How to Choose an EOR Provider in the Philippines: 8 Signs You're Being Set Up to Overpay

Would you pay 12 months' rent before moving into an office you haven't even seen operate?

That's not a hypothetical. It's a real policy some workspace providers still run — full-year payment locked in before service starts, no monthly option, no exit clause. We've seen it firsthand. And it's exactly the kind of term that should make any founder or HR leader pause.

So we put together a checklist. Not opinions — the actual terms that separate a partnership built to protect your business from one built to extract from it.

Green flags: monthly or quarterly billing, 1-2 months' deposit (industry standard for PH coworking/serviced offices), 30-60 day exit clauses, documented SSS/PhilHealth/Pag-IBIG remittance proof provided per cycle — not on request, itemized SOAs without a fight, new hires payrolled within 5-10 business days, and seat counts that flex with actual headcount.

Red flags: full-year upfront payment, vague or non-refundable deposits, auto-renewal with no opt-out, "trust us" payroll reporting, SOAs you have to demand, 3-4+ week onboarding lag, and locked seat counts you pay for whether you use them or not.

This is the standard Aleph Talent Solutions and KMC Solutions hold each other to. 548+ invoices processed. 12+ years in operation. Zero compliance failures. That's not a tagline — it's a track record you can verify.

If your current EOR or space partner can't produce the paperwork to back their terms, that's the answer right there.

Choose smart. Partner wisely. careers@alephtalent.com

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