The Employer of Record built on 24 years of running global payroll
Hire full-time employees in 50+ countries without setting up a local entity. MYND becomes the legal employer. You direct the work. Audited compliance, a named account manager, and flat predictable pricing that does not scale with salary.
- Named account manager from day one, no ticket queues
- Flat monthly fee, no percentage-of-salary, no FX markups
- Integrated payroll, AP, benefits, and compliance under one MSA
- In-house legal team across major jurisdictions
The kind of operating depth that does not exist in a 5-year-old startup
These are not marketing figures. They are audited operational outputs from the back office that runs payroll, compliance, and benefits for 1,000+ enterprises across 50+ countries.
The legal employer in a country where you have no entity
An Employer of Record is the third party that holds the employment contract, runs payroll, withholds taxes, files statutory contributions, and carries the compliance liability. You hire the candidate, you direct their work, you set their goals. We are the name on the contract.
The legal split, in plain language
From the worker's day-to-day, they work for you. They sit in your stand-ups, they have your email, their manager is your manager. From the country's tax authority and labour ministry, they work for MYND. That split is the entire point.
MYND owns
- Local employment contract
- Monthly payroll in local currency
- Income tax withholding
- Social security and pension filings
- Statutory benefits enrolment
- Labour law compliance
- Termination and severance
- Employment record retention
You keep
- Sourcing and selecting the candidate
- Setting compensation and offer terms
- Day-to-day management
- Roles, projects, deliverables
- Performance reviews
- Promotions and increments
- Culture and team rituals
- The decision to terminate
When you actually need one
From offer accepted to compliant payroll, in five well-rehearsed steps
These are not aspirational steps. They are the cycle we run for every hire, in every country. The timings below assume the candidate moves at a reasonable pace on documents.
Discovery call and custom quote
30 minutes with a real solutions lead. Country, role, salary, benefits expectations, start date. We come back with a full employer-cost breakdown and a fixed monthly fee.
Local employment contract drafted
In local language, vetted by in-house legal, with country-specific probation, notice, IP assignment, and termination clauses. You review, the candidate signs.
Statutory registrations and KYC
PF, ESI, UAN, professional tax, social security, tax IDs. The forms the candidate would otherwise have to fill themselves. We pre-fill, they sign.
Onboarding and benefits enrolment
Health insurance, life, accident, retirement, leave policy, holiday calendar. Localised to what employees in that country actually expect. Equipment and visa add-ons activate here.
Payroll runs, taxes file, you see one invoice
Net pay lands in the employee's account in local currency. Withholdings remit to the right authorities. You get a single monthly invoice in your home currency at mid-market FX.
The numbers behind the cycle
Every one of these stages has a real timing variance. Below is what we hold ourselves to, measured across our last 1,200 onboardings.
Eight core services included. Six more available when you need them.
The flat monthly fee covers the entire employment lifecycle. Add-ons exist for the things that not every client needs. There are no surprise line items at month-end.
Core services
Included in the flat monthly feeLocal employment contracts
Country-specific contracts in local language, vetted by in-house legal.
- Probation and notice terms
- IP assignment and confidentiality
- Working time and leave clauses
Monthly payroll in local currency
Salaries, allowances, bonuses, 13th and 14th month pay where statutory.
- On-time net pay disbursement
- Multi-currency invoicing
- Mid-market FX, no markup
Tax withholding and filing
Income tax, social security, pension, and statutory funds, remitted to the right authority on every cycle.
- TDS, PAYE, withholding equivalents
- Quarterly and annual filings
- Form 16, payslips, tax certificates
Statutory benefits administration
PF, ESI, gratuity, health insurance, paid leave, parental leave, public holidays. Whatever the country mandates.
- Enrolment and remittance
- Claims support for employees
- Annual statement generation
Onboarding and KYC
Document collection, identity checks, bank setup, statutory registrations. A guided digital flow.
