Safeguard Global

Austin, Texas-based global workforce provider; EOR in 187 countries through owned entities and partners; also global managed payroll, recruitment and workforce analytics.

Global EOR Listed in 20 country lists Prominent in 17 markets

By TheEORDirectory Editorial Team

Reviewed against published service pages, company records, professional profiles and review platforms.

Last updated 30 October 2026

Fact	Value
Established	2008
Founders	Bjorn Reynolds
Region / headquarters	Global
Website	safeguardglobal.com ↗
What it does	Austin, Texas-based global workforce provider; EOR in 187 countries through owned entities and partners; also global managed payroll, recruitment and workforce analytics.
Entry price	Quote-based (no public price)
Countries covered	187+ (provider's own claim)
G2 rating	4.3/5 (131 reviews) (read on g2.com, 4 Nov 2026)
Last verified	4 Nov 2026

How it operates by country

🇨🇳 China	Safeguard Global (Austin, Texas) provides EOR in 187 countries through owned entities and in-country partners, plus managed global payroll and recruitment. In China Safeguard Global acts as legal employer through its owned entity or an in-country partner (not disclosed per country) and supports payroll and benefits locally.
🇩🇪 Germany	Safeguard Global (Austin, Texas) provides EOR in 187 countries through owned entities and in-country partners, plus managed global payroll and recruitment. In Germany Safeguard Global acts as legal employer through its owned entity or an in-country partner (not disclosed per country) and supports payroll and benefits locally.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Has a current, dedicated UK Employer of Record offering. Its BandLab case study describes using its EOR solution to transfer 17 acquired UK employees. Quick Hiring Without Entity Service model: UK EOR; entity model not confirmed. Global PEO Services states that Safeguard Global acquired its parent, Global Upside Corporation, in January 2022. UK EOR offering exists, but the brand is grouped with existing Safeguard entry. London connection is a historical client assignment, not proof of a current office. Location information: Documented London workforce connection: BandLab’s acquisition announcement places its 17 transferred staff at the Blue Fin Building, London. Linking that announcement with Safeguard’s case supports London delivery; this is a historical client assignment, rather than evidence of a current London office. safeguardglobal.com.
🇫🇷 France	Safeguard Global (Austin, Texas) provides EOR in 187 countries through owned entities and in-country partners, plus managed global payroll and recruitment. In France Safeguard Global acts as legal employer through its owned entity or an in-country partner (not disclosed per country) and supports payroll and benefits locally.
🇧🇷 Brazil	Explicit Brazil EOR commercial page. Its legal affiliate list also identifies Brazilian companies with EOR as their service classification, providing additional country-specific evidence. Hire Employees Without an Entity Related names counted together: Global PEO Services, Global Upside.
🇨🇦 Canada	Safeguard Global (Austin, Texas) provides EOR in 187 countries through owned entities and in-country partners, plus managed global payroll and recruitment. In Canada Safeguard Global acts as legal employer through its owned entity or an in-country partner (not disclosed per country) and supports payroll and benefits locally.
🇵🇭 Philippines	Safeguard Global (Austin, Texas) provides EOR in 187 countries through owned entities and in-country partners, plus managed global payroll and recruitment. In the Philippines Safeguard Global acts as legal employer through its owned entity or an in-country partner (not disclosed per country) and supports payroll and benefits locally.
🇦🇷 Argentina	Safeguard Global. Argentina EOR service. Affiliate list identifies Global PEO Services Argentina SRL as an EOR entity; supplied research cites a May 2024 move to Tucumán 141, floor 4, office I, CABA. Registered-address evidence.
🇦🇺 Australia	Safeguard Global (Austin, Texas) provides EOR in 187 countries through owned entities and in-country partners, plus managed global payroll and recruitment. In Australia Safeguard Global acts as legal employer through its owned entity or an in-country partner (not disclosed per country) and supports payroll and benefits locally.
🇪🇸 Spain	Dedicated Spain EOR offer. Published Madrid office: Paseo de la Castellana 143, oficina 4º A–B. Global PEO Services and Global Upside are grouped within Safeguard Global.
🇵🇹 Portugal	Safeguard Global (Austin, Texas) provides EOR in 187 countries through owned entities and in-country partners, plus managed global payroll and recruitment. In Portugal Safeguard Global acts as legal employer through its owned entity or an in-country partner (not disclosed per country) and supports payroll and benefits locally.
🇵🇱 Poland	Safeguard Global (Austin, Texas) provides EOR in 187 countries through owned entities and in-country partners, plus managed global payroll and recruitment. In Poland Safeguard Global acts as legal employer through its owned entity or an in-country partner (not disclosed per country) and supports payroll and benefits locally.
🇨🇴 Colombia	Safeguard Global provides Colombian EOR through Global CS Colombia S.A.S., NIT 901507953. Its Bogotá operation connects local employment support with global payroll and workforce-management services.
🇳🇱 Netherlands	Safeguard Global (Austin, Texas) provides EOR in 187 countries through owned entities and in-country partners, plus managed global payroll and recruitment. In the Netherlands Safeguard Global acts as legal employer through its owned entity or an in-country partner (not disclosed per country) and supports payroll and benefits locally.
🇮🇳 India	Safeguard Global combines an international employment platform with a longstanding Indian corporate and operational presence. Its local companies include Safeguard World Payroll Services Private Limited, incorporated in 2011, and the Indian businesses acquired with Global Upside. Together, these operations connect India EOR delivery with the group’s wider payroll, HR, recruitment and business-support services, making it relevant to organisations managing Indian teams alongside operations in other markets.
🇿🇦 South Africa	Safeguard Global combines a South African employment business with a staffed commercial and operations office in Sandton. Its local company, Safeguard Global South Africa GEO (Pty) Ltd, is registered under CIPC enterprise number K2021884688, and the corporate record lists founder Bjorn Edward Reynolds as a director. This local operation connects South African hiring with the group’s international EOR, payroll, HR and recruitment services.
🇪🇬 Egypt	Safeguard Global employs in Egypt through PEO-Egypt for Consulting LLC, combining local employment, payroll and HR administration with a wider international workforce service. Its offering is well suited to businesses coordinating Egyptian hires alongside employees in several other markets.

UK profile

Safeguard Global’s roots are in Britain’s payroll industry: Bjorn Reynolds built the business as SafeGuard World International, with a Cheshire corporate base and a UK company incorporated in 2007 ahead of its stated 2008 launch. From those payroll beginnings it expanded into global EOR services, backed by investors including London-based MMC Ventures and later Accel-KKR. Although its headquarters are now in Austin, the UK remains part of its employment infrastructure through its own British entity. The 2025 sale of its enterprise payroll division to Deel sharpened its focus on small and medium-sized organisations, linking that earlier payroll experience to today’s EOR, HR and international expansion services.

Safeguard Global is a workforce services company headquartered in Austin, Texas, founded by Bjorn Reynolds, who is still CEO. Its about page says it started in 2008 as a global payroll processor and pioneered the global EOR model in 2010. It says it covers 187 countries with EOR, contractor management, global pay, recruitment, outsourced HR and benefits, entity setup and finance, tax and accounting services. In 2025 it sold its enterprise payroll division to concentrate on small and mid-sized organisations. Two former group payroll companies in Cheshire now trade under Deel names on Companies House.

In the UK it has its own company, Safeguard World International Limited (Companies House 06439329, incorporated 28 November 2007, registered office in Congleton, Cheshire). That company is owned by Safeguard World International Holdings Ltd (09882996), and Reynolds has been a director since incorporation. The UK EOR page says Safeguard already employs in the UK through its own British entity. The company is listed on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker, A rating). However, Safeguard's own UK immigration page says an EOR is rarely a route to sponsorship and that clients needing Skilled Worker visas need their own entity and licence. Whether it sponsors EOR hires is unclear.

The UK pages describe PAYE through HMRC RTI, workplace pension enrolment, statutory leave and day-one sick pay, right-to-work checks and the written statement on day one, and quote one to two weeks to hire (provider claim). EOR prices, deposits and setup fees are not published. G2 rates it 4.3/5 from 131 reviews and Trustpilot 4.0/5 from 31.

UK facts

UK employing entity	Own UK company, Safeguard World International Limited (not a partner). The UK EOR page says Safeguard hires through 'its own British entity' but does not name it, so the link between the page and this company is inferred from the register (the company is the group's UK trading company and holds the sponsor licence).
Company number	06439329 (England & Wales), private limited company; SIC 64999 (financial intermediation n.e.c.).
Registered office	Meadowside, Mountbatten Way, Congleton, England, CW12 1DY (moved from Campion Park, Holmes Chapel, Crewe on 28 January 2025).
Incorporated	28 November 2007. Share capital is not shown on the register pages reviewed (not verified).
Company status and filings	Active. Accounts to 31 December 2025 filed 15 October 2026; confirmation statement dated 20 November 2025. Going by the filing dates, the 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 accounts and the 2025 confirmation statement were filed after the standard deadlines. Any extensions are not shown in the filing list.
Directors (Companies House)	Bjorn Reynolds (director since 28 November 2007 and company secretary since 21 December 2007); Bruce John Thew (since 28 November 2007); Patrick Francis Goepel (since 4 September 2015). Twelve officers on record, eight resigned.
Person with significant control	Safeguard World International Holdings Ltd (09882996, incorporated 20 November 2015, SIC 70100 head-office activities), 75% or more of shares, since 6 April 2016.
Sponsor licence	Listed on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (26 October 2026): Worker, A rating, Skilled Worker route, Congleton. The UK immigration page nevertheless says an EOR is 'rarely a route to sponsorship' and that clients needing sponsorship need their own UK entity and licence. Whether the licence is used for EOR hires is not published.
Agency / umbrella rules	Not addressed on the pages reviewed. Nothing is published on whether the UK company operates as an employment business under the Conduct Regulations 2003 or on agency-worker and umbrella PAYE rules.
Contract types	Not published (permanent or fixed-term not specified). The UK pages commit to compliant contracts and a written statement of particulars on or before day one.
Payroll and statutory	Monthly PAYE payroll via HMRC Real Time Information, employer NIC (15% above £5,000 in 2026-27), automatic pension enrolment (3% employer minimum), SSP from day one under the 2026 reforms, statutory maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay, P45 on leaving.
Benefits	No UK benefits package or add-on prices published. The site names private medical insurance, enhanced pension, life assurance and income protection as benefits UK staff expect and offers an outsourced HR and benefits service.
Stated onboarding time	One to two weeks is typical with the EOR (provider claim).
Pricing	EOR not published; the pricing link leads to a cost calculator and sales form. G2 lists provider-supplied contractor management prices of $10 per contractor per month (1 to 10) and $5 (11 or more), with EOR on a custom proposal. Deposit and setup fees not published.

