From finding the right EOR to managing payroll, immigration, recruiting, and compliance strategy — Covenant covers every dimension of global hiring through one trusted relationship.
Through our vetted global partner network, we identify and manage the right Employer of Record for every market you hire in — acting as your independent advocate, single point of contact, and long-term advisor throughout the relationship.
An Employer of Record (EOR) is a third-party organization that legally employs workers in a specific country on behalf of another company. The EOR manages employment-related responsibilities — payroll, statutory benefits, taxes, and compliance with local labor laws — while the client retains full day-to-day operational control over the employee's work.
This allows a company based in the United States to hire full-time employees in Germany, Brazil, Singapore, or any other market without registering a local legal entity. The EOR assumes the employer responsibilities in that country. You get the talent — they handle the compliance.
No need to establish a local entity, which can take months and significant legal resources. An EOR lets you hire compliantly in a new country in a matter of days.
Employment laws, tax obligations, and worker protections vary significantly by country — and they change. The EOR stays current in every market, keeping you compliant without requiring your team to become experts in foreign labor law.
Employment liability in each country sits with the EOR, significantly reducing your exposure to local labor disputes, termination risk, and regulatory penalties.
Expand into new markets without building HR, legal, and payroll infrastructure in each country. The EOR scales with you — one hire or one hundred.
The best talent isn't always within your borders. EOR opens the global talent pool by letting you hire anywhere compliantly — and retain those employees with locally competitive contracts and benefits that meet the standards of their market.
Explore a country before committing to a legal entity. EOR lets you validate a market with real employees — then scale up or pull back without long-term obligation.
Organizations engage an Employer of Record for a variety of practical employment scenarios, including:
Managing payroll across multiple countries means navigating different currencies, tax regimes, statutory contribution requirements, and reporting obligations — all simultaneously. Getting it wrong creates real liability. Getting it right requires local expertise that's hard to build in-house.
Through our network of vetted payroll partners, Covenant provides seamless, compliant global payroll across every market you operate in — with one point of contact managing it all on your behalf.
Shadow payroll is a specialized mechanism for companies with employees on international assignments who continue to be paid through their home country. A parallel payroll is run in the host country to calculate and report local taxes and social security obligations — keeping the company compliant in both jurisdictions without the employee being paid twice.
Shadow payroll is genuinely uncommon in practice — not every provider offers it, and not every engagement requires it. Through our vetted specialist network, Covenant has the capabilities and partners to facilitate shadow payroll arrangements for clients with internationally mobile workforces.
Moving people across borders requires more than an employment contract. Visas, work permits, right-to-work verification, dependent authorizations, and relocation logistics — the details matter, and getting them wrong can delay a hire or create real legal exposure for your company.
Through our network of specialist immigration partners, Covenant coordinates end-to-end mobility support for your international hires and assignees — managing the process so your team doesn't have to.
Finding the right talent in an unfamiliar market requires local knowledge of compensation norms, candidate availability, sourcing channels, and compliant engagement structures. Building that expertise across multiple countries isn't practical for most organizations.
Through our network of recruiting specialists, Covenant connects you with the right talent partner for each market — whether you're making one hire or building a team.
Global hiring is not one-size-fits-all. The right structure depends on your headcount, timeline, risk profile, the countries involved, and your long-term business objectives. Before committing to any engagement model — EOR, entity setup, contractor, or a combination — it's worth taking an independent look at what actually makes sense for your situation.
Covenant provides strategic workforce consulting drawn from firsthand experience in global employment. We help you evaluate your options clearly and map the right approach before you commit to anything.
Across all five services, Covenant works through a vetted global partner network — matching your business with the best fit provider for your specific markets and needs, managing that relationship on your behalf, and serving as your single point of contact throughout. One partner. Every capability.
Tell us where you're hiring and what you're trying to solve. We'll point you in the right direction — no commitment required.