- Self-serve employee portal
- Pre-filled statutory forms
- First-week welcome support
Compliance and audit trail
Every transaction documented for labour audits, tax audits, and your internal controls. In-house legal monitors regulatory changes.
- Working time records
- Regulatory change alerts
- Audit-ready document vault
Termination and offboarding
Notice periods, severance calculation, final settlement, gratuity, asset recovery, experience letters. Done to the country's rules.
- Notice and severance compliant
- Full and final settlement
- Statutory closeouts filed
Dedicated account manager
One named human, not a ticket queue. Quarterly business reviews, regulatory briefings, and the kind of relationship that survives staff changes on your side.
- Sub-2 hour median response
- Country expert escalation
- Quarterly review calls
Add-ons when you need them
Priced per service, transparentlySupplemental insurance
Health, life, accident, and OPD plans above statutory minimums. Locally competitive packages benchmarked against top employers.
Visa and work permit
Sponsorship, applications, renewals, dependants. Currently active in 35+ countries with in-country immigration partners.
Equipment procurement
Laptops, monitors, accessories. Sourced locally to dodge customs, shipped to the employee's door, included in onboarding.
Background verification
Employment, education, criminal, address, and reference checks. Localised vendors with chain-of-custody documentation.
Equity administration
Stock options, RSUs, ESOP grants. Vesting schedules tracked, tax withholding on exercise, integration with Carta and equivalents.
Recruitment support
Sourcing and screening for senior India hires through MYND GIG. Optional for clients who want the entire hire-to-payroll stack from one partner.
The EOR built for the audit, not the demo
Most EOR providers are five-year-old startups wrapping a partner network in a slick onboarding UI. We are a 24-year back-office operator that decided to package what we already do for 1,000+ enterprises into a clean EOR product. The difference shows up the first time a tax authority sends a notice.
Operating depth, not slide deck depth
We have run payroll through the Companies Act 2013, GST rollout, GDPR, IR35, the 2020 Indian Labour Codes, and Brexit. Younger EORs are reading about these in onboarding decks.
One MSA across payroll, AP, benefits, compliance
Platform EORs do EOR. Period. We are also the AP, payroll, statutory, and HR back office for our enterprise clients. When you scale, the same partner can absorb more scope without re-procurement.
A named account manager, not a ticket queue
The same human picks up the phone every time. They know your roster, your countries, your edge cases. They escalate to in-country experts when needed, not when you push them.
India is our home, not our 47th country
The most regulated EOR market in the world is the one we have run for 24 years. State-by-state PT, PF, ESI, gratuity, the new Labour Codes, S&E variations. The gap between "covered" and "fluent" is enormous here.
Flat pricing, no percentage games
One monthly fee per employee. No percentage-of-salary that punishes you for paying well. No FX markup on every payroll cycle. No setup fees, no off-cycle fees, no early-exit penalties.
In-house legal, not an outsourced helpdesk
A real employment law team across India, the UAE, Singapore, and the UK. When a country tweaks its labour code, we redraft contracts before the change is enforced, not after.
What that looks like in practice
The differences between an operator and a platform are small in the demo. They become enormous in the first audit, the first FX cycle, and the first regulatory change.
The platform EOR way
- Generic country contract template, regardless of role
- Percentage-of-salary fee that grows with raises
- 1 to 2 percent FX markup on every payroll cycle
- Ticket queue, rotating support staff, sub-24 hour SLA
- Compliance is whatever the partner in-country says it is
- Procure separately for benefits, equipment, recruitment
- Sales-led pricing, gated by demo and qualification
The MYND way
- Role-specific contract, in local language, legal-reviewed
- Flat monthly fee that does not scale with salary
- Mid-market FX, no spread, locked at invoice date
- Named account manager, two-hour median response
- In-house legal opinion on every grey area, in writing
- Bundle EOR with payroll, AP, benefits, and recruitment
- Quote in the first 30 minutes. No demo theatre required.
50+ countries. Flat monthly fee, by region.
We publish a price band by region so the conversation starts where it should: with your actual countries, your actual headcount, and what is realistic. A custom quote lands in your inbox after a 30-minute call.
