Global talent is no longer limited by geography. Companies can hire internationally without entity, meaning you don’t need a local legal entity in every country to bring on specialists, creatives, or contract workers. What used to slow teams down was the assumption that hiring internationally required setting up a local presence. In 2025, that’s no longer true.
Traditionally, hiring in another country meant creating a local legal presence: registering with authorities, installing payroll systems, retaining local legal and tax counsel, and managing ongoing filings. For long-term expansion that approach can make sense, but for short-term projects, market tests, or hiring one or two people abroad it often creates unnecessary cost, delay, and complexity.
The practical alternative is an Employer of Record (EOR). An EOR becomes the legal employer in the worker’s country and handles contracts, payroll, taxes, benefits, and compliance, while your business manages the day-to-day work. That model lets you hire fast and legally, avoiding the time and expense of creating a local subsidiary.
In short: you can hire internationally without entity by partnering with a provider (EOR) that has local legal presence and payroll infrastructure. That same partner supports international hiring compliance and global payroll so you don’t have to become a local HR or tax expert.
Hiring a contractor in countries such as Canada, Mexico, or the UK through an EOR can take days rather than months. Payroll runs in local currency, taxes and statutory contributions are handled, and compliance is maintained without building local infrastructure. For production, events, or short-term projects, the speed and legal certainty of an EOR are typically decisive.
An EOR is especially useful when you need to:
An EOR removes the internal burden of maintaining global payroll and navigating local employment rules, so your team can focus on the work instead of compliance paperwork.
Hiring via an EOR is powerful, but you should evaluate a few practical guardrails before you hire:
If you need more detail about how EORs operate or how global payroll is managed, see our pages on Employer of Record and global coverage.
Can I hire internationally without an entity?
Yes. By partnering with an Employer of Record (EOR) you can legally hire workers in another jurisdiction without creating a local entity. The EOR becomes the local employer and handles payroll, taxes, and compliance.
What does an EOR handle?
An EOR handles local contracts, payroll, statutory withholdings, benefits, and filings — while your business retains operational control of the worker’s day-to-day tasks.
Are there compliance risks?
There are always jurisdictional risks (classification, statutory benefits, termination rules). Choose an EOR with strong local knowledge and audit-ready payroll to reduce those risks.
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