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  1. Overview: Albania
  2. Global HR Compliance
  3. Global PEO and Payroll
  4. Work Permit for Hiring Expats via PEO
  5. Contractor vs. Employee: Which Is Better?
  6. Expand without a Company Set Up
  7. Global Payroll Calculator
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Global Employer of Record in Albania

What Is a Global Employer of Record?

Businesses in the process of expanding globally often face challenges when it comes to compliantly onboarding employees in foreign countries. In most cases, legal compliance requires establishing a legal in-country business entity, a complex, costly and time-consuming process that many employers are not ready to undertake.

To help your organization legally onboard and payroll a workforce in Albania, Acumen International offers a global employment solution via our Global Employer of Record (EOR) designed to help you circumvent the legalities of direct hiring, eliminating the need for you to establish a legal entity in Albania to conduct business there.

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4 Common Use Cases Where Employer of Record Is Perfect for Your Business Expansion to Albania

1. Hire at a New Location with an Employer of Record

Companies are constantly looking for ways to reduce costs and optimise efficiency in today’s global economy. With a Global EOR (Employer of Record), you can hire the best talent anywhere in the world without worrying about setting up an entity. This is a great way to ensure compliance with regulations and keep your business agile and competitive.

The EOR model is particularly helpful for companies that need to hire workers in multiple locations but do not have the internal resources or infrastructure to support those locations. For example, if your business needs temporary labour for construction projects or seasonal workers for retail stores, it may be more cost-effective to outsource that work instead of hiring directly and maintaining additional administrative overhead.

2. Testing a Local Market via an Employer of Record

An Employer of Record (EOR) is a legal entity that allows you to test a new market before incorporating or making other long-term commitments. An Employer of Record also protects you from non-compliance risk and other issues arising because you operate in a foreign country.

If you are considering expanding your business into another country, it may be a good idea to consider using an EOR. Before committing any money or paperwork, this will allow you to test the waters first and ensure that the new location is a good fit for your company. You can also use an EOR to protect yourself from potential legal issues while exploring new markets.

3. Employ on demand: How Employer of Record Helps Make Short-term Engagements

With Employer of Record, you can sidestep the hassle of opening an entity and avoid the administrative burden of managing a local employee. Using a short-term engagement structure, you can hire employees internationally, which means keeping your payroll costs low and avoiding managing any on-the-ground admin.

With Employer of Record, your company will be the “employer of record” in that country, meaning it will appear as the employer on an employee’s pay slips and tax forms. This gives you complete control over employment terms and conditions for the duration of the assignment.

You can hire employees from anywhere in the world via Employer of Record. Once you’ve made an offer, an EOR can help your workers receive all visa and immigration paperwork so that you can bring them into your business on a short-term basis faster.

4. An Employer of Record Can Help Handle an Interim Solution in Albania

An Employer of Record is a great way to fill the gap if you are waiting for your entity to become official, allowing you to start working faster and legally employ your talent in Albania.

An Employer of Record will act as the legal employer for the workforce in Albania and handle all administrative tasks such as tax filings, health insurance, visa applications, and work permits. This allows you to start working with your employees without waiting for your entity to be approved by the government.

What Services Does a Global Employer of Record (EOR) Provide?

Summing up, the employer of record usually handles part of BPO services, particularly human resources-related issues regarding global remote personnel. These issues include but are not limited to:

  • Payroll management;
  • Compliance with local tax rules (file & deposit) of the country where the EOR company is located;
  • Handling employment contracts:
  • Background, education, and other checks;
  • Onboarding and termination processes, as well as employee’s compensation;
  • Arranging visas and work permits for employees;
  • Ensuring the working process is organized under local labour laws;
  • Processing workers’ medical insurance and other benefits (day-offs, bonuses, and more);
  • Process maps, employment guides, and other documentation.

Benefits of Partnering with a Global EOR in Albania

  1. Access to candidates with local knowledge and connections in the new market;
  2. Ability to hire the best global talent quickly and easily;
  3. Ability to get started quickly on building your team in any country of your choice;
  4. Enjoying all the benefits of employing talent on a global scale.

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Express Global Employment Solution in Albania

Employing globally is no longer a maze of local setups and legal hurdles. With Express Global Employment, you can build a global team seamlessly. Benefit from our comprehensive, compliant, and efficient global employment solutions that eliminate the complexity of international hiring. From contract generation to seamless integration, we ensure that your expansion is as limitless as your ambition.

Global Mobility Support

Our global mobility support is about turning complexity into simplicity. We expedite onboarding and immigration procedures, ensuring your global talent is ready to engage and deliver results swiftly. By eliminating red tape and administrative burdens, your team can focus on what they do best, propelling your business forward in every corner of the globe.

Global Payroll & Benefits, Handled

Financial well-being is critical to employee satisfaction. That’s why we navigate the intricacies of international payroll and benefits with expertise. Our solutions offer your workforce a competitive and fully compliant financial package, wherever they may be. With Express Global Employment, you can assure your team that their compensation is globally competitive wherever they are.

