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Costa Rica EOR Services

Expand your business into Costa Rica with expert Employer of Record (EOR) services from Leap29.

Costa Rica EOR Services

Expand into new markets with the leading Costa Rica EOR partner

Leap29’s specialist Costa Rica EOR services handle the employment of your overseas hires, helping your business expand quickly and compliantly into Costa Rica. With Leap29 as your EOR partner you can:

  • Access expert knowledge on Costa Rica’s unique employment laws, reducing the risk of non-compliance.
  • Streamline the payment of taxes and dealing with employee benefits, insurance, visa processes and payroll.
  • Be confident that our costs are transparent and have no hidden charges. Find out how much you could save by switching from your existing EOR provider.

By acting as your Employer of Record in Costa Rica, Leap29 can take away the administrative burdens that come with expanding globally, allowing you to focus on growing your business.

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Costa Rica Expansion Advice

Opportunities and challenges when expanding into Costa Rica

Costa Rica is rapidly becoming a popular destination for international businesses looking to expand into Latin America. With a strong focus on political stability, a highly educated workforce and a national commitment to renewable energy, the country has seen significant growth in key sectors such as medicine, advanced manufacturing, agritech and tourism.

Costa Rica’s economy has also shown strong and consistent growth, with GDP expanding by 5.1% in 2023 and 4.3% in 2024, driven by robust private consumption, investment and a growing export sector. Benefiting from its strategic location between North and South America, the country is well-known for its pro-business environment and favourable free trade agreements with the United States, the EU and several Latin American nations.

However, expanding into Costa Rica also comes with its challenges, particularly when navigating local labour regulations and employment compliance.

For companies unfamiliar with these laws and regulations specific to Costa Rica, setting up a legal entity and ensuring compliance can be both costly and time-consuming. That’s where Leap29’s EOR services come in – we can help ensure a smooth and compliant expansion into Costa Rica, not only reducing costly compliance risks, but also minimising the time to market.

Why do I need an Employer of Record in Costa Rica?

To employ staff in Costa Rica without an EOR provider, companies are typically required to set up a legal entity. This process can be complex, time-consuming and expensive. This also includes a range of compliance challenges, detailed employment regulations and tax frameworks that can delay your expansion into Costa Rica.

This is where Leap29’s Employer of Record services come in. By partnering with us as your global EOR provider, you can quickly enter Costa Rica’s dynamic business environment without the cost, delays or legal burden of establishing a local entity.

Our extensive industry experience and deep understanding of Costa Rican labour laws ensure your expansion is fully compliant and tailored to your business needs. From managing employee onboarding and payroll to navigating Costa Rican Social Security and local tax obligations, we handle every step of the employment process.

Why choose Leap29 as your Employer of Record in Costa Rica?

At Leap29, we have over 25 years of experience in global recruitment and international employment solutions across a wide range of sectors, including Manufacturing, Construction & Engineering, Oil & Gas, Life Science & Pharmaceuticals, Power & Renewable Energy and Technology

With in-depth knowledge of Costa Rica’s labour regulations, visa processes and local employment practices, our team can ensure your business expansion gets off to the best possible start.

To find out how Leap29 can support your expansion into Costa Rica, speak to our experts today on +44 (0) 20 8129 6860 or email us at expansion@leap29.com.

Don’t take our word for it!

