Midsize
Remove uncertainty from expansion. Remote is configured to scale with your business so your team can hire, manage and pay people anywhere.
Global companies scale with Remote
Remote's comprehensive software is supported by a peerless team of international employment experts. You gain access to strategic guidance while Remote removes HR administration and reduces compliance risk.
Administrative burdens and large capital outlays mean establishing entities abroad is often hard to justify. The setup is costly and complex, and failing to track regulatory changes can expose you to severe penalties. Use Remote's wholly owned entities, HR integrations, in-house compliance specialists, and unified payroll to pay and oversee a midsized global team from a single hub.
Cut costs and administrative burden by hiring abroad without forming or operating local legal entities. Keep payroll expenses down and broaden your talent pool by recruiting skilled candidates in underused markets worldwide.
Onboard, manage and pay employees and contractors in a few clicks via our self-serve platform. Remote integrates with leading HR systems such as BambooHR, Greenhouse and HiBob, allowing you to retain your current HR stack. Get complete visibility of all employee data on one intuitive platform.
Remote is engineered to simplify HR workflows for administrators and employees. Employee information remains readily accessible, and Remote's global support team is available to provide tailored, localised guidance to admins, employees, and independent contractors.
Join customers who rely on Remote to transform their businesses.
“We regard Remote as a leading and trusted partner in this space. Thanks to the expert support they provide in local payroll, tax compliance, and HR operations, our workflows have become more efficient and we have seen increased opportunities for global growth and success.”
“If we had to manage and coordinate everything in-house, it would cost us well over $500,000 more each year. Remote not only removes that financial strain but also relieves us of operational tasks, enabling us to focus on expanding our business with confidence and greater efficiency.”
“Our payroll runs monthly, semi-monthly and hourly across multiple currencies worldwide, and our Finance Manager has complete visibility on one platform. This is achievable with Remote.”
“Across the world we engage 460+ Contractors. To oversee compliance, administration and payroll properly, I’d otherwise need five or six full time staff. Remote has unquestionably cut both our time and cost burdens.”
“We regard Remote as a leading and trusted partner in this space. Thanks to the expert support they provide in local payroll, tax compliance, and HR operations, our workflows have become more efficient and we have seen increased opportunities for global growth and success.”
“If we had to manage and coordinate everything in-house, it would cost us well over $500,000 more each year. Remote not only removes that financial strain but also relieves us of operational tasks, enabling us to focus on expanding our business with confidence and greater efficiency.”
“Our payroll runs monthly, semi-monthly and hourly across multiple currencies worldwide, and our Finance Manager has complete visibility on one platform. This is achievable with Remote.”
“Across the world we engage 460+ Contractors. To oversee compliance, administration and payroll properly, I’d otherwise need five or six full time staff. Remote has unquestionably cut both our time and cost burdens.”
“We regard Remote as a leading and trusted partner in this space. Thanks to the expert support they provide in local payroll, tax compliance, and HR operations, our workflows have become more efficient and we have seen increased opportunities for global growth and success.”
“If we had to manage and coordinate everything in-house, it would cost us well over $500,000 more each year. Remote not only removes that financial strain but also relieves us of operational tasks, enabling us to focus on expanding our business with confidence and greater efficiency.”
“Our payroll runs monthly, semi-monthly and hourly across multiple currencies worldwide, and our Finance Manager has complete visibility on one platform. This is achievable with Remote.”
“Across the world we engage 460+ Contractors. To oversee compliance, administration and payroll properly, I’d otherwise need five or six full time staff. Remote has unquestionably cut both our time and cost burdens.”
By using Remote to drive your global expansion, you gain a strategic partner and a platform engineered to scale. Hire, pay and manage top talent everywhere with consistent speed and security.
Encourage ownership and improve retention by granting stock options and equity incentives to international employees. Our global equity expertise ensures compliance throughout, from equity planning to tax withholding and reporting.
Our guided onboarding, intuitive platform (including time-off and reimbursement management) and support resources speed up integration and remove administrative headaches for new employees and contractors.
Use Remote's 100% owned-entity model across 85+ countries to build a global presence without the typical burden, risk or cost. Maintain compliance at every stage of hiring and employment with integrated security and proactive monitoring that covers right-to-hire, payroll, taxes, benefits, and more.
Obtain country-specific benefits packages at heavily negotiated rates so you can provide equitable, best-in-class benefits to employees for a fraction of typical costs. Compete locally for talent on a global basis while improving retention and morale.
As your organisation expands and becomes a midsized operation, your payroll solution must evolve too. Whether you handle payroll domestically, globally or both, your payroll software needs to support and enable that growth.
Payroll software for midsize companies should include:
Multi-location support. As medium-sized companies expand, they commonly employ people across multiple jurisdictions, both domestic and international. Your payroll partner must be capable of processing payments in multiple currencies, complying with local labour laws, and executing payments via authorised banks.
Advanced capabilities. Beyond standard payroll administration, your software should deliver robust features such as benefits administration, tax compliance, and the handling of equity incentives like stock options. These advanced functions are essential to meet the varied and complex needs of a growing midsize organisation.
Scalability. As your organisation expands across borders, payroll complexity increases. Your payroll software should scale with those needs, handling more employees and integrating additional HR services.
Administering payroll in-house for an international workforce presents major challenges. To legally compensate employees abroad, you usually have three options:
Set up an entity in every country where your employees are based
Partner with an employer of record (EOR) provider, like Remote
Hire workers as contractors
Forming entities is costly and slow, and you will still face the choice of running payroll internally or outsourcing to specialists. Hiring workers as contractors can also create compliance risks if not managed correctly.
For midsized businesses, using 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 laws, and enables efficient handling of payroll, taxes, benefits and other legal HR obligations.
Midsize firms frequently find outsourcing HR services more cost-effective and efficient than running every HR function internally. Handling payroll, benefits, tax withholding, payroll deductions, equity incentives and compliance can demand resources that overwhelm mid-market companies.
Even large enterprises commonly outsource HR to benefit from specialist expertise and technology. The main reasons to outsource include:
Cost efficiency. Companies want access to advanced HR services without heavy investment in an internal HR team.
Ability to focus on core operations. Firms prefer HR tasks to be handled by experts who remain current with compliance requirements and best practices.
Scalability. Outsourcing gives flexibility to scale HR services as the company grows, without continual recruitment and training of HR staff.
Global expertise. For growth-oriented businesses, global HR management challenges increase. Outsourcing offers reassurance and ensures compliance with local labour laws, efficient payroll processing and correct benefits administration across countries.
For mid-sized companies, payroll service costs vary widely depending on employee locations, overall payroll size and the benefits provided. Unlike SMBs, mid-sized firms often handle larger, more complex payrolls, notably when managing distributed 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 information on costs for small business payroll in multiple countries, see Remote’s pricing page.
When evaluating an EOR provider, put the following questions to prospective partners:
Do they own their 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 data?
Can they handle complex compensation structures, including equity and bonus plans?
Can they support rapid expansion and enter new markets swiftly?
Are there any hidden fees that vary between countries?
Do they supply dedicated support and market-specific expertise?
