How much does it cost to hire an employee through Global Hiring?
Your total monthly cost is made up of the employee's gross salary, statutory employer costs for their country (e.g. social contributions, insurance), any benefits you choose to provide, and Aspire's management fee. You'll see a full breakdown before you commit to any hire.
What is Aspire's management fee?
Aspire charges a flat management fee per employee per month:
Employee location | Management fee (per employee / month) |
India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand | USD 399 |
All other countries | USD 549 |
This fee is shown clearly in the cost estimate, the quote, and every invoice — there are no hidden charges.
How can I estimate costs before creating a contract?
Use the Estimate Hiring tool on the Global Hiring homepage. Enter the employee's country, gross annual salary, and the level of benefits you'd like to offer, and Aspire will generate an instant cost breakdown covering salary, employer costs, benefits, and management fees. You can download the estimate as a PDF, and use it as the starting point for a full contract whenever you're ready — no contract or commitment is created at this stage.
What is the security deposit and why is it required?
A security deposit is a one-time, refundable payment collected before your employee is included in payroll. It protects both you and your employee by ensuring salaries can always be paid on time, even in the event of a payment delay.
How much is the security deposit?
The standard deposit covers 1 to 1.5 months of total employment cost (gross salary + employer costs + management fee). The deposit may increase — typically up to a maximum of 2 to 3 months — in specific situations, such as:
Removing the probation period
Offering paid time off more than 8 days above the local legal minimum
Extending the notice period beyond the standard term
Including variable pay, such as commission or performance bonuses
Your exact deposit amount is always shown on the quote before you accept a contract.
Is the security deposit refundable?
Yes. The deposit is fully refundable once the employee leaves and all outstanding invoices are settled. Refunds are typically processed within 60 days of the employee's final day, once all payments are complete. If your final invoice is lower than the deposit, you'll receive the difference back; if it's higher, you'll be invoiced for the shortfall before the refund is processed.
Are there any fees for making payments?
A transfer fee of USD 5 (or the currency equivalent) applies per payment made through Global Hiring. This is shown as a separate line item at checkout so you always know the full cost before you pay.
Severance Accural
In many countries, employees are entitled to statutory severance payments upon termination.
These mandatory payments are tied to an employee’s length of service and are due to an employee as part of their final pay.
To protect our clients from large final invoices, we are assisting clients by accruing monthly amounts to cover these mandatory payments.
This Severance Accrual is separate from the EOR Deposit.
Because statutory severance is tied to the length of service, Aspire will accrue these amounts over the lifetime of the employment agreement and use them to cover final severance obligations.
If the severance legally owed to the employee is higher than the amount thus far accrued, clients will be invoiced in the final invoice ; whereas any surplus amount that has accrued will be refunded.
The amount of the Severance Accrual charge varies by country and is based on local statutory entitlements.