“Remote is a trusted market leader for us. Their specialist assistance with local payroll, tax compliance and HR operations has simplified our workflows and unlocked further opportunities for global growth and success.”
Midsize
The only HR platform you need to grow internationally with confidence
Remove the guesswork from expansion. Remote is built to scale alongside your business so your team can hire, manage and pay people anywhere.
Companies worldwide grow with Remote
Global HR and payroll with ongoing compliance
Remote’s comprehensive software is backed by a peerless team of international employment experts. You gain access to their strategic advice while Remote removes HR admin and minimises compliance risk.
Manage HR and payroll for employees and contractors from a single platform
Protect your IP and employee data worldwide with localised safeguards
Seamless integrations that fit into your existing systems and processes
Scale faster without establishing new entities
Opening legal entities overseas is often costly and complicated — and it usually requires significant upfront capital and ongoing attention to regulatory change. Instead, rely on Remote’s fully owned entities, HR integrations, in-house compliance specialists and a consolidated payroll system to pay and manage a midsize global team from one simple hub.
Cut costs and administrative burden by hiring internationally without setting up or maintaining your own legal entities. Keep payroll spend down and diversify your teams by recruiting excellent talent in underexplored markets worldwide.
Quickly onboard, manage and pay employees and contractors with only a few clicks on our self‑service platform. Remote plugs into leading HR tools such as BambooHR, Greenhouse and HiBob, so your existing HR stack stays intact. Get complete visibility of all your employee data on one intuitive platform.
Remote is purpose-built to simplify HR workflows for administrators and staff. Employee records are always easy to access, and Remote’s expert global support team is available to admins, employees and independent contractors with targeted, localised advice.
What our customers say
Join customers who rely on Remote to transform their business.
“If we were required to manage and co-ordinate everything ourselves, it would cost us well over $500,000 more each year. Remote doesn’t just remove that financial pressure; it also lifts the operational burden from our shoulders, letting us concentrate on growing the business with confidence and efficiency.”
“We process monthly, semi-monthly and hourly payroll in multiple currencies worldwide, and our Finance Manager has full visibility in a single platform. Remote makes that possible.”
“We partner with more than 460 Contractors worldwide. I’d have to hire five or six full-time staff just to stay on top of compliance, administration and payroll. Remote has clearly saved us both time and money.”
“Remote is a trusted market leader for us. Their specialist assistance with local payroll, tax compliance and HR operations has simplified our workflows and unlocked further opportunities for global growth and success.”
“If we were required to manage and co-ordinate everything ourselves, it would cost us well over $500,000 more each year. Remote doesn’t just remove that financial pressure; it also lifts the operational burden from our shoulders, letting us concentrate on growing the business with confidence and efficiency.”
“We process monthly, semi-monthly and hourly payroll in multiple currencies worldwide, and our Finance Manager has full visibility in a single platform. Remote makes that possible.”
“We partner with more than 460 Contractors worldwide. I’d have to hire five or six full-time staff just to stay on top of compliance, administration and payroll. Remote has clearly saved us both time and money.”
“Remote is a trusted market leader for us. Their specialist assistance with local payroll, tax compliance and HR operations has simplified our workflows and unlocked further opportunities for global growth and success.”
“If we were required to manage and co-ordinate everything ourselves, it would cost us well over $500,000 more each year. Remote doesn’t just remove that financial pressure; it also lifts the operational burden from our shoulders, letting us concentrate on growing the business with confidence and efficiency.”
“We process monthly, semi-monthly and hourly payroll in multiple currencies worldwide, and our Finance Manager has full visibility in a single platform. Remote makes that possible.”
“We partner with more than 460 Contractors worldwide. I’d have to hire five or six full-time staff just to stay on top of compliance, administration and payroll. Remote has clearly saved us both time and money.”
Build your global team the simple way with Remote
By using Remote to drive international growth, you gain a strategic expansion partner and a platform designed to scale. Hire, pay and manage top-tier talent everywhere with consistent speed and security.
