Testimonial
Manuel Ramos
TERAO ASIA
Managing Director
We think INS Global is a good solution about starting in a market like China. Understanding the market doesn’t mean you need to set up a company immediately.
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Although international expansions are never easy, they provide companies with an opportunity to diversify operations, grow revenue, and form strategic partnerships. Partnering with an Employer of Record in Puerto Rico is cost-effective and time-saving, and can make the entry to new markets entry more seamless.
An Employer of Record (EOR) service eliminates the need for establishing a branch office or subsidiary in Puerto Rico in order to hire or launch operations. Instead, your EOR partner hires workers on your behalf and assumes full legal responsibility for your operations in the country.
Partnering with an EOR in Puerto Rico allows you to outsource daily administrative and legal responsibilities, focus on core business activities, and channel valuable time and resources toward your growth in the country. Hence, an EOR partner handles the following administrative burdens for you:
New market entry can be challenging due to unfamiliarity with foreign labor laws. However, partnering with an EOR in Puerto Rico helps to avoid legal disputes due to employee claims or noncompliance with tax or regulatory laws.
An EOR in Puerto Rico streamlines your expansion plans by eliminating the need to establish your own entity. This strategy helps you save time and cost.
You can focus on business strategies that help you pivot while your Puerto Rico EOR partner shoulders the administrative burdens of everyday operations.
An EOR partner with a global presence like INS Global can help to manage all your combined expansion needs in Puerto Rico and over 100 other countries.
An EOR service covers every HR-related service through one contact point, using an intuitive human-supported online platform.
Incorporating a company in Puerto Rico can be time-consuming and complex, involving several lengthy legal procedures and administrative tasks. As a result, company incorporation in Puerto Rico is not ideal when you must enter the market quickly or manage setup costs.
In contrast, EOR services allow you to start operations in Puerto Rico within days. With an agreement in place, you can quickly start hiring or dispatching workers in Puerto Rico. Your employees will complete their daily assignments while you supervise and manage their contributions.
Many companies now prefer EOR services since they:
Manuel Ramos
TERAO ASIA
Managing Director
We think INS Global is a good solution about starting in a market like China. Understanding the market doesn’t mean you need to set up a company immediately.
You can partner with an Employer of Record agreement in Puerto Rico in 4 easy steps:
Professional Employer Organization (PEO) and Employer of Record (EOR) services are similar but have some particularities.
A Puerto Rico PEO enters a co-employment relationship with your company. In contrast, an EOR has a direct employment relationship with your employees on your behalf.
Consequently, the PEO in Puerto Rico is jointly responsible for compliance with labor and tax laws and shares certain employment-related risks. In contrast, the EOR takes charge of employment-related risks and liabilities and is fully liable for compliance with tax and labor laws.
In Puerto Rico, employment contracts are required in some form to help establish employment terms and conditions. Employers should write these contracts in Spanish—the official language of Puerto Rico. The country recognizes both written and verbal agreements, but written employment contracts ensure clarity and help avoid future misunderstandings.
Employers in Puerto Rico can establish a probationary period to evaluate an employee’s suitability for a position. The maximum probation period allowed is 9 months, or 12 months for executives or administrators.
Puerto Rican employers pay salaries in the United States dollar (USD) biweekly, weekly, or monthly. The labor law in Puerto Rico mandates severance payments for employees hired indefinitely but dismissed without a just cause. The method for these payments is as follows:
The statutory working hours are 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week. Overtime pay is 1.5 times the regular pay rate for every hour worked beyond 8 hours daily.
The Fair Labor Standards Act sets and regulates labor and wage laws in Puerto Rico. The current minimum wage is set to $8.50/hour and applies across the board with exceptions to tipped employees and some student workers or occupations.
Under the Christmas Bonus Act, employers are required to pay their staff a minimum yearly bonus of 6% of their salary or $600. This rate is lowered to 3% or $300 for companies with more than 15 staff.
Employees in Puerto Rico are eligible for paid leave on the country’s 13 nationally recognized public holidays:
Puerto Rican employees are entitled to paid 15 days‘ annual leave in a year. This leave is accrued at the rate of 1.25 days for each month for employees that have worked for a minimum of 115 hours in a month.
Employees in Puerto Rico are entitled to 12 days of paid sick leave in a year, accrued at 1 day each month for employees who have worked a minimum of 115 hours in a month.
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide workers with a maximum of 12 weeks’ unpaid leave in a 12-month period.
Employees who have worked with their employer for at least 12 months and have performed work for 1,250 hours or more can request this as a medical leave when the employee is unable to work due to a serious health condition or they’re required to look after a spouse, son, daughter or parent with a serious health condition.
Female employees are entitled to 8 weeks of maternity leave but are required to provide a medical certificate indicating pregnancy and the expected date of birth.
The Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) and Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) impose some employer taxes in Puerto Rico. FICA taxes finance the Social Security and Medicare systems.
