Teamed

Teamed is an Employer of Record provider founded in London, United Kingdom, that offers EOR services in more than 187 countries, employing staff through its own entities in some countries and partner entities in others. It also provides contractor of record services, entity setup and entity management in more than 100 countries, and a model for transferring employees from EOR to a client's own entity.

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By TheEORDirectory Editorial Team

Researched from company registers and providers' own published terms, and reviewed by a second editor before publication.

Last updated 5 November 2026

Fact	Value
Established	2020
Founders	Antony Vallee
Region / headquarters	Global
Website	teamed.global ↗
What it does	Teamed is an Employer of Record provider founded in London, United Kingdom, that offers EOR services in more than 187 countries, employing staff through its own entities in some countries and partner entities in others. It also provides contractor of record services, entity setup and entity management in more than 100 countries, and a model for transferring employees from EOR to a client's own entity.
Entry price	$599+ per employee per month, as published by the provider
Countries covered	187+ (provider's own claim)
G2 rating	4.5/5 (75 reviews) (read on g2.com, 4 Nov 2026)
Last verified	4 Nov 2026

How it operates by country

🇨🇳 China	Teamed (UK) is an EOR platform covering 187+ countries through owned and partner entities at a flat $599/month, with global payroll, contractor management and benefits. In China Teamed publishes a hiring guide and employs through its owned or partner entity at a flat $599/month.
🇩🇪 Germany	Teamed (UK) is an EOR platform covering 187+ countries through owned and partner entities at a flat $599/month, with global payroll, contractor management and benefits. In Germany Teamed publishes a hiring guide and employs through its owned or partner entity at a flat $599/month.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Explicitly offers hiring in the UK through Teamed’s own London entity, with Teamed becoming the legal EOR. Service model: EOR; own UK entity stated. Entity information: Teamed Ltd. Location information: Names Teamed Ltd, London, as the employing entity. One of the clearest direct connections between the EOR offer and London. teamed..
🇦🇷 Argentina	Teamed. Argentina page identifies its local entity and offers EOR employment there. Buenos Aires-specific presence not established.
🇦🇺 Australia	Teamed (UK) is an EOR platform covering 187+ countries through owned and partner entities at a flat $599/month, with global payroll, contractor management and benefits. In Australia Teamed publishes a hiring guide and employs through its owned or partner entity at a flat $599/month.
🇮🇳 India	Own India page explicitly offers to become legal employer where work is employment.
🇨🇴 Colombia	Teamed offers Colombian EOR employment with local payroll, benefits and employee support. Its country materials explain the employer costs that accompany the service fee.
🇨🇦 Canada	Teamed offers Employer of Record services for companies hiring employees in Canada, with local employment and payroll administration.
🇧🇷 Brazil	States: “Teamed becomes your legal employer of record in Brazil.” The page also says Brazil is served through Teamed’s own legal entity. Delivery: Own Brazilian entity claim.
🇪🇸 Spain	Explicit commercial Spain EOR offering, including local employment administration, HR support and transition planning where a client later establishes its own Spanish entity.
🇪🇬 Egypt	Its own Egypt comparison page explicitly promotes Teamed’s Egypt EOR service. The evidence is the company’s commercial offer on that page.

UK profile

Teamed is a London-headquartered global employment provider founded in 2018 by Antony Vallee (CEO) and Tom Price-Daniel. It offers Employer of Record, contractor management with misclassification cover, global payroll and entity setup and management (GEMO), and claims coverage of 187+ countries, its own entities in 57 and 1,000+ client teams (provider claims).

In the UK it employs through its own company, Teamed Ltd (Companies House 11671583, incorporated 12 November 2018 as Payfore Ltd, renamed Monergie Ltd in 2019 and Teamed Ltd in 2020, registered office International House, 36-38 Cornhill, London EC3V 3NG). Vallee is a founding director and the only registered person with significant control, holding 25% to 50%, and issued share capital stood at GBP 380.4601 after the April 2026 allotment. Teamed does not hold a UK sponsor licence: it is absent from the Home Office register and its own UK visa page says it cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship.

The UK guide, last reviewed 7 October 2026, covers HMRC registration, PAYE and RTI, 15% employer NIC, auto-enrolment, the section 1 written statement, right-to-work checks, the April 2026 day-one rights and IR35. It lists permanent, fixed-term and zero-hours contracts and quotes onboarding from 24 hours (provider claim). The fee is shown as from $599 or £479 on the UK page, €560 on the pricing page and £479 on G2. It has no setup or exit fee and zero FX markup. Before the first payroll the client funds a refundable one-month salary deposit plus the first month's employment cost. G2 rates it 4.5/5 from 81 reviews.

