Global Expansion Resources | France
France Foreign Employer Services
Expand into France with a trusted French foreign employment partner
Expand into new markets with the leading France Foreign Employer partner
Foreign Employer (FE) services let companies hire employees in France without creating a local legal entity. This approach is faster, simpler and more cost-efficient for small teams or strategic hires.
Key advantages include:
- Direct employment in France: You are the legal employer while staying compliant with French labour law.
- Fast setup: Hiring can start within weeks instead of months.
- Payroll and compliance support: Leap29 handles taxes, social security and payroll administration.
- Small-team focus: Ideal for one-off hires, pilot projects or niche roles.
With Leap29, expanding into France is convenient and low-risk, letting you focus on operations rather than administration.
Want to expand into France?
Contact us today to see how Leap29 can be the trusted partner that supports your global expansion.
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HR software
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France: Expansion Advice
How can France Foreign Employer services support business expansion into France?
Foreign Employer services simplify hiring in France while giving you full legal control over employees, making it an ideal choice for companies testing the market, as well as those seeking to fill specialist roles or run short-term projects. Our French FE service ensures you remain 100% compliant with French labour law, whilst handling your payroll, social security and taxes for you.
Leap29’s French FE service lets businesses start their operations in France sooner. It avoids the delays and costs of creating a local entity, giving you a fast, flexible and fully compliant route to establish a presence in France.
What is a Foreign Employer Service?
A Foreign Employer service allows your company to hire staff in France, while remaining the legal employer. Employees have contracts directly with you, while your foreign employer service provider supports you with employment law, payroll, social security, taxes and more. This approach works really well for small teams or specialist hires where full incorporation is slow or expensive.
You retain full control of your workforce, but Leap29 ensures your payroll runs smoothly and keeps you compliant with labour laws you may be unfamiliar with. FE combines the benefits of direct employment with practical guidance on France’s complex legal and administrative requirements.
How does a Foreign Employer Service differ from an EOR?
With the Foreign Employer model in France, your company signs contracts directly and is responsible for employment compliance. Your workers are employed by you directly and will have an employment contract with you.
Our EOR (Employer of Record) model, on the other hand, sees that employees are legally employed by a third party and will have an employment contract with that third party in question, under a Portage Salarial CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement).
Why do I need a Foreign Employer in France?
Hiring in France without a Foreign Employer can be extremely complicated and slow. FE registration lets you employ staff legally and quickly, as experts in French labour law will be handling their contracts, social security and taxes. It works particularly well for businesses seeking to test the market, hiring specialists and running short-term projects that don’t want to commit to a full entity.
Leap29 removes administrative obstacles that would otherwise stand in your way; we’ll help you stay compliant so you can focus on your business. With FE, you’re in control.
Why choose Leap29 as your Foreign Employer Service provider in France?
Leap29 offers practical, expert guidance for Foreign Employer registration and payroll in France. We’ve been managing social security contributions, tax obligations and payroll for businesses expanding worldwide for more than 25 years now, so you can rest assured that your business’ expansion is in the right hands.
Our pricing is transparent and setup is as straightforward as can be. Whether you are looking to employ one person or a whole team, we can offer FE services in France to meet your specific requirements. If you want to find out more about how our French Foreign Employer services can support your expansion, call our experts today on +44 (0) 20 8129 6860 or email expansion@leap29.com to get started.
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Local expertise, global reach
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 in France 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
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.