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Notes from the people who run global payroll
Short, practical pieces on the questions that come up when you employ people abroad: what a hire really costs, how contractor arrangements get found out, why leaving is harder than joining, and what to settle before the offer letter. No statistics we cannot stand behind. No figures we have not checked. Mechanisms, plainly explained, with links to the country guide that carries the detail.
Written by practitioners160+ countriesEOR, payroll, recruiting, BPOUpdated as the rules change
Latest posts
Hiring abroadYour first hire abroad: ten questions to answer before the offer letterThe ten things a founder or HR lead has to settle before offering someone a job in a country where the company has no presence, and why the order matters.September 2026 · 7 min read
ComplianceContractor or employee? How misclassification actually gets discoveredNot the legal test. The six practical routes by which a contractor arrangement gets looked at, what the exposure is once it does, and how to convert quietly before that happens.September 2026 · 7 min read
TerminationHiring abroad is easy. Leaving is where global employers get hurtAn EOR can put someone on payroll in days. Taking them off it is governed by rules that scale with tenure, protect whole categories of people and punish a missed step. Plan the exit at the hire.September 2026 · 7 min read
CostEmployer on-cost: what the number you were quoted probably leaves outContributions, mandatory bonuses, leave accrual, insurance, levies, the EOR fee and FX. Why quotes for the same hire differ, how to compare them properly, and why Dryft shows ranges.September 2026 · 6 min read
More resources
The reference pages behind the posts.
Country guidesCosts, payroll, leave, termination and contractor rules for 55 countries.
Industry guidesHow software, fintech, healthcare, agencies and others hire across borders.
EOR vs PEO vs entityWhich route to use, and when to change.
GlossaryEvery term on a quote, a payslip or a contract, defined plainly.
Cost calculatorFully loaded cost of a hire, component by component.
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