Shield GEO employs 26 people around the world on top of our GEO employees. By nature, we are a global company, and by culture, we embrace remote work and flexibility. That means we have employees in countries where we don’t have business and vice versa.

We also employ our staff across a spectrum, depending on a range of criteria. As a company, we hire contractors and direct employees for different roles, and we also utilise third-party employers (like us!).

There are a few reasons why we use each method, and of course, there are pros and cons for each. Below, we outline the different ways we pay our workers and offer some advice on how you could pay yours. 

Hiring and Paying Contractors

Contractors are often hired for a specific job or period of time at a rate of pay. They are not a regular staff member and therefore often do not usually receive the benefits of a regular employee. This includes paying their tax, retirement planning and leave packages. The administrative burden for contract work largely lays on the individual, not the company...read more

Shield GEO makes international employment simple. Our customers use Shield GEO to employ and payroll hundreds of workers in over fifty countries. Find out more.