Foreign companies hired more than 135,000 remote Filipino workers in 2025 without establishing local entities; yet, 48 percent faced at least one DOLE or BIR compliance issue, exposing them to penalties averaging PHP 2.1 million per incident after attempting to manage...
Foreign companies added 128,000 Filipino employees to their global headcount in 2025 without establishing local entities; yet, teams managed through professional Employer of Record services consistently achieved satisfaction scores above 90 percent and retention rates...
Foreign companies hired or relocated more than 115,000 workers to and from the Philippines in 2025 without establishing local entities. However, 45 percent incurred Bureau of Immigration or DOLE penalties, averaging PHP 2.8 million each, after attempting to manage...
Foreign companies employing Filipino talent through Employer of Record (EOR) services experienced a 72 percent growth in 2025; however, 44 percent of these companies faced at least one material compliance failure, payroll error, or late contribution remittance that...
Scaling Philippine companies that move from 10 to 100 employees face a 500 percent surge in HR compliance workload, yet 67 percent attempt to handle payroll, benefits, labor disputes, and government reporting internally before discovering that a single DOLE violation...
