does not sign up right away, you will still receive the commission as long as the signup occurs within 90 days of using your link. Plus, your exclusive link never expires, so you can share it as many times as you want.

Here’s an example of how the process could look:

April 30, 2021 - You submit your application to the Remote Affiliates Program.

May 7, 2021 - Our Remote Affiliates Team finishes its review and approves your application. You gain access to our affiliates portal, powered by PartnerStack, where you can get your exclusive referral link and access to a library of helpful resources.

May 10, 2021 - You post your exclusive referral link on your Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook accounts, as well as email it to a few people you know are hiring internationally.

May 13, 2021 - Five customers click your link and sign up for Remote the same day.

May 20, 2021 - Your five referred customers hire one full-time employee each using Remote’s global employment services.

May 2021 to May 2022 - Your commissions are calculated based on Remote management fees minus any discounts, taxes, and VAT. Your referral payouts happen monthly and continue each month the referred customer is active for up to 12 months.

Best of all, we don’t cap your commissions to one employee. If someone you refer onboards 100 employees through Remote in their first year, you get a commission for all 100 people. Not a bad return for sharing a link!

Why launch the Remote Affiliates Program now?

Over the last few years, we have seen a major shift toward remote work around the world. Alongside that shift, we have seen a democratization of access to opportunity. We want to empower influencers and businesses around the world to connect growing companies and ambitious professionals with the tools they need to turn their visions into reality.

Our mission is to make it easier for businesses and employees around the world to work together. We believe everyone deserves a good job for a good salary, just as we believe businesses of all sizes deserve access to global talent. Opportunity should not be locked away in a few cities or hoarded by a small number of enterprise companies. 

In launching the Remote Affiliates Program, we are taking another step toward building a more connected, more equitable world. We hope you will apply today to share Remote with others, help people forge new connections, and earn great commissions in the process.

You can start earning through the Remote Affiliates Program right away. Submit your application, and our Remote Affiliates Team will review the information and get back to you quickly. If you have any questions, let us know on Twitter or send us an email at affiliates@remote.com.

Thank you for joining us in our mission to make global employment more accessible for all.

Refer and earn through our new Remote Affiliates Program

We are excited to announce that starting today, any company can register on Remote to onboard contractors and full-time employees all over the world in minutes. Our goal is to make onboarding and paying your global workforce as simple and fast as possible, and launching self-enrollment on the Remote platform makes it easier than ever to employ a global team.

Our self-onboarding process couldn't be simpler.

To get started, click here to set up your account.

Select your desired currency for payments and provide some basic information about your business.

Next, you’ll be presented with our Master Services Agreement (MSA). After you sign the document, we’ll email you a copy of your agreement for your records.

Of course, if you have any questions or if you aren’t ready to sign right away, we are happy to work with you directly.

The whole process takes less than two minutes! That means you can start adding contractors and employees to our platform right away. Your new team members will remain in an unverified status until we complete the necessary paperwork and the appropriate SLAs are signed. Once that’s done, we’ll automatically send invites to new team members and mark them as active on the platform. 

The turnaround time for this is fast — usually a couple of days, depending on the country — but we are continuing to accelerate the process. For our next iteration, we’re working on automating verification SLAs so you can get your new hires onboarded even faster. Click the link at the bottom of this article to subscribe to our blog so you never miss an update.

Our new self-enrollment process means you can get started without speaking to anyone from Remote. However, if you would prefer to talk with us about your unique situation, we are always available to chat. Just head to our contact page, tell us what you need, and we’ll get back to you right away.

Making it easier than ever to employ your global team

We believe everyone should have access to good opportunities, just as we believe every company should have access to great global talent. The easier we make it for companies to connect to people around the world, the closer we get to that goal.

We are excited to announce self-enrollment today, and we are working on many new things to make it even easier for companies of all sizes to employ teams around the world. If you are ready to get started right away, you can self-enroll today or reach out to speak with sales. To learn more about Remote and what we do, check out our Get Started page.

You can now self-onboard employees and contractors on Remote.

Introducing faster onboarding with self-enrollment

The more we grow, the more we can help you grow.

Remote has been busy in 2021. Today, we are pleased to announce that we have added support for 10 new countries, bringing our total availability to 31 around the world.

Say hello to Armenia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Malta, New Zealand, and Romania!

Introducing Remote for 10 New Countries

Remote does not treat the opening of a new country lightly. We take the time (usually several months) to open our own local legal entities before we begin to offer service. This means we take longer to expand, but the end result is a better solution for you and your team.

As soon as we open an entity in a new country, we can immediately offer best-in-class global employment services in that area. Our teams of local experts eliminate third-party handoffs to ensure you receive the best service possible, no matter where you call headquarters. 

That means stronger protections for your intellectual property, a superior experience for your employees, and, of course, the best payroll and benefits platform in the business. In fact, there are several advantages to using an owned-entity global employer over a partner-dependent one.

With this announcement, Remote can now help businesses of all sizes employ full-time, part-time, and contract workers in more places. And we’re opening in more countries all the time.

You can view our country availability roadmap in our Country Explorer.

