Employer of Record · Philippines

Your Filipino team, employed.
One flat fee a person.

Salary and contributions at cost. Our fee on top, in USD. No setup fee, no exit fee.

Or book a 20-minute call. On payroll 72 hours after you sign.

One bookkeeper, per month · Example
₱40,000 salary
Salary₱40,000
Employer SSS₱3,530
Employer PhilHealth₱1,000
Employer Pag-IBIG₱200
13th month, set aside₱3,333
People Helm fee$349
Total₱48,063 + $349
How it works

One call.
A team on payroll in 72 hours.

No PH company or filings on your side.

Who does whatYouPeople Helm
Choose who to hire✓—
Daily work and priorities✓—
Contract, payroll, payslips—✓
SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, BIR—✓
13th month, leave, benefits—✓
Discipline, exits, final payYour call✓Done by the book
1

Call.

Your team and how you pay them.

Day 0
2

The numbers.

Cost per person, line by line.

Within 2 working days
3

Contracts.

PH law. Explained in Filipino or English.

After you sign
4

On payroll.

SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, BIR. Check-ins start.

Within 72 hours
Your cost

Every line, in AUD.
Same lines on every invoice.

Swap in today’s Wise rate. Every invoice shows the rate we used.
One person, per month
Salary
Employer SSS + EC
Employer PhilHealth
Employer Pag-IBIG
13th month, set aside
Total at cost
HR-Led fee

No FX markup. No setup fee. Rates: 2026 schedules.

Example

A Melbourne bookkeeping practice
Two moved, one hired.

Example · Illustrative, not a client

Two full-time Filipino bookkeepers on Wise. Needs a payroll assistant.

1

Every take-home checked before anything changes.

Day 0
2

Contracts explained in Filipino.

Week 1
3

Both employed. Work doesn’t stop.

72 hours
4

Three shortlisted. The owner picks.

Week 2
5

A check-in flags a job offer. The owner hears first.

Month 3
The difference

Paperwork isn’t why good people leave.
Nobody explaining their 13th month is.

On top of payroll

  • ✓Week one explained
  • ✓Discipline handled early
  • ✓Market salary reviews
  • ✓Check-ins before resignations
  • ✓Quarterly team score, sent to you

Your team rates us. You see it.

Every quarter, an anonymous check-in. The score and any flight risk go to you, before anyone resigns.

Quarterly team check-in · Example
Team score 8.4 / 10
Responded6 of 6
Happy with pay5 of 6
Flight risk1

Bookkeeper 3 has a local offer. Talk this week.

Add-ons: HMO and recruitment, quoted with your breakdown.

Client data

Your team opens client files.
That’s in the contract too.

Confidentiality.

In every contract, under the PH Data Privacy Act.

Your rules.

Your NDAs, device and access policies go in.

Clean exits.

Access returned and confirmed on the last day.

Good to know

In writing
Four promises, in the contract.

They stay, or we pay.

An HR-Led hire resigns in their first 6 months? We fill the seat free and waive the new hire’s first month.

Terms

Covers HR-Led EOR staff who resign within 6 months of joining our payroll, and anyone we recruit who leaves or is let go for cause in that time.

72 hours, or the fee is waived.

Not on payroll in 72 hours? First month’s fee waived.

Terms

The 72 hours start once we have your signed agreement and complete documents.

No lock-in.

30 days’ notice. No setup fee. No FX markup.

Your team moves with you.

Open your own entity? We transfer everyone. No exit fee.

FAQ

Questions owners ask

Who is the legal employer?

People Helm, through our own entity. You direct the work.

Why not keep paying contractors?

Full-time contractors can look like employees under PH law. Check yours →

What if we need to let someone go?

We handle notices, documents and final pay with you.

Employ your team without opening a company.
Every cost, line by line, in AUD.

Your cost

Your team’s cost, in AUD.
Every line. In your inbox in 2 working days.

We reply within one working day. Your details stay with us. Privacy notice