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Cases · Tax, finance & assurance · Accounting, payroll & statutory reporting

Set up international payroll

How do we set up payroll in several countries?

WONE Global registers the employer in each country and sets up compliant payroll with local professionals reporting in one format.

Countries in the typical case United Kingdom · Ireland · Spain · Germany · Netherlands · Poland · Portugal · Canada

The situation

What is happening

What is at stake

Payroll set up incorrectly leads to penalties, back-payments and staff complaints.

A scenario

Scale-upFounder-led company · from United Kingdom · in Ireland, Spain, Germany and 4 more

It has staff in seven countries and no payroll outside the UK.

Where it ends Compliant payroll everywhere.

A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.

Also asked as “Global payroll provider”“Payroll registrations abroad”

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

WONE Global registers the employer in each country and sets up compliant payroll with local professionals reporting in one format.

Usually led by Employment, Payroll & Mobility, with Tax & International Structuring and Accounting, Reporting & Statutory Compliance.

Step by step, in the scenario

  1. Week 1WONE Global registers the employer in each country.
  2. Weeks 2-4Payroll set up.
  3. Month 2First payroll run.
  4. ThenOne report format.

Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.

Decisions

The decisions involved

  1. 01In-house, provider or employer of record per country
  2. 02Statutory contributions and reporting
  3. 03How payroll data flows to group finance

Outcomes

What you receive

  • Payroll running in each country
  • Employer registrations complete
  • A consolidated payroll reporting view

This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.

Who handles it

Employment, Payroll & Mobility, market by market

The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.

  1. Germanyin the typical case WONE Global Partner Ulrike Berner, MBA · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  2. Spainin the typical case WONE Global Partner Marc Navarro Gracia · Labour and Payroll Manager Brief this Partner →
  3. Canadain the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  4. Irelandin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  5. Netherlandsin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  6. Polandin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  7. Portugalin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  8. United Kingdomin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  9. Argentina WONE Global Partner Dr. Diego A. Adam · Lawyer Brief this Partner →
  10. Australia WONE Global Partner Dimitrios Katsaros · Principal Solicitor Brief this Partner →
  11. Ethiopia WONE Global Partner Mekonnen Shiferaw · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  12. South Africa WONE Global Partner Johan Beer · Partner Brief this Partner →
  13. Switzerland WONE Global Partner Michael Sterchi · Founder Brief this Partner →
  14. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  15. Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  16. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  17. United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  18. United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

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