{
 "site": "After the Salary",
 "built": "2026-08-30",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "note": "Statutory employer-side costs. Every rate carries its source and the date it was read. Floors only; see /guide.html for exclusions.",
 "countries": [
  {
   "country": "United States",
   "iso2": "US",
   "currency": "USD",
   "year": 2026,
   "contrib": [
    {
     "n": "Social Security (OASDI), employer share",
     "r": 6.2,
     "cap": 184500,
     "src": "https://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/cbb.html",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    },
    {
     "n": "Medicare, employer share",
     "r": 1.45,
     "cap": null,
     "src": "https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc751",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    },
    {
     "n": "FUTA, net of the standard 5.4% state credit",
     "r": 0.6,
     "cap": 7000,
     "src": "https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i940",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    }
   ],
   "low": 1.45,
   "high": 8.25,
   "extra": {
    "m": 0,
    "note": "No federal statutory 13th month."
   },
   "leave": {
    "days": 0,
    "hol": 0,
    "note": "No federal law requires any paid vacation or paid public holiday. Provision is contractual, or set by state and city law."
   },
   "sev": {
    "pct": 0,
    "note": "No federal statutory severance. The WARN Act requires 60 days' notice, or pay in lieu, only for qualifying mass layoffs at employers with 100 or more staff."
   },
   "notice_w": 0,
   "notes": [
    "State unemployment tax (SUTA) is set by each state, not federally. New-employer rates commonly fall between 1.0% and 3.4%, on a taxable wage base that ranges from $7,000 to over $67,000 depending on the state. There is no single national figure.",
    "The 0.9% Additional Medicare Tax above $200,000 is withheld from the employee and has no employer match (irs.gov/taxtopics/tc751).",
    "Employment is at-will by default in nearly every state, so there is no general statutory notice period for an individual termination."
   ],
   "unconfirmed": [
    "2026 FUTA rate and wage base (the IRS had not published 2026 Form 940 instructions at the check date; the 2025 values are shown)",
    "state-by-state SUTA rates"
   ]
  },
  {
   "country": "United Kingdom",
   "iso2": "GB",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "year": 2026,
   "contrib": [
    {
     "n": "Employer secondary Class 1 National Insurance",
     "r": 15.0,
     "cap": null,
     "src": "https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-2027",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    },
    {
     "n": "Workplace pension, minimum employer auto-enrolment contribution",
     "r": 3.0,
     "cap": 50270,
     "src": "https://www.gov.uk/workplace-pensions/what-you-your-employer-and-the-government-pay",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high",
     "floor": 6240
    },
    {
     "n": "Apprenticeship Levy (only employers with a pay bill over 3m)",
     "r": 0.5,
     "cap": null,
     "src": "https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-2027",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    }
   ],
   "low": 15.0,
   "high": 18.0,
   "extra": {
    "m": 0,
    "note": "No statutory 13th month."
   },
   "leave": {
    "days": 28,
    "hol": 8,
    "note": "5.6 weeks, which is 28 days on a five-day week. The employer may count the 8 bank holidays inside that 28, so bank holidays are not necessarily extra paid days (gov.uk/holiday-entitlement-rights)."
   },
   "sev": {
    "pct": 0,
    "note": "No general statutory severance. Statutory redundancy pay applies on redundancy only: half a week, one week or one and a half weeks' pay per year of service by age band, on a weekly pay capped at 751 pounds from 6 April 2026, 20 years maximum, 22,530 pounds maximum."
   },
   "notice_w": 1,
   "notes": [
    "Employer National Insurance has no upper earnings limit. The 15% continues on everything above the 5,000 pound secondary threshold, so the employer burden does not taper as pay rises.",
    "Employment Allowance can reduce an eligible small employer's annual NI bill by up to 10,500 pounds. It is not modeled in the percentages here.",
    "Auto-enrolment qualifying earnings run from 6,240 to 50,270 pounds and are unchanged for 2026/27 (thepensionsregulator.gov.uk)."
   ],
   "unconfirmed": [
    "the full statutory notice escalation schedule beyond one week per year, capped at 12 weeks"
   ]
  },
  {
   "country": "Germany",
   "iso2": "DE",
   "currency": "EUR",
   "year": 2026,
   "contrib": [
    {
     "n": "Pension insurance, employer share",
     "r": 9.3,
     "cap": 101400,
     "src": "https://www.deutsche-rentenversicherung.de/KnappschaftBahnSee/DE/Aktuelles/Meldungen/2026/2026_01_02_Sozialversicherungsrechengroessen2026",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    },
    {
     "n": "Health insurance, employer share (7.3% general plus half the 2.9% average add-on)",
     "r": 8.75,
     "cap": 77400,
     "src": "https://www.vdek.com/magazin/ausgaben/2025-06/durchschnittlicher-zusatzbeitrag-2026.html",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    },
    {
     "n": "Long-term care insurance, employer share",
     "r": 1.8,
     "cap": 77400,
     "src": "https://www.tk.de/firmenkunden/versicherung/beitraege-faq/pv-beitraege/wie-hoch-ist-pv-beitrag-2149454",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    },
    {
     "n": "Unemployment insurance, employer share",
     "r": 1.3,
     "cap": 101400,
     "src": "https://www.deutsche-rentenversicherung.de/KnappschaftBahnSee/DE/Aktuelles/Meldungen/2026/2026_01_02_Sozialversicherungsrechengroessen2026",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    },
    {
     "n": "Insolvency levy",
     "r": 0.15,
     "cap": 101400,
     "src": "https://www.tk.de/firmenkunden/versicherung/beitraege-faq/umlagen-u1-u2-und-insolvenzgeld/hoehe-insolvenzgeldumlage-2031626",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    }
   ],
   "low": 0,
   "high": 21.3,
   "extra": {
    "m": 0,
    "note": "No statutory 13th month. Christmas and holiday pay are common by collective agreement, not by law."
