Hire in Thailand. Without Setting Up a Thai Company.
Local employment infrastructure for global businesses building teams in Thailand
UnionSPACE enables international companies to employ Thai nationals and eligible foreign professionals in Thailand through an appropriate local EOR arrangement—while we administer payroll, employment documentation and agreed statutory employer obligations.
You manage the employee. We manage the employment infrastructure.
Your Team in Thailand. Without the Corporate Setup.
An overseas company can direct the employee's work while UnionSPACE provides the agreed local employment and payroll infrastructure.
Hiring internationally should not require a new company in every country where your business needs talent. A properly structured Employer of Record arrangement can give your organisation a practical route to hire in Thailand before establishing its own local employing entity.
Your company selects the employee, defines the role, sets objectives and manages day-to-day performance. UnionSPACE administers the local employment relationship within the agreed scope.
What is a Thailand EOR?
An EOR is the local employing entity for a worker in Thailand. It manages the local employment contract, payroll and applicable employer administration while the overseas client directs the employee's operational work.
Your company retains operational control
Select and approve the employee, define responsibilities, manage daily work, set performance expectations and make commercial decisions.
UnionSPACE administers local employment
Coordinate local employment documentation, onboarding records, leave administration and the ongoing employer-side workflow.
One managed payroll cycle
Calculate salary and agreed payroll items, administer applicable deductions and contributions, make salary payment and issue payroll records.
A local point of contact
Give employees and overseas HR or finance teams access to local support for employment and payroll administration.
One EOR Partner. A Complete Local Employment Infrastructure.
Employing correctly requires more than transferring a salary. UnionSPACE brings the recurring employer-side workstreams into one managed service.
Employment Administration
Local employment documentation, employee records, onboarding coordination, leave administration and agreed changes during employment.
Payroll Management
Monthly salary calculations, agreed allowances and deductions, statutory contributions, payment administration, payslips and payroll records.
Statutory Administration
Administration of applicable employer obligations within Thailand's labour, Social Security and work-injury protection framework.
Employee Support
A Thailand-based contact for agreed questions about payroll, documentation, benefits and employment administration.
HR Coordination
A local interface for your overseas HR, finance and management teams, reducing the need to coordinate several local providers.
Offboarding Support
Final payroll, employment records and separation administration coordinated according to the circumstances and agreed scope.
Give Thailand Employees the Protection of Local Employment
Eligible employees can be enrolled and administered for the statutory protections and benefits that apply to the engagement. The exact treatment depends on the employee, remuneration, role and current law.
- Social Security registration and contributions
- Applicable work-injury protection administration
- Statutory leave and employment-rights administration
- Employee Welfare Fund administration where legally applicable
- Structured payroll records and payslips
- Optional insurance and agreed additional benefits
Benefit eligibility, contribution treatment and employer obligations are assessed for each engagement. References to statutory schemes are not a promise that every scheme applies to every employee.
When a Thailand EOR Is Commercially Useful
EOR is often most valuable when hiring is urgent, headcount is initially limited or the long-term entity strategy is not yet settled.
Test the Thailand Market
Hire a country manager or business-development professional before deciding whether a permanent subsidiary is justified.
Build a Small Local Team
Employ several people without constructing a separate corporate, payroll and HR function around them.
Hire Remote Talent
Engage Thailand-based professionals who work with an overseas headquarters or regional team.
Enter Thailand Quickly
Begin the employment workstream while a broader market-entry plan or entity analysis is still under development.
Support a Specific Workforce
Use a reviewed employment structure for a defined project, business line or team where commercially appropriate.
Coordinate Regional Hiring
Manage Thailand employment in the context of a wider Asian workforce and regional payment requirements.
From One Employee to a Thailand Team
Country manager, sales team, software engineers, customer support staff or a wider local workforce—UnionSPACE provides scalable local employment infrastructure behind the people you manage.
EOR for Thai Nationals and Eligible Foreign Professionals
UnionSPACE can support businesses employing Thai nationals and, where a suitable structure is available, foreign professionals working in Thailand.
Foreign-national employment may involve separate immigration, visa, work-permit, occupation, qualification and employer-eligibility requirements. These must be reviewed before an employment start date is agreed. An EOR contract does not by itself authorise a foreign national to work in Thailand.
Discuss the Proposed Hire- Nationality and current location
- Position and duties in Thailand
- Qualifications and experience
- Proposed salary and benefits
- Work location and start date
- Current visa or work-authorisation status
How UnionSPACE Employer of Record Works
A structured five-stage route from proposed hire to recurring Thailand payroll.
Share the Hiring Plan
Provide nationality, salary, position, work location, headcount and expected start date.
Review the Structure
Assess the operating model, applicable employer obligations, immigration position and estimated costs.
