Contractor of Record

No misclassification risks with our Contractor of Record

Avoid any risk of worker misclassification with our Contractor of Record (COR) solution. As your agent of record, we sign the paperwork with the contractors and therefore take on the liability.

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Hire stress-free, we take on the misclassification risk and liability

Misclassification risk

By hiring your contractors via Rivermate, you remove the threat of worker misclassification fines or legal troubles. We classify the worker and make sure the worker is 100% compliant with local laws

Guaranteed compliance

Our in-house experts craft airtight, locally compliant contracts so you're always safe from sudden regulatory changes. We make sure to protect you from any legal troubles and fines.

Localized contracts

From country-specific clauses to correct tax handling, we handle all the localization details, reducing your administrative burden. The only thing you have to do is give us the contractor’s information, and we do the rest.

Protect Your Business from Misclassification Risks

Because we legally hire your contractors on our own behalf, you don't face the usual pitfalls of worker misclassification. Our platform keeps everything above-board, so you can focus on the work, not the red tape.

Full protection while avoiding costly fines

Instant setup globally and 100% compliant

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Manage your contractors on our platform

Pay your contractors with one click of the button in 120+ currencies. Manage everything under one platform, from onboarding, contract management, payments and offboarding.

Your six steps to managing contractors with Rivermate

Find an independent contractor

Find your best fit, no matter where they are located.

Onboard them onto the platform

It's straightforward: Add the details to the platform, and we'll take care of the rest.

We send the contract to them

Our team sends out a locally compliant contract to the contractor.

Contractor sends the invoice to us

The contractor is instructed to add the invoice to the platform.

Approve/reject the invoice

You will be able to approve/reject the invoice in our system.

Make the payment

Once we have received the funds, we will pay out the contractor in their currency.

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