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How to Create an Employer of Record (EOR) Contract for an Employee

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Before You Begin

Before creating an EOR contract, ensure you have:

  • Registered interest and received EOR access in your Aspire account

  • Gathered the employee's information


Creating an EOR contract for an employee

Accessing the Aspire EOR platform

  1. Log in to your Aspire account.

  2. Click "Employer of record" in the left navigation bar.

  3. Click "Go to Aspire EOR".

  4. Navigate to the "People" tab.

  5. Click "Add People".

  6. Select "Employee".

  7. Select "EOR Employee".

Adding personal details

  1. Select your team information:

    1. Entity: A legal structure within your organisation that is established to conduct business.

    2. Group: A category for organizing workers within your organization (used for payroll, compliance, and reporting)

  2. Enter your employee's personal details:

    1. Personal email

    2. Legal first name

    3. Legal last name

    4. Employee's citizenship: The country where the employee holds citizenship.

    5. Employment country: The country where the employee will be based

  3. Enter the workspace information:

    1. Manager (Optional)

    2. Report (Optional)

    3. External worker ID (Optional)

  4. Enter the organizational structure:

    1. Department (Optional)

    2. Teams (Optional)

  5. Select your hiring objective.

Defining job details

  1. Enter the job details:

    1. Job title

      1. Enter the employee's job title

      2. We cannot accept C-Level, President, Founder, or Chair titles for compliance reasons. These may be changed to "Head of" or equivalent alternatives

      3. Intern contracts are not permitted

    2. Seniority level

      1. Select the appropriate level for this role

    3. Job scope

      1. Provide a summary of duties, accountabilities, and expectations

      2. You may use one of our pre-populated job scope templates or create your own.

      3. Refer to the "Job scope guidelines" for compliance requirements

Set compensation and dates

  1. Select employment type: Full-time or Part-time.

  2. Enter compensation:

    1. Salary structure: Select Annual or Hourly

    2. Gross Base salary: Enter the agreed amount (market rate insights provided when available)

    3. Bonus: Add if applicable (optional)

  3. Use the default schedule or create a new schedule.

  4. Add any fixed allowances (Optional).

  5. Add variable compensation (Optional).

  6. Select employment terms:

    1. Indefinite: Ongoing employment with no fixed end date

    2. Definite: Fixed-term contract with specified end date

  7. Select the desired start date.

  8. Select the available time off:

    1. Minimum legal requirement: Standard statutory leave.

    2. Specific: Custom allocation above minimum

      1. Additional paid time off beyond minimum requirements will require an additional month's security deposit to cover potential payout costs during contract termination.

  9. Enter the sick leave entitlements.

  10. Select the notice period:

    1. Standard: Default notice period.

    2. Custom: Define a specific notice period.

Adding benefits and extras

  1. Add healthcare:

    1. Mandatory or optional, depending on the employment country.

    2. If you offer a healthcare plan to one employee, you must offer the same package to all employees

  2. Add pension: Mandatory or optional, depending on the employment country.

  3. Add life insurance:

    1. Mandatory or optional, depending on the employment country.

    2. If you offer a life insurance plan to one employee, you must offer the same package to all employees

  4. Add other optional benefits:

    1. Business travel insurance

    1. Co-working space membership

    2. Equity and tokens

    3. Background check

Request and Review Quote

  1. Once all details are entered, click "Request a quote" to generate a detailed cost breakdown:

    1. Employee gross monthly salary

    2. Employer costs: Country-specific contributions (pension, social security, etc.)

    3. Benefits admin and contribution: Healthcare, life insurance, and other selected benefits

    4. Management fees: Starting from USD 399/employee/month

    5. Refundable deposits: Security deposit required

  2. Review the monthly employment breakdown and click "Accept Quote" when ready.

  3. Once you accept the quote:

    1. The employment contract is automatically generated

    2. The employee receives an email invitation to review and sign the contract

    3. A security deposit invoice is created

Pay the Security Deposit

Note: The deposit must be paid before payroll can be processed. This deposit protects both parties and ensures smooth salary payments.

  1. Navigate to the "Finance" tab and click "Pay".

  2. Select the employee's invoice and click "Pay selected".

  3. Choose your payment method:

    1. Pay with Aspire Cards (Earn 1% Cashback)

      1. Select "Credit or debit card".

      2. Click "Continue".

      3. Select the card issuing country.

      4. Enter your Aspire card details.

      5. Click "Confirm".

    2. Pay from Aspire Debit Account

      1. Select "Manual transfers".

      2. Click "Bank transfer".

      3. Enter the bank location and currency.

      4. Click "Confirm".

      5. Transfer funds to the provided beneficiary details

      1. Important: Include the reference ID in your transfer

      2. Click Payment Completed after making the transfer

    3. Other Payment Methods: Add a new payment method and follow the on-screen instructions.

  4. Once you have made the payment, click "Payment completed".

Once the security deposit is paid:

  • The employee completes their onboarding in the system

  • The contract becomes active

  • The employee is included in the next payroll cycle (if onboarded before the 20th of the month)


Important Dates

Payroll Cutoff

  • The payroll cutoff date is on the 20th of each month.

  • Employees must be fully onboarded (contract signed) by this date to be included. in the current month's payroll.

  • Any modifications to employee details must be completed by this date.

Invoice Generation

  • The payroll invoice is generated on the 23rd of each month.

  • Payment must be made for salaries to be disbursed.

Salary Payment

  • Salaries are transferred to employees as soon as the payroll invoice is paid.

Currency Conversions (FX Payments)

For international salary payments, Aspire EOR uses Deel's FX rate for all currency conversions.

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