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We Were Doing EoR Before It Had a Name

  • Writer: Connie Barrientos-Carey
    Connie Barrientos-Carey
  • 3 days ago
  • 2 min read

We were doing this before it had a name.


The phrase "Employer of Record" is everywhere now. Deel. Remote. Oyster. Rippling. A new platform launches every quarter promising seamless global hiring at a click.


Here's what those platforms don't tell you:

They're priced for Silicon Valley budgets — anywhere from PHP 33,000 to PHP 39,000 per employee per month. They're built on standardized, one-size-fits-all contract templates. And when something goes wrong on the ground in the Philippines, your escalation path is a help desk ticket.


Aleph Talent Solutions has been operating in the Philippine labor compliance space for over 11 years.


We were navigating DOLE inspections, twin-notice rule documentation, and SSS/PhilHealth/Pag-IBIG remittances before EOR became a VC-funded industry vertical.


Our model isn't software. It's expertise.


What that looks like in practice:

— Full-cycle employment administration: contracts, onboarding, payroll, statutory benefits, separation, BIR filing, and DOLE compliance — under one engagement

— EOR and PEO service fees starting at PHP 9,500 and PHP 7,500 per employee per month respectively — a fraction of what global platforms charge for the same Philippine coverage

— Compliance frameworks built specifically around Philippine law: Labor Code (PD 442), PD 851 (13th month), RA 11210 (maternity), RA 10361 (Kasambahay), TRAIN Law, and Data Privacy Act (RA 10173)

— Dispute resolution anchored in Cebu under PDRCI — not a foreign arbitration clause buried in a 40-page platform ToS

— A named, accountable point of contact — not a ticketing system


The true cost of employing someone in the Philippines is 30–37% above gross salary when you factor in statutory employer contributions and compliance overhead. Most companies find that out too late, after a DOLE notice or an NLRC case has already landed.


Labor compliance isn't a feature we added. It's the foundation we were built on.


If you're a foreign company deploying talent in the Philippines — or a Philippine-registered business that's outgrown a manual HR setup — the question isn't whether to get compliant. It's whether you're working with someone who actually knows what compliant looks like here.


Aleph Talent Solutions. End-to-end. On the ground. Since before the space got crowded.




 
 
 

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