“We regard Remote as a trusted market leader in this field. Their specialist help with local payroll, tax compliance and HR operations has simplified our processes and unlocked further opportunities for growth and success across the world.”
Midsize
The sole HR platform you’ll need to expand globally with confidence
Remove the uncertainty from expansion. Remote is set up to grow alongside your business so your team can recruit, manage and pay people worldwide.
Global companies expand with Remote
Global HR and payroll with continuous compliance
Remote’s complete software is backed by a peerless team of international employment experts. You receive their strategic advice while Remote removes HR administration and reduces compliance risk.
Manage HR and payroll for employees and contractors together in one place
Protect your IP and employees’ data worldwide with localised safeguards
Seamless integrations that work with your current systems and processes
Scale more quickly without creating new entities
Bureaucracy and substantial capital demands often make it hard to justify setting up new entities abroad. The process is costly and complicated, and failing to keep pace with regulatory changes can attract severe penalties. Instead, use Remote’s fully-owned entities, HR integrations, in-house compliance specialists and centralised payroll to pay and manage a midsized global team from a single hub.
Cut costs and administrative burden by hiring overseas without forming and maintaining your own legal entities. Keep payroll expenses low and broaden your teams by recruiting talent in often-overlooked markets around the world.
Onboard, manage and pay employees and contractors in a few clicks using our self-serve platform. Remote connects with leading HR systems such as BambooHR, Greenhouse and HiBob, allowing you to keep your existing HR stack. Get full visibility of all employee data on one intuitive platform.
Remote is designed to simplify HR workflows for administrators and employees. Employee records are easy to access, and Remote’s global support team is available to provide targeted, localised guidance to admins, employees and independent contractors.
A word from our customers
Join customers who rely on Remote to transform their business.
“Had we needed to manage and co-ordinate everything internally, it would cost us well over $500,000 more each year. Remote not only removes that financial strain but also lifts the operational burden from our shoulders, enabling us to concentrate on growing our business with confidence and efficiency.”
“Payroll is handled monthly, semi-monthly and hourly across several different currencies worldwide, and our finance manager has full visibility on a single platform. With Remote, you can make it happen.”
“Our organisation works with over 460 Contractors around the world. To manage compliance, administration and payroll we would have had to employ five or six people full time; Remote has clearly saved us both time and money.”
“We regard Remote as a trusted market leader in this field. Their specialist help with local payroll, tax compliance and HR operations has simplified our processes and unlocked further opportunities for growth and success across the world.”
“Had we needed to manage and co-ordinate everything internally, it would cost us well over $500,000 more each year. Remote not only removes that financial strain but also lifts the operational burden from our shoulders, enabling us to concentrate on growing our business with confidence and efficiency.”
“Payroll is handled monthly, semi-monthly and hourly across several different currencies worldwide, and our finance manager has full visibility on a single platform. With Remote, you can make it happen.”
“Our organisation works with over 460 Contractors around the world. To manage compliance, administration and payroll we would have had to employ five or six people full time; Remote has clearly saved us both time and money.”
“We regard Remote as a trusted market leader in this field. Their specialist help with local payroll, tax compliance and HR operations has simplified our processes and unlocked further opportunities for growth and success across the world.”
“Had we needed to manage and co-ordinate everything internally, it would cost us well over $500,000 more each year. Remote not only removes that financial strain but also lifts the operational burden from our shoulders, enabling us to concentrate on growing our business with confidence and efficiency.”
“Payroll is handled monthly, semi-monthly and hourly across several different currencies worldwide, and our finance manager has full visibility on a single platform. With Remote, you can make it happen.”
“Our organisation works with over 460 Contractors around the world. To manage compliance, administration and payroll we would have had to employ five or six people full time; Remote has clearly saved us both time and money.”
Build your global team the simplest way with Remote
Use Remote to drive your international growth and you gain a strategic expansion partner plus a platform designed to scale. Hire, pay and manage top talent everywhere with consistent speed and security.
