Remote — Employer of Record & Global Employment 2026

1. Provider Overview

Remote Technology, Inc. is an international global HR and employment platform founded in 2019 by Job van der Voort (former VP of Product at GitLab) and Marcelo Lebre, headquartered in San Francisco, California. Built from the ground up as a fully distributed, remote-first organization, Remote was engineered around a foundational commitment to total entity ownership: rather than sub-contracting employment to third-party local staffing agencies, Remote establishes and operates its own wholly owned legal subsidiaries in every country where it provides Employer of Record services.

Remote empowers organizations of all sizes to compliantly hire, manage, onboard, and pay international employees and contractors across more than 180 countries, offering specialized guarantees around intellectual property ownership, statutory benefits, and local tax compliance.

2. What Remote Specializes In

Remote specializes in direct-entity global employment infrastructure, featuring:
- 100% Direct Employer of Record (EOR) operations with zero intermediary markup or third-party risk.
- Remote IP Guard: The industry's strongest legal framework for assigning intellectual property rights directly to clients under local statutory law.
- Global contractor management and cross-border invoicing in over 100 currencies.
- Multi-country global payroll consolidation and international equity incentive counseling.
- Specialized relocation, digital nomad mobility, and global employee benefits administration.

3. EOR Capability

EOR ASSESSMENT CONFIRMED EOR

DELIVERY MODEL DIRECT

SCOPE GLOBAL

Remote is classified as a Confirmed EOR provider. As the direct legal employer on record, Remote assumes complete statutory responsibility for employment agreements, registration with local tax and social security administrations, gross-to-net payroll calculations, mandatory benefits provisioning, and lawful severance administration.

Because Remote owns its local operating entities, its in-house legal and HR teams directly manage all employee interactions and government filings, eliminating communication delays, hidden middleman markups, and liability fractures associated with partner aggregator networks.

4. Geographic Coverage

Remote provides coverage across 180+ countries for contractor management, with fully owned direct-entity EOR capabilities operating in over 80 key international jurisdictions spanning Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and Africa.

5. Countries Supported

Remote supports full-time direct EOR employment in major global jurisdictions including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, India, Canada, Australia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, France, Japan, Netherlands, Brazil, Spain, Ireland, Mexico, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

6. Services Offered

Remote's service portfolio encompasses:
1. Direct Employer of Record (EOR)
2. Contractor Management & International Invoicing
3. Global Payroll
4. Remote IP Guard (IP Protection)
5. Global Benefits & Health Insurance
6. Free Core HRIS (Remote HR)
7. Immigration & Work Visa Advisory
8. Employment Compliance & Tax Withholding

7. Delivery / Entity Model

Remote operates an uncompromised Direct Entity Model across its core EOR footprint. Unlike aggregator platforms that broker employment to local third-party staffing firms, Remote incorporates its own corporate subsidiaries, hires in-house local legal and payroll experts, and executes employment contracts directly under its corporate umbrella. This ensures direct chain of custody for intellectual property, unified data privacy protection under GDPR and SOC2, and consistent service delivery.

8. Pricing

Remote maintains completely transparent public pricing:
- Employer of Record (EOR): $599 USD per employee per month when billed annually, or $699 USD per month on flexible monthly billing.
- Remote for Startups: Eligible venture-backed startups can access discounted pricing starting at $299 USD per employee per month for up to 10 employees for their first year.
- Contractor Management: $29 USD per contractor per month, including contract generation, tax compliance, and automated invoice settlements.
- Remote HRIS: Free core platform providing employee records, self-service portals, and time-off tracking.
- Pass-through Guarantee: All statutory social security contributions, holiday bonuses, and severance accruals are charged at exact government rates with zero percentage surcharges.

