Employer of Record service in South Asia. Hire in minutes. No entity needed.
Hire across South Asia without a local entity. As your Employer of Record, we own every contract, payroll cycle, tax filing, and compliance obligation in each market. You control the talent and the work. We carry the legal and administrative weight. Starting at $99/employee/month.
Why work with Meteors Employer of Record?
Hiring in South Asia doesn’t have to mean months of registration or legal uncertainty. Here’s what Meteors Employer of Record (EOR) services do for you from day one.
Start hiring 80% faster
Onboard employees in Bangladesh, India, or Pakistan in days, not months. No entity registration. No in-country directors. Our Meteors Compliance-First EOR Framework handles contracts, regulatory filings, and local authority registration for you.
Skip the $5,000 to $10,000 setup cost
Setting up a legal entity in South Asia means incorporation fees, registered offices, local bank accounts, and ongoing filings. Hire through Meteors instead. One predictable monthly rate per employee, starting at $99.
Stay compliant with local labor laws
Each country in South Asia has its own employment rules. Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006 (as amended up to 2026), India’s Code on Wages 2019, Pakistan’s provincial labor ordinances. We manage contracts, benefits, payroll, and tax filings in line with current regulations. Our compliance team applies law changes before they affect your next payroll.
Take the admin off your team’s plate
We handle onboarding paperwork, monthly payroll, income tax withholding, statutory contributions, and terminations. Your HR and finance teams stay focused on growth, not regional compliance paperwork.
Offer real employment, not workarounds
Your hires get a full employment contract under local law, with health coverage, provident fund, gratuity, and statutory leave. That’s how you attract and keep good people in competitive South Asian markets.
Scale up or down without overhead
Add headcount in a new South Asian market this quarter. Reduce it next quarter. No entity to wind down. No deregistration process. No maintenance costs when your team size changes.
Start hiring 80% faster
Onboard employees in Bangladesh, India, or Pakistan in days, not months. No entity registration. No in-country directors. Our Meteors Compliance-First EOR Framework handles contracts, regulatory filings, and local authority registration for you.
Skip the $5,000 to $10,000 setup cost
Setting up a legal entity in South Asia means incorporation fees, registered offices, local bank accounts, and ongoing filings. Hire through Meteors instead. One predictable monthly rate per employee, starting at $99.
Stay compliant with local labor laws
Each country in South Asia has its own employment rules. Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006 (as amended up to 2026), India’s Code on Wages 2019, Pakistan’s provincial labor ordinances. We manage contracts, benefits, payroll, and tax filings in line with current regulations. Our compliance team applies law changes before they affect your next payroll.
Take the admin off your team’s plate
We handle onboarding paperwork, monthly payroll, income tax withholding, statutory contributions, and terminations. Your HR and finance teams stay focused on growth, not regional compliance paperwork.
Offer real employment, not workarounds
Your hires get a full employment contract under local law, with health coverage, provident fund, gratuity, and statutory leave. That’s how you attract and keep good people in competitive South Asian markets.
Scale up or down without overhead
Add headcount in a new South Asian market this quarter. Reduce it next quarter. No entity to wind down. No deregistration process. No maintenance costs when your team size changes.
Compare ways to hire in South Asia
There’s more than one way to build a team in Bangladesh, India, or Pakistan. Here’s how the options compare on speed, cost, compliance, and risk.
Employer of Record
Pros- Hire in South Asia without a local entity
- First employee onboarded in days
- Skip $5,000 to $10,000+ in entity costs
- Full compliance with local labor law
- Meteors carries the employer liability
- No entity maintenance costs
- Less admin work for your team
- Monthly per-employee fee
Legal Entity
Pros- Full local control over operations
- Better fit for long-term, large teams
- Direct relationships with local authorities
- Registration takes 3 to 6 months
- Costs $5,000 to $10,000+ to incorporate
- Ongoing accounting, audit, and compliance obligations
Contractors
Pros- Flexible, short-term engagement
- Low upfront cost
- No long-term commitment
- High misclassification risk in all 3 countries
- Limited control over deliverables
- No local compliance protection for your company
PEO
Pros- Offloads payroll and HR administration
- Reduces in-country HR workload
- Requires you to already have a legal entity
- Limited availability in South Asian markets
Local Partners
Pros- Access to in-country firms and networks
- Regional compliance knowledge
- Multiple vendors across countries
- No single point of accountability
- Inconsistent service quality
One partner for payroll, benefits, immigration, and compliance
Build your South Asia team with zero friction.
Payroll across South Asia
Run payroll in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan through one service. Employees get paid in BDT, INR, or PKR. Our Meteors Payroll Accuracy System cross-checks every deduction against the latest local tax tables. You get one consolidated invoice and full cost visibility.
Benefits administration
Offer benefits that match local expectations in each country. Health insurance, provident fund (PF/EOBI), gratuity, mandatory bonuses, and statutory leave. We manage enrollment, contributions, and regulatory compliance. Your employees get competitive packages. You get one point of contact.
