Offshore Hiring Laws

Offshore Hiring Laws is an independent statutory reference for organizations based in the United States that engage remote workers domiciled in India or the Philippines. The publication aggregates the employer obligations — payroll contributions, mandatory benefits, notice and termination requirements — that govern those employment relationships under Indian and Philippine labour law, drawing exclusively from primary government sources and official gazettes. Content is verified on a fixed cadence. Nothing on this site constitutes legal advice.

Cornerstone pages last verified against primary sources: May 2026

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IndiaEmployment Law OverviewCentral labour statutes, the four Labour Codes, employee vs. contractor classification, and the applicability of Indian law to foreign employers.IndiaStatutory Employer ObligationsEPF, ESI, gratuity, bonus, professional tax, and retrenchment — statutory rates and section citations verified against primary government sources.PhilippinesEmployment Law OverviewThe Labor Code, DOLE regulations, security of tenure doctrine, the four-fold test, and the applicability of Philippine law to foreign employers.PhilippinesStatutory Employer ObligationsSSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, 13th month pay, and authorized-cause separation — contribution rates and statutory citations verified against primary sources.MethodologySource selection, citation policy, verification cadence, and editorial standards governing this publication.AboutAbout the editor, editorial independence disclosure, and the longer-form legal disclaimer.

About the editor

Offshore Hiring Laws is edited by Joel Deutsch, whose professional work in cross-border workforce management involves direct engagement with the statutory frameworks described on this site. He is not licensed to practice law in any jurisdiction. Further detail on editorial standards, source selection, and the conflict-of-interest disclosure is on the About and Methodology pages.