Leap29 played a critical role in helping us navigate a challenging situation during our acquisition by Gilde Buy Out Partners. They were instrumental in onboarding over 60 employees from Columbus onto our team, with a flexible benefits package that addressed their individual requirements. Leap29 also assisted us in managing the growth of our workforce in India. Thanks to Leap29's support, we were able to increase our headcount in India by over 50% within 12 months and establish our own operation in the country. We are grateful for their partnership and look forward to working with them again in the future."
Luciano Cunha - CEO
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Leap29 played a critical role in helping us navigate a challenging situation during our acquisition by Gilde Buy Out Partners. They were instrumental in onboarding over 60 employees from Columbus onto our team, with a flexible benefits package that addressed their individual requirements. Leap29 also assisted us in managing the growth of our workforce in India. Thanks to Leap29's support, we were able to increase our headcount in India by over 50% within 12 months and establish our own operation in the country. We are grateful for their partnership and look forward to working with them again in the future."
Luciano Cunha - CEO
To Increase
For the last few years, we have worked very closely with Simon and the team at Leap29 on a number of different projects in multiple countries across the globe. Leap29 have been a fantastic partner for us and are always willing to think with us to find the best solution. The communication with the team at Leap29 has always been excellent and Simon, in particular, is great to work with! They come highly recommended from us!
Peter Yerardi - Global VP HR
Data.ai 
For the last few years, we have worked very closely with Simon and the team at Leap29 on a number of different projects in multiple countries across the globe. Leap29 have been a fantastic partner for us and are always willing to think with us to find the best solution. The communication with the team at Leap29 has always been excellent and Simon, in particular, is great to work with! They come highly recommended from us!
Peter Yerardi - Global VP HR
Data.ai 
The assistance of Leap29 allowed our company to build a successful team in India without the hassle of establishing our own entity. They provided excellent support from the onboarding process to setting up medical insurance and ensuring all taxation issues were managed in a compliant manner. We were particularly impressed with their responsiveness to any bespoke requests and that the administration of salary payments and benefits were extremely sufficient and always on time. Their professionalism and commitment to regulatory compliance was exceptional, and we could not have done it without their support.
Steen Hybschmann
CEO | Sprint 365
The assistance of Leap29 allowed our company to build a successful team in India without the hassle of establishing our own entity. They provided excellent support from the onboarding process to setting up medical insurance and ensuring all taxation issues were managed in a compliant manner. We were particularly impressed with their responsiveness to any bespoke requests and that the administration of salary payments and benefits were extremely sufficient and always on time. Their professionalism and commitment to regulatory compliance was exceptional, and we could not have done it without their support.
Steen Hybschmann
CEO | Sprint 365

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Employ people compliantly in 180+ countries – with or without your own foreign entities. We can help you set up and manage foreign entities – or act as an Employer of Record. We can also help with multi-country payroll and all your HR management. Wherever, whenever and however you want to employ people, we can help.

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We make expansion into Costa Rica simple

Employing people compliantly across international borders can be challenging but we make it simple, bringing down barriers and making light work of the complexities. We offer the full range of compliant global expansion solutions so that wherever, whenever and however you want to employ people, we can support you.

EOR Services
Payroll Solutions
Global Mobility
Entity Services
PEO Solutions
Support & Advisory
HR Support
Contractor Payroll
Pricing

EOR Services

Employ people compliantly in 180+ countries – without setting up new entities. We’ll shoulder responsibility as Employer of Record (EOR), making sure all your international employment is fully compliant.

We can also take care of your global HR from multi-country payroll to onboarding and offboarding.

Payroll Solutions

Getting global payroll right is one of the hardest challenges for any business expanding into new countries. We can shoulder this burden, freeing up valuable in-house resource to focus on growing your business.

Consider us an extension of your HR team, ready to answer all your questions large and small.

Global Mobility

Mobilise your people across borders with ease. Relocating to work abroad can feel daunting. But with Leap29 at your side, your employees can feel safe and supported.

We’ll guide your employees through the complexities of working in another country, helping them settle in fast.

Entity Services

Follow the opportunities to grow your business – wherever they take you.
We lighten the load of establishing and managing foreign entities and can help you solve all your entity challenges from running compliant, accurate multi-country payroll to local accounting and financial reporting.

PEO Solutions

Employ international talent wherever and whenever you need it – and enjoy the peace of mind of knowing you’re fully compliant. Our Professional Employer Organisation (PEO) services allow you to focus on growing your business while we handle compliance, multi-country payroll and your global HR.

Support & Advisory

The help you need to make your global growth effortless – trusted guidance and advice on your expansion challenges large and small.

HR Support

When you’re employing people in lots of different countries, answering just a simple query can take a disproportionate amount of time for your in-house HR team. Our HR Support service reduces this burden, saving you time and money and giving you the confidence of knowing your employees are well looked after, whatever their location.

Contractor Payroll

Enjoy compliant contractor payroll that meets all local requirements for tax, social security and employment legislation. We understand the importance of compliant contractor payroll to the success of your business and will pay your contractors on time, every time.

Start hiring today – and onboard within hours.

Pricing

Budget confidently with transparent, competitive fees and no hidden costs.

Want us to shoulder employer liability and take care of your global HR through our EOR solution? No problem. Just want global payroll? You can have that too. Pick the solutions that your individual business needs.