Services in the UK

Employer of Record	Hires UK staff through Safeguard's own British entity. It issues compliant contracts and the written statement of particulars on or before day one, completes right-to-work checks and registers starters for PAYE. It then runs monthly PAYE payroll via HMRC RTI, enrols employees into a workplace pension and administers statutory sick, maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay. One to two weeks to hire is typical (provider claim).
Contractor management	Pays and manages contractors from one platform on a single invoice. G2 lists provider-supplied pricing of $10 per contractor per month for 1 to 10 contractors and $5 for 11 or more.
Global recruitment	In-country recruiters fill permanent, temporary and fractional roles, and the UK pages include salary benchmarks for London, Manchester and Birmingham.
PEO and global pay	A UK PEO page and a global pay service for companies with their own UK entity, covering PAYE, National Insurance, pension contributions and statutory payments. The enterprise payroll division was sold in 2025.
Outsourced HR and benefits	Local HR support for onboarding, benefits administration and performance management. The UK pages set out statutory minimums such as 5.6 weeks' holiday, the 3% employer pension and day-one SSP, but publish no UK benefits package or prices.
Entity setup and finance, tax and accounting	Entity registration, resident director services and ongoing accounting for clients moving from EOR to their own UK company. The UK page says incorporation can take 24 hours but becoming employment-ready usually takes one to two months.
Work visas and immigration	Guidance on UK routes, sponsor duties and the RQF 6 and £41,700 Skilled Worker thresholds. The page says sponsorship attaches to the organisation that employs and controls the role and that clients needing it should have their own entity and licence. This sits alongside the UK company's own A-rated Skilled Worker licence.

Strengths and watch-outs in the UK

✓ It employs through its own long-standing UK company. Safeguard World International Limited has been registered since 2007, sits under a UK holding company, and its founder and CEO is a director.
✓ The UK company holds an A-rated Skilled Worker sponsor licence on the Home Office register, which is uncommon among EOR providers, although the provider does not advertise sponsorship for EOR hires.
✓ The service range covers a full UK lifecycle: recruitment, contractor management, EOR, PEO, entity setup and finance, tax and accounting.
✓ The UK pages give current figures for 2026-27 employer NIC, auto-enrolment, day-one SSP and Skilled Worker thresholds, so on-costs are clear before hiring.
✓ Its review record across platforms is reasonable: 4.3/5 from 131 G2 reviews and 4.0/5 from 31 Trustpilot reviews, with UK reviewers praising responsive implementation support.
✗ EOR pricing, deposits and setup fees are not published; the pricing page leads to a cost calculator and sales form.
✗ The UK EOR page does not name the employing entity or state which contract types are offered, and the UK company is registered under a financial-intermediation SIC code.
✗ Recent accounts and the 2025 confirmation statement were filed after the standard Companies House deadlines, judging by their filing dates.
✗ G2 themes include delays in communication and onboarding and invoicing and payroll issues, and 23% of Trustpilot reviews are 1-star, citing slow responses and unexpected fees.
✗ The site's position on visa sponsorship conflicts with the licence the UK company holds, and no ISO 27001 or SOC 2 certification is published.

Reviews

G2: 4.3/5 from 131 reviews (page modified 19 October 2026, read 26 October 2026). Recurring negative themes include delays in communication and onboarding, support quality, invoicing and payroll issues.
Trustpilot: 4.0/5 ('Great') from 31 reviews (68% 5-star, 23% 1-star), read 26 October 2026. Several 5-star reviews from UK clients praise implementation support. Recent 1-star and 2-star reviews cite slow responses, payroll errors outside the UK and an unexpected $6,000 fee.
Capterra: listing could not be accessed (not verified).
Google: no Google Business Profile rating was verified.

Reviews are reported as found and are not verified by the directory.

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Germany profile

Safeguard Global is a US-based global employment provider founded in 2008 by Bjorn Reynolds, who remains founder and CEO; its founder is recorded at Austin, Texas, in company register filings. It started as a global payroll processor, says it introduced global Employer of Record services in 2009, took growth equity from Accel-KKR in 2019, acquired the Swiss WorkFor Group (2019), the German payroll and accountancy firm GEDA (2020) and Global Upside (2022), and sold its enterprise payroll division in 2025 to concentrate on small and mid-sized clients. It states coverage of 187 countries, more than 400 in-house experts and more than 1,500 client organisations (provider claims).

In Germany the group's register footprint points to WF Safeguard GmbH, Berlin (Amtsgericht Charlottenburg HRB 211011 B, registered 11 October 2019, share capital EUR 25,000, managing director Bjorn Reynolds since May 2021), whose registered business purpose is consulting on workforce build-up and outsourcing of jobs together with employee leasing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), including obtaining the licence required for it. A sister company, SGG Consulting GmbH (HRB 210729 B, same Berlin address), covers payroll bookkeeping and wage tax filings and absorbed the former Global Upside entities Global PEO Services (Germany) GmbH and Global CS (Germany) GmbH by merger in August 2026. The Germany page states that the EOR employs staff through its own German entity under German-law contracts, runs monthly payroll with wage tax and social contributions, provides statutory leave and six weeks of paid sick cover, and explains that the arrangement is legally employee leasing requiring an AÜG licence from the Federal Employment Agency, with an 18-month cap per client and equal treatment after nine months; however, the page does not itself state that Safeguard Global holds that licence.

EOR pricing for Germany is not published; the pricing URL redirects to an EOR-versus-entity cost calculator and the G2 listing shows only contractor-management prices (USD 10 per contractor per month for 1-10 contractors, USD 5 for 11 or more) plus a custom proposal for everything else. The Germany page quotes onboarding in as little as two weeks, while the general EOR page says as little as two days. G2 shows an average rating of 4.3/5 from 131 reviews, with recurring praise for responsive support and recurring complaints about communication and onboarding delays, admin burden and cost; one German-based employee reviewer rated the service 4/5.

Germany facts

German employing entity	WF Safeguard GmbH, Berlin, a group company with Bjorn Reynolds as managing director; its registered business purpose is consulting on workforce build-up and the outsourcing of jobs together with employee leasing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), including obtaining the required leasing licence. The Germany page states that the EOR employs German staff through its own German entity but does not name it. A second Berlin group company, SGG Consulting GmbH, is registered for payroll bookkeeping and wage tax filings.
Commercial register	WF Safeguard GmbH: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg (Berlin) HRB 211011 B, EUID DEF1103R.HRB211011B. SGG Consulting GmbH: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg (Berlin) HRB 210729 B. GEDA - Gesellschaft für Datenverwaltung mbH (acquired 2020): Leipzig HRB 42808.
Registered office	Gontardstr. 11, 10178 Berlin (WF Safeguard GmbH; SGG Consulting GmbH is at the same address, Raum 408)
Founded	WF Safeguard GmbH registered 11 October 2019 with share capital of EUR 25,000 (articles of association dated 3 September 2019); SGG Consulting GmbH registered 1 October 2019. The group was founded in 2008 and its UK parent, Safeguard World International Ltd., was incorporated on 28 November 2007.
Company status	Active GmbH; no liquidation or deletion recorded. Most recent filings are address changes (May 2025) and annual accounts to 31 December 2023 published 17 June 2025. Balance sheets exist for 2022 and 2023; turnover and headcount are not published in the free register extract.
Managing directors	Bjorn Reynolds, sole Geschäftsführer of WF Safeguard GmbH since 27 May 2021 (replacing Alexandru Atamaniuc, the managing director at incorporation). Reynolds also became managing director of SGG Consulting GmbH on 15 December 2020 and ceased as managing director of GEDA on 29 September 2025, when Philippe Bouaziz was appointed.
AÜG licence	Not explicitly stated. The Germany page says an EOR is legal in Germany provided the provider holds an AÜG licence from the Federal Employment Agency and advises clients to ask any German EOR for its licence, but it does not state that Safeguard Global holds one. The register entry for WF Safeguard GmbH lists employee leasing including obtaining the necessary leasing licence as its business purpose, which indicates intent rather than confirming a current licence.
Contract types	German-law written employment contracts issued by the German entity; the page states that employers must provide written contracts covering terms and conditions, minimum wage and working time. Specific contract types (permanent, fixed-term, part-time) are not published.
Payroll and statutory	Monthly payroll with wage tax (Lohnsteuer) and social contributions, statutory leave and six weeks of paid sick cover. The page puts employer social contributions at about 21-23% of gross salary in 2026: pension 9.3%, health about 8.75% including the average supplemental rate, unemployment 1.3%, long-term care 1.8%, plus industry-rated accident insurance, with the pension contribution ceiling given as EUR 8,450 per month.
Compliance services stated	Employment contracts that meet German legal standards, guidance on cultural expectations and hiring practice, monitoring of regulatory change, and explanation of the AÜG rules: equal treatment of leased workers after nine months, the 18-month maximum assignment to one client (not reset by switching providers, only by a break of more than three months), and the risk that unlicensed leasing voids the arrangement and deems the workers the client's employees. A free worker-classification quiz is offered for employee-versus-contractor decisions. Works council (Betriebsrat) questions are mentioned only as an obligation that stays with a company that registers as a direct employer.
Optional benefits	The EOR page says local experts advise which benefits are required and which are desirable to stay competitive; specific supplementary benefits for Germany (for example private health top-ups or company pension schemes) are not published.
Other services in Germany	Contractor management, global recruitment, entity setup, global pay, outsourced HR and benefits, and finance, tax and accounting support are offered group-wide; SGG Consulting GmbH is registered for payroll bookkeeping and wage tax filings in Germany. The platform includes onboarding forms with contract previews, an HRIS, time and expense capture, invoicing and spend analytics. A German-language version of the website is available.
Stated onboarding time	As little as two weeks on the Germany page; as little as two days on the general EOR page (provider claims)
Entry price	Not published for EOR in Germany; the pricing URL redirects to an EOR-versus-entity cost calculator and sales contact. The G2 listing shows contractor management at USD 10 per contractor per month (1-10 contractors) and USD 5 per contractor per month (11 or more), with all other pricing by custom proposal. The EOR page states that providers charge either a flat monthly fee per employee or a percentage of payroll, on top of actual employer costs.
Security certifications (group)	Not published on the pages reviewed; the EOR page refers only to secure data management and compliance with data privacy laws
Provider Germany page	safeguardglobal.com/country/germany/eor ↗

