Hire in the Philippines Without Setting Up a Local Company
Expand your team in the Philippines without immediately establishing your own local company. BAIVI provides Employer of Record services that help businesses hire and employ Philippine-based staff through a local employment structure while supporting payroll and employment administration.
Hiring in the Philippines Shouldn’t Have to Start With Incorporation
The Philippines offers access to a large English-speaking workforce across finance, accounting, technology, customer support, professional services, and other business functions. However, hiring employees directly can require a foreign company to establish a Philippine entity and manage local employment administration.
For companies hiring a small team, testing the Philippine market, or beginning operations quickly, setting up a local entity before making the first hire may add time and administrative complexity.
Local Employment Requirements
Hiring employees directly can require a foreign company to establish a Philippine entity and arrange local employment documentation.
Payroll and Statutory Administration
Businesses need to manage payroll, employee compensation, deductions, statutory contributions, and recurring employment-related requirements.
Ongoing HR Administration
Employee records, HR administration, and ongoing payroll and employment compliance processes can add administrative complexity.
A Simpler Way to Employ Your Philippine Team
BAIVI’s Employer of Record services help international businesses establish a Philippine workforce through a local employment arrangement. Under an EOR structure, the Employer of Record serves as the local employer for administrative and employment purposes, while the client company directs the employee’s day-to-day work and business responsibilities, subject to the agreed service arrangement and applicable requirements.
This allows businesses to focus on building and managing their Philippine team while BAIVI supports the local employment administration behind it.
Local Employment Support
Employ Philippine-based team members through an established local employment structure.
Payroll Administration
Support recurring payroll processing and organization of employee payroll information.
Employee Records
Maintain organized employment and payroll-related information for employees covered by the EOR arrangement.
Statutory Administration
Support applicable payroll deductions, contributions, and recurring employment-related administrative requirements.
HR Administration
Coordinate recurring employee administration associated with the local employment arrangement.
Business Support
Access BAIVI’s broader accounting, tax, payroll, and business-support capabilities when additional Philippine services are required.
How Employer of Record Services Work
Employer of Record services provide businesses with a local employment structure for team members working in a country where the client may not have its own employing entity. A typical EOR arrangement follows a structured process from defining hiring requirements and preparing the employment arrangement to onboarding, payroll administration, and managing the employee’s day-to-day work.
Define Your Hiring Requirements
Identify the positions, responsibilities, compensation, and employment requirements for the Philippine team you want to build.
Establish the EOR Employment Arrangement
The applicable employment documents and administrative requirements are prepared under the local EOR structure.
Onboard the Employee
Employee information and payroll-related requirements are organized for the start of employment.
Process Payroll and Employment Administration
Recurring payroll and applicable employment administration are handled according to the service arrangement.
Manage the Employee’s Day-to-Day Work
Your company continues to direct the employee’s role, responsibilities, deliverables, and business activities.
Start With the Team You Need Now
International companies may want to access Philippine talent without immediately creating a subsidiary or other local entity solely for employment purposes. Working with a Philippines Employer of Record can provide a more practical route to hiring local employees while the business evaluates its longer-term Philippine strategy.
Hire Your First Philippine Employee
Begin hiring Philippine-based employees without immediately establishing your own local employing entity.
Build Remote or Distributed Teams
Create a Philippine workforce that supports your regional or global business operations.
Test Philippine Operations
Build a local team while evaluating whether establishing a permanent Philippine entity is appropriate for your business.
For Companies Ready to Hire in the Philippines
Foreign businesses making their first Philippine hires
SupportedStartups building remote teams in the Philippines
SupportedCompanies testing the Philippine market before incorporating
SupportedRegional businesses expanding their workforce
SupportedInternational companies hiring specialized Philippine talent
SupportedOrganizations that need a local employment structure for Philippine employees
SupportedBusinesses that may establish their own Philippine entity later
SupportedMore Than an Employer of Record Provider
Hiring employees is only one part of establishing operations in a new country. As your Philippine presence grows, your business may also need support with entity registration, accounting, tax compliance, payroll, permits, and other administrative requirements.
BAIVI’s broader business-support capabilities make it possible to work with a provider that understands both the employment side of market entry and the operational requirements that can follow.
Local Philippine Support
Work with a team familiar with Philippine business, payroll, and administrative requirements.
Integrated Business Services
Access EOR, payroll, accounting, tax, registration, and other business-support services based on your requirements.
Scalable Market Entry
Use an EOR when it fits your initial hiring strategy, with support available if you later establish your own Philippine entity.
Reduced Administrative Work
Let your team focus on managing employees and growing the business while local administrative processes are supported through the EOR arrangement.
One Philippine Partner
Coordinate multiple back-office and business-support requirements through BAIVI as your operations develop.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions About Employer of Record Services
Learn how Employer of Record services work in the Philippines, including hiring employees without setting up a local entity, payroll administration, employment requirements, and managing Philippine-based teams.
What is an Employer of Record?
An Employer of Record is an organization that serves as the local employer for employees under an agreed EOR arrangement, handling specified employment administration while the client company manages the employees’ day-to-day work and business responsibilities.
What does EOR mean in the Philippines?
An EOR in the Philippines provides a local employment structure that can allow an international company to hire Philippine-based employees without immediately establishing its own local employing entity.
Can a foreign company hire employees in the Philippines without setting up a local entity?
An Employer of Record arrangement can provide a way for a foreign company to engage Philippine-based employees through a local employer structure without first establishing its own employing entity, subject to the arrangement and applicable requirements.
Who manages employees under an EOR arrangement?
The client company generally manages the employee’s day-to-day work, role, performance, and business responsibilities, while the EOR handles the local employment administration covered by the service agreement.
Does an EOR process payroll?
Payroll administration is commonly part of an Employer of Record service. The exact scope should be confirmed in the EOR service agreement.
Is an EOR the same as outsourcing employees?
Not necessarily. An EOR primarily provides the local employment structure and related administration. The client generally retains responsibility for directing the employee’s day-to-day work rather than outsourcing the business function itself to the EOR provider.
Ready to Build Your Team in the Philippines?
Hiring in the Philippines does not have to begin with establishing your own local entity. BAIVI’s Employer of Record services help international businesses build Philippine teams through a local employment structure while supporting payroll and recurring employment administration.
Whether you are hiring your first Philippine employee, testing the market, or building a growing local team, BAIVI can help you establish a practical path into the Philippines and support your operations as they develop.