People & visas
Employer of Record (EOR)
Employer of record Indonesia services — hire and pay staff without setting up an entity first.
Who this is for. A foreign company that wants staff in Indonesia now, without waiting to establish an entity — or that is testing the market before committing to one.
How it works
- Tell us who you are hiring, and on what terms The role, the salary, the benefits and the start date. Nothing is drafted until this is settled.
- Employ your staff on your behalf Compliant contracts, BPJS registration and tax registration.
- Run payroll and the statutory filings Paid on time, every deduction handled.
- Direct the work You manage the person day to day; we hold the employment.
Trusted by companies operating in Indonesia
1 week
To onboard a local hire
No minimum
Number of employees
1 month
Notice to end the arrangement
Included
What you get
- A compliant employment contract under Indonesian law
- Payroll, with BPJS and PPh 21 handled
- Statutory benefits administered correctly, including THR and the annual leave position when collective leave falls around Idul Fitri — decisions that sit with the legal employer, which is us
- Onboarding and offboarding, including the parts most foreign employers get wrong
- A single monthly invoice rather than a payroll function
Employer of record Indonesia services let you hire here before you have a company here. We employ your staff on your behalf — contracts, payroll, BPJS, tax — while you direct their work day to day.
When this is the right answer
You want to hire before you incorporate. Establishing a PT PMA takes time and capital. An EOR arrangement puts someone in the market within weeks.
You are testing. One salesperson for a year tells you whether Indonesia works for you.
You have a team here and no need for an entity yet. This is not a one-person arrangement — we employ teams this way, and nothing about it changes as headcount grows. What changes is the arithmetic: at some point your own entity becomes the cheaper home for the payroll, and we will tell you when you are near it.
What you should understand before signing
You direct the work; we employ. Through EOR, the foreign client does not employ anyone in Indonesia itself. MAM is the legal employer, and we look at each client’s activities in Indonesia so the arrangement stays that way.
Indonesian employment law protects employees. Termination is more constrained and more expensive than in many markets. Ask what ending an employment would cost before you start one — a good EOR provider will tell you plainly.
This is not permanent. Most clients move to their own entity once headcount justifies it. Ask early how that transition works, so it is a plan rather than a surprise.
The HR platform your team uses
Employ someone through a provider abroad and every small thing travels back to you: a holiday request, a receipt, a question about last month’s payslip.
MAM is an HReasily partner, and the platform is available on EOR engagements. Your team apply for leave, submit claims and get their payslips on a phone app; approvals go to whoever you nominate; attendance can be captured in the same place. It does not change who employs whom — it changes how much of the week lands in your inbox.
Once you have an entity
At that point you no longer need an employer of record — you need payroll, which is the same work at a lower cost because you are the employer.
Why us
Why MAM for Employer of Record
- Employment, payroll and tax from one firm
The entity that employs your staff also runs their payroll, PPh 21 and BPJS in-house — no chain of providers between you and the person on your team.
- Your staff in their own language
The team works in English, Bahasa Indonesia, Urdu and Tamil, so an employee query is handled directly rather than translated through you.
- A regulated firm as employer
MAM is led by ACCA members and registered with IAPI. The legal employer of your staff is a regulated professional firm, not a labour intermediary.
- Your staff can serve themselves
Your staff can be given the HReasily platform, so leave, claims and payslips are handled on their phones instead of travelling back to you in another country. You choose how much of it to use.
Credentials
Qualified, and accountable for it
MAM's work is done by qualified accountants and carried out to the standards of these professional bodies — not by a general administrator following a checklist.
Led by members 
Registered 
Member 
Through ACCA 
Partner Reviews
What clients say
We have engaged many business consultants in past and MAM Corporate Solutions is by far among the most informed and professional business consultants as per our experience. They have helped us with various services such as tax compliance, company incorporation and business valuations and every time they have exceeded our expectations.
MAM Corporate Solutions offers great services! All the team makes all the incorporation process very clear, and always takes the time to explain every step of the way in details. They are fast and efficient, and always make sure they find the solution that's most adapted to your need. I could not recommend them enough!
MAM Corporate Solutions provides us accounting service on Xero. They have always kept our records up-to-date and we are happy with their service.
Questions
What people ask us
Is there a minimum number of employees, and what do you need to quote?
There is no minimum. We ask how many people, whether they are local or expatriate, where they will work, for how long, the start date, the job title and the salary.
How quickly can someone start?
A local employee can usually be onboarded within a week — drafting and signing the employment agreement, then registering them with BPJS Health and BPJS Manpower, the statutory social security schemes. An expatriate takes longer, because the work permit has to be processed before they can be onboarded at all.
What is the notice period to end the arrangement itself?
Generally one month, unless we have agreed something different with you.
What is included as standard for the employee?
Registration with BPJS, as above. Private health cover is not part of the standard arrangement.
If we set up our own entity later, what happens to the employees?
They transfer from us to your entity. Tell them clearly that their role and their service carry on. The legal employer changes, and the new employment agreement recognises their previous service.
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