India and the subcontinent
India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal. Our home market, with 24 years of depth in PF, ESI, gratuity, PT, and the Labour Codes.
Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines
Strong owned-entity presence in Malaysia. Vetted partner network across the rest of ASEAN.
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait
Visa sponsorship, WPS-compliant payroll, end-of-service gratuity. UAE owned entity, GCC partner network.
Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea
High-statutory markets. Superannuation, KiwiSaver, MPF, social insurance, all administered correctly.
UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Poland
Strict statutory regimes, GDPR contracts, Working Time Directive, country-specific termination law. UK owned entity.
US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt
Vetted local partners with chain-of-custody compliance. US state-by-state, LATAM 13th month, African statutory funds.
What the flat fee covers, and what we will never sneak onto an invoice
The fee is the fee. Read the contract, then put it down and forget about it. There are no asterisks you have to remember.
Included in the flat fee
- Local employment contract and signature collection
- Monthly payroll processing and statutory filings
- Tax withholding and remittance to authorities
- Mandatory benefits enrolment and claims support
- Onboarding workflow with employee self-service portal
- Termination, severance, and offboarding
- Named account manager and quarterly business review
- Compliance updates, audit trail, document retention
What we will never charge for
- Setup fees or platform onboarding
- FX spread on payroll remittance
- Off-cycle payments or expense reimbursements
- Percentage-of-salary that grows with raises
- Termination administration fees
- Document generation, employment letters, visa support docs
- Annual price increases above CPI without negotiation
- 12-month minimums or early-exit penalties
Four ways to hire across borders. Three of them have a wrong moment.
A reasonable EOR will tell you when an EOR is the wrong call. Below is the honest comparison. Contractors work for genuine freelancers. PEOs work if you already have a US entity. Direct entity wins above 10 to 15 people in one country. Everywhere else, an EOR is the right move.
| Hire as contractor | Use a PEO | Set up local entity | EOR (MYND) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time to first hire | Days | 4 to 8 weeks | 3 to 6 months | 2 to 4 weeks |
| Setup cost | Near zero | Moderate | $15K to $50K | Zero setup fee |
| Recurring cost per worker | Hourly rate, often higher to cover their own taxes | $150 to $300 per employee per month, plus benefits | $1,000 to $3,000 per month in entity overhead | $199 to $899 flat, all-in, by region |
| Legal employer | The worker (self-employed) | Joint, co-employment with you | You, directly | MYND, with audit trail and indemnity |
| Misclassification risk | High, backdated tax liability common | Shared with PEO | Eliminated | Carried by MYND |
| Statutory benefits | None, worker self-funds | Provided through PEO group plans | You administer them | Locally compliant, included in fee |
| IP protection | Weak, country-dependent | Standard clauses | You draft to your standard | Enforceable IP assignment in 50+ jurisdictions |
| Termination handling | Cancel the contract, classification risk if managed | You handle, PEO assists | You navigate local law | Notice, severance, F&F, statutory closeout, all by MYND |
| Exit if it does not work | End the contract | 30 to 90 days notice | 6 to 12 months to wind down | 30 to 60 days, no penalty |
| When it fits | Genuinely independent freelance work | You already have a US entity | 15+ employees, long-term presence | 1 to 12 employees per country, anything else |
The honest rule of thumb
Below 8 employees in one country, EOR wins decisively on speed and total cost. Between 8 and 15, it depends on the country and your trajectory. Above 15, direct entity usually wins inside 18 months. We will run the numbers with you and tell you which side of the line you are on. Even if the answer is "not yet."
Six risks that quietly kill global hiring. We carry every one of them.
The point of an EOR is not to take the contracts off your desk. It is to take the liability off your balance sheet. Below is what we actively protect against, and the mechanism we use to do it.
Worker misclassification
You pay a person as a contractor in India, the UK, or the EU. Their day-to-day looks like an employee. Tax authorities reclassify retroactively. Back-tax, PF, ESI, gratuity, and penalties land on you.
