Cost to Hire Employees Across
the Globe

Many factors influence your cost to hire in a new country – from role-based salaries to mandatory contributions, tax requirements, and local compensation norms. In these guides, you’ll find a clear breakdown of what to expect in each region, so you can expand with confidence.

Cost-of-Living-Adjustment (COLA)
Employee Tenure
1099 Employee
1099 MISC Form
13th Month Pay
14th Month Salary
360-Degree Survey
401(k) Plan
Absence Management
Absence Rate
Accounts Receivable
Accrued Payroll
Administrative Services Only
Affirmative Action
After-Tax Deduction
Agent of Record
Annualized Salary
Anti Money Laundering
Applicant Tracking System
Apprenticeship Levy
Approval Chains
At-Will Employment
Attachment of Earnings Order
Authority Payments
Automated Clearing House
Back Pay
Bank Payment File
Bankers’ Automated Clearing Services
Base Salary
Benefits in Kind
Bereavement Leave
Bi-Weekly Payroll
Big Quit
Boomerang Employee
Bring Your Own Device
Burnout
Centralized Payroll
Client Monies Account
Cloud-based HR Software
Cobra Coverage
Commission Pay
Common-Law Employee
Company Sick Day
Compensation Package
Compensatory Time-Off
Contingent Worker
Contractor Management Solution
Critical Illness Insurance
DEIB
Decentralized Payroll
Deferred Compensation
Digital Nomad
Digital Presenteeism
Direct Debit
Direct Earnings Attachment
Distributed Work
Distributed Workforce
EFTPS
ESPP
Electronic Funds Transfer
Electronic Payment System
Employee Benefits Administration
Employee Centricity
Employee Onboarding
Employee Retention
Employee Self-Service
Employee Value Proposition
Employee lifetime value (ELTV)
Employer Alignment Submission
Employer Identification Number
Employer of Record
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
Employment Agreement
Employment Allowance
Employment Status
Equity
Equity Joint Venture
Exempt Payment
Expat Management
Faster Payments Service (FPS)
Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)
Flexible Work
Floating Holiday
Foreign Worker Levy
Form 1099-NEC
Form 2553
Form 8809
Form 941
Fringe Benefits
Full Payment Submission (FPS)
Full-Time Employee
Full-time Hours
Funding
GDPR
General Organization For Social Insurance
Geographical discrimination
Gig Economy
Global Contractor
Global Employer
Global Hiring Platform
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