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How to hire remote employees in
When you hire remotely in another country, you normally get put in a sticky situation: You’re not physically established in that country, so it’s not as easy as sending over a contract and getting things signed. At least, if you hire employees, that’s the case—below, we’ll cover the details about hiring employees or hiring contractors remotely in Bahrain.
If you want to successfully hire in
Bahrain
, you have two options:
Laws about hiring contractors are significantly more simple in
Bahrain
. Onboarding talent takes days, not weeks or months. Both you, the company, and your talent have more flexibility. And in many cases, since you’re remote, the talent you’re hiring is better classified as a contractor, anyway. Of course, it’s not possible in every case, but it’s what we built Thera for.
This is the long route. You can either establish a physical presence with an entity and register as an employer, or you can use an Employer-of-Record (EOR) solution. Odds are, you’ll find using an EOR to be the easier route. Still, using an EOR in
Bahrain
is expensive—it can often be $500 per month per employee—and sometimes prone to lengthy onboarding times.
Hiring contractors is normally the easier, faster, more flexible choice—but don’t just take it from us. Below are the specific benefits and drawbacks to hiring contractors in
Bahrain
.
Hiring employees takes months, at the minimum. When you hire with Thera's locally-generated contracts, it’s a matter of days or weeks. This means you can hire the best talent, fast, without losing them to a hellish procession of paperwork.
It costs just $0 to sign up for Thera, then $25 per month to hire your contractors with Thera. If you hired employees manually (or did contracting on your own), you’d likely be on the hook for thousands of dollars each month. Setting up an entity alone can cost tens of thousands of dollars.
Hiring contractors in
Bahrain
means you’re generally not on the hook for things like health insurance and paid time off. This makes hiring flexible for you, and it gives your talent more options.
Hiring employees is a bigger commitment, and can open you up to increased liabilities and regulations. When you hire contractors overseas, your biggest risk is misclassification—but laws surrounding contractor classification are often significantly more straightforward.
The contractor life isn’t for everyone—some people want the security that being an employee often appears to provide. Though it’s rare, this does happen, and it’s one disadvantage of manage an all-contractor team.
Most countries’ contractor-employer relationship laws stipulate that the employer can’t set fixed working hours, among other things. These laws give contractors more freedom over how and when they do their work than an employee would have. In reality, however, most contractors are willing & able to work on the company’s schedule—it’s a matter of setting expectations beforehand.
If you’re hiring contractors in
Bahrain
, you can pay them with Thera in a single click. You won’t need to worry about complicated wire transfers, fees, or currency conversions. We’ll take care of it all. Just make a click and your contractor will get paid in their currency of choice. This is a valuable bonus for talent in countries where the local currency is particularly weak—most people appreciate the ability to receive their payment in stronger currencies.
If you’ve read up until this point, you’ll know that it’s easier, cheaper, and more flexible to hire contractors in Bahrain than employees. Still, there are valid reasons why you might want to hire employees instead. The content below is for you—we’ll cover employer taxes and obligations in Bahrain.
PTO is calculated by the:
There are 8 public holidays amounting to 14 days of leave.
Employees receive 55 days of sick leave.
The first 15 days are fully paid, the 16th to the 35th days are half-pay, and the 36th to the 55th day is unpaid.
Pregnant employees receive 75 days of maternity leave. The first 60 days are fully paid, and the last 15 days are unpaid.
Fathers do not receive paternity leave.
Only mothers receive leave for maternity leave.
None.
None.
None.
To terminate an employee, an employer must have sufficient grounds for the termination as well as provide a notice period.
The notice period in Bahrain is:
Either party to the contract may terminate this contract following the notification of the other party at least 30 days before the date of the termination.
The labor contract remains in force during the notice period and its parties shall execute all of the obligations arising from it. If notice is not given, payment in lieu must be made.
The Severance Pay in Bahrain:
Employees shall receive:
Probation period is 3 months.
Standard working hours are 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week.
During Ramadan, Muslim workers may not work more than 6 hours per day or 36 hours per week.
Employees receive their wage plus at least 25 % for each additional working hour for hours worked during the day, and at least 50% for hours worked during the night.
Workers are not to be present at the workplace for more than 11 hours per day; This includes working hours plus rest breaks.
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