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For Singapore businesses

A Singapore company, building your team.

We are registered here, we invoice here, and our talent in the Philippines, Myanmar and South Africa works the hours your role needs. No work pass, no levy and no local payroll to run.

Your hours, covered
PhilippinesExactly Singapore time
Myanmar1.5 hours behind
South Africa6 hours behind, UK hours

The Philippines shares your time zone and Myanmar is close behind. South Africa suits roles that also serve clients in the UK or Europe.

Why Singapore SMEs do this

The maths that makes this work here.

Singapore has the tightest labour market and some of the highest salary costs in the region. That is the whole reason this model exists.

No quota, no pass, no waiting

Hiring a foreigner locally means work pass quotas, levies and approval. A remote team member in the Philippines, Myanmar or South Africa is employed there, through our local partner or under a contract with Linkers, so none of that applies.

Your hours, or round the clock

Your team member works your hours, joins your meetings and answers in the moment. If you need cover overnight, they can work a night shift, and for clients in the UK, Europe or the US our South Africa team members cover those hours.

Start with one person

No minimum team size and no long contract. Most of our Singapore clients started with a single hire and added more only once it had clearly worked.

Creative and back office first

Design, video editing, social media, bookkeeping and admin are what our Singapore clients hand over first, and two of our case studies are Singapore agencies.

One invoice, no admin

We arrange their employment, payroll, statutory contributions and leave in their country. You approve one invoice a month.

Singapore clients

Two Singapore businesses that did this.

Case studyA Singapore marketing agency's offshore creative teamDesigners and social media support that raised output without raising local headcount.Read the case studyCase studyA Singapore video production company's offshore teamEditing and production support that kept every project moving through the week.Read the case studyCountryHire remote staff in the PhilippinesThe hub that shares your time zone, and the roles it fills best.See the hub
Questions

Questions from Singapore businesses.

No. Your team member is employed in their own country, not in Singapore, so Singapore work pass quotas, levies and approvals do not come into it. You are buying a service, not adding a local headcount. Your accountant will confirm how to treat the invoice.
Yes. Linkers Outsourcing Solutions Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore registered company, and we invoice from Singapore. We are happy to talk it through on a video call before you commit.
It depends on the role and the hours you need. The Philippines shares your time zone and Myanmar is an hour and a half behind, so both fit a Singapore working day. South Africa is six hours behind, which suits roles that need native English or also look after clients in the UK and Europe. We will recommend the best fit for your role.
Not usually. Most of our team members have their own set-up, and where a role needs specific hardware we can arrange and quote for it rather than leaving you to ship a laptop overseas.
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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What people look at after this.

PricingWhat it costs, and every invoice lineWhat the monthly fee covers, and nothing hidden underneath it.See pricingGuideHow it works, from first message to first shiftThe five steps and what we need from you at each one.See the processProofClient storiesSix businesses, what they handed over, and what happened next.Read the stories
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 Australian businessesRemote staff on Australian hoursProfessionals just two to four hours behind Sydney, working as part of your team.See the page