Midsize
Remove the uncertainty from expansion. Remote is set up to scale with your business, so your team can recruit, manage and pay people around the world.
Multinational companies grow with Remote
Remote combines comprehensive software with a team of international employment specialists. You receive their strategic advice while Remote reduces HR administration and minimises compliance risk.
Bureaucracy and substantial capital outlays often make creating local entities overseas difficult to justify. The process is costly and complex, and failing to keep pace with regulatory changes can result in severe penalties. Use Remote's fully owned entities, HR integrations, in-house compliance specialists and centralised payroll platform to pay and manage a midsize global team from one straightforward hub.
Reduce expenses and administrative headaches by hiring internationally without the need to establish and maintain your own legal entities. Keep payroll costs low and diversify your teams by sourcing great talent in overlooked markets across the globe.
Easily onboard, manage, and pay employees and contractors with just a few clicks on our self-serve platform. Remote integrates with top HR software systems like BambooHR, Greenhouse, and HiBob, so you can keep your existing HR stack. Enjoy full visibility of all your employee data on one intuitive platform.
Remote has been designed to simplify HR workflows for administrators and staff. Employee records are readily accessible, and Remote's global support team provides tailored, localised guidance to administrators, employees and independent contractors.
Join customers who rely on Remote to transform their business.
“We consider Remote a trusted, market-leading partner in this sector. The specialist support they give with local payroll, tax compliance and HR operations has simplified our processes and generated additional opportunities for global growth and success.”
“Had we been required to manage and co-ordinate everything internally, it would have added well over $500,000 to our annual costs. Remote not only removes that financial pressure but also lifts the operational load from our shoulders, enabling us to concentrate on expanding the business with assurance and efficiency.”
“Payroll is processed monthly, twice a month and by the hour in a variety of currencies around the world, and our finance manager has full oversight from a single platform. Remote makes that possible.”
“We work with more than 460 contractors worldwide. I would have needed to recruit five or six full-time staff to stay on top of compliance, administration and payroll. Remote has unquestionably saved us both time and money.”
“We consider Remote a trusted, market-leading partner in this sector. The specialist support they give with local payroll, tax compliance and HR operations has simplified our processes and generated additional opportunities for global growth and success.”
“Had we been required to manage and co-ordinate everything internally, it would have added well over $500,000 to our annual costs. Remote not only removes that financial pressure but also lifts the operational load from our shoulders, enabling us to concentrate on expanding the business with assurance and efficiency.”
“Payroll is processed monthly, twice a month and by the hour in a variety of currencies around the world, and our finance manager has full oversight from a single platform. Remote makes that possible.”
“We work with more than 460 contractors worldwide. I would have needed to recruit five or six full-time staff to stay on top of compliance, administration and payroll. Remote has unquestionably saved us both time and money.”
“We consider Remote a trusted, market-leading partner in this sector. The specialist support they give with local payroll, tax compliance and HR operations has simplified our processes and generated additional opportunities for global growth and success.”
“Had we been required to manage and co-ordinate everything internally, it would have added well over $500,000 to our annual costs. Remote not only removes that financial pressure but also lifts the operational load from our shoulders, enabling us to concentrate on expanding the business with assurance and efficiency.”
“Payroll is processed monthly, twice a month and by the hour in a variety of currencies around the world, and our finance manager has full oversight from a single platform. Remote makes that possible.”
“We work with more than 460 contractors worldwide. I would have needed to recruit five or six full-time staff to stay on top of compliance, administration and payroll. Remote has unquestionably saved us both time and money.”
By using Remote to drive international growth, you gain a strategic expansion partner and a platform designed to scale. Hire, pay and manage top talent anywhere with consistent speed and security.
Encourage ownership and improve retention by providing stock options and equity incentives to overseas employees. Our global equity specialists ensure compliance every step of the way, from equity planning to tax withholding and reporting.