Services in Germany

Employer of Record	Employs German staff through its own German entity on German-law written contracts, runs monthly payroll with wage tax and social contributions, provides statutory leave and six weeks of paid sick cover, and leases the employees to the client under the AÜG framework. The provider explains the 18-month cap per client and the nine-month equal-treatment rule and presents German EOR as a bridge to a client's own entity or direct employment. Onboarding is quoted at as little as two weeks for Germany.
German entity and licensing	The register entry for WF Safeguard GmbH (Berlin, HRB 211011 B, registered 2019) covers employee leasing including obtaining the required leasing licence; the Germany page says clients should ask any German EOR for its AÜG licence but does not state that Safeguard Global holds one, so the licence position should be confirmed in writing before contracting.
Payroll, tax and social insurance	Monthly payroll including Lohnsteuer withholding and employer contributions for pension, health, unemployment, long-term care and accident insurance, with the provider quoting total employer contributions of about 21-23% of gross salary in 2026 and a pension contribution ceiling of EUR 8,450 per month. SGG Consulting GmbH is registered for payroll bookkeeping and wage tax filings in Germany.
Contractor management and classification	Pays and manages contractors, with G2-listed pricing of USD 10 per contractor per month for 1-10 contractors and USD 5 for 11 or more. A free worker-classification quiz is offered to assess whether a contractor or employee arrangement is the lower-risk option, which is relevant to the German risk of false self-employment (Scheinselbständigkeit); the page also notes that misclassified roles create liability regardless of who the employer is.
Entity setup and transition	Entity setup services and an EOR-versus-entity cost calculator support the move from leased employment to a client's own German company; the Germany page recommends planning the own-entity or direct-employment route by around month twelve of an 18-month assignment if the role is permanent, and notes that a foreign company can alternatively register as a direct employer for German social security without an entity.
Benefits administration	Statutory benefits are administered within payroll, and local experts advise which supplementary benefits are required or market-standard; specific supplementary plans for Germany are not published.
Platform and employee support	The platform provides country-specific onboarding forms with instant contract previews, an HRIS with employee profiles, mobile time tracking and expense capture, consolidated invoices filterable by country and status, and spend analytics by country, currency and contract type. Employees get a local HR representative in their country and time zone; one reviewer noted that HR support is fully ticket-based.
Recruitment, HR and finance services	Global recruitment, outsourced HR and benefits, and finance, tax and accounting support are offered alongside EOR, together with a regulatory hub of legal updates by market and a German-language website.

Strengths and watch-outs in Germany

✓ Has an identifiable German group company, WF Safeguard GmbH in Berlin (HRB 211011 B, active since 2019), whose registered purpose expressly covers employee leasing, and whose managing director is the group's founder and CEO, so the German employment chain is in-house rather than through a third-party partner.
✓ The Germany page addresses the AÜG framework directly: it states that an EOR arrangement is employee leasing requiring a Federal Employment Agency licence, explains the 18-month maximum assignment and the nine-month equal-treatment rule, and advises clients to plan an entity or direct employment before the cap is reached.
✓ Publishes concrete 2026 German employer-cost figures (pension 9.3%, health about 8.75%, unemployment 1.3%, long-term care 1.8%, accident insurance, EUR 8,450 pension ceiling) and six weeks of paid sick cover, which helps buyers budget before requesting a quote.
✓ Long operating history and breadth of services: founded in 2008, EOR offered since 2009, with contractor management, recruitment, entity setup, payroll and HR outsourcing on one platform, and a German payroll and accounting presence reinforced by the 2020 GEDA acquisition and the Berlin payroll entity SGG Consulting GmbH.
✓ A sizeable independent review base on G2 (4.3/5 from 131 reviews) in which responsive support and easy setup are the most frequent positive themes, and a German-based employee reviewer rated the service 4/5 and praised the onboarding.
✓ The group's register trail is transparent on North Data, including the UK parent incorporated in 2007, the Swiss, Polish and Czech subsidiaries and the 2026 mergers that consolidated the former Global Upside German entities into SGG Consulting GmbH.
✗ Neither the Germany page nor the register extract confirms that WF Safeguard GmbH currently holds an AÜG licence; the page tells clients to ask prospective providers for their licence, and the register lists obtaining one only as a business purpose, so this must be verified before signing.
✗ No EOR price for Germany is published: the pricing URL redirects to a cost calculator and sales form, and the only published fees on G2 are for contractor management, so budgeting depends on a custom proposal.
✗ Onboarding claims are inconsistent, with the Germany page quoting as little as two weeks and the general EOR page quoting as little as two days.
✗ The negative themes compiled on G2 centre on delays in communication and onboarding (15 reviews), poor customer support (12) and invoicing or payroll problems, and the lowest-rated review describes a tax form not being forwarded to payroll during the 2025 divestiture of the payroll division; an enterprise HR officer also called the service more expensive than other providers with bulky administration.
✗ Information security certifications, specific German contract types and supplementary benefits are not published on the pages reviewed, and the group has restructured repeatedly (2019-2022 acquisitions, the 2025 sale of its enterprise payroll division to Deel, and 2026 German entity mergers), which may affect continuity of service teams.

Reviews

G2 overall: 4.3/5 from 131 reviews (read on g2.com, 8 October 2026; page last modified 6 October 2026). G2's compiled positive themes are quick follow-up and attentive service (33 reviews), prompt and knowledgeable support during onboarding (27) and ease of use (16); the negative themes are delays in communication and onboarding (15), poor customer support (12), lack of organisation and accessibility (10), duplicated or unclear emails (9 and 8), plus service delays, invoicing problems, onboarding issues and payroll issues (5-8 each).
Germany-related G2 review: Muhammad M., Product Designer 2, mid-market (51-1,000 employees), 4/5, 14 July 2026, seller-invited and incentivised, who wrote that Safeguard Global "facilitates my employment in Germany by managing payroll and ensuring smooth onboarding since my employer lacks a presence there", praised the responsiveness of the staff and the easy initial setup, and said the employee portal for timesheets and documents "needs a lot of work in terms of usability and experience".
Lowest-rated G2 review found: a verified user in accounting (mid-market), 0/5, 25 April 2025, organic, who wrote that a tax form submitted at the start of employment was not forwarded to payroll, leaving them taxed incorrectly and facing "a significant bill"; the official response says the error may have been linked to the systems transition when the Enterprise Pay division (Payroll 360) was divested to Deel in mid-March 2025. A separate 2.5/5 review by Shawn M., Chief Human Capital Officer at an enterprise employer (24 April 2026, uninvited), cited "bulky admin and more expensive than other providers" while crediting the breadth of country coverage.

Reviews are reported as found and are not verified by the directory. Most recent G2 reviews, including the Germany-related one, were submitted following a seller invitation with a nominal incentive, as disclosed on G2, and several come from employees placed through the service rather than from client companies.

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China profile

Safeguard Global is a US-headquartered global employment provider founded in 2008 by Bjorn Reynolds, its founder and chief executive, and based in Austin, Texas. It began as a global payroll processor, states that it introduced Employer of Record services in 2009, and now offers EOR, contractor management, global recruitment, entity setup, outsourced HR and benefits and Global Pay across what it describes as 187 countries and territories, with more than 400 in-house specialists (provider claims). In 2025 it sold its enterprise payroll division to concentrate on small and mid-sized clients.

In mainland China, the China EOR page states that an EOR with in-country presence can employ the workers a company needs and lease them to that company, and can hire and onboard in as little as two weeks. It does not name the Chinese employing entity, say whether it is Safeguard-owned or a partner, or state whether hires sit under labour dispatch or labour outsourcing; it only notes that the Labour Contract Law limits dispatch to temporary, auxiliary or substitute positions and 10 percent of a workforce. Chinese-language marketing claims direct-operated teams in all 187 countries with no subcontracting. A press release datelined Shanghai in April 2022 announced operational entry into China, and a July 2026 post names Frank Cen as China general manager. No Chinese legal name, unified social credit code or registered address is published. The China guide pages cover fixed-term and open-ended contracts, probation, IIT withholding, the five insurances and housing fund, Z, R and K visas, and moving from EOR to a local entity.

No China price is published; pricing is by quote, although a Chinese-language blog cites a group starting rate of US$499 per employee per month using the United States as its example. Onboarding is quoted at as little as two weeks on the China page, one to two weeks on the entity-setup page and within days on the PEO page. No deposit or setup-fee terms are published. G2 shows 4.3/5 from 131 reviews; a Trustpilot search snippet shows around 4.2/5. No Reddit threads on Safeguard Global in China were found.

China facts

Chinese employing entity	Not disclosed on the China pages. The China EOR page says that because of its in-country presence the EOR can employ the workers a company needs and lease them to that company, without naming the entity or saying whether it is Safeguard-owned or a local partner. Chinese-language blog posts state that Safeguard Global operates through direct-operated teams in all 187 countries and territories without third-party subcontracting (provider claim). An April 2022 press release datelined Shanghai announced operational entry into the China market, a 2026 blog post names Frank Cen as China director of sales (described as 中国区总经理 on the Chinese site), and a job advert for an HR Services Manager, Shanghai - China was listed on Built In until July 2026. A third-party article on pedaily.cn (February 2026) states that Safeguard Global has branches in Beijing and Shanghai; this is promotional and unsourced.
Business registration	Not published. No Chinese legal name (有限公司) or 18-character unified social credit code for a Safeguard Global entity in mainland China was found on the provider's English or Chinese sites or in search results on 20 October 2026.
Registered office	Not published for mainland China. The group describes itself as US-based and is headquartered in Austin, Texas; the 2022 China press release was datelined Shanghai.
Founded	Not published for any Chinese entity. The group states it was founded in 2008 and announced operational entry into China on 11 April 2022.
Company status	Not published; no Chinese entity could be identified from the sources available.
Legal representative / management	Not published for a Chinese entity. The group names Bjorn Reynolds as founder and chief executive officer and Frank Cen as China director of sales / China general manager (2026 blog posts).
Dispatch licence	Not published. The China EOR page explains that the Labour Contract Law permits labour dispatch only for temporary, auxiliary or substitute positions and caps dispatched workers at 10 percent of an employer's workforce, and describes the EOR as employing workers and leasing them to the client, but it does not state whether Safeguard Global's Chinese entity holds a labour dispatch licence (劳务派遣经营许可证) or whether hires are placed under labour outsourcing (劳务外包). No licence number or document is published.
Contract types	The China employment-law page states that contracts may be fixed-term or permanent, that fixed-term staff receive the same benefits, and that after two consecutive fixed-term contracts or ten years' service an open-ended contract is generally required. Probation is described as up to one month for contracts of three months to one year, two months for one to three years and up to six months for contracts over three years. Termination is described as requiring 30 days' written notice or pay in lieu, with severance of one month's wages per year of service; the page rates termination difficulty as Difficult.
Payroll and statutory	Monthly payroll in RMB, with the China pages stating wages are usually paid on or before the 15th of the following month. Individual Income Tax is described as withheld by the employer and remitted to the tax authorities; the cumulative withholding method is not mentioned. The benefits page lists the five insurances and one fund (五险一金): pension, medical, unemployment, work injury and maternity insurance plus the housing provident fund, and notes that contribution rates vary by region; no city-specific rates are published. The payroll page quotes monthly minimum wages from 1,650 to 2,690 RMB with Shanghai at 2,740 RMB.
Compliance services stated	Compliant employment contracts that Safeguard states meet legal standards, guidance on cultural expectations and hiring practice, monitoring of regulatory change, legal guidance and a personalised process for terminations, and employer sponsorship of foreign hires: work permit application through the Chinese authorities, Z visa, residence permit within 30 days of arrival, police registration within 24 hours and social-insurance enrolment of foreign employees. The pages also describe R, K and intra-company transfer visas. Statements are generic descriptions of Chinese law rather than a Safeguard-specific process.
Optional benefits	The benefits page states that as employer of record in China Safeguard helps design compliant and competitive benefit packages, and lists meal allowances, private health insurance, flexible schedules and transport subsidies as common supplements, without pricing or naming insurers. Year-end bonus practice (typically one month's salary before Lunar New Year) is described.
Other services in China	Recruiting in China (dedicated country page), contractor management, entity setup (the setting-up-business page states Safeguard can convert an EOR arrangement to a local entity and suggests EOR for fewer than 50 employees and an entity for 50 or more), outsourced HR and benefits, finance, tax and accounting, Global Pay for own-entity payroll, and an EOR-vs-entity cost calculator. A Chinese-language service team and a campaign page for entity setup in China target Chinese companies hiring overseas.
Stated onboarding time	As little as two weeks on the China EOR page; one to two weeks on the China entity-setup page; within days on the China PEO page; the group EOR page says onboarding can start in as little as two days after candidate acceptance with offer-to-start of a week or two (provider claims).
Entry price	Not published for China; the pricing URL redirects to an EOR-vs-entity cost calculator and all China pages lead to a contact form. A Chinese-language blog dated 13 July 2026 cites fees from US$499 per employee per month with no minimum headcount and no long-term commitment, giving the United States as the example. No setup fee, deposit or exit-fee terms are published.
Security certifications (group)	The platform page states compliance with SOC 1 and GDPR (provider claim). No ISO 27001 or SOC 2 statement was found on the pages reviewed.
Provider China page	safeguardglobal.com/country/china/eor ↗

