Family for Every Child hires and pays globally with Employer of Record and Global Payroll

A global NGO requires a global partner

Global alliance NGO, Family For Every Child, employs a global workforce. They required support to ensure that all of their workers were engaged compliantly across all regions. As an NGO, Family For Every Child works within strict budgets, and so the most cost-efficient route needed to be found.

About Family for Every Child: an international alliance supporting children

Family for Every Child is a global alliance of 33 local civil society organisations working together to improve the lives of vulnerable children around the world. Structured as a network, it is governed by its membership of national civil society organisations drawn from across the world.

Their work is supported by a team of professionals – the Secretariat – who support the facilitation of projects, knowledge collection and dissemination, publications, scoping of new members and fundraising and communications. Family for Every Child currently employs 30 staff, the majority of whom work remotely from home and are based across 11 countries.

Problem faced

As a publicly funded body, Family for Every Child has specific needs when it comes to operating globally. Compliance is paramount, as is ensuring cost efficiency.

Family required support with guaranteeing that their global staff were engaged in full compliance with all local laws and regulations around employment and tax. These laws vary greatly between regions, and so the risk of accidental non-compliance is high without professional guidance.

Additionally, they needed to ensure that this was being achieved via the most cost-efficient route available.

Partnering for success: finding the solution

• Risk assessment and compliance reporting: Mauve reviewed all existing arrangements, in order to provide a bespoke, country-specific report, containing summaries of applicable laws, alerts to potential risks and recommendations on increasing compliance.  Mauve also provided reporting on risk of permanent establishment, employer tax obligations and local labour legislation.

• Employer of Record and Global Payroll solutions: After reviewing the reports, Family extended their association with Mauve to cover payroll assistance and Employer of Record services in certain strategic, recommended locations.

Key takeaways

• Supported Family for Every Child’s to extend their HR and operational departments.

• Minimised risk in unfamiliar global environments.

• Achieved maximised compliance via the most cost-effective route.

Mauve has built a close relationship with Family For Every Child, becoming a trusted partner in unfamiliar territory as they carry out their vital work. Our partnership gives the charity the peace of mind that their operational and HR teams can consult with trusted experts at any time on individual situations and unfamiliar local practices.