Payroll & HR Advisory
Multi-country payroll compliance and workforce strategy across every jurisdiction you employ in.
International Payroll Without the Exposure
Running payroll across multiple countries is one of the most compliance-intensive activities an international business undertakes. Employment law, social security contributions, income tax withholding, benefits requirements, and termination rules vary dramatically by jurisdiction — and non-compliance exposes both the business and its directors to significant legal and financial risk.
ARM Management provides strategic advisory on global payroll structure, multi-country payroll compliance, international assignment planning, and workforce strategy — coordinated across all your operating jurisdictions through a single senior relationship.
What We Advise On
Global Payroll Strategy
Designing optimal payroll structures for international workforces — employer of record arrangements, local entity payroll, and contractor management frameworks that balance compliance, cost, and flexibility.
Multi-Country Payroll Compliance
Ensuring accurate calculation, withholding, and reporting of payroll taxes, social security contributions, and mandatory benefits across all jurisdictions where you have employees.
International Assignment Planning
Structuring secondments, expatriate assignments, and cross-border transfers with tax efficiency, legal compliance, and employee fairness — including hypothetical tax calculations and net pay equalisation.
Shadow Payroll
Managing shadow payroll obligations for internationally mobile employees to ensure correct tax reporting in both home and host countries, preventing double taxation and compliance failures.
Employment Contract Review
Reviewing and advising on employment contracts across jurisdictions to ensure compliance with local mandatory requirements while protecting the business's commercial interests.
HR Compliance Advisory
Advising on mandatory HR policies, working time regulations, leave entitlements, data protection obligations, and termination procedures across all operating jurisdictions.
Strategy Before Compliance.
Most payroll providers process transactions. ARM Management starts upstream: we advise on how your international workforce should be structured before addressing how it should be administered. The right structure significantly reduces compliance cost, tax exposure, and the risk of inadvertently creating permanent establishments or triggering unexpected employer obligations in new jurisdictions.
Structure First
Before processing a single payslip, we assess whether your employment structure is optimal. The wrong structure creates liabilities that payroll processing alone cannot fix.
Director-Level Risk Awareness
Payroll non-compliance creates personal liability for directors in many jurisdictions. We ensure you understand what you are signing off on in each country.
Coordinated Local Networks
We work with vetted employment law and payroll specialists in each jurisdiction — coordinated through a single ARM relationship so nothing falls between advisors.
Expansion Advisory
Before you hire in a new country, we assess the employment law implications, required registrations, cost of employment, and optimal engagement structure.
Where We Advise
European Union
All EU member states plus UK and Switzerland. Social security, income tax withholding, statutory benefits, Works Council obligations.
GCC & Middle East
UAE WPS-compliant payroll, GPSSA and GOSI contributions, end-of-service gratuity, and free zone employment rules.
Asia Pacific
Singapore CPF, Hong Kong MPF, Malaysia EPF and SOCSO, India PF and ESI, and other APAC mandatory contributions.
Latin America
Mexico IMSS, Colombia PILA, Brazil eSocial and FGTS, Chile AFP, and other LatAm mandatory social contributions.
Go Deeper
UAE Employment & Payroll
End-of-service gratuity, the Wage Protection System, the 2026 salary-date rule, Emiratisation and leave.
Read the guide → All InsightsBrowse the Guide Library
Jurisdiction and regulatory guides across the markets ARM advises in — reviewed and cited.
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Tell us where you employ, what structures you currently have in place, and where you are expanding. We will identify the risks and design a compliant, efficient solution.