UK facts

UK employing entity	Own UK company, Teamed Ltd, London (not a partner); the UK guide calls it a wholly-owned entity that signs contracts as legal employer.
Company number	11671583 (England & Wales), private limited company; SIC 62090 (other IT service activities) only.
Registered office	International House, 36-38 Cornhill, London, England, EC3V 3NG
Incorporated and capital	12 November 2018 as Payfore Ltd; renamed Monergie Ltd 3 April 2019 and Teamed Ltd 20 May 2020. Statement of capital after the 2 April 2026 allotment: GBP 380.4601. Repeated share allotments were made from 2025 to 2026, with new articles and removal of pre-emption rights filed 6 July 2026.
Company status and filings	Active. Accounts to 31 March 2025 (total exemption full) filed 23 December 2025, next due 31 December 2026. Confirmation statement dated 13 June 2026. Two charges registered in 2025 were satisfied in March 2026.
Directors (Companies House)	Antony Jerome Vallee (co-founder and CEO, since 12 November 2018); Christopher John Holdsworth and Jacob Anand Thomas Kalliath (both since 10 August 2023); Adil Aziz Mohammed (since 8 April 2024). Four officers, no resignations; all identity-verified.
Person with significant control	Antony Jerome Vallee, more than 25% but not more than 50% of shares and voting rights.
Sponsor licence	None. Teamed Ltd is not on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (checked 26 October 2026). Its UK visa page states it does not hold a licence and cannot sponsor, even where the client holds one.
Agency / umbrella rules	No statement found on whether Teamed Ltd treats itself as an employment business under the Conduct Regulations 2003. The UK guide states an EOR does not solve IR35 and routes contractors through Teamed Guard or Protect.
Contract types	Permanent, fixed-term and zero-hours. The standard contract includes the 48-hour Working Time Regulations opt-out, explicit IP assignment and a moral-rights waiver.
Payroll and statutory	PAYE and RTI, employer Class 1 NIC at 15% above £5,000, auto-enrolment (3% employer / 5% employee), P45 and P60, SSP and family pay under the April 2026 day-one rules. Shadow payroll is handled case by case.
Benefits	Statutory benefits plus supplementary plans itemised at cost; private medical insurance not specifically listed.
Stated onboarding time	From 24 hours once the offer, documents and signed service terms are in place (provider claim).
Pricing	UK page: from $599 per employee per month, also stated as from £479. Pricing page: from €560. G2: £479 EOR, £39 contractor, £250 Protect. $0 setup, $0 exit, zero FX markup, cancel any month, 90-day satisfaction guarantee, Net-7 terms. Refundable deposit of one month's gross salary plus the first month's employment cost before the first payroll.

Services in the UK

Employer of Record	Employs UK staff through Teamed Ltd on permanent, fixed-term or zero-hours contracts. It registers with HMRC, issues the ERA 1996 section 1 statement, runs PAYE and RTI, employer NIC and auto-enrolment, processes P45s and P60s, administers SSP and family pay and carries out right-to-work checks. HR and legal specialists are assigned within 24 hours (provider claim).
Contractor management	Localised contractor agreements and multi-currency payments from €45 per contractor per month (£39 on G2). The UK guide states that an EOR does not resolve IR35 for contractors.
Misclassification cover (Guard and Protect)	Teamed Guard (€116 per contractor per month) gives quarterly classification reviews, an audit trail and a €8,700 per-case liability cap. Teamed Protect (from €290 or 15% of invoice value) engages the contractor under Teamed's own agreement and transfers misclassification liability to Teamed.
Terminations and redundancy	Probation reviews, fair-procedure documentation, collective consultation (30 days for 20 to 99 redundancies, 45 days for 100 or more), holiday reconciliation and final pay. The guide notes the April 2026 doubling of the protective award and the January 2027 six-month unfair-dismissal qualifying period.
Entity setup and Graduation Model (GEMO)	Sets up and runs a client's own UK entity under a custom quote, with EOR-to-entity migration, local counsel and governance. A Crossover Calculator models when an own entity becomes cheaper, and the provider says tenure is preserved on transfer.
Global payroll	Multi-currency payroll, tax withholding and statutory filings for clients that keep their own entities, invoiced alongside EOR and contractor lines.
Visa support	None for the UK. Teamed states it holds no UK sponsor licence and points clients to other licensed sponsors, a visa transfer or non-sponsored routes.

Strengths and watch-outs in the UK

✓ It employs through its own UK company, Teamed Ltd, which is verifiable on Companies House with a founder-CEO director, a named controlling shareholder and filings up to date.
✓ It publishes UK pricing with zero FX markup, no setup or exit fees, monthly cancellation and a clearly explained deposit.
✓ The UK guide is detailed and current (reviewed 7 October 2026), covering PAYE, NIC, auto-enrolment, day-one rights, the 2027 unfair-dismissal change and IR35.
✓ It is open about limits: it states plainly that it cannot sponsor UK visas and that an EOR does not fix IR35, rather than implying otherwise.
✓ Clients can move from contractor to EOR to their own UK entity on one platform, and G2 rates it 4.5/5 from 81 reviews, with praise for responsive support.
✗ The headline fee differs across channels: $599 and £479 on the UK page, €560 on the pricing page and £479 on G2. The pricing page also shows a 4.8 G2 badge, while G2 shows 4.5.
✗ Cash is needed up front: a refundable one-month salary deposit plus the first month's full employment cost before the first payroll.
✗ There is no UK sponsor licence, so Teamed cannot employ candidates who need a Skilled Worker visa.
✗ Its review base is small at 81 G2 reviews, and negative themes include onboarding delays and slow visa processing. No Trustpilot or Capterra rating could be verified.
✗ No information security certification is published, and the UK company is registered under an IT-services SIC code and has had two name changes since 2018.