   },
   "leave": {
    "days": 20,
    "hol": 9,
    "note": "The Federal Leave Act sets 24 working days on a six-day week, which is 20 days on a five-day week. Public holidays are set by each state; 9 apply nationwide and several states have more."
   },
   "sev": {
    "pct": 0,
    "note": "No general statutory severance. Half a month's salary per year of service applies only where the employer offers it under section 1a of the Dismissal Protection Act in an operational dismissal. Collective redundancies are normally handled by a negotiated social plan instead."
   },
   "notice_w": 4,
   "notes": [
    "Because the health and care ceiling (77,400 euro) sits below the pension and unemployment ceiling (101,400 euro), the marginal employer rate steps down twice as pay rises, and reaches zero above 101,400 euro.",
    "Statutory accident insurance is fully employer-paid but has no national rate. It is set per trade association and risk class, so it is excluded from the totals here.",
    "The U1 and U2 wage-continuation levies apply mainly to employers with fewer than about 30 staff and are set by each sickness fund, so they are also excluded."
   ],
   "unconfirmed": [
    "a single national employer accident-insurance rate",
    "U1 and U2 levy rates"
   ]
  },
  {
   "country": "France",
   "iso2": "FR",
   "currency": "EUR",
   "year": 2026,
   "contrib": [
    {
     "n": "Health (maladie), employer share",
     "r": 13.0,
     "cap": null,
     "src": "https://www.legisocial.fr/reperes-sociaux/taux-cotisations-sociales-urssaf-2026.html",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "Old-age pension, capped portion",
     "r": 8.55,
     "cap": 48060,
     "src": "https://www.legisocial.fr/reperes-sociaux/plafond-securite-sociale-2026.html",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "Old-age pension, uncapped portion",
     "r": 2.11,
     "cap": null,
     "src": "https://www.legisocial.fr/reperes-sociaux/taux-cotisations-sociales-urssaf-2026.html",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "Family benefits, standard rate",
     "r": 5.25,
     "cap": null,
     "src": "https://www.legisocial.fr/reperes-sociaux/taux-cotisations-sociales-urssaf-2026.html",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "Work accident and occupational illness, national average",
     "r": 2.08,
     "cap": null,
     "src": "https://www.legisocial.fr/reperes-sociaux/taux-cotisations-accident-du-travail-2026.html",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "Unemployment insurance, employer share",
     "r": 4.0,
     "cap": 192240,
     "src": "https://www.legisocial.fr/reperes-sociaux/taux-cotisations-sociales-urssaf-2026.html",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "Wage guarantee insurance (AGS)",
     "r": 0.25,
     "cap": 192240,
     "src": "https://www.legisocial.fr/reperes-sociaux/taux-cotisations-sociales-urssaf-2026.html",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "Vocational training contribution (11 or more employees)",
     "r": 1.0,
     "cap": null,
     "src": "https://www.legisocial.fr/reperes-sociaux/taux-cotisations-sociales-urssaf-2026.html",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "Apprenticeship tax",
     "r": 0.68,
     "cap": null,
     "src": "https://www.legisocial.fr/reperes-sociaux/taux-cotisations-sociales-urssaf-2026.html",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "Autonomy solidarity contribution (20 or more employees)",
     "r": 0.3,
     "cap": null,
     "src": "https://www.legisocial.fr/reperes-sociaux/taux-cotisations-sociales-urssaf-2026.html",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "Housing fund (FNAL, under 50 employees)",
     "r": 0.1,
     "cap": null,
     "src": "https://www.legisocial.fr/reperes-sociaux/taux-cotisations-sociales-urssaf-2026.html",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    }
   ],
   "low": 24.5,
   "high": 37.3,
   "extra": {
    "m": 0,
    "note": "No statutory 13th month in the Labour Code. It is common only through collective agreements."
   },
   "leave": {
    "days": 30,
    "hol": 11,
    "note": "Two and a half working days accrue per month worked, which is 30 jours ouvrables, or five weeks. Of the 11 public holidays only 1 May is a statutory paid non-working day nationwide."
   },
   "sev": {
    "pct": 0,
    "note": "Statutory dismissal indemnity is a quarter of a month's salary per year for the first ten years, then a third of a month per year beyond ten."