Every worker hired through MYND is a full employee from day one. The right contributions are filed. The audit finds nothing because there is nothing to find.
Permanent establishment exposure
A handful of employees in a country, exercising decision-making authority, can be deemed a Permanent Establishment by the local tax authority. That triggers corporate tax liability you never signed up for.
MYND is the named legal employer with operational substance in the country. We structure the engagement to keep your PE risk surface as small as the law allows, and document it for your auditor.
Statutory non-compliance
Missed PF deposit by 15 days, missed ESI return, missed gratuity provision. Each is a small thing until labour department audits stack them into six-figure penalties and director-level personal liability.
Statutory calendar runs inside our payroll engine. Every deposit is timestamped, every return acknowledged. 24 years of clean filings. The cost of a mistake stays with us, in our contract.
IP and invention ownership
Without enforceable IP assignment under local law, the code your "team" wrote may not actually belong to you. India, Brazil, and parts of the EU have specific rules that void weak clauses.
Every contract carries an IP assignment clause drafted to be enforceable in the local court. Inventions, code, trademarks, derivative works, all assigned to you with proof of consideration.
Termination disputes
Notice periods missed in France. Severance miscalculated in Brazil. CDI termination procedure skipped in Italy. The cost of a wrongful termination claim is 6 to 24 months of salary, plus legal fees.
You decide to terminate, we execute it. Notice periods served, severance calculated to the cent, final settlements documented. If a dispute arises, we are the named defendant.
Data privacy and GDPR breach
Mishandled employee data is a four-percent-of-revenue penalty in the EU and a brand-impact event everywhere else. Most platform EORs route data through third parties you have never signed a DPA with.
ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II controls. GDPR-aligned DPA in your MSA. EU data residency where required. No data hops through unnamed sub-processors.
What we will put in writing, in your MSA
These are not marketing promises. They are contractual commitments our legal team will sign next to.
Misclassification indemnity
If the classification is wrong, the back-tax is on us.
Statutory liability cap
Penalties for missed filings are our problem, not yours.
IP assignment enforceability
Local-court enforceable clauses, audited annually.
Termination defence cost
Statutory dispute legal costs included up to a defined cap.
Honest answers to the questions that should kill the deal if we get them wrong
Below are the questions every careful buyer asks. The answers are what we would say if we were sitting across a table from your finance director.
What does an EOR actually cost, all-in?
The MYND fee is a flat monthly amount per employee. For India it ranges from $199 to $399. For Europe, North America, and developed APAC it is $499 to $899. Middle East is $449 to $799. Africa and LATAM via partner network is $399 to $899. The flat fee covers contracts, payroll, statutory benefits, compliance, onboarding, offboarding, and a named account manager.
The total amount you pay each month is: the employee's gross salary, plus statutory employer contributions for the country, plus our flat fee. There is no setup fee, no FX spread, no off-cycle payment fee, no percentage of salary.
How fast can we onboard our first hire?
Median across our last 1,200 onboardings is 14 days from signed MSA to first day of work. The fastest we have done, in India with a candidate who had all documents ready, is 3 working days. The slowest, in jurisdictions with apostille requirements like Argentina or some Middle East markets, is 4 to 5 weeks.
The bottleneck is almost always candidate documentation, not our processing. We pre-collect everything in parallel with contract drafting, so the candidate is the only thing on the critical path.
Who is the legal employer, in plain English?
MYND. The employment contract names MYND as the employer. The payslip shows MYND. Tax forms and statutory enrolments are in MYND's name. The country's tax authority and labour ministry consider MYND the employer.
From the employee's day-to-day perspective, they work for you. Their manager is your manager. They use your tools, sit in your meetings, follow your performance standards. The legal employer split is invisible in their working life until they need an employment letter for a mortgage or a visa, at which point MYND issues it within 24 to 48 hours.
What happens if I want to leave MYND, or switch to my own entity?