Services in China

Employer of Record	The China EOR page states that an EOR with in-country presence employs the workers a company needs and leases them to that company while complying with Chinese labour law, and that it can hire and onboard in as little as two weeks and then run payroll, benefits and taxes. The employing entity and whether it works under a dispatch licence or outsourcing are not stated. Chinese-language posts describe onboarding support from local experts for contract signing and social-insurance registration (provider claims).
Payroll and statutory administration	Monthly RMB payroll with IIT withheld and remitted by the employer and registration for pension, medical, unemployment, work-injury and maternity insurance plus the housing provident fund, at rates the pages say vary by region. City-specific rates and the cumulative IIT method are not published.
Work permits and immigration	The China visa page describes employer sponsorship of a Foreigner's Work Permit, the Z visa, the residence permit within 30 days, police registration within 24 hours and social-insurance enrolment of foreign staff, plus R, K and intra-company transfer visas. It does not state that Safeguard's own entity sponsors permits in China.
Recruiting	A dedicated China recruiting page and a Global Recruitment solution offer sourcing of candidates who can then be employed under EOR; the China EOR page states that a full-service EOR can also manage recruitment.
Entity setup and EOR-to-entity transition	The China setting-up-business page states that Safeguard helps assess growth plans and convert an EOR arrangement to a local entity, suggesting EOR for quick hires and teams under 50 and an entity for long-term operations, contracts, bank accounts and IP protection. A campaign page for entity setup in China is also published. Timelines and fees are not stated.
Contractor management and Global Pay	Contractor onboarding and payment through the group's contractor management service, and Global Pay for clients that keep their own Chinese entity. No China-specific terms are published.

Strengths and watch-outs in China

✓ A long-established provider, founded in 2008 with EOR offered since 2009, that publishes a full set of China guide pages covering contracts, probation, termination, payroll frequency, IIT, the five insurances and housing fund, benefits, Z, R and K visas and the EOR-to-entity decision, so the statutory framework is set out in one place.
✓ States a direct operational presence in China since an April 2022 launch datelined Shanghai, with a Chinese-language site, a named China general manager and a Chinese-speaking service team, which is useful for Chinese headquarters as well as foreign companies hiring in China (provider claims).
✓ The China EOR page is one of the few to address the Labour Contract Law's limits on labour dispatch, noting the temporary, auxiliary or substitute restriction and the 10 percent cap, which signals awareness of the regime even though its own structure is not disclosed.
✓ Offers a route from EOR to a client's own Chinese entity, with the setting-up-business page describing conversion of EOR arrangements and a published threshold of around 50 employees at which an entity becomes preferable, plus a cost calculator.
✓ Independent review record is broader than most China-capable providers, with 4.3/5 from 131 reviews on G2 and recurring praise for responsive support and ease of onboarding, and the group states SOC 1 and GDPR compliance for its platform.
✗ The Chinese employing entity is not disclosed: no legal name, unified social credit code, registered address or legal representative is published, and the China page does not say whether hires are placed under a labour dispatch licence or labour outsourcing, so the claim of a direct-operated presence rests on marketing statements and should be confirmed in writing before signing.
✗ No China price, deposit or setup-fee terms are published; the only figure found is a US$499 per employee per month starting rate in a Chinese-language blog that uses the United States as its example, and onboarding is stated inconsistently as within days, one to two weeks and as little as two weeks.
✗ The China pages are generic descriptions of Chinese law rather than a Safeguard-specific process: city-level social insurance and housing fund rates, the cumulative IIT method, the deposit model and which cities are served are not stated.

Reviews

G2 overall: 4.3/5 from 131 reviews (figure supplied to the directory). The G2 review pages could not be read by the directory on 20 October 2026 (bot check), so no individual China-related review could be quoted; search summaries describe recurring praise for responsive support and ease of onboarding and criticism that the payroll service is less organised than EOR.
Trustpilot: a search snippet for www.safeguardglobal.com showed about 4.2/5 from 29 reviews with mixed ratings; the page itself could not be read by the directory. A TrustRadius review scored 1/10 citing slow customer service and high cost for a single German hire (search snippet).
Reddit: no threads discussing Safeguard Global in China were found.

The G2 figure was supplied and not re-verified; G2 and Trustpilot pages could not be read directly, so review content is reported from search snippets only.

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France profile

Safeguard Global is an Austin, Texas workforce company founded in 2008 by Bjorn Reynolds, who is still its CEO. It says it introduced global Employer of Record services in 2009 and claims coverage of 187 countries. Its history includes growth equity from Accel-KKR in 2019, the acquisition of Global Upside in 2022 and, in 2025, the sale of its enterprise payroll division to focus on small and mid-sized clients. In France it employs through wholly owned SAS companies at 117 avenue Victor Hugo, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt. All are held by Safeguard Global France Holding, whose Président is the UK company Safeguard World International Limited, and Reynolds is Directeur Général of each.

The longest-standing employer is Safeguard Global France Portage Solutions (RCS Nanterre 890 334 584, created October 2020, capital EUR 70,000, auditor Conseiliance). It reported EUR 9.7 million of revenue in 2024 and has 50 to 99 staff. Its registered activity is portage salarial, but it applies the Syntec agreement (IDCC 1486). Two newer companies widen the options: Safeguard Global Portage (993 152 560, created October 2025, IDCC 3219) and Safeguard Global SL France (106 846 678, created June 2026), which is classed as a temporary-work agency. The directory could not verify a garantie financière or PEPS membership for any of them.

Services span EOR, contractor management, global pay, recruitment, entity setup, HR and benefits, and immigration. No French price is published; Safeguard's own pricing guide gives fixed fees in the market of $499 to $1,200 a month. Onboarding is quoted at as little as two weeks in France. G2 rates it 4.3/5 from 131 reviews and Trustpilot 4.0/5 from 31.

France facts

French employing entities	Safeguard Global France Portage Solutions SAS, whose registered activity is 'activité de portage salarial', business consulting and services, and which applies IDCC 1486 (Syntec). Also Safeguard Global Portage SAS (IDCC 3219, portage salarial) and Safeguard Global SL France SAS (NAF 78.20Z, temporary employment agency). The France EOR page does not say which company employs.
Commercial register	RCS Nanterre 890 334 584, trading since 26 October 2020, share capital EUR 70,000. Safeguard Global Portage: 993 152 560, trading since 23 October 2025, registered 30 October 2025, capital EUR 10,000. Safeguard Global SL France: 106 846 678, trading since 23 June 2026, registered 3 July 2026, capital EUR 1,000.
Registered office	117 avenue Victor Hugo, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, after the move from 24-32 boulevard Gallieni, Issy-les-Moulineaux, published in July 2025
Dirigeants and ownership	Bjorn Edward Reynolds (group founder and CEO), Directeur Général of each operating SAS. Président of each: Safeguard Global France Holding (888 562 659), itself presided over by Safeguard World International Limited (UK). Statutory auditor: Conseiliance.
Financials	Portage Solutions in 2024: revenue EUR 9,721,788, net profit EUR 67,635, 50 to 99 staff. The sister company Safeguard Global France Consulting Solutions (890 334 956, sales and business-development outsourcing) had revenue of EUR 5.14 million and a net loss of EUR 1.35 million in 2024.
Licensing	Portage and temporary-work companies must hold a garantie financière and declare their activity. This was not verified in public sources for any of the three companies. None appears in the PEPS member directory, which had 146 entries in October 2026.
Model	Own subsidiaries, not partners. They offer three legal routes: direct employment under Syntec, portage salarial under IDCC 3219, and temporary work, which in France requires a statutory reason for use and caps missions at 18 months in most cases. The France page says the EOR 'can employ the workers a company needs and lease them to that company'.
Group	Founded 2008; EOR since 2009; HQ 108 Wild Basin Rd S #200, Austin, Texas. It expanded operations in France, Spain and the Netherlands in 2022 and sold its enterprise payroll division in 2025.
Pricing	No French price published. Safeguard's March 2026 pricing guide gives fixed-fee EOR models at $499 to $1,200 per employee per month and annual service fees of $7,000 to $18,000. These are general ranges, not Safeguard's own tariff. The earlier figure of '$699 to $800' could not be found and has been removed.
Hidden-fee watch-outs	The same guide lists onboarding, off-cycle payroll, termination, benefits-administration and FX fees as common extras. One April 2026 Trustpilot reviewer reported an unexplained additional fee of $6,000.
Onboarding	The France page says hiring and onboarding can take 'as little as two weeks'; the global EOR page says onboarding can start in as little as two days after acceptance (provider claims)
Benefits	Statutory benefits plus help designing supplementary packages, such as mutuelle health cover, meal vouchers, transport subsidies and company savings plans (France benefits page)
Other services	Contractor management, global pay for own-entity clients, global recruitment, entity setup, finance, tax and accounting support, outsourced HR and benefits, work-visa support and the Intelligent Workforce cost tool
Ratings	G2 4.3/5 from 131 reviews; Trustpilot 4.0/5 from 31 reviews; no Capterra listing found

