Your journey with an EOR in Austria like INS Global, begins with a detailed consultation to understand your business objectives and needs. This includes discussing the number of employees, their roles, and your timeline for your expansion into Austria, ensuring that the EOR can tailor their services to align with your goals.
Whether you are establishing a new team in Austria or transferring existing employees, an EOR handles all legal processes by legally hiring staff locally on your behalf. This includes managing visas and work permits, organizing payroll, contract management, and ensuring total compliance with Austrian labor regulations. By acting as your legal employer in Austria from the start, the EOR removes the need for you to set up a local entity, saving you valuable time and resources.
Once your employees are in Austria and operating as usual, an EOR oversees ongoing HR and payroll functions. This includes processing salaries, managing employee benefits, and ensuring health insurance and social security contributions compliance. EORs then serve as the HR interface between you and your Austrian team, managing administrative tasks and addressing employee concerns, allowing you to focus on business growth with confidence.
Helps you avoid the complexities of navigating tax systems and labor laws in Austria. EOR services then simplify the setup process, ensuring compliance from the start.
Austria’s regulations can be intricate, but EORs have the expertise and experience needed to keep your business compliant with local tax laws, labor regulations, and social security contributions.
Acting as your legal employer in Austria, an EOR reduces the risks associated with employment regulations and ensures compliance.
Delegating HR tasks like recruitment, payroll processing, and tax management to your EOR allows you to focus on core business activities
EOR services can be much more economical than establishing a local subsidiary, particularly for smaller teams or temporary needs, by helping you avoid initial incorporation costs and ongoing administrative burdens like the overheads required to hire in-house HR staff.
While setting up a subsidiary in Austria is often considered the default option for local expansion, opting for an EOR offers several comparative advantages, including:
Speed – The business setup process in Austria is expedited with an EOR like INS Global, enabling you to start operations and hire staff much faster. Company incorporation can take several months of planning and documentation, whereas an EOR can make your team operational within weeks or even days.
Compliance – EORs and subsidiaries must always comply with Austrian tax laws and labor regulations when employing local staff. However, EORs already have the specialized knowledge to handle these complexities and ensure continuous compliance without the need for in-house experts.
Cost – For small teams or temporary needs, EOR services are often more cost-effective than establishing a subsidiary, as you avoid upfront incorporation expenses and ongoing administrative costs. For larger companies, EORs provide specialized streamlining options that help you efficiently integrate new markets into multi-country payroll systems.
Control – While incorporation offers full control over HR, finances, and operations, EORs can provide the same level of organizational control over your workforce while reducing your administrative responsibilities and liability.
An EOR handles all legal, HR, and compliance tasks when employing workers abroad, allowing businesses to enter the Austrian market quickly without needing to establish a local entity.
Using an EOR in Austria is typically more cost-effective than setting up a local subsidiary for smaller or medium-sized companies, or in cases where long-term plans are uncertain, as it eliminates initial incorporation costs and reduces ongoing administrative expenses.
Yes, an Austrian EOR manages the entire visa and work permit application process, ensuring compliance with local immigration laws and regulations.
EOR services are beneficial for businesses of all sizes, especially those seeking rapid market entry, cost savings, and reduced administrative burdens.
EORs in Austria have local experts who stay updated on regulatory changes and manage all compliance aspects, ensuring your business adheres to Austrian labor laws even as they evolve.
While the Austrian EOR is the legal employer, you retain significant control over day-to-day management and operational decisions regarding your employees.
Level 39, Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 2, 10 Marina Boulevard
Singapore 018983DOWNLOAD THE INS Expansion Insights
DOWNLOAD THE PDF