Safeguard Global

“Not just benefits that are required, but in certain cases, there are benefits we want to add,” Desai says. “Being able to provide people with health insurance, for example, is important to us. We want to make sure that our staff feel fully taken care of.”

“We’re thinking about how we can better do work on the ground,” says Shefaali Desai, HR International Manager, Global Human Resources, at WRI. “And that involves hiring staff who are technical or policy experts who could meet with local organizations and with local governments on a regular basis—not just flying in and out.”

“We put equity at the center of all our work,” says Renuka Iyer, Chief Human Resources Officer at WRI. “So that the world’s most vulnerable populations have a voice on the things that impact them. And climate change impacts them quite significantly.”

“Safeguard Global’s footprint is in so many countries, and having one point of contact and standardized processes is a value-add for us,” says Shefaali Desai, HR International Manager, Global Human Resources, at WRI. “We wouldn’t need to try to find organizations in each country or payroll companies in each country and have to do the vetting each time.”

““There was zero lag time. It was seamless.””

““If we were to ever grow and recruit into territories or regions where we don’t have an entity, I would definitely look to utilize an employer of record again based on my experience working with Safeguard Global in the UK.””

““We’ve gone through a number of restructures and changes in the organization over the last couple of years, and Safeguard Global has been on hand every step of the way to seamlessly manage transitions and processes so we can maintain employee satisfaction,” Bishop said. “They really embraced what our business is about and got to know the culture. They put that human touch in human resources.””

““Without an employer of record solution, we wouldn’t have been able to get our business up and running as quickly in the UK because there are so many considerations from pensions to life assurances to being register as an employer in this territory,” Bishop explained. “Working with a provider that can take away all of that headache was hugely beneficial to us as a young company, because we were able to focus on driving the business forward.””

““We were looking for a provider that had a detailed understanding of UK employment law but could also understand the needs of our business in the media space and have a personal relationship with the team,””

“"They guided us in the right direction. They did all the paperwork for us. We just had to review and sign all the necessary documents, and so it wasn't really painful for us at all."”

““Setting up our India entity was very easy for us, considering (Safeguard Global) had done this for multiple companies in the past, so they knew exactly what was supposed to be done,””

“We are a small company … but we can operate as a global company , which is very important to us. And that is the value that Safeguard Global can provide for us.”

“We can just do the work that we need to do, knowing that Safeguard Global is helping us manage risk in the countries we want to go to.”

“Safeguard Global saved me a lot of time and headache. They dealt with all local transactions and gave me absolute flexibility for strategic decisions.”

““And that is the value that Safeguard Global can provide for us.””

““We are a small company. We are only 10 people, but we can operate as a global company, which is very important to us,””

““We are less likely to open an office in a different country. We just want to hire people and have them be part of our global team and deliver to that team.””

““Safeguard Global has become a core part of our business strategy,””

““It’s important for us to have predictable costs, knowing what the social costs are in the different countries,””

““With Safeguard Global, our hires won’t be victim of us not knowing the laws in a country and us screwing that up. Everyone gets the correct salary, and the local norms for things like pension are followed.””

““We don’t have to investigate the local laws, rules and regulations in those different countries,””

““Also, the Safeguard Global platform makes it easy for us and our employees to report on absences and expenses.””

““We found that with Safeguard Global, the costs were the most predictable. And they were transparent and did a good job helping us understand the potential of using an employer of record,””

“I am very happy. I would recommend Safeguard Global.”