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For Australian businesses

Remote staff on Australian hours.

Handpicked professionals in the Philippines and Myanmar, just two to four hours behind Sydney, plus native English speakers in South Africa for evening work or clients in the UK and Europe. We arrange the employment, payroll and compliance in their country.

Time zones that work
PhilippinesAEST minus 2 or 3 hours
MyanmarAEST minus 3.5 to 4.5 hours
South AfricaYour evenings, plus UK and Europe
Start a 9am shiftComfortably, from either hub
Your entity in their countryNot needed

We match the country to the hours and the work your role needs.

Why Australian firms do this

What our Australian clients hand over first.

Usually the work that is eating their week but does not need to be done in Australia.

Bookkeeping and finance admin

Reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable, invoice chasing and month-end preparation in Xero or MYOB. Our Australian fractional CFO client built a whole remote accounting team this way.

Operations and reservations

Guest coordination, booking changes, supplier follow-ups and keeping trackers current. One Australian luxury travel company runs its whole offshore operations team with us.

Customer support

Email, chat and ticket queues answered during your business hours, in Zendesk or whatever you already use, instead of piling up overnight.

Executive and admin support

Inbox and calendar management, travel, reports and the follow-ups that never quite happen. Usually the first role a founder hands over.

Marketing and design

Social media scheduling, design production, video editing and campaign admin, so your senior people stay on strategy.

Sales support

Lead research, list building, CRM hygiene and first-touch follow-up, so your closers spend their time closing.

The comparison you are making

An offshore team member or a local hire.

How a Linkers team member compares with a local hire.

What matters
A Linkers team member
A local Australian hire
Cost for the same role
Substantially lower, and quoted as one monthly fee
Australian salary, plus on-costs
Time to fill
Two to four weeks from the first conversation
Often six to twelve weeks
Your admin burden
None: we handle payroll and compliance, and on employer of record the employment is held by our partner in their country
Payroll, superannuation, leave and compliance are yours
Working your hours
Yes, from the Philippines or Myanmar
Yes
If it is not working
Free replacement in the first three months
A performance process, and your time
Scaling to three people
Add one at a time, no minimum
Three salaries and three desks
The practical questions

Do I need an Australian entity, or anything unusual?

No. Your team member is employed in their own country, not in Australia. On an employer of record arrangement the employment is held by our partner in the Philippines or Myanmar; on a contractor arrangement they invoice through their own set-up. Either way you are not adding an employee to an Australian payroll.

You receive one invoice from Linkers, in US dollars, and we handle paying your team member in their own currency. Your accountant will confirm how to treat that invoice in your books, and it is normally straightforward.

Contracts, NDAs and intellectual property assignment are in place before anyone starts, drafted for the country they are in, so the work they produce is yours. None of that is your paperwork to manage.

Australian clients

Two Australian businesses that did this.

Case studyAn Australian fractional CFO firm and its remote accountantsBookkeeping and reconciliations handled offshore so the senior people could stay on advisory work.Read the case studyCase studyAn Australian luxury travel company's operations teamA high-performing offshore operations team for a business where service standards cannot slip.Read the case studyArticleThe benefits of hiring across time zonesWhat a few hours of difference actually buys you, and where it costs you.Read the article
Questions

Questions from Australian businesses.

Yes. The Philippines is two to three hours behind AEST and Myanmar three and a half to four and a half, so a normal working day there overlaps almost entirely with yours. South Africa suits work that can happen in your evening, or roles that look after your clients in the UK and Europe.
No. On an employer of record arrangement the employment is held by our partner in their country, which is the whole point of it. You direct the daily work.
They are not your Australian employee, so you are not putting them on an Australian payroll. You receive one invoice from Linkers. Your accountant will confirm how it is treated in your books, and it is normally simple.
Fluent in the Philippines and proficient in Myanmar, and we test specifically for the kind of communication your role needs. For roles that need native English, our team members in South Africa are a great fit.
It depends on the role, the country and the person's experience. Tell us the role and we will send a full written quote, usually the same working day, with every line itemised.
Most roles start within two to four weeks of the first conversation.

Rather talk it through?

Tell us the role and the hours you need covered. We will come back with a straight answer, usually the same working day.

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Wherever you are

Linkers for businesses in other countries.

For US businessesGreat remote talent, on US timeSkilled professionals in South Africa, the Philippines and Myanmar, at a fraction of a US salary.See the pageFor UK businessesNative English, on your UK hoursTeam members who work your full UK day, at a fraction of a UK salary.See the pageFor Singapore businessesA Singapore company, building your teamTalent that works your hours, with no work pass, levy or local payroll.See the page