Services in France

Employer of Record	Employs French staff through its own Boulogne-Billancourt subsidiaries under French-law contracts and handles payroll, benefits, taxes and compliance. The France page says hiring can take as little as two weeks. The page does not name the employing company, so ask which of the three French entities and which collective agreement will apply.
Portage salarial and temporary work routes	Safeguard Global Portage (IDCC 3219, created October 2025) and Safeguard Global SL France (temporary employment agency, created June 2026) give it portage and intérim routes in addition to Syntec employment. Each is subject to legal limits: portage to 36 months per client and to autonomous professionals, intérim to statutory reasons and in most cases 18 months. The garantie financière for each was not verified.
Global pay and payroll	Payroll for clients with their own French entity, plus finance, tax and accounting support. The group sold its enterprise payroll division in 2025 to concentrate on small and mid-sized clients.
Recruitment	Global recruitment services that can be combined with EOR, so one provider handles sourcing, hiring and employment.
Entity setup and transition	Entity establishment support, which Safeguard positions as the next step when a client outgrows EOR. Its guidance puts break-even at around 50 employees per country.
HR, benefits and immigration	Outsourced HR and benefits, including design of supplementary French packages such as mutuelle, meal vouchers and savings plans, plus work-visa and immigration support and the Intelligent Workforce market and cost comparison tool.

Strengths and watch-outs in France

✓ Employs through its own wholly owned French companies, in place since October 2020. The main employer has 50 to 99 staff, EUR 9.7 million of 2024 revenue and a statutory auditor, and founder-CEO Bjorn Reynolds is Directeur Général of each company.
✓ Offers three legal routes from its own entities: Syntec employment, a dedicated portage salarial company and a temporary employment agency. That lets the structure be matched to the role.
✓ Has the longest EOR history on this page: global EOR since 2009, a payroll heritage since 2008 and a stated 187-country footprint.
✓ Provides recruitment, entity setup, payroll, benefits design and visa support in-house, with a published France guide covering EOR, payroll, benefits and employment law.
✓ Trustpilot reviewers repeatedly praise named implementation staff for responsiveness, and one Austrian reviewer notes German-speaking account managers.
✗ Publishes no French price, deposit or setup fee. Its own guide quotes market ranges of $499 to $1,200 a month and lists onboarding, termination and FX fees as common extras.
✗ Has a smaller and weaker review base than the large platforms: G2 4.3/5 from 131 and Trustpilot 4.0/5 from 31, of which 23% are one-star. Negative reviews cite slow implementation, poor communication and unexplained fees.
✗ The France EOR page does not name the employing company or its collective agreement. The main employer's registered activity is portage salarial while it applies Syntec, so confirm the contract structure for each hire.
✗ No garantie financière or PEPS membership could be verified for its portage and temporary-work companies, and the newest employer was created only in June 2026.
✗ The French consulting sister company lost EUR 1.35 million in 2024, and the 2025 to 2026 restructuring means the contracting entity may change.

Reviews

G2: 4.3/5 from 131 reviews (64% five-star, 3% one-star; read October 2026). Several recent reviews are seller-invited and incentivised.
Trustpilot: 4.0/5 from 31 reviews (68% five-star, 23% one-star; October 2026). Praise centres on responsive implementation staff. Complaints include slow legal and implementation work, an unexplained $6,000 fee (April 2026) and late severance payments by the Italian team (September 2026).
Capterra: no Safeguard Global listing found: Not published.
Google: no aggregated Google rating for the French entities was identified: Not published.

Reviews are reported as found and are not verified by the directory.

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Netherlands profile

Safeguard Global is a global employment provider based in Austin, Texas (108 Wild Basin Road South), founded in 2008 by Bjorn Reynolds, who remains founder and CEO. Its timeline says it introduced Employer of Record services in 2009 (another line on the same page says 2010), took growth equity from Accel-KKR in 2019, acquired the Swiss WorkFor Group in 2019, GEDA in 2020 and Global Upside in 2022, expanded in the Netherlands in 2022, and sold its enterprise payroll division to Deel in 2025 to focus on small and mid-sized clients. It claims coverage of 187 countries.

In the Netherlands it employs through WorkFor Safeguard B.V. (KvK 75848066), incorporated by deed on 17 September 2019 with its statutory seat in Amsterdam. Its sole director and owner is the UK company Safeguard World International Limited. KvK data reproduced by Company.info (September 2026) places the company at Schimmelt 2, 5611 ZX Eindhoven, while Safeguard's support page still gives Joop Geesinkweg 701-II, Amsterdam, and a directory records one employee. The company is not in the SNA (NEN 4400-1) register or on the IND recognised-sponsor register, and Waadi registration could not be verified. It therefore cannot sponsor highly skilled migrants itself, and Dutch clients lose the hirer's-liability comfort that SNA certification usually gives.

The Netherlands EOR page is live at /country/the-netherlands/eor/. It says hires can be onboarded in as little as two weeks, with Dutch contracts, loonheffing payroll and CAO compliance, but several of its FAQ answers still show unpublished editorial placeholders, and no fee, deposit or setup charge is given. Ratings are G2 4.3/5 from 131 reviews and Trustpilot 4.0/5 from 31, with recent reviews split between praise for sales and account staff and complaints about implementation and fees.

Netherlands facts

Dutch employing entity	WorkFor Safeguard B.V. (own entity, acquired with the Swiss WorkFor Group in 2019); registered SBI codes 70201 (management consultancy), 78100 (employment placement) and 78201 (employment agencies)
KvK number	75848066 (directory data from KvK; not published by Safeguard itself)
Registered address	Schimmelt 2, 5611 ZX Eindhoven per KvK data on Company.info (18 September 2026) and Oozo; statutory seat Amsterdam. Safeguard's customer-support page lists Joop Geesinkweg 701-II, 1114 Amsterdam, +31 20 793 3933. Which address is current should be confirmed.
Incorporation and capital	Deed of incorporation 17 September 2019, registered 18 September 2019 (Staatscourant notice via Oozo); 2020 annual accounts filed 2 August 2022; share capital not seen: Not published
Directors and ownership	Safeguard World International Limited (United Kingdom) director since 17 September 2019 and listed as owner; no natural-person director shown in the free sources. Group founder and CEO Bjorn Reynolds.
SNA (NEN 4400-1)	Not listed: searches of the SNA register for 'Safeguard' and 'Workfor' return no Safeguard entity (October 2026)
IND recognised sponsor	Not listed: neither WorkFor Safeguard B.V. nor any Safeguard entity is on the IND public register (checked October 2026); its own visa page notes that highly skilled migrant permits require a recognised sponsor
Waadi registration	Not independently verified
Headcount signal	Oozo records one person employed at WorkFor Safeguard B.V. (directory figure, unverified), which may not reflect EOR employees
Contracts and payroll	Dutch-law employment contracts, monthly payroll with loonheffing (wage tax and national insurance) withheld and filed, CAO applied where binding (provider claims on the Netherlands page)
Pricing	Not published; quote-based. The Netherlands page's cost FAQ contains an unfilled placeholder instead of a fee.
Onboarding	'As little as two weeks' to hire and onboard (provider claim on the Netherlands page)
Group history	Founded 2008; EOR from 2009 (timeline) or 2010 (body text); Workday partnership 2010; Accel-KKR investment and WorkFor acquisition 2019; GEDA 2020; Netherlands, Spain and France expansion and Global Upside acquisition 2022; enterprise payroll division sold to Deel in 2025
Provider Netherlands page	safeguardglobal.com/country/the-netherlands/eor/ (with linked payroll, employment law, benefits, visas, PEO and entity set-up pages) ↗

Services in Netherlands

Employer of Record	Employs Dutch staff through WorkFor Safeguard B.V. under Dutch-law contracts. It runs payroll, withholds and files loonheffing, applies the binding sector CAO and manages benefits and statutory obligations, while the client directs the work. Safeguard says onboarding can take as little as two weeks.
Global Pay and payroll	Multi-country payroll for clients with their own entities, offered separately from EOR. The enterprise payroll division was sold to Deel in 2025, so the scope of the payroll product for large employers should be confirmed.
Global recruitment	Finds and hires talent internationally, with a Netherlands recruiting page; it can be combined with EOR employment.
Entity setup and PEO	Legal entity set-up and a Netherlands PEO and business set-up guide, for clients moving from EOR to their own Dutch BV.
Outsourced HR and benefits; finance, tax and accounting	HR support and benefits administration, plus finance, tax and accounting services for international operations, built on the GEDA and Global Upside acquisitions.
Contractor management and Intelligent Workforce	Contractor management and payments, and the Intelligent Workforce tool for comparing hiring markets and costs; integration with Workday through a long-standing partnership.

Strengths and watch-outs in Netherlands

✓ Own Dutch company, WorkFor Safeguard B.V. (KvK 75848066), owned and directed by the group's UK company since 2019, rather than a third-party partner.
✓ Long EOR track record (since 2009 or 2010) with claimed coverage of 187 countries, which suits multi-country programmes run from one contract.
✓ Wide service range covering recruitment, payroll, HR and benefits, finance and tax, entity set-up and contractor management, with Workday integration.
✓ Large review base for the sector: G2 4.3/5 from 131 reviews and Trustpilot 4.0/5 from 31, with frequent praise for named account and sales staff.
✓ The Netherlands page covers CAO application, loonheffing and the 30% ruling, and claims onboarding in as little as two weeks.
✗ WorkFor Safeguard B.V. is not in the SNA (NEN 4400-1) register or on the IND recognised-sponsor register, and Waadi registration is unverified, so it cannot sponsor highly skilled migrants and gives Dutch hirers less protection against hirer's liability.
✗ Conflicting Dutch addresses (Eindhoven in KvK data, Amsterdam on the support page), a directory headcount of one and no KvK number on Safeguard's own pages.
✗ No Dutch pricing is published, and the Netherlands page still shows unfilled editorial placeholders in its cost, legality and 30% ruling answers.
✗ Restructuring after the 2025 sale of the enterprise payroll division to Deel, and recent Trustpilot complaints about slow implementation, unexplained fees and payroll errors (23% of Trustpilot reviews are one-star).