Our guided onboarding, intuitive platform (including time-off and expense reimbursement management) and team support materials speed up induction and remove hassles for new employees and contractors.
Use Remote's 100% owned-entity model in 85+ countries to build your international presence without the usual burden, risk or expense. Maintain compliance at every stage of hiring and employment with built-in security and proactive monitoring covering right-to-hire, payroll, tax, benefits and more.
Obtain country-specific benefits packages at highly negotiated rates so you can provide fair, industry-leading benefits to your staff for a fraction of the typical cost. Compete for local talent on a global stage while boosting retention and morale.
As your company expands and becomes a midsize operation, your payroll solution must evolve accordingly. Whether you handle payroll domestically, internationally, or both, your payroll software should be equipped to support and sustain that growth.
Midsize company payroll software should include:
Support for multiple locations. As midsize firms expand, staff are often based across several regions, nationally and internationally. Your payroll provider should manage multi-currency payments, comply with local labour regulations and process payouts via approved banks.
Advanced capabilities. Beyond standard payroll, the system should offer robust features such as benefits administration, tax compliance and the management of equity incentives like stock options. These advanced functions are essential to support the varied needs of a growing midsize organisation.
Scalability. As your company grows across borders, payroll demands increase. The software must scale with your organisation, handling more employees and integrating additional HR services.
Managing payroll internally for an international workforce poses considerable challenges. To lawfully pay staff in other countries, you usually have three choices:
Set up a legal entity in every country where your staff are based
Use an employer of record (EOR) provider, like Remote
Engage workers as contractors
Forming local entities is costly and slow, and you will still need to run payroll internally or outsource it to a specialist. Conversely, engaging people as contractors can introduce compliance risks unless carefully managed.
For midsize firms, an EOR often represents the most practical and efficient approach to handling international payroll. It permits lawful hiring across multiple jurisdictions without the need to establish local entities, ensures compliance with local employment legislation, and lets you manage payroll and taxes, administer benefits and address other legal and HR obligations effectively.
Midsize companies frequently find outsourcing HR services more economical and efficient than attempting to run every HR function internally. The resources needed to manage payroll, benefits, tax withholding, payroll deductions, equity incentives and compliance can be substantial, even for mid-market firms.
Even large enterprises commonly outsource HR to access specialist expertise and technology. Typical reasons for outsourcing are:
Cost savings. Organisations want to access advanced HR services without investing heavily in an internal HR team.
Focus on core operations. Organisations prefer HR tasks to be managed by specialists who stay current with compliance and best practice.
Scalability. Outsourcing lets you scale HR provisions as the company grows, without continuously recruiting and training additional HR staff.
Global expertise. For growth-oriented firms, global HR challenges are magnified. Outsourcing provides reassurance and ensures compliance with local labour laws, efficient payroll processing and appropriate benefits administration across different countries.
For midsize firms, payroll service costs vary widely depending on where your employees are located, your overall payroll spend and the benefits you provide. Compared with SMBs, midsize companies frequently handle larger and more complex payrolls, particularly when dealing with remote teams across several countries.
That said, you should aim to budget anywhere from a few hundred to several thousand dollars per month for payroll services, depending on the scale and scope of what is needed. This cost is influenced by the size of your workforce, the complexity of your payroll and HR needs, and whether you operate domestically or globally.
For more details on small-business payroll costs across multiple countries, see Remote’s pricing page.
When assessing an EOR provider, pose the following questions to prospective partners:
Do they operate their own entities in each country, or do they subcontract to third parties in some jurisdictions?
How do they manage compliance in complex regulatory environments?
Which measures do they provide to protect IP and invention rights?
How do they safeguard your employees' sensitive personal data?
Are they able to manage complex compensation arrangements, including equity and bonus schemes?
Can they support rapid expansion and enter new markets swiftly?
Are there hidden fees that vary between countries?
Do they offer dedicated support and local expertise for each market?