Immigration support
Work permits and visas in South Asia involve multiple government agencies. We coordinate with BIDA in Bangladesh, FRRO in India, and the Board of Investment in Pakistan to process approvals and renewals so your employees can start on time.
Compliance management
Labor law changes frequently in South Asia. New minimum wage notifications in Bangladesh, updated EPF rates in India, revised EOBI contributions in Pakistan. Our Meteors Corporate Compliance Architecture monitors every regulatory shift and applies changes before your next payroll cycle.
How Meteors helps at every stage of growth
Expand across South Asia
Test a new market in Bangladesh, scale your India team, or add your first hire in Pakistan. If plans change, exit without winding down an entity. No multi-month deregistration. No sunk costs.
Build competitive teams
South Asia has deep talent pools in technology, finance, and operations. Offer real employment with local benefits and competitive compensation. Keep your team engaged and retained in markets where good people have options.
Compliance without a legal team
Follow Bangladesh’s Labour Act, India’s state-level Shops and Establishments rules, and Pakistan’s provincial labor ordinances without hiring in-house legal counsel. We handle contracts, payroll, benefits, and all mandatory filings. Our Meteors Workforce Compliance Framework tracks every obligation.
Convert contractors to employees
If someone on your South Asia team started as a contractor but now works fixed hours, uses a company email, and reports to your manager, they’re likely misclassified. Meteors handles the conversion: new employment contract, registration with local tax authorities, benefits enrollment, and payroll setup. The risk goes to zero.
Compliance backed by licensed accountants
Stay ahead of hiring rules in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan with CPA-grade compliance support. We combine continuous regulatory monitoring with on-the-ground expertise in every market we serve. Our Meteors Risk-Control Audit Methodology catches issues before they become fines.
Get strategic guidance
Plan your South Asia workforce strategy with advisors who know the region. We’ve helped companies decide between EOR and entity setup in India, convert contractor teams in Bangladesh, and consolidate multi-country payroll across all three markets. Every client gets a dedicated account manager who knows their setup inside out.
Manage everything from one platform
Track employees across Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. Review payroll. Download invoices. Monitor compliance status. One dashboard. No spreadsheets. No back-and-forth emails. Real-time visibility into your full South Asia workforce.
Contact us →Find your next hiring location
Full EOR coverage in three markets today, with two more on the way.
Bangladesh
Full EOR coverage under Bangladesh Labour Act 2006. Payroll in BDT.
India
Compliant hiring across all states. PF, ESI, and TDS handled.
Pakistan
Employment under provincial labor ordinances. EOBI and social security included.
Sri Lanka
Colombo and beyond. Join the waitlist to hear first.
Coming soon
Nepal
Kathmandu hiring support is on our 2026 roadmap.
Coming soonReal results from real companies
We needed 8 engineers in Dhaka and 3 in Lahore. Meteors had contracts out within 48 hours and payroll running by week two. No other provider we spoke to could move that fast at this price.
Our previous provider missed a tax rate change in India for two months. Meteors caught it in the same cycle it changed. That one catch saved us more than a year of their fees.
We were quoted $8,000 to set up one entity in Bangladesh. Meteors gave us the same result for $99 per employee per month. We’ve hired 14 people across two countries and haven’t thought about compliance once.
Frequently asked questions
Everything legal, finance, and HR usually ask before the first hire. Anything missing? Just ask.
Ask us directly →Think of them as cousins, not twins. A PEO co-employs your workers alongside you, but you still need your own legal entity in each country. An EOR becomes the full legal employer. With Meteors, you don’t need a registered company in Bangladesh, India, or Pakistan. We carry the legal liability for employment compliance and payroll.
We don’t find the people. Once you’ve picked your hire, we handle everything from contract to payroll. If you need help sourcing candidates in South Asia, we can connect you with recruitment partners we’ve vetted in each market.
Yes. We handle hiring in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan without you needing a legal entity in any of them. We use local, compliant employment contracts and become the legal employer for each hire. You manage the work. We manage the legal and administrative side.
We’re with you all the way. No third-party brokers. Our own compliance and payroll teams handle your account directly. You get a dedicated account manager who knows your setup and understands local employment law in each South Asian market. We run regular compliance reviews to prevent issues before they develop.
We charge a flat monthly fee per employee, starting from $99. The exact rate depends on the country, headcount, and scope of services. We share the full cost breakdown (salary, statutory employer contributions, and our fee) before you commit. No hidden charges. Contact us for a custom quote.
Yes. If someone on your team started as a contractor but now works like a full-time employee (fixed hours, company email, exclusive arrangement), they’re likely misclassified under local law. We handle the conversion: new employment contract, local authority registration, benefits enrollment, and payroll setup. The transition is clean and compliant.
The short answer: whenever you want to hire someone in Bangladesh, India, or Pakistan without setting up your own entity. Or when you’re testing a new market before committing to full incorporation. Or when your HR team needs someone to own the compliance side of cross-border hiring. Or when you’ve been working with contractors in the region and want to put things on firmer legal ground.
Build your South Asia team. No local entity needed.
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