How to Convert an International Contractor to an Employee Through an EOR (2026)
A practical contractor-to-EOR conversion plan covering classification, compensation, contracts, onboarding, cutover, and first payroll.
Guides and insights on hiring and paying people around the world.
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A practical contractor-to-EOR conversion plan covering classification, compensation, contracts, onboarding, cutover, and first payroll.
A founder-friendly EOR due-diligence checklist covering coverage, contracts, payroll, FX, deposits, data, support, and offboarding.
How stock options, tax, securities rules, vesting, employee inventions, and IP assignment interact with employer-of-record employment.
Employees in Argentina must be paid in pesos; contractors can invoice and hold USD. How the split works, what it costs, and how to set each one up.
Employees in Bangladesh must be paid in taka, but you can pay contractors in USD. How the split works and how contractors hold dollars.
How to pay independent contractors in Egypt in USD. Employees must be paid in pounds; contractors can invoice and hold dollars, converting when they choose.
The three ways to hire a Philippine virtual assistant, what each costs, and the classification line that decides whether yours is a contractor or an employee.
How practices staff billing, coding, and scribing abroad. Outsourcing vendors versus your own remote hire, the HIPAA line nobody explains, and what each costs.
Write a useful self-review with 24 sample answers for remote teams, a copyable template, and practical tips for documenting results across time zones.
Compare five EOR providers for startups by cost, pros, and best fit. Shor ranks first for low fees, flexible terms, and founder support.
Oyster vs. Multiplier for startup hiring: current EOR prices, billing terms, contractor plans, and a practical checklist for comparing complete quotes.
Compare Shor and Remote on EOR fees, contractor management, own-entity payroll, coverage, FX, and support before your first international hire.
What an employer of record (EOR) costs in Argentina in 2026. Aguinaldo (SAC), severance of one month per year, inflation, and same-day USD payments.
What an employer of record (EOR) costs in Brazil in 2026. The 13th salary, FGTS deposits, 55-70% employer costs, and same-day contractor payments.
What an employer of record (EOR) costs in Canada in 2026. CPP and EI rates, the provincial patchwork, common-law notice risk, and paying in CAD.
Which countries legally require 13th month pay in 2026, the deadline in each one, and where it is only owed if a contract or collective agreement says so.
Employer costs by country for 2026. Statutory payroll cost percentages for 25 countries in one league table, from 55-70% down to 3-5%.
Notice periods by country for 2026. Statutory termination notice and severance formulas for 25 countries in one reference table.

Four applications, three rejections, and one customer who needed our product. Shor co-founder Daivik Goel shares his YC application and interview advice.
EOR invoice accounting for US startups: booking the gross pass-through as payroll expense, platform fees, FX, deposits, and a sample journal entry set.