30 days notice in your MSA. No minimum term. No early-exit penalty. If you are moving the employees to your own entity, we transition them cleanly: terminate the EOR contract, transfer continuity of service for statutory purposes, hand over payroll records, employment files, and statutory compliance documents. The employee experiences one day of paperwork and a continuous tenure.
Roughly 30 percent of our long-term EOR clients eventually graduate to their own entity in their highest-headcount country. We help them do it. The relationship usually continues for their other countries.
Can you handle equity, stock options, RSUs?
Yes. We administer equity grants issued by your parent company. Vesting schedules tracked, tax withholding on exercise, payroll integration on RSU release. We work with Carta, Pulley, and equivalents through standard integrations. For Indian employees specifically, we handle the Schedule TI reporting and the perquisite valuation at grant and exercise.
Equity is included in the flat fee for standard plans. Exotic structures (acceleration on change of control with country-specific tax treatment) might attract a one-time setup charge that we will quote up front.
How does termination work when something goes wrong?
You decide to terminate. You tell us the reason and the desired effective date. We execute it correctly: notice period served per the country's rule, severance calculated to the cent, gratuity provision triggered where applicable, asset recovery initiated, experience letter drafted, statutory closeout filed.
If the employee disputes the termination, MYND is the named legal defendant. Our termination defence cost is capped contractually inside your MSA. We have terminated hundreds of employees across 40+ jurisdictions without a single successful wrongful termination claim that resulted in client liability.
Can you sponsor visas and work permits?
Yes, in 35+ countries currently. UAE employment visa, Singapore EP, UK Skilled Worker, US H-1B sponsorship (case by case, given current policy), Schengen blue cards. Visa sponsorship is an add-on service with a one-time fee that covers the immigration partner and the application cost.
We will tell you when visa sponsorship is unrealistic for the role or the country. For example, the UAE Golden Visa requires criteria we cannot manufacture, and current US H-1B costs have changed materially. The honest conversation happens before you make the offer.
How is data privacy handled, especially under GDPR?
MYND operates under ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II controls. A GDPR-aligned Data Processing Agreement is built into the MSA. EU employee data is processed in EU data residency where required. We do not pass employee data to unnamed sub-processors. The list of sub-processors is published and updated.
For India specifically, we operate under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, which has its own consent and breach-notification regime. Our data flows are documented and auditable.
Can I switch to MYND from my current EOR?
Yes. Roughly 40 percent of our EOR clients arrived from another provider. The typical reasons: poor support response, mistakes on India payroll, percentage-of-salary fees that ballooned with raises, or the provider treating their client like a self-service platform user.
Migration takes 2 to 4 weeks per country. We audit your current contracts for exit terms, draft new local contracts, time the cutover to a payroll cycle boundary, run a parallel first payroll for accuracy, and close out the old provider. Tenure is preserved for statutory purposes (gratuity, severance accrual). The employee signs one new contract.
When does an EOR stop making sense for our company?
At 8 to 12 employees in a single country, you should run the math on setting up your own entity. Above 15, direct entity usually wins on total cost of ownership within 18 months. The crossover is country-specific. Entity setup is cheap in Singapore and the UK, expensive in Brazil and India.
This is the question we get asked least but answer most honestly. If you are at the crossover, we will help you decide, even if the answer is "set up your own entity and end this EOR contract." That recommendation has cost us short-term revenue and earned us long-term clients.
Still got a specific question?
Book a 30-minute consultation. No pitch. Just an honest answer for your specific countries and scenario.
When your global hire matters, hire with the operator who has done it for 24 years
Tell us the country, the role, and the start date. We will come back with a fixed monthly fee, a full employer-cost breakdown, and an honest opinion on whether EOR is the right move for your scenario.
Your scenario, mapped
Countries, headcount, role mix, start date, and edge cases. We listen first.
Honest cost view
EOR cost vs entity cost vs contractor risk, run live on your numbers. No fluff.
Next step, agreed
A written quote in 48 hours, or a clear "this is not the right call yet, and here is why."