Reviews

G2: 4.5/5 from 81 reviews (page modified 21 October 2026, read 26 October 2026). Teamed's pricing page shows a '4.8 out of 5 on G2' badge that does not match the listing. Several reviews were seller-invited with an incentive, as G2 discloses.
Trustpilot: no profile could be retrieved for teamed.global (not verified).
Capterra: no listing could 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

Teamed is a UK-headquartered global employment provider founded in 2018. Its UK parent, Teamed Ltd, is registered in England and Wales under company number 11671583. It offers Employer of Record, contractor management, global payroll and entity setup and management (GEMO) across what it describes as 187+ countries, with its own legal entities in 57 of them and DLA Piper as its global legal partner (provider claims).

In Germany, Teamed states that it employs through its own entity, Teamed GmbH in Berlin, and that this entity holds an indefinite (unbefristete) Erlaubnis zur Arbeitnehmerüberlassung from the Bundesagentur für Arbeit under section 1(1) AÜG (provider claim). No HRB number, register court, street address or managing directors are published, and a search of the North Data commercial-register index on 8 October 2026 did not return a German company named Teamed GmbH. The Germany guides state that Teamed carries out work-authorisation checks, issues the Nachweisgesetz written statement within seven days, registers employees for pension, health, unemployment and long-term care insurance, withholds Lohnsteuer and files the monthly Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung, applies binding collective agreements, and observes the 18-month maximum assignment under section 1(1b) AÜG.

The Germany page quotes from $599 per employee per month with zero FX markup, no setup fee and no exit fee; the general pricing page quotes from EUR 560. A refundable deposit of one month's gross salary plus the first month's employment cost is payable before the first payroll. The overview page states 24-hour onboarding, while the Germany hiring guide says a few business days for EU and EEA nationals. G2 shows an average rating of 4.5/5 from 75 reviews, including a 4.5/5 review from a Germany-based HR manager and a 4.0/5 review written in German.

