Turnkey EOR
We find the specialist and employ them for you. You see exactly what the search costs, you choose how to pay it, and after twelve months it ends – your cost drops to the standard EOR tier and stays there.
Whatever problem I threw at you - you solved it and found people for me.
Daniel Rose, VP Customer Success, Alation Inc.
The Problem
Finding the right specialist is hard. The US and UK talent markets are expensive, competitive, and saturated. But the harder problem is often knowing exactly who you need – the brief is vague, the team is evolving, the budget doesn’t match local rates. And once you find them, there’s a second problem: employing them where you have no company. We help clients translate a problem into a role, a role into a search, a search into a shortlist, and a shortlist into a hire on your team.
We’ve been hiring in Eastern Europe for 8+ years. We know which profiles exist at which price points, which candidates are open to the right conversation, and how to structure a brief that attracts them. Then we employ them locally, so you get a working team member without setting up a company.
You don’t need a perfect job description to start a search. You need to tell us the problem.
How It Works
Discovery Call
Tell us the problem and the budget; We help shape into a role if needed
Direct Search
Active outreach to specialists who fit the profile; Deeper bench than the brief requires; most candidates aren’t actively looking
Structured Assessment
Custom evaluation tailored to the role; You meet 3-5 pre-vetted finalists. not a pile of CVs
You Approve. We Hire
Selected specialist joins on Perpetum’s entity; Contracts, payroll, benefits, equipment - all handled within days
Active operation
Close management through the first 90 days and beyond; One point of accountability, one monthly invoice
The placement fee
One fee for the search, based on the hire’s gross monthly salary.
Pay it at once or spread it.
A 90-day replacement guarantee covers both.
2.2 x gross Monthly salary
12 instalments
on your monthly invoice
The schedule ends at month 12.
No balloon, no renewal.
What it costs, and when it drops
Your monthly invoice across the first year.
The placement fee sits on top of the EOR tier – then it’s gone.
Pay upfront
- Placement fee
- EOR tier
The fee lands in month one.
From month two, only the EOR tier.
Spread It
Instalments are weighted toward the first three months, while the replacement guarantee applies.
The placement guarantee
3-month replacement guarantee, included with every placement. If it doesn’t work out, we run the search again at no additional fee.
The placement fee is separate from the EOR fee. If the person leaves or is being replaced, the
EOR fee pauses.
Employer of Record Pricing
2 EOR packages for your team members:
Core giving you all the essentials and Plus giving your team top-tier benefits.
Core
EOR Core
$399
/ €349
- Employment contract
- NRA registration
- Payroll
- statutory taxes & contributions
- Statutory filings
- PTO and sick leave administration
- HR and legal support
- account management
*Per Employee: The tier is chosen per person, not per account. Some of your team can sit on Core and some on Plus – one contract, one invoice.
Plus
EOR Plus
$539
/ €479
Everything in ‘Core’ Plus:
- Private health insurance
- Sports and wellness card (Multisport)
- Life and disability insurance
- Equipment procurement and lifecycle management
- Priority account management - direct line, same-day response
*Any Month: Move an employee between Core and Plus in any month. Same contract, same team, no re-papering.
Where this pricing applies
Across Eastern Europe: Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine and Poland – where we employ through our own entities or trusted local partners.
Colombia and India are served through partner entities and priced separately.
Commercial Terms
No Setup Fees
No Minimum Commitment
No Minimum Commitment
No Deposits
No Off-Boarding Costs
30-Day Termination Notice
Custom pricing and volume discounts are available for larger teams.
Provisions we collect - and give back
We are offering flexibility on the state-mandated severance provisions.
The big EOR platforms – don’t.
Fixed
Severance provision
One month of gross salary, phased over your first months rather than collected upfront. Not a fee.
Ongoing
Accrued leave provision
Tracks the leave entitlement you set, for as long as the employee is with you.
Not a fee.
The severance provision is phased over your first months rather than collected upfront, and the leave provision tracks the entitlement you set. We’ll walk you through the numbers before you sign.