Offer stock options with specialist tax advice
Encourage ownership and improve retention by offering stock options and equity incentives to international employees. Our global equity expertise keeps you compliant at every stage, from equity planning to tax withholding and reporting.
Fast onboarding and global team management
Our guided onboarding, intuitive platform (including time-off and reimbursement management) and team support resources speed up onboarding and remove headaches for new employees and contractors.
Manage taxes and compliance worldwide
Use Remote’s 100% owned-entity model in 85+ countries to build your international footprint without the usual burden, risk or expense. Stay compliant throughout hiring and employment with built-in security and proactive monitoring that covers right-to-hire, payroll, taxes, benefits and more.
Competitive localised benefits, available everywhere
Access country-specific benefits packages at heavily negotiated rates so you can offer fair, best-in-class benefits to employees for a fraction of the typical cost. Compete for local talent on a global scale while improving retention and morale.
Frequently asked questions
As your business expands and becomes a midsize operation, your payroll solution needs to evolve too. Whether you’re handling payroll domestically, internationally, or both, your payroll software should be able to support and power this growth.
Payroll software for midsize companies should include:
Multi-location support. Midsize companies often employ people in multiple locations, both locally and overseas. Your payroll provider should be able to process payments in several currencies, comply with local labour laws and pay via authorised banks.
Advanced capabilities. Beyond basic payroll, the software should include robust features such as benefits administration, tax compliance and management of equity incentives like stock options. These capabilities are vital to support the varied and complex needs of a growing midsize organisation.
Scalability. As your business crosses borders the payroll demands grow more complex. Your payroll software must scale with you, coping with rising employee numbers and integrating extra HR services.
Running payroll in‑house for an international workforce brings major challenges. To legally pay staff overseas you generally have three options:
Establish an entity in each country where your employees are based
Partner with an employer of record (EOR) provider, like Remote
Hire workers as contractors
Setting up entities is costly and slow, and you’ll still have to run payroll internally or outsource to a specialist. Hiring people as contractors can also bring compliance risks if not handled properly.
For midsize businesses, an EOR is often the most efficient and practical way to manage global payroll. It lets you hire legally across multiple countries without creating local entities, ensures compliance with local employment law and helps you handle payroll and taxes, benefits and other legal and HR obligations efficiently.
Midsize businesses frequently find outsourcing HR more cost-effective and efficient than managing every HR function in-house. Handling payroll, benefits, tax withholding, payroll deductions, equity incentives and compliance can demand resources that overwhelm even a mid-market company.
Even large enterprises often outsource HR to tap specialist expertise and technology. The main reasons to outsource include:
Cost efficiency. Organisations want access to advanced HR services without heavy investment in a large in‑house HR team.
Ability to focus on core operations. It lets businesses keep their focus on core operations while experts manage HR tasks and stay up to date with compliance and best practice.
Scalability. Outsourcing offers the flexibility to scale HR services as the company grows, without repeatedly hiring and training new HR staff.
Global expertise. For growth-focused businesses the complexity of global HR increases. Outsourcing delivers peace of mind and ensures compliance with local labour laws, efficient payroll processing and proper benefits administration across countries.
Payroll service costs vary depending on where your employees are located, total payroll spend and the benefits you offer. Unlike SMBs, midsize firms often handle larger, more complex payrolls, especially when working with remote teams across multiple countries.
As a rule, budget anywhere from a few hundred to several thousand dollars per month for payroll services, depending on scale and scope. This depends on workforce size, payroll and HR complexity, and whether you operate domestically or internationally.
For more information on costs for small business payroll in multiple countries, see Remote’s pricing page.
When choosing an EOR provider, ask potential partners these questions:
Do they own entities in every country, or do they outsource to third parties in some markets?
How do they manage compliance in complex regulatory environments?
What protections do they offer for IP and invention rights?
How do they secure your employees' sensitive personal information?
Are they able to manage complex compensation structures, including equity and bonus plans?
Can they support rapid growth and enable fast entry into new markets?
Are there hidden fees that differ between countries?
Do they provide dedicated support and expertise for each market?