Employment Outsourcing (EOR)
Hire, pay and manage employees anywhere in China without a company.
With our Employment Outsourcing (Employer of Record) services in China, we manage your employment, payroll, tax, expense reimbursement and mandatory benefits obligations, whether you have a company or not. This allows your company to get into the market faster, in compliance and with reduced costs.
How can it Benefit your Company
Expand your operations in China without setting up a local entity.
Quick Market Entry
Start your operations in China within 1 week. Easy to start and easy to stop.
Legal Compliance
We know local legal and administrative procedures and ensure compliance.
Reduce Costs
You don’t need to establish a company and worry about the related costs.
Payroll Services and Platfom
Use our in-house platform for accurate and on-time salary, payroll, tax and benefits processing.
Focus on Business Growth
Focus on your business growth by outsourcing all the HR processes required for your market entry strategy.
HR Advisory
We advise and support you on employment relationships, labour disputes and termination issues.
How to use an Employer of Record
Employment Outsourcing Solutions in China
Manage daily operations for existing business
On-board local staff to handle daily operations (client meetings, sales support, supply management, etc) without setting up a Representative Office or a Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise (WFOE).
Waiting to establish the company
For companies that intend to register an entity in China but want to hire staff in the interim period before formal establishment, a PEO solution is perfect because you will not have to wait months before starting to operate in China and you can start testing and conducting marketing and networking activities while you wait for the company to be established.
Cooperate with freelancers based in China
Freelancing in China for international companies is a tricky subject. Most talents in China prefer jobs that will provide the mandatory social benefits (housing, healthcare and pension fund). Read more on how our Freelancer EOR solution can help you.
Test the Chinese market
Explore the Chinese market without taking on the costs and risks of setting up an entity. We can hire employees for you so you can evaluate the readiness of the Chinese market without making a substantial investment.
Close the company, but keep the team
Some companies may choose to close their entity in China due to various reasons, but wish to retain certain operations active in the country such as customer service and support teams.
Representative offices
Representative offices may only hire up to 10 employees. However, even these employees cannot be hired in-house and their employment must be outsourced to a local HR service provider.
Manage your employee's benefits in China
Labor Contract Signature
Monthly Payroll
Online Payroll Portal
Employees Tax Compliance
Employee and Employer Contribution
Allowances and Bonus
Expense Clain
Medical Insurance
Statutory Benefits
Employer of Record Service Cycle
How Employer of Record in China works
We collect your information and introduce you to our policies, procedures and online portal. Work calendar, processes, templates, benefits and salary structures are confirmed and loaded into the payroll system.
New employee is on-boarded and the labor contract is signed. The new employee is loaded into the payroll system where the social insurance account, housing fund account and bank accounts are imported.
Payroll information and salary changes (if any) are processed and transferred into our payroll portal. Social insurances, housing fund and income tax are paid. Employee pay-slip and notification sent out.
Work calendar for the coming year is confirmed. Annual salary report prepared, confirmed and reported to the government HR authorities.
After the labor relationship is terminated, we prepare the termination documents together with the severance payment calculation (if any). Upon handover completion, HROne releases severance pay and issues termination certificate. Unsettled cases are closed and client deposit is returned.
Handover of accounts, materials and information. Off-boarding employees begins. Last invoice including historical balance, prepared and paid. Employees off-boarded. Accounts and material handed over to client. Unsettled cases are closed and client deposit returned.
Is an Employer of Record the same as PEO?
Yes and no. All Employer of Record (EOR) are PEOs (Professional Employer Organizations), but not all PEOs are EORs. An Employer of Record will play the “legal” role of “employer” on your behalf. With an Employer of Record, your compliance is outsourced to the service provider, meaning they are 100% accountable for the employee. Whereas a PEO does not typically take full responsibility for your employee. HROne acts as an Employer of Record for client whom do not have legal entities in China, and as a PEO for clients who have a legal entity in China.
PEO
A PEO (Professional Employer Organization) is a type of HR outsourcing service known as co-employment. The PEO performs various employee administration tasks, such as payroll and tax filing, mandatory benefits administration and ensuring compliance on behalf of a company.
PEO or EOR?
EOR
An EOR (Employer of Record) is an employment service that helps companies legally hire employees in other countries without establishing a local entity. The EOR acts as the legal employer and manage employees' payroll, taxes, benefits, ensuring compliance and tax regulations.
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HR in China, made easy
Employment Outsouricing
Hire and pay employees in China without setting up a local company. We manage HR, employment, and payroll for you.
Payroll and Benefits
Outsource payroll and social benefits of your employees in China. Save time, and become compliant with Chinese laws.
Recruitment
Find and hire the best talents to grow your business in China. We take care of the employment contract if you don’t have a local entity in China.
Frequently Asked Questions
Payroll & mandatory benefits are included in our China Employer of Record and our PEO services.
In many countries, PEO and EOR are the same thing and can be interchanged. However in countries such as China and the USA, PEO and EOR refer to different services:
With Employer of Record (EOR), the service provider takes on the responsibility & liability of the employer since the client does not have a legal entity in the country of interest.
With Professional Employment Organization (PEO), the service provider manages hiring, employment and payroll, but does not take on the responsibility or liability of the employer since the client has a legal entity in the country of interest.
The 13th month bonus in China refers to a bonus equal to one month’s salary that is usually paid at the onset of Chinese New Year.
This 13th month bonus is not mandatory unless explicitly stated in the labor contract upon signing. A 13th month bonus depends on the company’s performance as well as the employee’s performance.
It is possible for employees to receive an even higher bonus (14th or even 15th month bonus) depending on these factors.
Employees in China are entitled to annual leave days based on their work experience.
After working for their employer for 1 year. Employees who have worked less than 10 years are entitled to 5 days paid annual leave.
Employees who have between 10 and 20 years of experience are entitled to 10 days paid annual leave.
Employees with over 20 years of experience are entitled to 15 days of paid annal leave.
Using an Employer of Record/PEO service is often regarded as the modern approach to expanding into China. As long as you do not need to invoice in China, this is a perfect solution for foreign SMEs that want to start their business here. With an employer of record, you can legally hire and manager your team in China, avoiding the time and money required to set up a company.
HROne, the Employer of Record, is legally responsible for your staff during their term of employment in China.
We can hire a local Chinese employee in as little as one day!
Your staff members can be employed and located anywhere in China. Their employment status will be recorded by the local bureau according to their location.
Not necessarily. Staff members can work remotely from home or another location. However, we offer office space rentals upon request.
Yes, our Employer of Record solution can be used to hire both local and foreign staff.
Individual income taxes In China are based on a progressive tax brackets rate:
| Bracket | Annual Taxable Income (RMB) | Tax Rate (%) | Quick Deduction |
| 1 | No more than 36,000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Between 36,000 and 144,000 | 10 | 2,520 |
| 3 | Between 144,000 and 300,000 | 20 | 16,920 |
| 4 | Between 300,000 and 420,000 | 25 | 31,920 |
| 5 | Between 420,000 and 660,000 | 30 | 52,920 |
| 6 | Between 660,000 and 960,000 | 35 | 85,920 |
| 7 | More than 960,000 | 45 | 181,920 |
Social benefits in China are divided into two categories:
- Five mandatory social insurances – These include pension insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, work-related injury insurance, and maternity insurance.
- Housing fund – The purpose of this is to allow employees to save money to buy a house in China.
