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What is an Employer of Record?
An Employer of Record (EOR) legally employs your staff in Australia while you manage their day-to-day work. Learn what an EOR does, what it does not do and when it makes sense.
Read guide 02How an Employer of Record works
Step by step: how hiring through an Employer of Record in Australia works, from the first quote to onboarding, monthly payroll and ending employment properly.
Read guide 03What does an Employer of Record cost?
EOR pricing in Australia explained: service fee models plus the real employment on-costs of superannuation, payroll tax, workers' compensation and leave.
Read guide 04EOR vs PEO vs contractor vs your own entity
Compare the four ways to engage people in Australia: Employer of Record, PEO, independent contractor and setting up your own entity. Speed, cost, risk and control side by side.
Read guide 05Contractor or employee?
How Australian law decides whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor, what sham contracting is and how an Employer of Record reduces the risk.
Read guide 06Hiring in Australia: the employer checklist
Everything an employer must get right when hiring in Australia: awards, the National Employment Standards, super, PAYG, payroll tax, workers' compensation and record-keeping.
Read guide 07How to choose an Employer of Record
A practical checklist for choosing an Employer of Record in Australia: licences, insurance, contract terms, pricing transparency, red flags and the questions to ask.
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