Employer of Record
Flamingo's local entity in the Philippines or Colombia is the legal employer. We run payroll, statutory contributions and benefits for your team, for a flat $599 per employee per month.
Coverage
Flamingo's Employer of Record covers the Philippines and Colombia. In each, Flamingo's local entity is the legal employer and pays your team the way local law expects.
Rules as of 2026, from our payroll engine.
Hiring
Add your employee in Flamingo and see the full monthly cost before you commit.
Talent details. Who you're hiring and where they live.
Job and compensation. Role, start date, salary and any allowances.
Benefits. Add an optional HMO plan for your employee when you hire.
Instant quote. Salary, employer contributions, statutory benefits and our fee, line by line.
Pay a refundable deposit
By card, ACH or wire. It's settled against your final invoice.
Sign the employment agreement
An e-signed employment agreement. Flamingo signs as the employer, then your employee signs.
Your employee onboards
They complete a country checklist in their portal, with reminders until it's done.
Payroll and payslips
We run payroll, file SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG and BIR in the Philippines and PILA and DIAN in Colombia, and pay your team.
On the local calendar. Twice a month in the Philippines, monthly in Colombia.
From approved time. Overtime, night differential and holiday premiums follow the timesheets you approve.
Payslips with year-to-date totals. Employees download each payslip from their own web portal.
One invoice per pay cycle. Gross pay and employer contributions, itemised.
Example semi-monthly payslip for an employee in the Philippines.
Employee lifecycle
You manage the work. Approvals and pay changes go through Flamingo, and payroll picks them up.
Each country's statutory leave types are set up for you. Employees request time off in their portal and you approve it.
Overtime and schedule adjustments come to you for approval. Approved time flows into the next payroll.
Add what your employee earns on top of salary, and what comes off it, for the payroll it belongs to.
When someone resigns or is let go, the exit goes through an approval chain and we work out their final pay.
Pricing
$599, per employee, per month
Our fee is the only thing we add. Salary, employer contributions and statutory benefits are what local law requires, and the quote shows each one.
Monthly, at a ₱60,000 gross salary
| Item | PHP | USD |
|---|---|---|
| Gross salary | 60,000 | $1,034 |
| Employer contributionsSSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG | 5,200 | $90 |
| Statutory benefits13th month pay | 5,000 | $86 |
| Flamingo feeFlat $599 per employee | 34,742 | $599 |
Monthly estimate at our calculator's default salary. USD at a fixed reference rate (1 USD = 58 PHP and 1 USD = 4,000 COP, set October 2026). Excludes optional benefits such as HMO plans.
Contractors and employees
Contract Management pays contractors in 119 countries for $29 per contractor per month, with an AI misclassification check on every contract. When a contractor in the Philippines or Colombia should really be an employee, hire them through Employer of Record, on the same platform.
Flamingo's local entity in the Philippines or Colombia. It signs the employment agreement, runs payroll and files the statutory contributions and taxes. Your employee works for you day to day.
A flat $599 per employee, per month, on top of the salary, employer contributions and statutory benefits. For a ₱60,000 monthly salary in the Philippines, our fee is ₱34,742 and the full monthly cost is about ₱104,942. The EOR cost calculator shows every line for any salary.
Yes, a refundable deposit when you hire. You can pay it by card, ACH or wire, and it's settled against your final invoice.
The Philippines and Colombia. To pay contractors anywhere else, Contract Management covers 119 countries.
The resignation or termination goes through an approval chain, and we work out final pay: salary to the last day, pro-rata 13th month pay in the Philippines or prima in Colombia, and any unused leave that's paid out.
With Employer of Record, Flamingo's local entity employs your team and runs statutory payroll in the Philippines and Colombia. With Flamingo HR, your own entity is the employer, in any country, and Flamingo is the system you run their HR in.
Yes. If a contractor in the Philippines or Colombia should be an employee, hire them through Employer of Record and Flamingo's local entity employs them. The misclassification check in Contract Management helps you spot when it's time.
$599 per employee per month. See the full cost before you commit.