Germany facts

German employing entity	Teamed states it employs through its own German entity, Teamed GmbH, Berlin; every Germany guide page carries the header "Served by Teamed-owned entity: Teamed GmbH, Berlin" and the FAQ says the client contracts with Teamed and Teamed contracts with the employee (provider claim). No third-party partner is mentioned for Germany.
Commercial register	Not published. Teamed does not publish an HRB number or register court for Teamed GmbH, and a search of North Data on 8 October 2026 for "Teamed GmbH, Berlin" returned no company of that name; the only entity named Teamed in the North Data index was Teamed JeOOD, Sofia, Bulgaria (UIC 208816300). The entity could therefore not be verified in the German commercial register from the sources available.
Registered office	Berlin (provider claim); no street address published. The UK parent, Teamed Ltd, gives its registered office as 24 Holborn Viaduct, International House, London, EC1A 2BN.
Founded	Not published for the German entity. The group states it was founded in 2018.
Company status	Not published; the entity could not be located in the commercial-register sources available.
Managing directors	Not published for Teamed GmbH. The group names Antony Vallee as co-founder and CEO and Tom Price-Daniel as co-founder.
AÜG licence	Teamed states that Teamed GmbH holds an indefinite Erlaubnis zur Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (unbefristet) from the Bundesagentur für Arbeit under section 1(1) AÜG, rather than a time-limited permit (provider claim). No licence document or reference number is published on the pages reviewed. The Germany page also states that the maximum assignment to one client is 18 months in a row under section 1(1b) AÜG, that a gap of more than three months resets the clock, and that a sector collective agreement can set a different limit; the nine-month equal-pay rule is not mentioned.
Contract types	A standard German employment contract (Arbeitsvertrag) that Teamed states meets all current Nachweisgesetz requirements, issued in German and English where requested, with probation of up to six months and 14 days' notice during probation. Teamed checks whether a binding collective agreement (Tarifvertrag) applies before drafting. Whether fixed-term or part-time contracts are offered is not published.
Payroll and statutory	Monthly payroll in EUR paid by SEPA; Lohnsteuer withheld from each payslip and the Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung filed with the Finanzamt by the 10th of the following month; registration of the employee with pension, health, unemployment and long-term care insurance in days 1 to 7, with employer social security of around 21 to 22 percent of gross including statutory accident insurance passed through at cost. The sample invoice shows German statutory employer charges at 21.4 percent of gross and a separate payroll-levies line.
Compliance services stated	Work-authorisation check before the start date and tracking of residence-permit expiry dates; Nachweisgesetz written statement within seven days of the start date; collection of the Steueridentifikationsnummer and Krankenkasse choice; application of collective-agreement minimums where binding; termination handled under section 622 BGB and the Kündigungsschutzgesetz; guidance on permanent establishment (section 12 AO) and false self-employment (Scheinselbständigkeit); monitoring of the 18-month AÜG assignment limit. Works-council (Betriebsrat) co-determination is explained, and the EOR-vs-entity guide states that a works council can be elected at five employees and that Teamed holds the legal-employer role in that relationship.
Optional benefits	Statutory benefits administration is included; supplementary plans are itemised at cost on the invoice. Occupational pension or benefits enrolment is listed as a day 1 to 7 onboarding task, administered by Teamed with the client deciding. The sample Berlin invoice shows pension and health benefits at cost. Private health insurance and meal or mobility allowances are not specifically published.
Other services in Germany	Contractor management from EUR 45 per contractor per month; Teamed Guard misclassification cover (EUR 116 per contractor per month, liability cap EUR 8,700 per case) and Teamed Protect (from EUR 290 per contractor per month or 15 percent of invoice value, Teamed-direct engagement); GmbH formation and ongoing entity operations through GEMO under a custom quote, stated at 8 to 12 weeks, covering notarial formation, Handelsregister entry, Gewerbe registration and social-insurance and payroll registrations; Graduation Model under which employment contracts are novated from Teamed GmbH to the client's GmbH on a single date with continuous service preserved; fractional HR; termination management.
Stated onboarding time	24 hours on the Germany overview page (provider claim). The Germany hiring guide FAQ states that an employee with EU or EEA work authorisation can be onboarded within a few business days, and that non-EU nationals needing a permit take longer.
Entry price	From $599 per employee per month on the Germany page; the general pricing page quotes from EUR 560 per employee per month and the EOR-vs-entity guide states the EUR price is a published rate rather than a conversion. Zero FX markup, $0 setup and $0 exit fees, cancel any month, 90-day satisfaction guarantee. Before the first payroll the client funds a refundable deposit equal to one month's gross salary plus the first month's employment cost.
Security certifications (group)	Not published on the pages reviewed.
Provider Germany page	teamed.global/country-hiring-guides/germany ↗

Services in Germany

Employer of Record	Employs German staff through Teamed GmbH, Berlin, which Teamed states holds an indefinite AÜG licence from the Bundesagentur für Arbeit (provider claim). Teamed drafts the offer letter with the client, checks work authorisation before the start date, issues the Nachweisgesetz written statement within seven days, registers the employee for pension, health, unemployment and long-term care insurance, withholds Lohnsteuer and files the monthly Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung with the Finanzamt. The overview page quotes onboarding within 24 hours; the hiring guide says a few business days for EU and EEA nationals.
AÜG assignment-limit management	The Germany page states that an EOR employee may stay with the same client for a maximum of 18 months in a row under section 1(1b) AÜG, that a gap of more than three months resets the clock, and that past 18 months the options are direct employment through the client's own GmbH or a genuine break. Teamed publishes a case file on a client that nearly missed this deadline.
Contractor management and misclassification cover	Localised contractor agreements and multi-currency payments from EUR 45 per contractor per month. Teamed Guard (EUR 116 per contractor per month) provides quarterly classification reviews and an audit trail with a liability cap of EUR 8,700 per case; Teamed Protect (from EUR 290 per contractor per month or 15 percent of invoice value) engages the contractor under Teamed's own agreement and transfers misclassification liability to Teamed. The Germany page notes that the Deutsche Rentenversicherung can find Scheinselbständigkeit and demand back-payment of social contributions.
Benefits administration	Administers German statutory entitlements (20 days' minimum leave, six weeks' continued pay in sickness, Mutterschutz and Elternzeit) and supplementary plans, itemised at cost on each invoice. Occupational pension enrolment is administered by Teamed with the client deciding on the plan. Private health insurance is not specifically listed.
Termination and severance management	Specialist-led exits with notice under section 622 BGB modelled to the 15th or month-end, dismissal grounds under the Kündigungsschutzgesetz where it applies (more than ten employees, more than six months' service), and settlement (Abfindung) guidance. Teamed publishes a separate Germany termination and severance guide.
Entity setup and transition (GEMO and Graduation Model)	Forms the client's own German GmbH through GEMO in a stated 8 to 12 weeks, handling notarial formation, Handelsregister entry, Gewerbe registration and social-insurance and payroll registrations, while EOR continues in parallel. Employment contracts are novated from Teamed GmbH to the new GmbH on a single date with salary, social-insurance classification, leave entitlement and continuous service unchanged, and the same specialist remains the contact. A Crossover Calculator shows when an own entity becomes cheaper.
Global payroll for own-entity clients	Multi-currency payroll, tax withholding and statutory filings handled in-jurisdiction for clients that keep their own entities, with consolidated invoicing across contractor, EOR and entity employment types.
Pricing and invoicing model	Every invoice line itemised; salaries, statutory charges and benefits passed through at cost; zero FX markup with the conversion rate shown against the mid-market reference; no setup or exit fees; refundable deposit of one month's gross salary plus the first month's employment cost before the first payroll; 90-day satisfaction guarantee (provider offer). The published sample invoice is for a Berlin engineer.
Support model	Named HR and legal specialists assigned within 24 hours of signing, with a stated first response within 15 minutes, 24 hours a day on weekdays (provider claim). A German-language G2 reviewer noted that the software is available only in English.