Reviews

G2: 4.3/5 from 131 reviews (seller page read October 2026; 64% five-star, 3% one-star; recent reviews are mostly incentivised, seller-invited reviews). No Netherlands-specific review identified.
Trustpilot: 4.0/5 from 31 reviews (profile claimed August 2023; 68% five-star, 23% one-star). Complaints from 2026 cite slow implementation, unexplained fees and payroll errors; praise centres on named sales and account staff.
Capterra: rating not located: Not published.
Google: rating not checked by the directory: unverified.

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Portugal profile

Safeguard Global is an Austin, Texas workforce company founded in 2008 by Bjorn Reynolds that has offered Employer of Record since 2009 and claims 187-country coverage through owned entities and in-country partners. Its Portugal EOR page says it already has an established entity in Portugal but does not name it, and no Portuguese NIPC was found.

It claims onboarding in as little as one to two weeks and offers PEO, global payroll, recruitment, HR and benefits outsourcing, visa guidance and entity set-up alongside EOR, which suits companies that may later establish their own Portuguese company. Pricing is quote-only. G2 rates it 4.3/5 from about 130 reviews.

Portugal facts

Portuguese employing entity	"Established entity in Portugal" (provider wording); not named
NIPC	Not found
Portuguese address	Not published
Leadership	Founder and CEO Bjorn Reynolds
Model	Own entity claimed; ETT status not published
Founded	2008, Austin; EOR since 2009
Pricing	Not published; quote
Onboarding	As little as 1 to 2 weeks (provider claim)
Coverage	187 countries claimed

Services in Portugal

Employer of Record and PEO	Employment, payroll, statutory benefits and Portuguese contracts.
Recruitment, visas and entity setup	Recruitment, HR and benefits outsourcing, visa guidance, entity set-up.

Strengths and watch-outs in Portugal

✓ Long-established EOR with a stated Portuguese entity.
✓ Full path from EOR to own entity set-up.
✓ Recruitment and HR outsourcing in-house.
✗ Portuguese entity unnamed and no NIPC found.
✗ Quote-only pricing.

Reviews

G2 4.3/5 from about 130 reviews.

Reviews are reported as found and are not verified by the directory.

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Spain profile

Safeguard Global is an Austin, Texas workforce company founded in 2008 by Bjorn Reynolds as a global payroll business; it says it introduced Employer of Record in 2009, claims 187-country coverage, 1,500+ client organisations and 400+ staff, and has been backed by Accel-KKR since 2019. In March 2025 it sold its enterprise payroll division to Deel to concentrate on SMB and mid-market EOR, recruitment, HR and contractor services.

In Spain it employs staff through Safeguard Global ETT SL (NIF B87646451), Paseo de la Castellana 143, 4th floor, Madrid. The company was incorporated in 2016 as WorkFor PEO ETT SL with EUR 3,000 share capital, was renamed in June 2022, and has had Bjorn Reynolds as sole director since September 2021. It is listed in the Ministry of Labour's ETT register under authorisation 73/0222/22, issued by the Comunidad de Madrid, so it is a licensed temporary-work agency, the structure Spanish law requires for supplying workers to a client. Its sole shareholder is ADM IN STAFF SA, the Swiss WorkFor Group company Safeguard acquired in 2019; a 2024 BORME entry corrected the shareholder's name from Modezco Management Sarl. Its former Spanish payroll company, Safeguard Global Payroll SL, now trades as Deel Global Payroll Spain SL and is no longer part of the group.

EOR pricing is quote-only, with no published Spain fee or setup fee. Safeguard quotes onboarding in as little as two weeks and offers recruitment, visa guidance, benefits design and entity setup. Some of its Spain guide pages are out of date, for example the 16-week parental leave figure. G2 rates it 4.3/5 from 131 reviews and Trustpilot 4.0/5 from 31, with mixed comments on implementation and responsiveness.

Spain facts

Spanish employing entity	Safeguard Global ETT SL (formerly WorkFor PEO ETT SL), a group company and not a third-party partner. Its registered purpose is the activity of a temporary-work agency: selecting and hiring staff for assignment to user companies (CNAE 7820).
CIF / NIF	B87646451; Registro Mercantil de Madrid, sheet M-636162; Social Security employer number listed in the ETT register
Registered address	Paseo de la Castellana 143, 4th floor, 28046 Madrid (address change recorded June 2022; the same address appears in the ETT register)
Incorporated	21 September 2016 as WorkFor PEO ETT SL; first BORME entries January 2017; renamed Safeguard Global ETT SL in June 2022. Share capital EUR 3,000 (BORME, 4 January 2017).
Director and attorneys	Bjorn Reynolds, sole director (administrador único) since 17 September 2021, replacing Alexandru Atamaniuc (2017-2021). Joint and several attorneys (apoderados) appointed in March 2026: Davinder Sahota, Kyle Pieter Breytenbach, Ludmila Danuta and Tatiana Gulica.
Shareholder	Sole shareholder ADM IN STAFF SA. A BORME entry of 4 November 2024 records that the sole shareholder's name was corrected from Modezco Management Sarl to ADM IN STAFF SA; this is a name correction, not a recorded sale. Adm In Staff SA (Valais, Switzerland) is the WorkFor Group company Safeguard acquired in April 2019.
ETT authorisation	Listed in the Ministry of Labour's national ETT register (SIGETT) under authorisation 73/0222/22, issued by the Comunidad de Madrid Dirección General de Trabajo. Under the register's numbering, 22 is the year of issue (2022). The listing also shows it as a placement agency (agencia de colocación) and HR consultancy.
Former Spanish payroll company	Safeguard Global Payroll SL (NIF B86084241, formerly AIES Center SL, incorporated 2010) was renamed Deel Global Payroll Spain SL in April 2025. Deel CEO Alexandre Bouaziz became joint director, and the registered office moved to Calle Velázquez 86, Madrid. This followed the sale of Safeguard's enterprise payroll division to Deel, effective 11 March 2025.
Group founding and HQ	Founded 2008 by Bjorn Reynolds (founder and CEO); EOR offered since 2009 (provider claim); HQ 108 Wild Basin Rd S, Austin, Texas. Accel-KKR growth investment and WorkFor acquisition in 2019, GEDA in 2020, Global Upside in 2022; the about page records expanded operations in Spain in 2022.
Contract types	Not specified for Spain. The Spain guide covers permanent, fixed-term and training contracts. Under Ley 14/1994, an ETT may assign workers to a user company only in the cases where a fixed-term contract would be allowed, so long-term EOR placements through the ETT should be checked with Safeguard (unverified how it structures them).
Payroll and statutory	Monthly payroll with IRPF withholding paid to the Agencia Tributaria and Seguridad Social contributions; 13th and 14th payments in July and December, which can be prorated. The guide cites employer social-security costs of about 29.9% and 30 calendar days of annual leave.
Immigration	The visas page covers the Highly Qualified Professional visa, EU Blue Card and intra-company transfer, plus TIE and empadronamiento after arrival. It does not state that the Spanish ETT itself sponsors work authorisations.
Stated onboarding time	As little as two weeks (provider claim on the Spain EOR and PEO pages)
Entry price	Not published for Spain EOR; sales contact and an EOR-versus-entity cost calculator only. The /pricing page redirects to the calculator, and there is no published setup fee. Spain page: https://www.safeguardglobal.com/country/spain/eor/

Services in Spain

Employer of Record through a licensed Spanish ETT	Safeguard Global ETT SL employs workers in Spain and assigns them to the client. The company holds ETT authorisation 73/0222/22 from the Comunidad de Madrid, so the arrangement runs as licensed temporary-agency work rather than through a third-party partner. Safeguard handles contracts, Seguridad Social registration, IRPF withholding and payroll, and the client directs day-to-day work. The guide puts onboarding at as little as two weeks.
Payroll and statutory administration	Monthly Spanish payroll for EOR employees, with IRPF withheld and paid to the Agencia Tributaria, employer and employee Seguridad Social contributions, and 13th and 14th payments, prorated where agreed. Safeguard's standalone enterprise payroll business, including its Spanish payroll company, was sold to Deel in 2025; payroll for clients' own Spanish entities should be confirmed with Safeguard.
Employment law and terminations	The Spain guide covers dismissal for objective and disciplinary reasons, 15 days' notice for objective dismissals, severance of 20 days' pay per year of service capped at 12 months, probation limits, the 40-hour week and the 80-hour annual overtime cap. Safeguard offers legal guidance and a managed termination process as EOR.
Benefits design	Statutory entitlements, including 30 calendar days of leave, sick pay through Seguridad Social from day four and birth and childcare leave, plus supplementary benefits such as meal vouchers, private health insurance and transport allowances. The benefits page still gives 16 weeks of birth leave, which predates the 2025 extension, so check current entitlements.
Work visas and immigration guidance	Guidance on the Highly Qualified Professional visa, EU Blue Card and intra-company transfer permits, the documents required, TIE registration within 30 days of arrival, and empadronamiento. Whether the Spanish ETT sponsors work authorisations itself is not stated.
Recruitment, contractor management and entity setup	Global recruitment, contractor management, outsourced HR and benefits, finance, tax and accounting support, and Spanish entity setup for clients that move from EOR to their own company. Pricing is by proposal.

Strengths and watch-outs in Spain

✓ Employs through its own Spanish company, Safeguard Global ETT SL (B87646451, Madrid), which is listed in the Ministry of Labour's ETT register under authorisation 73/0222/22, the structure Spanish law requires for supplying workers to a client company. Few global EORs hold this licence in their own name.
✓ The ownership chain can be checked: the ETT's sole shareholder, ADM IN STAFF SA, is the Swiss WorkFor Group company Safeguard bought in 2019, and group founder and CEO Bjorn Reynolds has been the Spanish company's sole director since 2021.
✓ Long EOR track record: payroll since 2008 and EOR since 2009 (provider claims), with in-country Spanish operations since the 2016 WorkFor company and expanded in 2022.
✓ Broad service range around the Spanish hire, including recruitment, benefits design, immigration guidance, contractor management and entity setup, with a published Spain hiring guide covering contracts, payroll, leave and dismissal.
✓ Onboarding quoted at as little as two weeks, and Trustpilot reviewers in 2026 often praise named account staff for responsiveness during setup.
✗ No published Spain pricing or setup fee; EOR is quote-only, so it is harder to compare costs than with providers that publish rates.
✗ The 2025 sale of the payroll division moved Safeguard's Spanish payroll company to Deel (now Deel Global Payroll Spain SL). Clients should confirm which Safeguard company, the ETT, employs and pays their staff, and how in-house Spanish payroll is now delivered.
✗ An ETT may assign workers only for the temporary needs allowed by Ley 14/1994, so how Safeguard structures open-ended EOR hires in Spain should be confirmed in writing; its pages do not explain this.
✗ Reviews are mixed: G2 4.3/5 and Trustpilot 4.0/5 (31 reviews, 23% one-star), with complaints about slow implementation, unexplained fees and payroll errors. Some Spain guide pages are out of date, such as the 16-week parental leave figure.