The current tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% (of the employee’s salary) from both the employer and employee. The Medicare rate is 1.45% (of the employee’s salary) from both the employer and employee.
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In order to have full control and liability over all company procedures, you can incorporate a new local entity in Puerto Rico when employing or dispatching staff. However, you can also employ the services of a local Employer of Record to hire staff for you directly without going through length incorporation processes or taking on extra responsibilities.
An Employer of Record in Puerto Rico is a legal entity in charge of the staff employed in a specific country. In practice, international companies can either open a subsidiary to become the employer of record of their employees abroad or use a PEO in Puerto Rico to act as the employer of record.
It can take less than 1 month for foreign businesses to use an existing EOR to expand to Puerto Rico. In contrast, incorporating a new subsidiary and hiring directly in Puerto Rico can take anywhere between 4-12 months in order to safely follow all the necessary procedures. procedures, etc.
A reputable EOR services organization will assist in every necessary HR-related function from payroll to tax compliance and employment contract management, all for a single monthly fee based on a percentage of the salary of your staff.
Yes, an Employer of Record provides a secured and legal way to hire or transfer employees in Puerto Rico, either for an extended period or during the time it takes you to set up a new business structure.
What advantages can you anticipate if you employ a Puerto Rican EOR to look after the needs of your local employees?
Independent contractors who interact with their clients through an EOR framework will retain full control of their work while also being eligible for regular employee benefits in Puerto Rico. Hence, partnering with an EOR is like working with an umbrella company in that it improves contractor satisfaction and improves the stability of the working relationship.
Yes! INS Global recruitment experts have the perfect insights needed to master local employment requirements and best practices in Puerto Rico. INS Global also has access to both online and offline professional recruitment resources and networks to speed up the process.
Yes. An Employer of Record provider can help you find workers in various cities or regions within Puerto Rico. An EOR handles headhunting, interviews, and candidate selection in specific cities or regions in Puerto Rico, depending on your needs or preference.
With a reputable partner like INS Global, you can manage a lot of workers for your business expansion. Unlike other PEO companies, there is no set minimum or maximum number of workers you can hire for your business expansion.
The option for a shared workspace for your employees is a good idea. But using a PEO service in Puerto Rico eliminates the need for a local business address.
Absolutely. We can manage the necessary visa and work permit processes for foreigners in Puerto Rico on your behalf. Also, we can handle situations where any local employment laws, tax laws, or employee benefits differ for Puerto Ricans and foreigners.
EOR and PEO solutions are ideal for all enterprise sizes, from SMEs to multinational corporations. These solutions ensure the efficient and secure employment of foreign or local workers. Additionally, our services allow you to scale your employment demands to meet opportunities as they arise.
The legal expertise of PEO and EOR services in Puerto Rico can help businesses that don’t have their own structures or those seeking to avoid cost-scaling difficulties during expansion.
Hiring costs in Puerto Rico takes varies depending on different factors like the industry, the organization’s policies, and the job position. Other factors affecting the cost include the minimum wage in Puerto Rico, salary and tax benefits, recruitment and training costs, and other indirect expenses.
Employers in Puerto Rico manage payroll for all workers, usually at the end of every month. Employers are responsible for withholding amounts corresponding to employees‘ income tax and social security fund contributions.
The minimum wage is set to $8.50/hour and applies across board with exceptions to tipped employees, and some student workers or occupations.
The following visa types exist for employees in Puerto Rico:
In Puerto Rico, employers are responsible for organizing and withholding employee taxes like Social Security and Medicare contributions. The Social Security contribution is 6.2% (of employee’s salary) each for employer and employee. Meanwhile, Medicare is 1.45% (of employee’s salary) each for employer and employee.
Employees in Puerto Rico are entitled to a state pension, Christmas bonus, public holidays, paid leave (sick leave, annual leave, and parental leave), as well as health insurance.
Unilateral changes to an employee‘s contract are not permitted in Puerto Rico. Changes to an employee‘s working conditions must be agreed upon and signed by both parties.
Puerto Rico also has its own public health insurance programs that cover eligible residents. Government-funded programs such as the Government Health Plan (Mi Salud), provide health insurance coverage to low-income individuals and families who meet income and eligibility criteria.
Also, the Medicaid (Medicaid de Puerto Rico) program provides healthcare coverage to certain low-income individuals, pregnant women, children, and disabled individuals.
In addition, Puerto Rico is part of the U.S. Medicare program that provides healthcare coverage for elderly and disabled individuals. Medicare beneficiaries in Puerto Rico can access the same benefits and services as those in the United States.
The labor law in Puerto Rico mandates severance payment for employees hired indefinitely but dismissed without a just cause as follows:
The Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources, or the Departamento del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos de Puerto Rico (DTRH), oversees and enforces labor laws and regulations in the territory.
Employees in Puerto Rico are eligible for paid leave on the country‘s 13 nationally recognized public holidays. These may also include local or regional holidays.
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