How Skillbase hired globally with Employer of Record

The challenge

Skillbase is a contract recruitment provider that also provides workforce management services. Skillbase was approached by two of their clients who wished to hire overseas, as opposed to hiring contractors. In order to support their clients, Skillbase required the help of a trusted partner through which their clients could hire remotely.

“I was approached by two of my customers who wanted to engage with candidates on an employment basis rather than a consultant basis.” – Skillbase Director Steve Seamons

The client

Skillbase Group is a specialist provider of contract recruitment and workforce management services.

Skillbase operates within the global IT, banking and telecommunications sectors, connecting and managing highly skilled people around the world.

Problems faced

Skillbase faced the challenge of identifying a solution that would allow them to assist their customers with engaging candidates for employment rather than contracting.

This meant finding and partnering with a service provider that could employ workers overseas on behalf of the customers.

When hiring in new locations without legal in-country entities, navigating compliance can cause difficulty. Skillbase needed to make sure that the service provider they partnered with was 100% committed to upholding compliance and were experts in their field.

Problems solved

• Mauve Group Account Manager Grace Stoner worked with Skillbase to deduce that our Employer of Record service was the right solution for the challenge faced.

• Skillbase helped their customers to seamlessly hire employees, avoiding the cost and time commitment of legal entity set-up, by utilising Mauve’s Employer of Record solution.

“I spoke with Mauve Group, and in particular Grace Stoner, who explained in full the EoR solution and how it could work for my requests.”- Steve Seamons, Skillbase Director

Key takeaways

• Skillbase’s clients were able to engage workers on an employment basis, using Mauve’s Employer of Record solution.

• 100% compliance was upheld every step of the way

• Through forging a strong relationship from the outset, Mauve Group remains a trusted partner to Skillbase and their customers today.

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