GLOBAL EMPLOYER OF RECORD
Employ people in 190+ countries without opening a single entity
Our Global Employer of Record solutions handle contracts, payroll, tax, benefits, and immigration in 190+ countries, so you build compliant teams fast, without incorporating abroad.
GLOBAL EMPLOYER OF RECORD
From major economies to the world’s hardest markets
We operate across 190+ countries and deliver to the same standard everywhere, whether the market is a major economy or one of the world’s most challenging.
190+
Countries
25+
Years of expertise
5000+
In-country experts
01
Major economies
Confident, compliant hiring across the world’s largest and most influential markets.
USA
Germany
UK
Japan
+26
02
Developed countries
Compliant hiring and payroll tailored to local regulations and standards.
Switzerland
Netherlands
Sweden
Australia
+41
03
Emerging markets
Receive expert tax advisory services across jurisdictions to optimise compliance internationally.
India
Brazil
Mexico
Vietnam
+65
04
Risky & remote
Seamless operations even in challenging, sensitive, or remote locations.
Kazakhstan
Angola
Iraq
Papua New Guinea
+41
Hire without a local entity
Employ in a new country without setting up a company
Acumen becomes the legal employer in the country, so your hire can start without the cost, time and commitment of a local entity.
What you need
TRADITIONAL LOCAL ENTITY
ACUMEN GLOBAL EOR
01
Entity setup costs
TRADITIONAL LOCAL ENTITY
Share capital, incorporation fees and annual filings, all paid before the first hire starts.
ACUMEN GLOBAL EOR
Market entry with minimal investment
Capital stays in the core business
Service fees that scale down with business growth
02
Tax obligations
TRADITIONAL LOCAL ENTITY
A local company creates a taxable presence, with corporate tax, audit and reporting obligations.
ACUMEN GLOBAL EOR
Mitigation of Permanent Establishment risk with EOR compliance and support
Clear separation from local corporate tax burdens
Expert advice on local activities to avoid PE risk triggers
03
Time to hire
TRADITIONAL LOCAL ENTITY
Incorporation, a bank account and payroll registration often take several months before anyone can be employed.
ACUMEN GLOBAL EOR
Rapid market entry within days or weeks
Fully compliant hiring from day one
Streamlined employee onboarding
04
Long-term commitment
TRADITIONAL LOCAL ENTITY
Closing a company means formal liquidation, final audits and settling every outstanding obligation.
ACUMEN GLOBAL EOR
Agile market entry and exit with minimal commitments
Flexible scaling across regions as needed
Low-risk withdrawal without liquidation costs
END-TO-END GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
Hire wherever your plan leads
When you’ve chosen who to hire and where, we help you plan it with a clear view of feasibility, cost and the right employment route, then employ the person on your behalf in any of 190+ countries.
Employer of Record
Acumen becomes the legal employer in the country, with a contract under local law and every employer obligation covered, from onboarding to exit.
Global Mobility
Acumen sponsors work permits and visas as the employer and manages each move from application to renewal, including in tightly regulated markets.
Global Payroll
Your team is paid accurately and on time in local currency, with tax and social security filed, even where money is hard to move across borders.
Employee Benefits
Statutory cover plus packages shaped around the role and the market, so your offer stands out to the talent you want.
What you can rely on
The Acumen standard
Every employment we run is held to the same commitments, in each of 190+ countries.
01
Employer liability
Acumen carries the legal employer’s responsibilities under the service agreed with you.
02
Financial clarity
Transparent pricing and cost breakdowns your finance team can review and forecast.
03
Compliance
Contracts and employment practice aligned with local labour law in every country.
04
Employee experience
Onboarding, benefits and local HR support that help each hire start well and stay.
05
Payroll accuracy
Salaries, tax and contributions paid and filed correctly, on time, every cycle.
06
Operational excellence
Clear handovers, approvals and reporting across every country you employ in.
Who we work with
Wherever the role is, Acumen can employ
Our clients are organisations with people, projects or plans in several countries, hiring for roles that matter to the business.