9. Payroll

Remote's proprietary global payroll engine processes accurate multi-currency compensation with full localized statutory withholdings:
- Direct Local Clearing: Wages are paid directly into employee domestic bank accounts in local currencies, eliminating foreign exchange conversion fees for workers.
- Automated Tax Filing: Withholds national and municipal income taxes, health levies, and mandatory pension contributions, filing official returns directly with local tax inspectorates.
- Unified Invoicing: Employers receive a consolidated monthly invoice detailing gross salaries, statutory employer charges, and platform subscription fees.

10. Contractor Management

Remote Contractor provides frictionless global freelance onboarding and compliance:
- Localized Agreements: Generates bulletproof contractor agreements tailored to local labor standards in over 180 countries.
- Automated Invoicing: Streamlines approval workflows, expense reimbursements, and batch invoice payouts.
- Contractor Misclassification Protection: Assesses worker relationships to ensure contractors meet local independence criteria, preventing costly tax penalties.

11. Benefits

Remote designs and administers localized, equitable benefits packages:
- Statutory Integration: Automatically calculates mandatory country benefits including 13th/14th month pay, vacation allowances, and statutory pension schemes.
- Supplemental Health & Wellness: Partners with leading global insurance underwriters to deliver localized private medical, dental, life, and vision coverage tailored to local market norms.

12. Immigration & Work Authorization

Remote's mobility desk supports cross-border employee relocation and work permit sponsorship:
- Direct Entity Sponsorship: Capable of directly sponsoring work visas through its owned corporate entities in key jurisdictions across Europe, North America, and Asia.
- Global Nomad Support: Provides legal guidance for companies employing distributed staff moving across borders or utilizing digital nomad visas.

13. HR / Technology

Remote provides a sleek, modern workforce management portal:
- Employee Self-Service: Intuitive mobile-optimized interface where workers access digital payslips, request time off, and manage personal data.
- Document Vault: Secure cloud storage for localized employment contracts, tax forms, and company policies.
- Role-based Access Controls: Granular permissions for HR managers, finance teams, and team leads.

14. Integrations

Remote features verified integrations with major enterprise platforms:
- HRIS & Payroll: Workday, BambooHR, Gusto, Rippling, Personio, Hibob.
- ATS & Recruiting: Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby.
- Collaboration & SSO: Slack, Zapier, Okta, Google Workspace, Microsoft Azure AD.
- Open Developer API: Full REST API access for custom automated onboarding pipelines.

15. Customer Segments

Remote serves organizations across all development stages:
- Startups: Early-stage companies scaling rapidly without the resources to set up foreign subsidiaries.
- Scaleups: Distributed software and professional service companies managing remote teams across 10 to 50 countries.
- Enterprise: Public and multinational enterprises demanding direct legal accountability, SOC2 Type II security, and uncompromised IP protection.

16. Strengths

Primary operational strengths: - 100% direct entity ownership guarantees direct IP assignment and eliminates middleman markups. - Highly attractive contractor pricing ($29/mo) and industry-leading startup discounts ($299/mo). - Deep expertise in remote-first organizational culture and transparent, ethical global employment standards. - Fully transparent pricing without hidden implementation fees or mandatory multi-year contract locks.

17. Limitations & Considerations

Considerations for buyers: - Full-time direct EOR coverage is capped at ~80+ core countries, meaning coverage in smaller frontier nations may require contractor arrangements. - Monthly billing incurs a $100/mo premium over the annual pre-paid rate ($699 vs $599). - Highly customized enterprise multi-entity global payroll is more selective than pure aggregator payroll networks.

18. Best For

Remote is the premier choice for venture-backed startups, technology firms, and remote-first enterprises where direct entity ownership, uncompromised intellectual property protection (Remote IP Guard), and transparent pricing are non-negotiable requirements.

19. Country Availability & Verified Relationships

Remote provides confirmed direct Employer of Record capabilities across all 25 EOR.one priority countries: United States, United Kingdom, Germany, India, Canada, Australia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, France, Japan, Netherlands, Brazil, Spain, Ireland, Mexico, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

India ↗ EOR