Common Challenges

Common Challenges for Foreign Companies

Expanding into Vietnam comes with workforce and compliance challenges. We're here to help you overcome them.

Hiring local talent becomes difficult when your business hasn’t established a legal entity in Vietnam.

Understanding and complying with Vietnam’s employment regulations, tax obligations, and statutory benefits can be overwhelming for foreign businesses.

Managing payroll, taxes, social insurance, and employee documentation requires significant time and local expertise.

Business expansion often demands rapid hiring while maintaining operational efficiency and compliance.

Managing employment responsibilities internally can increase operational costs, administrative workload, and compliance risks.

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How an Employer of Record Works

An Employer of Record (EOR) simplifies hiring in Vietnam by separating business management from legal employment responsibilities.

Your Company

  • Recruit & select employees
  • Assign daily tasks
  • Manage performance
  • Drive business goals
Daily work
management
Employee
Works for your company
Legal employment
relationship

SotaHR

  • Employment contracts
  • Payroll processing
  • Tax & social insurance
  • Employee benefits
  • Labor law compliance
  • HR administration
Our Services

What's Included in Our EOR Service

Employment
Contracts

We prepare and manage compliant employment contracts in accordance with Vietnam’s labor regulations.

  • Employment agreements
  • Contract amendments
  • Employee onboarding documentation

Payroll Management

Accurate payroll processing with statutory deductions, tax calculations, and timely salary payments.

  • Payroll processing
  • PIT calculation
  • Salary payment

Benefits & Social Insurance

Ensure employees receive mandatory benefits while meeting local statutory obligations.

  • Social insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Unemployment insurance

Tax & Compliance

Reduce legal risks through compliant employment practices and ongoing regulatory support.

  • Labor law compliance
  • Tax administration
  • Regulatory updates

Employee Lifecycle Support

Support employees throughout their employment journey, from onboarding to offboarding.

  • Onboarding
  • Leave management
  • Offboarding support

HR Administration

Handle day-to-day HR administration so your internal team can focus on business growth.

  • HR documentation
  • Employment records
  • Employee support
Why sotaHR

Why choose SotaHR?

More than an EOR provider, SotaHR is your trusted HR partner for building and managing a compliant workforce in Vietnam.

Local HR Expertise

Our team understands local labor regulations, employment practices, and market dynamics, helping you hire compliantly and operate with confidence.

Compliance-First Approach

From employment contracts and payroll to taxes and statutory benefits, we help ensure your workforce remains fully compliant with Vietnam's labor regulations

Fast & Flexible Workforce Solutions

Whether you're hiring one employee or building an entire team, our flexible EOR solution helps you expand quickly while minimizing administrative overhead.

Dedicated HR Support

Our local HR specialists provide responsive support for both employers and employees, ensuring smooth workforce operations from onboarding to offboarding.

Ready to Hire in Vietnam?

Request EOR Consultation

Frequently Asked Questions

An Employer of Record (EOR) is a legal employer that hires employees on your behalf. While SotaHR manages employment contracts, payroll, taxes, benefits, and compliance, you retain full control over your employees’ day-to-day work and performance.

An EOR is ideal when you want to hire employees in Vietnam without establishing a local legal entity, expand into the market quickly, or reduce the administrative burden of employment and compliance.

Yes. Your company remains responsible for assigning work, managing performance, and overseeing daily operations. SotaHR handles the legal employment responsibilities and HR administration.

Our EOR service includes employment contracts, payroll processing, tax and social insurance administration, statutory benefits, labor compliance, employee onboarding, and ongoing HR support.

Yes. Our team stays up to date with Vietnam’s labor regulations and manages employment processes in accordance with local legal requirements, helping reduce compliance risks for your business.

Yes. If you establish a legal entity in Vietnam in the future, we can support a smooth transition of employees from our EOR service to your company.

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