Strengths and watch-outs in Germany

✓ States that it employs through its own German entity, Teamed GmbH in Berlin, and that this entity holds an indefinite Erlaubnis zur Arbeitnehmerüberlassung from the Bundesagentur für Arbeit, and it explains the 18-month maximum assignment under section 1(1b) AÜG and how a break resets it, which many EOR providers leave unaddressed on their Germany pages.
✓ Publishes a Germany-specific price (from $599 per employee per month, EUR 560 on the pricing page) together with its zero-FX policy, deposit terms and the absence of setup and exit fees, and shows a sample itemised invoice for a Berlin hire at 21.4 percent employer statutory cost.
✓ The Germany guides, last reviewed in June 2026, cover the full German statutory stack in detail: Nachweisgesetz written statement within seven days, social-insurance registration across pension, health, unemployment and long-term care, monthly Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung, section 622 BGB notice, the Kündigungsschutzgesetz, works-council rights, permanent-establishment risk and Scheinselbständigkeit.
✓ Service breadth lets a client move from contractor to EOR to its own German GmbH on one platform, with GEMO handling GmbH formation in a stated 8 to 12 weeks and contracts novated with continuous service preserved, and with contractor misclassification cover available as an add-on.
✓ A solid independent review record on G2 (4.5/5 from 75 reviews), with recurring praise for responsive support and quick onboarding, and positive reviews from a Germany-based HR manager (4.5/5) and a German-language reviewer (4.0/5).
✓ States that it applies binding collective agreements (Tarifverträge) before drafting contracts and tracks residence-permit expiry dates for non-EU employees, both of which are specific German compliance points.
✗ The German employing entity could not be verified: Teamed publishes no HRB number, register court, street address or managing directors for Teamed GmbH, and a North Data search on 8 October 2026 for 'Teamed GmbH, Berlin' returned no company of that name, so the entity and its stated indefinite AÜG licence rest on provider claims and should be confirmed with written evidence before signing.
✗ Onboarding time is stated inconsistently: 24 hours on the Germany overview page but a few business days for EU and EEA nationals in the hiring guide, and a 3/5 G2 reviewer reported average onboarding of one to two weeks with contracts sometimes arriving after the first working day.
✗ Pricing is stated in two currencies ($599 on the Germany page, EUR 560 on the pricing page), and clients must fund a refundable deposit equal to one month's gross salary plus the first month's employment cost before the first payroll, which is a larger upfront cash requirement than monthly-in-arrears providers.
✗ The G2 review base is small at 75 reviews; the lowest-rated reviews report communication delays, an account manager who disappeared without notice and a lengthy, uncertain visa process, and a German-language reviewer noted that the platform cannot be switched out of English. Teamed's own site cites a G2 rating of 4.8/5, higher than the 4.5/5 shown on G2.
✗ Several details relevant to German buyers are not published on the pages reviewed, including the AÜG equal-pay rule after nine months, whether fixed-term contracts and private health insurance are offered, and any information security certifications.

Reviews

G2 overall: 4.5/5 from 75 reviews (read on g2.com, 8 October 2026; page last modified 22 September 2026). G2's compiled themes are mostly positive on support, onboarding speed and ease of use; the negative themes include onboarding and communication delays (2 reviews), limited account management features, meal-card issues, employment issues taking longer to resolve, and high fees. Teamed's own owned-entity page cites a G2 rating of 4.8/5, which is higher than the figure shown on G2.
Germany-related G2 reviews: Aman K., HR Manager, mid-market (51-1,000 employees), 4.5/5, 29 July 2026, organic review, wrote that Teamed is their EOR partner for hiring people outside of Germany and praised a dedicated client-experience partner. Dale K., Sales, small business, 4.0/5, 25 August 2026, seller-invited and incentivised, in a review translated from German, wrote that it "works very fast and is also very reliable" but that "everything is only in English and you can't change the language in the software."
Lowest-rated G2 reviews found: a verified user in IT and services (mid-market), 2/5, 28 June 2026, whose visa process "was very lengthy" and "felt more complicated than it needed to be"; and a verified user in marketing and advertising (small business), 3/5, 24 April 2026, who reported having to follow up four times on a visa matter, a dedicated account manager who "vanished at some point", average onboarding of one to two weeks and contracts sometimes arriving after the first working day. Teamed's official responses acknowledge the delays.

