BK Medical hired globally with Employer of Record

The challenge

BK Medical, a global MedTech company, identified a number of locations around the world in which it wished to operate. However, it did not have local entities in these places. Therefore, BK Medical needed to identify a solution that would allow the company to compliantly employ workers in various countries around the world, ensuring compliance and efficiency, without the cost and time commitment of establishing in-country entities in multiple locations.

“Around the world, there are areas where we want to do business, but we don’t have a local entity.” - Nikolaj Knudtzon – Head of Global HR at BK Medical

The client

With 40 years of imaging expertise, BK Medical offers active imaging systems to help surgeons visualise anatomy and lesions, guide interventions, and navigate inside the human body. It aims to improve the standard of care in surgical interventions with real-time visual guidance, providing surgeons the information they need to immediately make critical decisions.

Problems faced

BK Medical wanted to hire employees in a number of locations around the world. Hiring overseas poses a number of challenges if a company does not have in-country entities already established. These include the fact that establishing a presence in-country can take a significant amount of time, research, resources, and investment.

Additionally, all these requirements are increased if aiming to set up operations in a number of countries. Attempting to do business in a new location without the support of local expertise also poses a serious compliance risk, as laws differ drastically from place to place. BK Medical therefore needed to engage a service that would allow the company to hire overseas in a number of locations, efficiently and compliantly.

“Mauve was referred to us by one of our vendors who praised their team for its central approach – where you have one connection point, and out of that comes the different locations, experts, and whatever you need. It sounded perfect for what we required.” - Nikolaj Knudtzon – Head of Global HR at BK Medical

Problems solved

• Mauve’s Employer of Record solution ensured that staff in multiple countries were onboarded swiftly compliantly, without the need for in-country entities.

• Mauve’s expert advice allowed BK Medical to navigate what can be a complex undertaking.

“Mauve’s Employer of Record solution is straightforward and very transparent. They share all the details you need to know about the country’s local rules and regulations, and they assist you with any employment tasks. Mauve offered a great breakdown of advice and guidance to support us in navigating the complexities. Having Mauve communicate everything we needed to know about the country and its local laws helped us make intuitive decisions – and saved us a lot of time.” - Nikolaj Knudtzon – Head of Global HR at BK Medical

Key takeaways

• Employees in multiple locations efficiently onboarded.

• Cost of setting up numerous in-country entities eliminated.

• Cost of mistakes arising from lack of local expertise eliminated.

• Cost of employing multiple services, such as legal support, consolidated to one service provider.

• Compliance ensured in each country thanks to the Mauve team’s local expertise.

• Trust and transparency ensured every step of the way.

• In-country support guaranteed for all workers.

• Seamless, 24/7 access to worker data via platform Mauve Insight.

Client quote

“Our day-to-day work with Mauve functions very well because I’m only needed to make overall decisions. The online portal, Mauve Insight, is also good because all involved parties have access to the same data by simply logging onto the system. It saves a lot of back and forth when it comes to making basic arrangements.

"For me, another benefit of Mauve was gaining local connections. We were able to acquire insight and advice about employment in Spain while our local worker was also being supported through Mauve’s on-the-ground assistance.

"Overall, I find Mauve’s services are great value for money – considering the cost of all the things that could go wrong if you didn’t have this level of support, as well as the number of responsibilities you would have to take on. We have experienced this in some areas where we thought we could manage part of the contract ourselves with the help of external lawyers. It became a very expensive and complicated exercise. But Mauve makes hiring simple with no questions or concerns. In the future, if BK Medical has a need to set up in a country anywhere in the world, we will call Mauve.” - Nikolaj Knudtzon – Head of Global HR at BK Medical