Reviews

G2: 4.3/5 from 131 reviews (read on g2.com, 26 October 2026). Recurring praise for responsive and knowledgeable onboarding support; recurring complaints about communication and onboarding delays, invoicing and payroll issues. No Spain-specific review was identified.
Trustpilot: 4.0/5 ('Great') from 31 reviews (read 26 October 2026): 68% five-star, 23% one-star; claimed profile, replies to 80% of negative reviews. Recent negative reviews cite slow implementation, an unexplained USD 6,000 fee and late Italian severance payments. Positive reviews, including one from a Spain-based reviewer (26 March 2026), name individual account staff.
Google: no Google Business Profile for the Madrid ETT address could be checked by the directory; not verified.

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Poland profile

Safeguard Global is a US-based global employment provider founded in 2008 by Bjorn Reynolds, who remains founder and CEO; its about page confirms both facts. It started as a global payroll processor, says it introduced global EOR in 2009, took growth equity from Accel-KKR in 2019, and bought WorkFor (2019), GEDA (2020) and Global Upside (2022). It claims 187 countries and 400+ in-country experts (provider claims).

In Poland the group owns Safeguard Global Poland Sp. z o.o. (KRS 0000868972, NIP 6762586757, REGON 387072703, Aleja 29 Listopada 20, 31-401 Kraków). The company was registered on 13 November 2020 with PLN 5,000 share capital, is wholly owned by Safeguard World International Limited, and has Bjorn Edward Reynolds as sole board member. It is registered for management consulting, accounting and payroll-type support, and reported revenue of about PLN 33.7 million for 2025. It has no KRAZ entry. The Poland EOR page says the EOR employs workers and leases them to the client but does not name the Polish employer, and no in-country partner was identified.

In March 2025 Safeguard sold its enterprise payroll division to Deel; it still offers international payroll with Deel as a vendor, and the Polish company's ownership has not changed. EOR pricing for Poland is not published. The Poland page promises onboarding in as little as two weeks. Its Poland pages cover permits, benefits and payroll in general terms, and some figures are out of date. G2 rates Safeguard Global 4.3/5 from 131 reviews, and reviewers there cite communication delays.

Poland facts

Polish employing entity	Safeguard Global Poland Sp. z o.o., Kraków, wholly owned by the group's UK company Safeguard World International Limited. The Poland EOR page says the EOR employs workers and leases them to the client but does not name the Polish employer, so it is not confirmed whether EOR staff are on this company's payroll or a partner's. No Polish in-country partner and no Polish Global Upside company could be identified (Global Upside opened a Warsaw office in 2021).
KRS / NIP / REGON	KRS 0000868972 (District Court for Kraków-Śródmieście, 11th Commercial Division); NIP 6762586757; REGON 387072703; VAT status active
KRAZ (temporary-work agency) status	No entry. The KRAZ status check by NIP 6762586757 returned no registration (26 October 2026), even though the Poland page describes the EOR as leasing workers to the client.
Registered address	Aleja 29 Listopada 20, 31-401 Kraków
Incorporated	Articles of association dated 1 July 2020 and amended 26 August 2020 (Warsaw notary); entered in the KRS on 13 November 2020; share capital PLN 5,000 in 100 shares, all held by Safeguard World International Limited
Management board	Bjorn Edward Reynolds (group founder and CEO), sole board member, recorded from incorporation; rejestr.io dates his current entry from 16 September 2022. He is also recorded as the beneficial owner.
Registered business	Main activity management consulting (PKD 70.22.Z); also accounting and tax advice (69.20.Z), software and IT, information services, research and development, advertising and market research, call centres (82.20.Z) and other business support (82.99.Z). No employment-agency PKD class (78) is registered.
Company status and filings	Active; accounts filed for 2020-21, 2022, 2023 and 2024, and for 2025 on 26 June 2026. rejestr.io shows 2025 revenue of about PLN 33.7 million, costs of PLN 33.5 million, net profit of about PLN 16 thousand and assets of PLN 1.8 million; staff are recorded as entirely white-collar.
Group founding and changes	Founded in 2008 by Bjorn Reynolds (about page); EOR introduced in 2009; Accel-KKR investment and WorkFor acquisition in 2019; GEDA in 2020; Global Upside in 2022. The enterprise payroll division was sold to Deel effective 11 March 2025, and Safeguard continues to sell international payroll with Deel as a vendor. The register shows no change in ownership of the Polish company. Gary Wiese was appointed Chief Revenue Officer in August 2026.
Contract types and statutory	Not specified for Poland. The pages state that contracts meet Polish Labour Code requirements, payroll is monthly, the statutory minimum hourly rate is PLN 31.40, annual leave is 20 or 26 days and sick pay is 80% for 33 days. The benefits page still describes 32 weeks of parental leave, which is out of date (41 weeks since 2023).
Immigration	The work visas page describes Type A to E work permits, labour-market testing, voivodeship filings and post-arrival residence permits. It does not state that Safeguard sponsors permits in Poland itself.
Stated onboarding time	As little as two weeks on the Poland EOR page (provider claim)
Entry price	Not published for EOR in Poland; sales contact and an EOR-versus-entity cost calculator only. G2 shows contractor management at $10 per contractor per month (1-10 contractors) and $5 (11 or more), with everything else by custom proposal.
Provider Poland page	safeguardglobal.com/country/poland/eor ↗

Services in Poland

Employer of Record	The Poland page states that the EOR's in-country presence lets it employ the workers a company needs and lease them to that company in compliance with Polish labour law. The group owns Safeguard Global Poland Sp. z o.o. in Kraków, but the page does not name the employing entity, and that company holds no KRAZ entry. Onboarding is quoted at as little as two weeks.
Payroll and tax	Monthly Polish payroll, with tax and social contributions, statutory leave and benefits. The enterprise payroll division went to Deel in March 2025; Safeguard continues to offer international payroll through an agreement with Deel as its vendor. The Polish company is registered for accounting and tax advice.
Recruitment	Global recruitment, including a Poland recruiting guide; the EOR page notes that a full-service EOR can also manage recruitment. Fees are not published.
Immigration support	Guidance on Polish work permits (Types A to E), the employer's sponsorship duties, required documents and post-arrival residence and PESEL registration. Whether Safeguard acts as sponsor in Poland is not stated.
HR, benefits, contractors and entity setup	Outsourced HR and benefits, contractor management ($10 or $5 per contractor per month on G2), finance, tax and accounting, entity setup, and the Intelligent Workforce tool, launched in April 2026, for comparing markets and hiring costs.

Strengths and watch-outs in Poland

✓ The group owns a Polish company, Safeguard Global Poland Sp. z o.o. (KRS 0000868972), in Kraków, with about PLN 33.7 million in 2025 revenue and accounts filed every year since 2020.
✓ Long track record: founded in 2008 by Bjorn Reynolds, who still runs the company, and says it offered global EOR from 2009, with European payroll expertise gained through the WorkFor and GEDA acquisitions.
✓ A broad service set from one supplier: EOR, recruitment, HR and benefits, finance, tax and accounting, contractor management and entity setup, with a German-language site and 400+ in-country experts (provider claim).
✓ Focused on small and mid-sized clients since selling its enterprise payroll division to Deel in 2025, and named a leader for mid-market EOR in NelsonHall's 2026 NEAT evaluation (provider press release).
✓ G2 rates it 4.3/5 from 131 reviews, with recurring praise for responsive support during onboarding.
✗ The Poland page describes the EOR as leasing workers to the client, but the group's Polish company holds no KRAZ entry and is registered for consulting and accounting, not employment-agency work.
✗ The Poland page does not name the Polish employer or any in-country partner, so buyers need to confirm which entity signs the employment contract.
✗ No EOR pricing is published for Poland, and the only published prices are for contractor management.
✗ The Poland country pages are thin and partly out of date; for example, the parental leave figure has not reflected the 41-week entitlement in force since 2023.
✗ G2 reviewers repeatedly cite communication and onboarding delays, invoicing problems and admin burden, and the company's structure has changed since the 2025 sale of its payroll division to Deel.

Reviews

G2 overall: 4.3/5 from 131 reviews (read on g2.com, 26 October 2026; page last modified 19 October 2026). The listing shows six supported languages (not Polish) and two integrations, with contractor-management pricing of $10 and $5 per contractor per month.
G2 themes, as recorded for the directory's Germany page in October 2026: praise for quick follow-up and attentive service, and for knowledgeable onboarding support; complaints about communication and onboarding delays, poor customer support, duplicated or unclear emails, invoicing and payroll issues.
No Poland-specific review was identified on the pages accessible to the directory.

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South Africa profile

Safeguard Global combines a South African employment business with a staffed commercial and operations office in Sandton. Its local company, Safeguard Global South Africa GEO (Pty) Ltd, is registered under CIPC enterprise number K2021884688, and the corporate record lists founder Bjorn Edward Reynolds as a director. This local operation connects South African hiring with the group’s international EOR, payroll, HR and recruitment services.

The operating office is at Entrance 1, Alice Lane, Building 1, Floor 3, corner of 5th Street and Fredman Drive, Sandton, Johannesburg 2196. Its statutory registered address is separately recorded at Central Office Park, Unit 4, 257 Jean Avenue, Centurion, Gauteng 0157. Clients can combine local employment support with contractor management, entity setup and finance services as their business grows, with pricing tailored to the engagement.

South Africa facts

South African business	Safeguard Global South Africa GEO (Pty) Ltd
CIPC registration	K2021884688. Incorporated 23 September 2021
Delivery model	Local entity & operations. South African employment and HR support
South African address	Alice Lane, Building 1, Floor 3. Entrance 1; 5th Street & Fredman Drive, Sandton 2196
EOR fee	Tailored quote. Based on the employment and service scope
Additional services	Recruitment & entity setup. Payroll, contractors, finance and HR
Incorporated	23 September 2021
Listed director	Bjorn Edward Reynolds, founder of Safeguard Global
Operational office	Entrance 1, Alice Lane, Building 1, Floor 3, corner of 5th Street and Fredman Drive, Sandton, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2196, South Africa
Registered address	Central Office Park, Unit 4, 257 Jean Avenue, Centurion, Gauteng 0157, South Africa
Reviewed	30 October 2026

Services in South Africa

Employer of Record	Local employment contracts, payroll administration and ongoing employee support while the client directs daily work.
Payroll	Salary processing, payslips and statutory employment deductions for South African staff.
HR & benefits	Local employee support and administration of employment benefits.
Recruitment	Candidate sourcing, screening and hiring support that can be combined with employment services.
Contractor management	Contracting, administration and payment support for independent contractors.
Entity setup	Support for establishing a local entity and developing the client’s operating infrastructure.

