Hire contractors no matter where they are
Remote becomes the contractor’s legal counterparty, taking care of agreements tailored to local requirements.
Contractor of Record supported by in-house experts.
Hire and pay contractors across the globe. Remote acts as the engager, manages, and pays contractors for you using fully owned and operated infrastructure.
- Contractor payments in more than 190 countries
- Protection against misclassification with uncapped indemnity*
- Contractor engagement, administration, and IP ownership transfer
Tap the global talent pool.
Remote acts as the legal engager for your contractors, handling contracts and payments so you can access global talent easily and compliantly.
Delegate administrative tasks from start to finish
Allow our team to manage contracts, onboarding, invoicing, payments, and offboarding on your behalf.
Reduce risk and safeguard your business
Remote offers uncapped indemnity*, lessening your financial exposure to contractor misclassification claims.
Pay workers in more than 70 currencies
Provide contractors with fast, reliable payments across countries, currencies, and payout methods.
A single system for contractor administration and compliance.
Remote consolidates invoices, spreadsheets, and payment tools into one platform to save time and improve the contractor experience.
- SOC 2 Type II
- ISO 27001
- GDPR
- Audit-ready reporting
- Regulated payments institution
- 27
27 Hours saved per month on managing contractor invoices
- 48%
48% Improvement in contractor loyalty
- 2
2 Weeks faster average start for contractors on Remote
- 70%
70% of payments are instant, and 91% are processed within a day
Remote Contractor of Record in action.
Three approaches to managing contractors globally.
Select the contractor management option that fits your business, from basic engagement to a fully managed Contractor of Record agreement.
Contractor management: Handle global contractor agreements, invoices, and payouts from a single, straightforward system.
Best for: Small, stable contractor pools managed directly by your team.
Contractor Management Plus: Gain enhanced misclassification protection, offering coverage up to $100K per contractor.
Best for: Growing programs where you maintain the relationship but want coverage.
Contractor of Record: Allow us to manage contractors for you, backed by uncapped misclassification indemnity*.
Best for: High-volume or high-risk engagements, including AI data labelling and annotation teams.
Transparent pricing, no hidden fees.
Remote prices everything upfront, so the number you're quoted is the number you pay.
Remote directly contracts with and pays the contractor
Uncapped indemnity*, covering misclassification and local compliance
The same invoicing, payments, and bulk administration as Contractor Management
IP transfer managed within the contract using Remote IP Guard
Remote platform included
Trusted by 30,000+ companies · ★ 4.8 G2
Contractor of Record
You oversee the work while we maintain the contract
Starting at
CA$439
Per contractor each month
Companies worldwide maintain compliance with Remote.
“We work with 460+ Contractors globally. I’d need to employ 5 or 6 people full time to keep on top of compliance, administration and payroll. Remote has definitely been a time and money saver for us.”
460+
“If we had to manage and coordinate everything in-house, it would cost us well over $500,000 more each year. Remote not only eliminates that financial strain but also takes the operational burden off our plate, allowing us to focus on growing our business with confidence and efficiency.”
$500K+
Additional methods to employ your global workforce.
Employer of Record
Hire, onboard, and pay employees in new markets without needing your own entity.
PEO (US)
Consolidate payroll, benefits, tax administration, and compliant HR support across all 50 US states.
Global Payroll
Operate accurate, compliant payroll in every country where you do business.
The global employment backbone HR leaders rely on.
Organisations process global payroll directly within Workday.
Achieve EU & global employment compliance within Personio.
Organisations recruit global teams without leaving BambooHR.
Your platform
Integrate payroll, EOR & contractor workflows through Remote's API, webhooks, and SDKs.
Rated #1 global employment platform.
Remote is a G2 category leader in EOR, Payroll, and PEO.
- Rating: 4.5 out of 5
More than 4,900 reviews - Number oneLeading provider of global employment platforms
- Market momentum leaderG2 Grid report · 2026
Hire contractors without taking on the risk.
Frequently asked questions
A Contractor of Record is a third party that becomes the legal counterparty to an independent contractor — taking responsibility for contracts, compliance, invoices, and payments — instead of you contracting with them directly. When Remote serves as your COR, we accept the classification risk* and manage the administration, so your team need not become specialists in local contractor law.
An Employer of Record (EOR) is intended for individuals who should legally be employees. Remote hires those people on your behalf and provides payroll, benefits, and full employment protections. A Contractor of Record covers genuine independent contractor work. Remote becomes the contractor’s legal engager rather than their employer, so there is no payroll or benefits — only compliant engagement, payments, and protection from misclassification.
Contractor of Record starts at C$439 per contractor per month, which includes direct engagement, background checks, and uncapped indemnity against misclassification*. A 15% of invoice rate is also available depending on your setup.
Use Contractor of Record if you lack an entity in the contractor’s country, if your contractor program is growing faster than your internal compliance team can manage, if the engagement presents significant classification risk, or if investors or auditors expect contractors to be engaged through a compliance-first third party.
Contractor of Record often suits AI data projects, where teams hire large numbers of annotators, reviewers, and domain specialists across multiple countries, frequently for short or variable assignments. Remote becomes the legal engager for each contractor, manages local agreements and payments, and assumes the misclassification risk* associated with high-volume, task-based engagements. IP ownership is transferred to you.
Yes. If the relationship should become employment, Remote can convert it to an Employer of Record engagement, so you do not have to manage the transition or its compliance risks.
Our team is happy to help!