Borderless Expansion, No Entity Needed

Launch your workforce in 190 countries without the burden of establishing local entities. Our all-in-one global employment solution allows quick, compliant onboarding and talent management. You can immediately scale up your operations and seize international opportunities with Express Global Employment as your guide.

New Markets. Zero Risks.

Expanding your business’s horizons should not multiply its risks. Protect your global ventures from compliance pitfalls with our expert guidance. We manage the complexities of employee classification and permanent establishment risks, ensuring that your expansion is secure and strategically sound. With us, new markets mean new opportunities, not new worries.

Global Payroll Calculator Helps You Streamline Global HR Operations

By creating the Global Payroll Calculator, we’ve done the global payroll and tax math and compliance for you.

  1. Eliminate the time-consuming and costly process of doing your manual calculations.
  2. Gain instant access to up-to-date salary cost breakdowns based on local tax laws and regulations and update in real-time with the latest employment and tax legislation changes across 190 countries.
  3. Stay compliant on all international payroll matters, including local taxes, labour rules, and benefits.
  4. Minimized the risk and global cost-of-hire.

Global EOR Helps Test Foreign Markets without Local Incorporation

As a business owner, you may feel overwhelmed by the tax implications of expanding your business overseas. However, new ideas exist to reduce complexity and ease the burden on busy entrepreneurs. In this article, we’ll explore some of the best ways to reduce the complexity of tax planning for international expansion.

If you’re thinking about using a Global Employer of Record (EOR) talent engagement model for your business, it’s becoming increasingly popular. Here’s how it works: a third-party company operates a local entity in each jurisdiction where it offers services. This can be a great way to comply with various laws and regulations.

Here’s how the Employer of Record arrangement works. A new business owner approaches a global EOR company to hire a remote worker based in a different jurisdiction. Rather than the business owner having to establish a new company or register a branch in a new jurisdiction, the employee can be employed by our local EOR partner company in any of your target countries. All attendant costs associated with this arrangement are then charged to the client company for a fee. This can be a more efficient and cost-effective way of doing business for the employer and the employee. Many start-ups like this idea because it gives them the flexibility to focus on getting their business up and running.

Global EOR Efficiency: Reducing Vendor Complexity

Utilising a single Global Employer of Record partner empowers businesses to manage employees efficiently across multiple countries. This unified approach simplifies complex international HR processes, providing consistency in employment practices and compliance standards across different jurisdictions. It eliminates the need for multiple local HR teams or legal advisors, ensuring a cohesive and streamlined strategy for global employment.

A Global Employer of Record can effectively consolidate multiple services, replacing the need for various vendors across jurisdictions:

  1. Payroll and Tax Compliance: Manages payroll processing, tax withholding, and reporting, aligning with local regulations.
  2. Benefits Management: Constructs and administers comprehensive and competitive employee benefits packages, adhering to local laws.
  3. HR Expertise: Offers a full range of HR services, including streamlined and compliant employee onboarding, talent management., and offboarding.
  4. Background Verification: Conducts employee background checks, ensuring compliance with regional standards.
  5. Intellectual Property Assistance: Aids in protecting intellectual property rights across different jurisdictions.
  6. Tax Consultation: Provides expert advice on local tax laws and compliance.
  7. Translation Services: Offers language support to bridge communication gaps in multinational operations.
  8. Legal Advisory: Delivers legal expertise, including contract review and regulatory compliance.
  9. Immigration Guidance: Assists with work permit sponsorship and visas for international employees, simplifying the immigration process.

Spotlight on Albania

Albania (officially the Republic of Albania) is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Ionian and the Adriatic Sea, between Kosovo and Montenegro to the north and Greece to the south.

  • Capital: Tirana.
  • Official language: Albanian.
  • Population: 3.088.385 (July 2021).
  • Labour Force: 1.104 million (2020).
  • Industries: The most important sectors of the Albanian economy are agriculture (wheat, corn, oats, potatoes, vegetables, olives, tobacco, fruits, sugar beets, vines, livestock farming and dairy products), the industrial sector (food processing, textiles and clothing, timber work (construction), oil, cement, chemical products, mining, transport and hydraulic energy), the manufacturing sector and the services sector (tourism, telephony, banking and insurance sectors).
  • Trading partners: The main import partners are Italy, Greece, China, Turkey, and Germany. Imports commodities include refined petroleum, tanned hides, cars, packaged medical supplies, and footwear parts. Albania’s export partners are Italy, France, China, Spain, Germany, and Greece. Exports commodities are crude petroleum, iron alloys, clothing, electricity, perfumes, leather footwear and parts.
  • Local currency: Lek (ALL).
  • Minimum wage: The Labour Code requires that workers should not be paid lower than the minimum wage set by the Council of Ministers. The minimum wages have been revised in Albania, with effect from 01 January 2022. The hourly minimum wage has increased from ALL 172.40 to ALL 182.73 per hour. The minimum wage has increased from ALL30,000.00 to ALL32,000.00 per month.
  • Salary Currency: Albanian currency, unless otherwise defined by the agreement between the parties.
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