Strengths and watch-outs in South Africa

✓ A Sandton operations team provides local employment support within an established international workforce business.
✓ EOR, recruitment, payroll and HR services can be coordinated through one provider as a team expands.
✓ Contractor management and entity-setup services support different stages of a company’s market entry.
✓ The employee platform and international support infrastructure help manage teams across several countries.
✗ Pricing is tailored, so proposals need to separate employment fees from any recruitment, payroll or advisory work.
✗ The wider service portfolio can extend beyond a straightforward EOR engagement; select the services needed for the team.

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India profile

Safeguard Global combines an international employment platform with a longstanding Indian corporate and operational presence. Its local companies include Safeguard World Payroll Services Private Limited, incorporated in 2011, and the Indian businesses acquired with Global Upside. Together, these operations connect India EOR delivery with the group’s wider payroll, HR, recruitment and business-support services, making it relevant to organisations managing Indian teams alongside operations in other markets.

The company publishes a Noida office at CoWrks in Candor Tech Space, while its payroll and support companies are registered at Magnum Tower A in Gurugram. Its affiliate list identifies Global PEO Services India Private Ltd., Global Upside India Private Ltd. and Global Upside Services India Private Ltd. as Indian EOR businesses. This established local structure supports an offering that covers employment contracts, payroll, benefits and ongoing employee administration, with pricing set through a tailored proposal.

Safeguard World Payroll Services Private Limited is registered under CIN U74900HR2011FTC051068. Safeguard World Support Services Private Limited has CIN U74999HR2017PTC071510, and Global PEO Service India Private Limited has CIN U93090DL2017FTC321161. The payroll and support companies’ published registered address is Magnum Tower A, 1st Floor, Archview Drive, Sector 58, Gurugram, Haryana 122098. The Noida office is at CoWrks India Private Limited, 14th Floor, Tower 5, Candor Tech Space, Sector 62, Noida 201309.

India facts

Established	2008
Founder	Bjorn Reynolds
Indian entity	Safeguard World Payroll Services Private Limited. Indian group company established in 2011
Registration	U74900HR2011FTC051068. Payroll company CIN; further group registrations in the fact sheet
Delivery model	International EOR group. Indian Global PEO and Global Upside affiliates
India presence	Gurugram and Noida. Magnum Tower A and Candor Tech Space
Service pricing	Tailored proposal. India EOR, payroll and benefits administration
Additional services	Recruitment and business support. Additional HR, finance and entity services
Payroll company CIN	Safeguard World Payroll Services Private Limited — U74900HR2011FTC051068
Support company CIN	Safeguard World Support Services Private Limited — U74999HR2017PTC071510
EOR company CIN	Global PEO Service India Private Limited — U93090DL2017FTC321161
Indian EOR affiliates	Global PEO Services India Private Ltd.; Global Upside India Private Ltd.; Global Upside Services India Private Ltd.
Gurugram registered address	Magnum Tower A, 1st Floor, Archview Drive, Sector 58, Gurugram, Haryana 122098
Noida office	CoWrks India Private Limited, 14th Floor, Tower 5, Candor Tech Space, Sector 62, Noida 201309
Reviewed	30 October 2026

Services in India

India EOR	Published within the provider’s service range; confirm the scope and pricing in the India proposal.
Payroll	Published within the provider’s service range; confirm the scope and pricing in the India proposal.
Benefits administration	Published within the provider’s service range; confirm the scope and pricing in the India proposal.
Employment support	Published within the provider’s service range; confirm the scope and pricing in the India proposal.
Recruitment	Published within the provider’s service range; confirm the scope and pricing in the India proposal.
International workforce support	Published within the provider’s service range; confirm the scope and pricing in the India proposal.

Strengths and watch-outs in India

✓ Dedicated India EOR service rather than generic country coverage.
✓ Publishes names of Indian EOR affiliates.
✓ Can coordinate India with broader international employment.
✓ Recruitment support can sit alongside employment administration.
✗ EOR, managed payroll and recruitment are distinct services within the group.
✗ The Indian group comprises several legal entities, each with its own registration and contractual role.

Reviews

Safeguard Global has a G2 customer-review profile covering its international employment and payroll services.

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Colombia profile

Safeguard Global supports Colombian employment through Global CS Colombia S.A.S., which appears in the group's published affiliate list and is registered under NIT 901507953. Its commercial office is at Carrera 11 #79-35, 9th Floor, Bogotá D.C. 110221, giving its global employment service a local operating base. From there, Colombian employment administration connects with the group's international payroll and workforce capabilities.

This combination suits employers coordinating several countries or managing more involved employment arrangements. Safeguard can bring local onboarding, payroll and employee support into a wider international programme, while recruitment and managed payroll provide additional routes as the workforce develops. Its published client work includes helping the World Resources Institute place employees in countries including Colombia, illustrating the use of EOR for geographically distributed organizations with ongoing local responsibilities.

Colombia facts

Colombian entity	Global CS Colombia S.A.S.
NIT	901507953. Incorporated 4 August 2021
Bogotá office	Carrera 11 #79-35, 9th Floor. Bogotá D.C. 110221, Colombia
Employment service	Colombian EOR. Local contracts, payroll and employee support
Wider capability	Managed global payroll. Recruitment and international workforce support
Client example	World Resources Institute. Published multi-country employment case study
Reviewed	30 October 2026

Services in Colombia

Employer of Record	Colombian employment administration for organizations hiring without their own local subsidiary.
Payroll	Local payroll within a wider managed international payroll service.
Benefits & HR	Benefits administration and ongoing employee support.
Recruitment	Hiring support that can accompany international employment.
Workforce management	Coordination of employment arrangements across countries.
Reporting	Consolidated employment and payroll information for international teams.

Strengths and watch-outs in Colombia

✓ The Bogotá office connects local employee support with a global employment organization.
✓ Managed payroll can accompany EOR as the client's international structure develops.
✓ Experience with distributed organizations supports employers coordinating several countries.
✓ Recruitment and employment administration can be handled within one wider workforce relationship.
✗ A multi-country proposal should separate Colombian employment costs from global programme and additional-service charges.
✗ Moving employees between EOR and a client-owned entity requires coordinated payroll and contract planning.

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Canada profile

Safeguard Global provides Canadian EOR employment within a broader international workforce service that also covers managed payroll, recruitment and HR administration. This makes it relevant to businesses that want to hire in Canada while coordinating employment in several other markets, or that operate a mixture of EOR teams and their own subsidiaries. Canadian employment can therefore form part of a wider operating relationship, with related support available as the business expands.

Its published Canadian EOR affiliates are SafeGuard World Payroll Services Canada Ltd and Global Professional Employment Services (Canada) Inc. The group also publishes a Canadian office at 550 Burrard Street, Suite 2300, Bentall 5, Vancouver, British Columbia. These local entities and the Vancouver presence sit behind the Canadian service, rather than relying on the address of the US parent to describe its footprint. Clients can connect employment and benefits administration with the group’s payroll and business-support services, while defining the scope and responsibilities for each country in their agreement.

Canada facts

Canadian EOR entity	SafeGuard World Payroll Services Canada Ltd. Named in the group’s affiliate directory
Additional Canadian affiliate	Global Professional Employment Services (Canada) Inc.. Listed as a Canadian EOR entity
Canadian office	550 Burrard Street, Suite 2300. Bentall 5, Vancouver, British Columbia
Employment services	EOR, payroll & benefits. Canadian employee administration
Wider support	Recruitment & business services. Payroll, HR, finance and entity support
Group founder	Bjorn Reynolds. International employment group founded in 2008
Profile reviewed	30 October 2026

Services in Canada

Employer of Record	Canadian employment administration through the group’s local EOR infrastructure.
Managed payroll	Payroll support for international businesses and their employing entities.
Benefits & HR	Benefits administration and ongoing employment support.
Recruitment	Candidate sourcing for companies building international teams.
Entity support	Services for businesses establishing or administering their own local operation.
Finance & accounting	Business administration available alongside workforce services.

Strengths and watch-outs in Canada

✓ Named Canadian EOR affiliates provide a local corporate structure for employment delivery.
✓ Managed payroll and EOR services accommodate businesses with both owned subsidiaries and outsourced employment.
✓ Recruitment, HR and business support can accompany an expanding Canadian operation.
✓ International coverage supports employers coordinating Canadian hiring with several other markets.
✗ A multi-service engagement needs clear ownership of payroll, HR questions and recruitment across the relevant teams.
✗ Compare Canadian employment costs and optional services separately from charges for other countries in a global proposal.

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Egypt profile

Safeguard Global employs in Egypt through PEO-Egypt for Consulting LLC, combining local employment, payroll and HR administration with a wider international workforce service. Its offering is well suited to businesses coordinating Egyptian hires alongside employees in several other markets.

One example is its work with a rideshare business expanding across 34 countries, including Egypt. Safeguard hired, onboarded and paid 189 employees across that international engagement over two years, helping the customer enter new markets without building a separate employment operation in each one.

Alongside this delivery experience, Safeguard was named a Leader in NelsonHall’s 2026 EOR evaluation and received HRM Asia’s 2025 Gold award for Best EOR Service Provider. Its main attraction is the combination of an Egyptian employing company with established international payroll and workforce-management capabilities.

Egypt facts

Egyptian employing model	Own Egyptian entity. PEO-Egypt for Consulting LLC
Local company / registration	Egyptian LLC. Commercial registration number: request company extract
Egypt presence	Local EOR operation. Egypt included in a 34-country rideshare engagement
Egypt address	Address on request. Registered address to accompany the employment proposal
EOR fee	Quote. Obtain an Egypt-specific cost schedule
Setup fee	By quotation. Any setup charges specified in the proposal

Services in Egypt

EOR	Local employment contracts, onboarding and ongoing employee administration.
Payroll	Salary calculations, employee deductions, employer contributions and monthly payroll.
HR administration	Available as a separately scoped service.
Benefits	Statutory benefits and any agreed supplementary employee benefits.
Recruitment support	Available as a separately scoped service.

Strengths and watch-outs in Egypt

✓ PEO-Egypt for Consulting LLC provides a named local employing company.
✓ Experience coordinating hiring and payroll across complex, multi-country expansions.
✓ EOR can sit alongside broader international payroll and workforce services.
✗ Egypt fees are quoted individually, making an immediate price comparison harder.
✗ Companies hiring only one or two people may need less of its broader international service.
✗ EOR, managed payroll and additional HR services need a clearly defined package and budget.

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