Prepare Documentation
Agree commercial terms and coordinate local employment, employee and payroll onboarding documents.
Employee Starts Work
Your company directs daily work while UnionSPACE administers the local employment relationship.
Run Monthly Payroll
You fund agreed employment costs and fees; we administer payroll and agreed employer obligations.
Cross-Border EOR and Payroll Coordination
Employ in Thailand while arranging the commercial relationship and payment flow closer to your headquarters, where an appropriate structure is available.
Fund Thailand Employment Through an Appropriate Network Office
For some multinational businesses, hiring is only one part of the problem. Headquarters must also determine how to fund recurring Thailand employment costs within its treasury, banking and foreign-exchange procedures.
Depending on the engagement, UnionSPACE can review whether the contracting or payment flow may be coordinated through an appropriate network office rather than treated as an isolated Thailand payment arrangement.
Network locations include: Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Dubai and Bangkok.
Availability is not automatic. Every proposed structure is subject to contractual, tax, banking, foreign-exchange, employment and other regulatory requirements in the relevant jurisdictions.
Headquarters
Engages through the agreed contracting route and funds approved employment costs and service fees.
UnionSPACE Regional Coordination
Coordinates the commercial relationship and approved cross-border settlement structure.
UnionSPACE Thailand
Administers local employment, payroll and the agreed employer-side workstreams.
Thailand-Based Employee
Receives locally administered salary, payroll documentation and applicable employment support.
A Shanghai, China Company Hires Five Thai Employees in Bangkok
A practical example of how local employment and China-side commercial coordination may operate, subject to engagement-specific review.
The Situation
A Shanghai-headquartered business identifies five Thai nationals for a Bangkok commercial team. It does not wish to use its existing Thai company as the employing entity, and its finance team prefers a China-side commercial arrangement rather than recurring direct payroll funding to Thailand.
The Objective
Give headquarters a clear commercial counterparty and consolidated cost flow while providing the five employees with locally administered employment, payroll and applicable statutory administration in Thailand.
China-Side Engagement
The client enters the approved service arrangement with the appropriate UnionSPACE network company, subject to review.
Thailand Employment
UnionSPACE Thailand coordinates local employment documentation and onboarding for the five employees.
Approved Cost Flow
The Shanghai company funds agreed employment costs and service fees through the approved commercial route.
Local Monthly Payment
Thailand payroll and agreed employer administration are completed locally for the employees.
The Commercial Result
Shanghai headquarters manages the Bangkok team's work without building a separate payroll administration function for five employees. The employees receive locally administered payroll, and the client's finance team works through a structure closer to its home market.
This is an illustrative scenario, not a representation that the same structure is available to every company. Facts, documentation, banking acceptance and regulatory treatment must be reviewed for each engagement.
More Than a Payroll Provider
Your employment structure can evolve as the Thailand business moves from first hire to established operation.
Make the First Hire
Use EOR to engage initial Thailand talent while testing the market and refining the operating plan.
Add Local Infrastructure
Use workspace, meeting rooms, business support and market-entry advisory as the operation develops.
Evaluate an Entity
Assess when establishing your own Thailand company becomes commercially and operationally appropriate.
Plan the Transition
Coordinate employee transition, payroll, accounting, tax and corporate compliance for the new structure.
Know the Employment Cost Before You Hire
Receive an indicative Thailand EOR structure and monthly cost estimate based on the proposed employee and engagement.
Information to Send Us
- Number of employees
- Employee nationality
- Position and duties
- Gross monthly salary
- Work location
- Intended start date
- Benefits required
- Preferred contracting and payment jurisdiction
What the Estimate Can Cover
We can outline the indicative gross salary, expected employer-side statutory costs, agreed benefits, EOR service fee, onboarding requirements, payroll funding timetable and any identified immigration or structural considerations.
No generic calculator can determine every Thailand employment cost accurately. The proper estimate depends on the employee and the proposed arrangement.
Request an EOR Cost EstimateThailand Employer of Record FAQs
Clear answers to common questions from international companies hiring in Thailand.
Build your Thailand team without building a Thailand HR department
Send us your proposed hiring plan. We will review the employees, costs, employment structure, preferred contracting route and any immigration requirements.
You build the team. You manage the business. We provide the local employment infrastructure.
- EOR for Thai nationals and eligible foreign professionals
- Local payroll and statutory administration
- Employee onboarding, records and support
- Regional contracting and payment-flow review
- Path from first hire to your own Thailand entity
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Important: Employer-of-record arrangements, statutory obligations, immigration requirements and cross-border payment structures depend on the facts of each engagement. Availability of a particular structure is subject to employment, tax, banking, foreign-exchange, immigration and other applicable requirements. Content on this page is general information and does not constitute legal, tax or immigration advice. UnionSPACE reviews the proposed arrangement before implementation.
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