Offer stock options with expert tax advice
Encourage ownership and improve retention by granting stock options and equity incentives to international employees. Our global equity expertise ensures compliance at every stage, from equity planning to tax withholding and reporting.
Fast onboarding and global team management
Our guided onboarding, intuitive platform (covering time-off and expense reimbursements) and team support resources speed up onboarding and remove hassle for new employees and contractors.
Manage taxes and compliance worldwide
Use Remote’s 100% owned-entity model across 85+ countries to build your international presence without the usual burden, risk or cost. Remain compliant at every stage of 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 highly negotiated rates so you can provide equitable, best-in-class benefits to employees for a fraction of the usual cost. Compete locally for talent on a global scale while improving retention and morale.
Frequently asked questions
As your firm expands into a midsized operation, your payroll solution must evolve too. Whether you handle payroll at home, overseas, or both, your payroll software should have the capacity to support and drive that growth.
Payroll software for midsize companies should offer:
Support for multiple locations. Growing midsize companies often have staff across various locations, both domestically and abroad. Your payroll partner should be able to handle payments in multiple currencies, comply with local employment laws, and process payments through authorised banks.
Advanced capabilities. Beyond basic payroll administration, the software should include robust features such as benefits administration, tax compliance and the management of equity incentives like stock options. These capabilities are essential for supporting the varied needs of a growing midsize organisation.
Scalability. As your business expands across borders, payroll needs become more complex. Your payroll software must scale with your business, handling an increasing number of employees and integrating additional HR services.
Operating payroll internally for a worldwide workforce brings major challenges. To pay staff legally in other countries, you generally have three options:
Establish an entity in each country where your employees reside
Partner with an employer of record (EOR) provider, like Remote
Hire workers as contractors
Forming entities is costly and time-consuming, and you would still need to either run payroll internally or outsource it. Likewise, hiring workers as contractors can carry compliance risks if not managed correctly.
For midsized firms, an EOR is often the most practical and efficient way to manage global payroll. It allows you to hire legally across countries without creating local entities, ensures compliance with local employment laws, and enables you to handle global payroll and taxes, administer benefits, and meet other legal and HR obligations efficiently.
Midsize businesses commonly find outsourcing HR more cost-effective and efficient than running every HR function internally. The resources required to manage payroll, benefits, tax withholding, payroll deductions, equity incentives and compliance can be overwhelming, even for a mid-market firm.
Even large enterprises often outsource HR to tap into specialist expertise and technology. Typical reasons to outsource include:
Cost efficiency. Organisations want access to advanced HR services without a heavy investment in an internal HR team.
Ability to focus on core operations. Companies prefer HR tasks to be managed by experts who keep up to date with compliance requirements and best practice.
Scalability. Outsourcing gives flexibility to scale HR services as the company grows, without repeatedly hiring and training new HR staff.
Global expertise. For businesses focused on growth, global HR challenges are magnified. Outsourcing delivers reassurance and helps ensure compliance with local employment laws, efficient payroll processing and correct benefits administration across different countries.
For mid-sized firms, payroll service costs vary greatly depending on where your employees are based, the size of your payroll and the benefits you provide. Compared with SMBs, mid-sized companies often handle larger and more complex payrolls, especially when managing remote teams across several countries.
As a guide, budget from a few hundred to several thousand dollars per month for payroll services, depending on the scale and scope required. This cost is influenced by the size of your workforce, the complexity of your payroll and HR needs, and whether you operate domestically or internationally.
For more details on costs for small business payroll across multiple countries, see Remote’s pricing page.
When evaluating an EOR provider, put the following questions to potential partners:
Do they own entities in every country, or do they outsource to third parties in some jurisdictions?
How do they manage compliance in complex regulatory environments?
What protections do they offer for IP and invention rights?
How do they ensure the security of your employees’ sensitive personal information?
Can they manage complex compensation structures, 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?