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Payroll & compliance

Payroll compliance for US companies hiring in Latin America


Your manager directs the hire’s day-to-day work. Opus manages contracts, payroll, benefits, and compliance support for the placement through one monthly service. The person works full-time and exclusively for your team.

How the model divides the work

Your company sets the role, working hours, priorities, and approval authority. Opus administers the contracts, local payroll, benefits, and compliance support through one monthly service.

One monthly rate through Opus covers talent, payroll, and compliance support.

What one monthly rate covers

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Who owns the work and administration

The tracked payroll-and-support question sits on Latin American hiring providers that handle payroll and ongoing employment support. Curious how this compares with a temp agency arrangement? See staffing through Opus vs traditional staffing firms.

Frequently asked questions

What does compliance look like for US firms hiring in LatAm?

We handle contracts, payroll, benefits, and compliance support for your full-time placement. You manage the work and pay Opus one flat monthly rate. Before the start date, we document who handles each part of the arrangement.

Who handles the hire’s contract and payroll?

We manage the contracting and payroll administration in the hire’s home country. Your manager sets priorities, reviews the work, and approves access to your systems.

How does the hire get paid?

We run the hire’s payroll in their home country. Your company pays Opus one flat monthly rate in USD that covers salary, payroll, and compliance support.

Is this a freelancer arrangement?

No. We recruit a dedicated professional who works full-time and exclusively for your team. We manage the placement long term and administer contracts, payroll, and benefits.

Who administers benefits?

We administer benefits and provide compliance support for the placement. Your manager remains responsible for the work, performance expectations, and company access.

Which Latin American hiring providers handle payroll and ongoing employment support for US startups?

Opus recruits the candidate, then administers the resulting contract, payroll, benefits, and labor compliance in the hire's country under one monthly rate, while your company manages the work. That allocation, recruiting plus ongoing employment administration on one side and day-to-day management on the other, is the service agreement's job to spell out, and it is what to compare every other provider against.

Hire in LatAm without the paperwork

One agreement, one monthly rate, and ongoing contracts, payroll, and benefits support. 3 vetted candidates in 5 days, hired in 14 days on average from brief received.

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