Reviews are reported as found and are not verified by the directory. Several G2 reviews were submitted following a seller invitation with a nominal incentive, as disclosed on G2.

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China profile

Teamed is a UK-headquartered global employment provider founded in 2018. Its UK parent, Teamed Ltd, is registered in England and Wales under company number 11671583 at 24 Holborn Viaduct, London, EC1A 2BN. The group names Antony Vallee as co-founder and CEO and Tom Price-Daniel as co-founder. It offers Employer of Record, contractor management, global payroll and entity management (GEMO) across what it describes as 187+ countries, with its own legal entities in 57 and DLA Piper as global legal partner (provider claims).

In mainland China, every Teamed China guide page carries the header "Served by Teamed's own legal entity in China", and Teamed's owned-entity map published on 22 June 2026 lists China among its 57 owned-entity countries (provider claim). Unlike its Germany pages, which name Teamed GmbH, Berlin, the China pages do not name the Chinese company, and no Chinese legal name, unified social credit code, registered address, city or legal representative is published. The pages do not say whether the entity holds a labour dispatch licence or whether hires are placed under labour outsourcing; they describe Teamed signing a bilingual labour contract as legal employer within the 30-day statutory window, registering the employee for the five social insurances and the housing provident fund in days 1 to 7, and withholding IIT under the cumulative method with returns filed by the 15th of the following month. City-level employer rates are quoted for Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou, and the cost guide states that Teamed's "local entity network covers major hiring cities".

The China pages quote from $599 per employee per month with zero FX markup, no setup fee and no exit fee; a refundable deposit of one month's gross salary plus the first month's employment cost is payable before the first payroll. The overview page states 24-hour onboarding, while the China hiring guide says a few business days for Chinese nationals and several weeks longer for foreign nationals needing a work permit. G2 shows an average rating of 4.5/5 from 75 reviews; no G2 review mentioning China could be read, and Teamed's own pages cite a G2 rating of 4.8/5.