If we are not currently available in a country where you need help, let us know! We can already help you with contractor payments and management in almost every country in the world.

We are excited to expand our top global employment solutions to more countries. Keep an eye on our Twitter and LinkedIn accounts for regular announcements on availability. If you want to know more, send us an email at hello@remote.com or reach out on social media. No matter where you live and work, we are always happy to help.

Remote is growing! Say hello to Armenia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Malta, New Zealand, and Romania.

Remote is now live in 10 new countries

As an industry leader in global employment and payroll, we’re excited to share details on a few recent updates to the Remote platform that give you even more flexibility in how you pay employees for extras beyond their salary. 

We know salary is only one piece of the payroll puzzle for most companies. That’s why earlier this year, we rolled out two new capabilities — Expenses and Incentives — that empower our customers to use Remote as a one-stop-shop for all their employee payments, from salary deposits to expense reimbursements to special incentive payouts.

Whether your HR team is one person wearing many hats or a robust center of excellence with multiple divisions, the payroll process can get challenging quickly. Often, we hear that our customers have used multiple platforms for different types of remittances to cobble payments together manually. Yikes!

With our new expense and incentive features, Remote streamlines every aspect of the payroll process. No more logins to multiple accounts. No more complicated spreadsheets. You can easily approve expenses and pay out bonuses, commissions, and more in seconds.

In a nutshell, we’ve integrated the ability to reimburse expenses and pay commissions, bonuses, stipends, allowances, and other one-time payments outside of salary, right into our payroll platform.

You log into Remote. From the expenses area, you can review, approve, deny, or check the status of reimbursement invoices submitted by employees.

From the incentives area, you can pay out custom bonuses, commissions, allowances, and stipends with just a few clicks.

It’s that easy! And of course, you can also manage your regular payroll, approve time off requests, and pay contractors without leaving your browser.

Frequently asked questions about benefits and expenses

We know getting payroll right is top of mind for our customers, so we take enhancements to Remote’s platform seriously.

Can you schedule incentive payments for the future?

Yep. When adding an incentive payment in Remote, you just have to specify the payroll month to apply the payment. You can choose to pay the employee as soon as possible or schedule the payment for a later paycheck. However, all expenses and incentive payments must be submitted by the 10th of the month in order to be paid to employees during that month.

Can you pay employees in their local currency?

We’re one step ahead of you. Remote is set up to automatically detect the employee’s local currency, so you will see that currency reflected when submitting the incentive form. 

Can you see past payments made to employees?

Absolutely! You can quickly track your payment status, view scheduled payments, and review past payments made to employees any time in the Remote platform.

Salaries are obviously critical, but a paycheck is just one reason your employees stay with your company. Team culture, advancement opportunities, and perks are also big motivators.

Luckily, you don’t have to settle on a one-size-fits all plan to give your team the extras they want. With Remote, you can pay employees for bonuses, commissions, allowances, and stipends, as well as make one-time payments to employees for things like office supplies, ergonomic chairs, unused time off reimbursements, referral rewards, and any other incentives unique to your organization.

Say you want to give your software developer in Florida a monthly flip-flop fund or your sales rep in Colorado a monthly beanie bankroll. You can set up both by selecting the “Other” category under the incentives payment and adding the notes to the form. Customizations like these provide flexibility so you can quickly and easily apply the perks that best meet the needs of your individual employees.

These new releases build on important product enhancements fueled by direct customer feedback to help us simplify the global HR process. But we’re not done yet! Stay tuned as we continue to automate away the complexities of payroll, compliance, and benefits workflows for your business.

Feature update: Offering benefits and expenses through Remote

Benefits and expenses: New ways Remote helps you pay employees beyond their salary

Who are the leaders of the future of work? Who are the people creating tools to empower remote teams, advocating for remote-first practices, and leading their organizations through the change?

We wanted to know, too. So we went out and found them.

Today, we published The 2021 Remote Influencer Report. This is not a simple collection of remote work advocates on social media: this is an all-new approach to categorizing and capturing the impact of the biggest players in remote work today, both on the front lines and behind the scenes. We hope this report will help you broaden your understanding of the remote work landscape and the most prominent voices within it.

We could have provided a long list of influential remote work advocates, but that would only tell part of the story. We wanted to go deeper — to identify the people bringing real value to the remote work space.

Who can help companies make a smooth remote transition? Who saw the early days of remote work and has the wisdom of experience today? Who offers the best advice for company leaders, remote workers, and everyone in between? No one had that knowledge available. Once we realized that, we knew we needed to create The 2021 Remote Influencer Report.

To ensure we captured the full range of major players in remote work, we split the top 75 influencers into three groups: Innovators, Enablers, and Accelerators.

Plenty of people have claimed to be remote work experts since the start of the pandemic. Remote Innovators, however, have been laying the groundwork for remote teams for several years.

Today, we published The 2021 Remote Influencer Report. This is not a simple collection of remote work advocates on social media: this is an all-new approach to categorizing and capturing the impact of the biggest players in remote work today, both on the front lines and behind the scenes.

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