International Hiring, Without the Guesswork
An intelligence platform for HR leaders going global. 58 academic resources, country guides, California HR compliance, employment law tracking, and honest EOR comparisons — built for companies with 50-500 employees.
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Academic Backbone
Every article is grounded in a named framework from real HR textbooks — Dowling, Meyer, Storey, Filsinger. Not opinions. Research.
Honest Comparisons
Our EOR reviews aren't written by EOR companies. We evaluate Deel, Remote, and Oyster using academic criteria — including the downsides.
SMB-Focused
Built for companies with 50-500 employees going global — not enterprise consulting decks or startup hacks.
Employment Law Changes Affecting Your Global Workforce
EU Pay Transparency Directive
Mandatory by June 2026. Salary ranges in postings, gender pay gap audits.
UK Employment Rights Act
30+ reforms. Day-one unfair dismissal protection. Biggest overhaul in a generation.
Portugal IFICI Replaces NHR
Most EOR setups don't qualify for 20% flat tax. Employees may face up to 48%.
California Compliance — Before You Go Global
The most complex state employment law in the US. If you can handle California, you can handle anywhere. Specific Labor Code citations. City-level variations. Zero fluff.
Wage & Hour
Daily overtime, meal breaks, city minimums — the #1 source of CA lawsuits
Read guideAB 5 Classification
The strictest worker classification test in the US
Read guideLeave Laws
CFRA + PDL + PFL + sick leave — how they stack
Read guideHiring Compliance
Pay transparency, ban-the-box, salary history ban
Read guideTermination & At-Will
At-will with huge exceptions — WARN Act, final pay, severance
Read guideAnti-Discrimination (FEHA)
Broader than federal law, no damages cap, 5-employee threshold
Read guideHire With Confidence in Any Country
Comprehensive hiring guides with real numbers — employment law, cultural playbooks, compensation benchmarks, and EOR analysis.
Mexico
IMSS costs add 35-40% on top of salary
Read guideUnited Kingdom
No at-will employment — unfair dismissal protection from day 1
Read guideGermany
Works councils, 30 days leave, near-impossible termination
Read guideNetherlands
30% ruling saves thousands — but only if you apply within 4 months
Read guideCanada
Employment law is provincial — Ontario ≠ BC ≠ Quebec
Read guideIndia
State-level labor laws + PF/ESI add 18% to employer costs
Read guideAustralia
11.5% superannuation + Fair Work Act protections
Read guideSingapore
17% CPF employer contribution + EP visa requirements
Read guideJapan
Near-impossible termination + lifetime employment culture
Read guideBrazil
70% employer cost multiplier — 13th salary + FGTS + vacation bonus
Read guidePortugal
14 mandatory salary payments + NHR 2.0 tax regime changes
Read guideWhere Theory Meets Reality
Real companies. Named frameworks. Specific numbers. What happened when the academic model met the real world?
How Spotify Scaled Engineering Across 4 Countries
Spotify spent 2.3x more relocating Stockholm engineers than hiring locally. Here's what the framework predicted.
Read case studyDeel vs Remote vs Oyster: An Academic Evaluation
No affiliate bias. No vendor sponsorship. Just academic evaluation criteria applied to a real buying decision.
Read case studyGitLab's Radical Transparency Meets High-Context Cultures
What happens when a 2,000-page handbook meets cultures where directness is considered rude?
Read case study12 Deep-Dive Modules
From your first international hire to global HRIS integration — each module combines academic frameworks with practitioner playbooks.
58 Academic Resources
The research engine behind every article, guide, and assessment. Textbooks, practitioner guides, and HBR collections across 9 categories.
Interactive Tools You Can Use Right Now
No download, no signup. Framework-grounded calculators, comparisons, and checklists — built for practitioners.
CA Penalty Calculator
CaliforniaEstimate exposure from California employment law violations — meal breaks, overtime, misclassification, and more.
Try it nowHiring Cost Calculator
InternationalCompare EOR vs entity vs contractor costs across 11 countries with real employer cost multipliers.
Try it nowEOR Provider Comparison
InternationalSide-by-side comparison of Deel, Remote, Oyster, Papaya Global, and Velocity Global on 6 dimensions.
Try it nowCompliance Checklist
California20 essential California compliance items. Track your progress, identify gaps, link to detailed guides.
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