Both refundable. Neither provision is a fee. Balances are always transparent.
Transparent USD and FX rates
USD invoices convert at the ECB mid-market rate on the invoice date, and the rate we used is printed on every invoice. Your conversion fee is agreed in your contract and appears as its own line – never inside our fee.
Who is this for?
You haven't found the person yet. You want one partner to search, vet and employ them.
You tried agencies or job boards and got the wrong shortlist.
You're hiring in Eastern Europe for the first time and want one contract, one invoice.
You are hiring internationally for the first time and not sure where to start
You'd rather spread the placement fee. Pay it over 12 months at 2.2x instead of 2x upfront.
Why a local firm beats a platform
Eight years in this market. Founder-led.
A platform sells you software and a support queue. We give you a team that knows local employment law and what a fair salary looks like here. We find the person and employ them ourselves, so when something needs fixing, you call someone whose name you know.
Ready to start the search?
Case Studies
FAQ
Do we need a full job description to start?
No – and most of our best engagements started with a problem statement, not a job description. Tell us what you’re trying to solve, what the budget looks like, and what good looks like to you. We’ll help shape the rest.
How is this different from a recruitment company?
A recruitment agency finds candidates and hands them over. Our service covers the entire lifecycle – search, employment, payroll, equipment, and ongoing account management – under one monthly fee. We are a one-stop-shop for the search and for the employment.
How is this different from Deel or Remote?
Deel and Remote are employment platforms – they employ people you’ve already found. Our service includes the search and the day-to-day management. We headhunt, assess, and shortlist the candidates, then employ, equip and manage them. We assist them in their local needs. One service, one invoice, one point of accountability.
How long from first call to placed specialist?
Typically 3–6 weeks from discovery call to signed offer, depending on the role and seniority. We’ll give you a realistic timeline on the first call – we don’t start a search we can’t deliver.
What roles beyond engineering can you place?
Any digital role. Customer success, data science, finance, marketing, operations, HR, sales – if it requires genuine expertise and sits in front of a screen, we’ve placed it or can place it. Our highest-volume placements are engineers and CS teams, but we’re not limited to either.
What happens if the person doesn’t work out?
Every placement comes with a 3-month replacement guarantee. If things don’t work out within the first 90 days, we restart the search at no additional cost.
Can we eventually transfer to our own entity?
Yes – and we’ll help you do it when the time is right. If you’re building a team of 15+ and want to own the operation outright, that’s a Build-Operate-Transfer conversation. We handle the entity setup, contract novation, and full handover.
Can we start with one person and scale?
Absolutely – most engagements start with one hire. Once that person is placed and settled, scaling the team is straightforward. Same process, same pricing, no volume commitments required.
What is the total monthly cost of a Turnkey hire and how is it structured?
A Turnkey EOR hire has two parts. The first is a flat monthly EOR tier per team member: $399 (€349) for Core or $539 (€479) for Plus, with no percentage of salary on top. The second is a placement fee for the search: 2× the hire’s gross monthly salary, paid on the start date, or 2.2× spread over 12 monthly instalments. The instalments are weighted toward the first three months, while the replacement guarantee applies. Once the placement fee is settled, you pay only the EOR tier. The salary is fully transparent – you see exactly what the person earns. A 90-day replacement guarantee covers the placement.
How does Turnkey Staff Augmentation differ from using a staffing agency plus a separate EOR?
A staffing agency typically charges 20-25% of first-year salary upfront, then hands the person over with no ongoing support. You’d then need a separate EOR provider for employment and often a third party for equipment – three vendors, three invoices, and no single point of accountability. Turnkey EOR covers the search and the employment with one provider and one contact managing the relationship. The placement fee is a fixed 2× the hire’s gross monthly salary, paid on the start date, or spread over 12 months for 10% more in total. A 90-day replacement guarantee applies either way. In a way – you are centralizing the start of the person and can finance it, rather than locking in a large lump sum upfront.