China facts

Chinese employing entity	Teamed states it employs through its own legal entity in China; every China guide page carries the header "Served by Teamed's own legal entity in China", the overview FAQ says "Teamed owns its legal entity in China and runs Chinese payroll, contracts, and social insurance through it", and the owned-entity map of 22 June 2026 lists China among 57 owned-entity countries (provider claims). The entity is not named on any page reviewed, in contrast to the Germany pages which name Teamed GmbH, Berlin. No FESCO, CIIC or other local partner is mentioned for China; the cost guide refers to "Teamed's local entity network" covering major hiring cities.
Business registration	Not published. No Chinese legal name (有限公司), unified social credit code (统一社会信用代码) or SAMR registration details are published for the Chinese entity on the pages reviewed, and a web search on 20 October 2026 for Teamed together with Chinese entity terms returned no registry listing. The entity could not be verified from the sources available.
Registered office	Not published for the Chinese entity; no city of registration is stated, although the guides illustrate Shanghai and quote Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou rates. The UK parent, Teamed Ltd, gives its registered office as 24 Holborn Viaduct, International House, London, EC1A 2BN.
Founded	Not published for the Chinese entity. The group states it was founded in 2018.
Company status	Not published; the Chinese entity could not be located in the sources available.
Legal representative / management	Not published for the Chinese entity. The China EOR-vs-entity guide explains that every WFOE must name a legal representative who carries personal liability and states that "EOR clients do not carry this liability. Teamed holds it as the legal employer." The group names Antony Vallee as co-founder and CEO and Tom Price-Daniel as co-founder.
Dispatch licence	Not published. The China pages do not mention a labour dispatch licence (劳务派遣经营许可证), labour dispatch (劳务派遣) or labour outsourcing (劳务外包), and do not say under which regime the hire is placed with the client. They describe Teamed as the "legal employer" that signs a standard bilingual labour contract with the employee under the Labour Contract Law, which is the description of direct employment rather than dispatch, but the regime is not stated expressly and no licence document or number is published.
Contract types	The hiring guide states that fixed-term, open-ended and project-based contracts are the three permitted types, that an employee may request an open-ended contract after two consecutive fixed-term contracts, and that an open-ended contract is deemed to exist if no written contract is signed within one year. Teamed's standard China contract is bilingual (Mandarin and English, Mandarin prevailing), issued and signed on or before day one, with probation tied to contract length (up to six months for contracts of three years or more, one month for a one-year contract) and three days' notice during probation. Which contract term Teamed uses by default is not published.
Payroll and statutory	Monthly payroll in CNY paid to a local bank account; registration for the five social insurances (pension, medical, unemployment, work injury, maternity) and the housing provident fund in days 1 to 7; employer pension at 16 percent nationally with the other components set by city, quoted at roughly 25.7 to 27.4 percent in Shanghai, 26.5 to 28.2 percent in Beijing and 23.85 to 25.05 percent in Guangzhou excluding the housing fund of 5 to 12 percent (PwC figures cited); contribution base capped at three times the local average wage (Shanghai cap CNY 36,921 per month to 30 June 2026); IIT withheld under the cumulative method with the monthly return filed through the Golden Tax System by the 15th of the following month and the annual reconciliation handled between 1 March and 30 June; employer costs passed through at cost and itemised.
Compliance services stated	Work-authorisation check before the start date (national ID for Chinese nationals; Work Permit for Foreigners and Residence Permit for foreign nationals, with Teamed managing the permit timeline and tracking expiry dates); bilingual written labour contract within 30 days to avoid the double-wage penalty; social-insurance and housing-fund registration in the city of employment; termination under Articles 39, 40 and 47 of the Labour Contract Law with severance of one month per year of service capped at 12 months for high earners; Article 50 exit formalities within 15 days; separate guides on misclassification, permanent establishment risk, probation and onboarding, working time and leave. The guides state that the employer must hold a Foreign Employment Licence to sponsor a work permit but do not state that Teamed's Chinese entity holds one.
Optional benefits	Statutory benefits administration is included; supplementary plans are itemised at cost. The onboarding table lists "benefits enrolment (supplemental medical, commercial insurance)" as a day 1 to 7 task administered by Teamed with the client deciding. Enterprise annuity is described as voluntary and "not part of the standard China payroll for most foreign-invested employers using an EOR". Meal, transport or year-end bonus arrangements are not specifically published.
Other services in China	Contractor management from $49 per contractor per month with a separate China contractor hiring guide; Teamed Guard ($130 per contractor per month, liability cap $10,000 per case) and Teamed Protect (from $330 per contractor per month or 15 percent of invoice value); WFOE formation and ongoing entity operations through GEMO under a custom quote, stated at 3 to 6 months, covering SAMR business licence, tax and social-security registration, bank account and capital injection; Graduation Model under which employment contracts are novated from Teamed to the client's WFOE on a single date with salary, leave, continuous service and social-security registration carried over; Crossover Calculator and Employer Cost Calculator with a China option; fractional HR and termination management.
Stated onboarding time	24 hours on the China overview page and in the overview FAQ (provider claim). The China hiring guide FAQ states that Chinese nationals can be onboarded within a few business days, with the written contract as the critical path, and that foreign nationals needing a work permit and residence permit add several weeks.
Entry price	From $599 per employee per month on every China page, described as a flat starting rate with zero FX markup in any currency pairing (USD 599, GBP 479 or EUR 560 on the group pages); $0 setup and $0 exit fees, cancel any month, 90-day satisfaction guarantee. Before the first payroll the client funds a refundable deposit equal to one month's gross salary plus the first month's employment cost; payment terms Net-7. The EOR-vs-entity guide illustrates the fee at roughly CNY 4,300 at 7.2 CNY per USD.
Security certifications (group)	Not published on the pages reviewed.
Provider China page	teamed.global/country-hiring-guides/china ↗

Services in China

Employer of Record	Employs Chinese staff through what Teamed states is its own legal entity in China, which is listed on its owned-entity map but not named (provider claim). Teamed drafts the bilingual offer letter with the client, checks work authorisation before the start date, signs the bilingual labour contract as legal employer on or before day one, registers the employee for the five social insurances and the housing provident fund in days 1 to 7, collects the tax ID and bank details, and withholds IIT under the cumulative method with returns filed by the 15th of the following month. The overview quotes 24-hour onboarding; the hiring guide says a few business days for Chinese nationals.
City-level payroll and social insurance	Runs monthly CNY payroll with employer contributions calculated at the rates of the city of employment (16 percent pension nationally plus city-set medical, unemployment, work injury and maternity, and a housing fund of 5 to 12 percent), on a contribution base capped at three times the local average wage. Teamed states that it pulls the correct city schedule before the offer goes out and passes every statutory line through at cost, with the pension, housing fund and city medical lines shown separately on the invoice.
Work permits for foreign hires	For foreign nationals Teamed verifies the Work Permit for Foreigners and the Residence Permit with employment purpose before the start date, builds a permit condition into the offer letter, manages the application timeline alongside the offer, and tracks permit expiry dates to trigger renewals. The guide says the process typically takes several weeks and that the sponsoring employer must hold a Foreign Employment Licence; it does not state that Teamed's Chinese entity holds one.
Termination and severance management	Specialist-led exits under the three employer-side routes in the Labour Contract Law: fault-based dismissal under Article 39, non-fault termination under Article 40 with 30 days' notice or pay in lieu, and economic redundancy, with Article 47 severance of one month per year of service capped at 12 months for employees earning above three times the local average wage, doubled under Article 87 for wrongful termination. Teamed publishes a separate China termination and severance guide and notes the one-year labour arbitration window and Article 50 exit formalities.
Contractor management and misclassification cover	Localised contractor agreements and multi-currency payments from $49 per contractor per month, with a separate China contractor hiring guide and misclassification guide. Teamed Guard ($130 per contractor per month) provides quarterly classification reviews and a $10,000 per-case liability cap; Teamed Protect (from $330 per contractor per month or 15 percent of invoice value) engages the contractor under Teamed's own agreement. A China contractor who converts to employment keeps their record on the platform.
WFOE setup and transition (GEMO and Graduation Model)	Forms the client's own Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise through GEMO in a stated 3 to 6 months while EOR continues, covering the SAMR business licence, tax registration, social-security registration in every city where the client has employees, bank account and capital injection. Employment contracts are then novated from Teamed to the WFOE on a single effective date with new Chinese-language contracts, no lapse in social-security coverage and the same People Ops specialist retained. The EOR-vs-entity guide quotes typical WFOE formation costs of CNY 80,000 to 300,000 and running costs of CNY 25,000 to 45,000 per month as illustrative market ranges.
Pricing and invoicing model	Every invoice line itemised; salaries, statutory charges and benefits passed through at cost; zero FX markup with the conversion rate shown against the mid-market reference; no setup or exit fees; refundable deposit of one month's gross salary plus the first month's employment cost before the first payroll; Net-7 payment terms; 90-day satisfaction guarantee (provider offer). The China cost guide shows an illustrative CNY 300,000 Shanghai hire at roughly 134 percent of gross before the Teamed fee.

