International employment is rarely governed by one country's legislation.
When employees work across borders, employment law quickly becomes more complex than simply issuing an employment contract.
Immigration requirements, taxation, social security, payroll obligations and local labour legislation often interact, meaning that decisions made in one area can have significant consequences in another.
At Relocare, we help companies design compliant employment structures that work across jurisdictions while protecting both the organisation and the employee.
A three-month project in Germany requires a different solution than a long-term assignment in the United States.
A specialist working on a construction project in Sweden faces different legal obligations than an executive relocating to Singapore.
Questions may include:
Which country’s employment law applies?
Should the employee remain on the home contract or receive a local contract?
Is a secondment agreement required?
How should salary, allowances and benefits be structured?
Will local payroll or Shadow Payroll be required?
Does the assignment create tax or social security obligations?
Will immigration requirements affect the employment relationship?
The answers depend on the assignment, the countries involved and the employee’s specific circumstances.
An immigration requirement may necessitate a local employment contract.
A local employment contract may change tax obligations.
Taxation may affect social security.
Social security may determine pension contributions.
Payroll requirements may influence how salary and allowances should be structured.
Our role is to ensure that every compliance discipline works together to create one legally sound solution.
Contracts designed for international mobility
We assist companies with:
Once the framework has been agreed, we coordinate the practical implementation together with our partners who are specialists in local immigration, taxation, payroll, social security and relocation.
Where local expertise is required, we work with carefully selected international partners while remaining your single point of contact throughout the project.
It is about making them work together.
Our experience across immigration, taxation, payroll, social security and international employment allows us to identify compliance risks before they become costly problems.
We help companies create practical, commercially sound solutions that protect both the business and its employees.
Our partners echo our standards.
We work with carefully selected employment law specialists, immigration lawyers and Global Mobility experts around the world.
Regardless of the countries involved, Relocare remains your single point of contact throughout the entire assignment.
Our specialists in international employmet law are ready to help you find the right solution both locally and internationally.
