Start hiring in Poland before your local entity is ready
Team Up helps tech companies employ IT specialists in Poland through EOR. We handle payroll, HR and employment administration, so you can focus on building your team.
What is Employer of Record (EOR)?
Employer of Record, or EOR, is a model in which a local partner formally employs a person on behalf of your company.
In practice, the employee works as part of your team. You define their role, manage their daily work, set priorities and integrate them into your organization. Team Up acts as the formal employer in Poland and takes care of the local employment layer.
This includes payroll, HR administration, employment documentation, medical checks, holiday administration and employment-related formalities.
EOR is especially useful when you want to hire employees in Poland, but you do not yet have a Polish legal entity.
Who is Team Up EOR for?
Team Up EOR is designed for international technology companies that want to hire employees in Poland without starting with a full local setup.
It is a good fit if you:
- want to hire your first employees in Poland,
- are testing Poland as a tech talent market,
- plan to open an engineering hub or R&D centre,
- need to employ people before your Polish entity is ready,
- have already selected candidates and need a local employer,
- want to combine recruitment with employment and payroll support,
- need a temporary employment setup before transferring people to your own company.
Team Up works best with product-driven tech companies, SaaS organizations, R&D teams, start-ups and scale-ups developing their own technology. This is consistent with Team Up’s broader positioning around supporting international technology companies and R&D centres growing in Poland.
What does Team Up EOR include?
With Team Up EOR, we take care of the local employment and administrative layer, so you do not have to build it internally from day one.
The service includes:
Formal employment
We act as the legal employer in Poland, so you can hire without setting up a local entity.
Employment contracts
We prepare and manage all contract documentation in line with Polish labour law.
Payroll & salary
We handle monthly payroll calculations, salary disbursements and statutory contributions.
Cost transparency
You receive a clear breakdown of all employment costs — no hidden fees or surprises.
Accounting support
We cover the employment-related accounting obligations required under Polish regulations.
HR documentation
We manage personnel files and all required HR records throughout the employment period.
Local HR administration
We take care of day-to-day HR operations, including holiday tracking and leave management.
Medical checks
We coordinate mandatory pre-employment and periodic medical examinations.
Ongoing support
Your dedicated Team Up contact is available throughout the cooperation for any operational questions.
When does EOR make sense?
Employer of Record is a good choice when speed, flexibility and local compliance matter.
It can help you:
- start hiring in Poland faster,
- avoid setting up a local company too early,
- reduce the need for local HR and payroll infrastructure,
- test the Polish talent market,
- employ people before your own entity is ready,
- create a transition phase before opening a Polish company,
- support the first stage of building an engineering hub.
EOR is not only an administrative shortcut. It is a practical way to validate your hiring plan in Poland before committing to a full local structure.
How Team Up EOR works
We understand your hiring plan
We start by clarifying what you want to build in Poland: the role, seniority level, salary range, location, cooperation model, timeline and long-term goal.
We define the employment setup
Together, we agree who will manage the employee, how their daily work will be organized, what tools they will use and how they will be integrated into your team.
We recruit or onboard your selected candidate
We can support the full recruitment process or employ a person you have already selected. If recruitment is part of the project, Team Up helps you source, screen and verify candidates.
We prepare the employment process
We handle the local employment documents, payroll setup, HR administration, medical checks and other employment-related formalities.
The employee joins your team
The employee works with your team operationally, while Team Up remains the formal employer and handles the local employment administration.
You scale, continue or transfer
If Poland becomes a long-term strategic location for your company, you can later transfer employees to your own local entity once it is rea
What you manage, what we handle
In the EOR model, responsibilities are shared between Team Up and your company.
Team Up handles the formal employment layer: employment documentation, payroll, HR administration, medical checks, holidays and employment-related formalities.
Your company manages the employee’s daily work: tasks, priorities, tools, team structure, performance expectations and operational supervision.
This split gives you control over the work while Team Up takes care of the local employment setup.*
*The exact scope of responsibilities is defined in the agreement between Team Up and the client.
FAQ – Employer of Record in Poland
An Employer of Record in Poland is a local partner that formally employs a person on behalf of a foreign company. The employee works for your team, while the EOR handles the local employment layer: employment contract, payroll, HR administration, taxes, social security and employment-related documentation. This model is often used by companies that want to hire in Poland without setting up a local legal entity.
Yes. A foreign company can hire employees in Poland without opening a local entity by working with an Employer of Record. In this model, the EOR becomes the formal employer in Poland, while the client company manages the employee’s daily work, tasks and business goals. This allows companies to start hiring before their Polish company, branch or subsidiary is ready.
Team Up EOR includes formal employment in Poland, payroll, HR administration, employment documentation, medical checks, holiday administration and ongoing operational support. Depending on your hiring plan, Team Up can also support recruitment, candidate verification, salary benchmarking and the transition from EOR to your own local entity.
The cost of Employer of Record in Poland usually includes a monthly service fee plus the employee’s salary, employer-side contributions, benefits and employment-related costs. Team Up EOR starts from 400 EUR per employee per monthfor the service fee. The final cost depends on the number of employees, salary level, benefits and scope of support.
EOR is often used as a short- to mid-term solution when a company wants to hire in Poland before opening its own entity. If the setup is based on temporary employment, Polish rules generally limit the period in which one temporary employee can work for one user-employer to 18 months within 36 consecutive months. After that, many companies move toward direct employment through their own Polish entity or another cooperation model.
