Glossary
Employer of Record (EOR)
An EOR legally employs workers on your behalf in a country where you have no entity, handling payroll, taxes, benefits, and compliance while you direct the work.
An Employer of Record (EOR) is a company that becomes the legal employer of your team members in a country where you do not have a registered entity. You still decide what they work on and how — the EOR handles the parts that require a local legal presence: payroll, income-tax withholding, statutory benefits, and employment compliance.
For a US company hiring in India, an EOR removes the need to open an Indian subsidiary, register for local payroll, or learn Indian labour law. That is the difference between hiring in a few weeks and spending six months on incorporation.
The EOR model is distinct from a staffing agency: an agency places a candidate and moves on, while an EOR keeps running the employment relationship for as long as the person is on your team.