Switched EOR providers after a misclassification scare look what changed [N/A]
Never thought I'd be writing a post about employment infrastructure but here we are. Had a contractor in Germany for nearly a year before our legal team flagged that the arrangement looked a lot like permanent employment under local law. The scramble to fix it was stressful and expensive. Finally made the switch to a proper EOR went with boundless after comparing a few, mainly because they own their own legal entity in Germany rather than working through a local partner, and the compliance detail they provided upfront was noticeably more thorough than the others.
First thing that changed was the certainty. Knowing the contracts are locally compliant, that payroll is handled correctly, and that someone who actually knows German employment law is on the other end of the phone makes a real difference when you're managing a distributed team. For any HR lead carrying risk on international contractors, making this switch is genuinely worth it. Happy to answer questions if anyone's weighing up options.