Multi-country organisations
Established companies with offices, teams or hiring plans in several countries.
Time-critical hires
Senior executives, launch teams and key specialists who need to start on schedule.
Internationally mobile sectors
Technology, finance, consulting, engineering, and oil and gas.
Senior and specialist roles
Leadership, technical and regulated roles with competitive packages and tailored contract terms.
Built around how teams grow abroad
Hiring scenarios
As your business grows abroad, we support every scenario it brings.
01
Market entry
Hire in a new country before your entity is ready, or without setting one up.
02
Contractor conversion
Long-term contractors moved onto compliant local employment contracts.
03
Key hires and launch teams
A critical executive or a small team, employed and working on your timeline.
04
Acquired teams
Employees from an acquisition kept in continuous employment while structures are integrated.
05
Provider transition
Employees moved from existing payroll or EOR providers to Acumen, with no break in service..
06
Project teams
Specialists employed locally for the length of a fixed-term project abroad.
Every detail considered
Advisory precision
Every engagement starts with the specifics: the country, the role, and whether you already have an entity, payroll or provider there.
We look at the start date and what depends on it, the full cost of the package, and what’s behind the hire, from market entry and immigration to contractor conversion or an acquisition.
We also map who needs to sign off, from finance and HR to legal and tax, so the proposal answers each of them from the start.
The proposal you receive is built to satisfy everyone who signs it off, from finance and HR to legal and tax..
Answers for everyone in the decision
One decision, every stakeholder
Hiring abroad is signed off by leadership, finance, HR, legal and tax, and felt most by the employee. Acumen gives each of them what they need.
Leadership and finance
Speed, control and a full view of employment cost before committing to a market.
We offer
Market-entry route and timeline
Total employer cost upfront
Service fees that scale down with business growth
Human resources
Establishing a local entity risks Permanent Establishment, leading to tax liabilities.
We offer
Local contracts and onboarding
Payroll and benefits administration
Ongoing employee relations support
Legal and tax
Every hire contracted and taxed under local law, with no local registrations or outside counsel to manage.
We offer
PE, misclassification and IP risk review
Legal changes applied to contracts
Year-end tax filings for employees
The employee
Local rights, pay and protections, wherever the business is based.
We Offer
Secure local employment, backed by a Global Employer of Record
Every statutory right the country grants.
Market-competitive benefits
25+
Years of industry leadership
95%
Client retention rate
190+
Countries covered
5000+
In-country experts
Vendor consolidation
One Global EOR provider
Recruitment, background checks, payroll, benefits, tax, immigration, and compliance managed by one accountable provider across 190+ countries.
BEFORE · MULTIPLE VENDORS
Payroll
Company
Benefits
Broker
Tax
Advisor
Recruitment
Company
Immigration
Counsel
Background
Checks
Compliance
Advisor
Translation
Service
AFTER · ONE PARTNER
Acumen Global EOR
One Global EOR Partner
PayrollBenefitsTaxImmigrationComplianceHiring supportTranslation
Eight vendor relationships → one contract, one partner, one point of accountability.
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The practical details
What clients ask us most
Practical and commercial answers on employing people abroad through a Global Employer of Record.
If your question isn’t covered here, our in-country specialists can take you through the detail for the country and role you have in mind.
How quickly can our hire start?
It depends on the country and whether a work permit is needed. You’ll have a realistic start date before you make the offer.
How is Acumen’s fee structured?
A monthly service fee per employee, on top of salary, employer contributions and benefits. The full cost is set out in your proposal before you commit.
We provide complete compliance risk assessments, local contract adaptation, tax filing, and continuous legal updates to safeguard your operations in every high-risk market we cover.
Can we move employees to our own entity later?
Yes. When your entity is ready, employees transfer to it with continuity of service where local law allows.
We process unified multi-country payroll in local currencies, calculate mandatory social contributions, and administer compliant statutory and supplementary benefit packages for your global workforce.
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