Strengths and watch-outs in China

✓ States that it employs through its own legal entity in China rather than a FESCO or other partner, with China listed on a published 57-country owned-entity map and the legal-representative liability for the employing company expressly carried by Teamed rather than the client, which is more than many China EOR pages disclose about who the employer is.
✓ Publishes a China-specific price of from $599 per employee per month with zero FX markup on CNY conversions, no setup or exit fees, a stated deposit formula and an illustrative itemised cost for a CNY 300,000 Shanghai hire, so the total cost of a first China hire can be modelled before contact with sales.
✓ The China guides, last reviewed in June 2026 with the EOR-vs-entity guide updated on 15 October 2026, cover the 30-day written-contract rule and double-wage penalty, five insurances and one fund at city-level rates for Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou, the contribution-base cap, cumulative IIT withholding and the annual reconciliation, day-one severance under Article 47 and the Article 50 exit formalities.
✓ Handles foreign hires as part of the standard process, with the Work Permit for Foreigners and Residence Permit verified before the start date, a permit condition written into the offer letter and expiry dates tracked for renewal, which matters for companies relocating staff into China.
✓ Offers a stated path from contractor to EOR to the client's own WFOE on one platform, with GEMO forming the WFOE in a stated 3 to 6 months, contracts novated with continuous service and social-security registration preserved, and a Crossover Calculator that models when an own entity becomes cheaper.
✓ A solid independent review record on G2 (4.5/5 from 75 reviews) with recurring praise for responsive support and quick onboarding, and 24/5 human support with a stated first response within 15 minutes (provider claim).
✗ The Chinese employing entity could not be verified: unlike its Germany pages, Teamed does not name the Chinese company, and no Chinese legal name, unified social credit code, registered address or legal representative is published, so the owned-entity claim rests on the provider's own list and should be confirmed with a copy of the business licence before signing.
✗ The China pages do not state whether the entity holds a labour dispatch licence or whether hires are placed under labour outsourcing, and they do not mention the 10 percent dispatch cap or the temporary, auxiliary or substitute restriction, so the legal basis on which a Teamed employee is placed with a client is not explained.
✗ Onboarding is stated inconsistently, 24 hours on the overview page but a few business days for Chinese nationals and several weeks for foreign nationals in the hiring guide, the upfront requirement of a one-month deposit plus the first month's employment cost is larger than monthly-in-arrears providers, and no G2 review mentioning China could be read.

Reviews

G2 overall: 4.5/5 from 75 reviews (figure supplied; the G2 page read on 20 October 2026 was last modified the same day). G2's compiled themes are mostly positive on support, onboarding speed and ease of use; negative themes include onboarding and communication delays, limited account management features and high fees. Teamed's own China and pricing pages cite a G2 rating of 4.8/5, which is higher than the figure shown on G2.
China-specific reviews: no G2 review mentioning China could be read by the directory on 20 October 2026 (the G2 keyword filter for "China" returned an empty page), and no Capterra or Trustpilot listing for Teamed was found. The lowest-rated G2 reviews found for the Germany profile (2/5, 28 June 2026, and 3/5, 24 April 2026) concern visa delays and a vanished account manager and are not China-specific.
Reddit: no threads discussing Teamed in China were found in a search on 20 October 2026; Teamed operates its own account at https://www.reddit.com/user/TeamedGlobal/.

Reviews are reported as found and are not verified by the directory; no review specific to Teamed's China service could be located, and several G2 reviews were submitted following a seller invitation with a nominal incentive, as disclosed on G2.

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