International Employer of Record (EOR)
Hire, onboard, and manage employees in multiple countries — without setting up a local legal entity. Horizons Bulgaria, in partnership with a global EOR network, enables you to scale your workforce internationally while remaining fully compliant with local labor laws.
What is an Employer of Record?
Definition
An Employer of Record (EOR) is a third-party organization that legally employs workers on your behalf in a specific country. While the employee works for you operationally, the EOR handles all legal, administrative, and compliance responsibilities — employment contracts, payroll, taxes, social security, and benefits.
Why it matters
Expanding your team across borders traditionally requires setting up a local entity — a process that takes months and significant investment. With an EOR, you can start hiring in new markets within days, at a fraction of the cost, with full legal certainty and without the overhead of maintaining a foreign company structure.
Our international EOR services include
Global hiring
Employ talent in 100+ countries quickly and efficiently — without establishing a local legal entity in each market.
Employment contracts
Locally compliant employment contracts tailored to each jurisdiction — reflecting local labor law, notice periods, and statutory requirements.
Payroll management
Accurate and timely payroll processing in local currencies — including all statutory deductions, social security contributions, and tax filings.
Tax & compliance
Full adherence to local tax laws, social security regulations, and labor standards — reducing your exposure to legal and financial risk in every jurisdiction.
Benefits administration
Competitive, country-specific benefits packages that meet local expectations and statutory requirements — health insurance, leave entitlements, and more.
HR support & lifecycle management
Ongoing HR guidance covering the full employee lifecycle — from onboarding to offboarding, with dedicated account management throughout.
Four simple steps
You select the country and candidate — tell us where you want to hire and who you want to employ.
We onboard the employee through our EOR partner network — contracts, registration, payroll setup, and benefits enrollment handled.
The employee works for you — while we handle employment, payroll, taxes, and compliance in the background.
You manage the work — day-to-day tasks, performance, and direction remain fully under your control.
Why choose Horizons for international EOR
Local + Global
Local expertise, global reach
Strong local knowledge in Bulgaria combined with a trusted international partner network — hire globally with confidence and local insight.
Fast
Fast market entry
Start hiring in new markets within days, not months — no entity setup, no lengthy legal processes.
Cost
Cost efficiency
Avoid the high costs of setting up and maintaining foreign legal entities — pay only for the service you need.
Compliant
Compliance first
Full compliance with local employment laws in every jurisdiction — reducing your legal and operational risk when expanding internationally.
Who uses international EOR
Market expansion
Companies expanding into new international markets who need to hire local talent quickly without the complexity of entity setup in each country.
Remote-first organizations
Remote-first companies building global distributed teams — hiring the best talent wherever they are, compliantly and efficiently.
Market testing
Startups and scale-ups testing new regions before committing to full entity setup — validating market fit with minimal overhead.
Multi-jurisdiction hiring
Businesses needing to hire quickly across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously — one partner, multiple countries, full compliance.
Countries we cover
Through our global partner network we provide EOR services across Europe, North America, South America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa — 100+ countries in total. Contact us to check availability in your target country.
Europe
Full coverage across EU and non-EU European markets.
Americas
North America, South America, and the Caribbean.
Asia & Middle East
Key markets across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
Africa
Growing coverage across major African business hubs.
Hire anywhere, compliantly
Contact us to discuss your international hiring needs and receive a tailored EOR solution.