We built the EOR we wished existed.

An EOR (Employer of Record) is a third party that legally employs people on your behalf in countries where you don't have a local entity — it runs payroll, signs the contract, and carries the statutory risk while you direct the work. Setting up your own entity means incorporating in-country and employing people directly. EOR wins on speed and reversibility. Entity wins on cost and control once headcount is high enough. The crossover sits at 5–8 employees per country for most clients.

When the maths flips — country-specific. Rough rule: EOR pricing wins up to 5–8 employees in one country. Past that, an entity plus direct payroll usually beats EOR fees on annual cost, sometimes by tens of thousands per year. Teamed monitors headcount per country and calls within 5 business days of crossing your threshold. Most providers won't — their revenue depends on you staying on EOR.

With a bar-admitted specialist who knows the local statute cold before the call. Germany: Betriebsrat consultation is non-negotiable — skip it and the termination is void. Netherlands: the 14-day UWV notification window is a hard deadline. Italy: external conciliator with a 14-day waiting list. Poland: sick leave can extend the termination by months. Spain: indemnización scales with tenure. The detail that decides outcomes is known by the person on your account before the conversation starts — not researched after.

Country-specific, but always more than the EOR fee. For a €120,000 base salary in Germany, the monthly all-in is roughly: €10,000 gross salary, €2,140 employer social charges (DRV / KV / ALV / PV — about 21.4% of gross), €548 statutory pension and health benefits, €44 local payroll levies, $599 Teamed EOR fee (billed flat in the buyer's chosen currency, Zero FX absorbed). Total: ~€13,283 / month. Most EOR providers bundle the whole thing into one all-in line. Teamed itemises every line — statutory at cost, FX absorbed entirely on the EOR fee, zero setup or exit fees.