   },
   "notice_w": 4,
   "notes": [
    "The annual social security ceiling for 2026 is 48,060 euro, which is 4,005 euro a month.",
    "The work-accident rate shown is a national average. The rate an individual employer pays depends on company size and claims history.",
    "URSSAF blocks automated retrieval, so the rates were cross-checked against LegiSocial, a French payroll reference publisher. Confidence is marked medium rather than high for that reason."
   ],
   "unconfirmed": [
    "the statutory notice period by seniority tier, not re-verified against the Labour Code text"
   ]
  },
  {
   "country": "Netherlands",
   "iso2": "NL",
   "currency": "EUR",
   "year": 2026,
   "contrib": [
    {
     "n": "Aof, disability insurance, small-employer rate",
     "r": 6.27,
     "cap": 79409,
     "src": "https://www.randstad.nl/werkgevers/werkpocket/werkgeverslasten-en-subsidies/sociale-zekerheid/werknemersverzekeringen",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "Zvw, health insurance employer levy",
     "r": 6.1,
     "cap": 79409,
     "src": "https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/bldcontentnl/belastingdienst/prive/werk_en_inkomen/zorgverzekeringswet/veranderingen-bijdrage-zvw/percentages-zvw",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    },
    {
     "n": "AWF, unemployment fund, permanent-contract rate",
     "r": 2.74,
     "cap": 79409,
     "src": "https://www.randstad.nl/werkgevers/werkpocket/werkgeverslasten-en-subsidies/sociale-zekerheid/werknemersverzekeringen",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "Whk, differentiated return-to-work premium, average",
     "r": 1.52,
     "cap": 79409,
     "src": "https://www.randstad.nl/werkgevers/werkpocket/werkgeverslasten-en-subsidies/sociale-zekerheid/werknemersverzekeringen",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    }
   ],
   "low": 0,
   "high": 16.63,
   "extra": {
    "m": 0.96,
    "note": "Holiday allowance of 8% of gross annual salary is statutory and paid on top of wages, under the Minimum Wage and Minimum Holiday Allowance Act."
   },
   "leave": {
    "days": 20,
    "hol": 0,
    "note": "Statutory minimum leave is four times the weekly working hours, which is 20 days on a five-day week. Dutch law grants no separate statutory right to paid public holidays in the private sector; those come from the collective agreement or the contract, though about eight are observed by near-universal custom."
   },
   "sev": {
    "pct": 0,
    "note": "The statutory transition payment is a third of a month's salary per full year of service, pro-rated, capped at 102,000 euro or one year's gross salary if that is higher."
   },
   "notice_w": 4,
   "notes": [
    "All four employer premiums share the same 2026 ceiling of 79,409 euro, so the marginal employer cost above that level is zero.",
    "AWF and Aof both carry a higher rate for flexible and temporary contracts. The permanent-contract rates are shown here as the standard case.",
    "A second-pillar occupational pension is not universally statutory. It is mandatory only where a sector pension fund or collective agreement applies, and it is excluded from the totals."
   ],
   "unconfirmed": [
    "the exact Whk premium, which is employer and sector specific",
    "sector-mandatory occupational pension rates"
   ]
  },
  {
   "country": "Spain",
   "iso2": "ES",
   "currency": "EUR",
   "year": 2026,
   "contrib": [
    {
     "n": "Common contingencies",
     "r": 23.6,
     "cap": 61214,
     "src": "https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2026-7296",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    },
    {
     "n": "Unemployment, indefinite contract",
     "r": 5.5,
     "cap": 61214,
     "src": "https://www.gabilos.com/weblaboral/tablas/textotablascotizaciones.htm",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "Intergenerational equity mechanism (MEI), employer share",
     "r": 0.75,
     "cap": 61214,
     "src": "https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2026-7296",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    },
    {
     "n": "Vocational training",
     "r": 0.6,
     "cap": 61214,
     "src": "https://www.gabilos.com/weblaboral/tablas/textotablascotizaciones.htm",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "Wage guarantee fund (FOGASA)",
     "r": 0.2,
     "cap": 61214,
     "src": "https://www.gabilos.com/weblaboral/tablas/textotablascotizaciones.htm",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    }
   ],
   "low": 0,
   "high": 30.65,
   "extra": {
    "m": 2,
    "note": "Two statutory extra payments a year, one at Christmas and one on a date set by the collective agreement, unless the agreement prorates them across the twelve months (Article 31, Workers' Statute)."
   },
   "leave": {
    "days": 30,
    "hol": 14,
    "note": "30 calendar days minimum under Article 38 of the Workers' Statute, and 14 paid public holidays, of which at most 9 are national and the rest regional or local."
   },
   "sev": {
    "pct": 0,
    "note": "Unfair dismissal is 33 days' salary per year of service, capped at 24 months' pay for service after February 2012. Fair or objective dismissal is 20 days per year, capped at 12 months."
   },
   "notice_w": 2.14,
   "notes": [
    "All general-scheme employer contributions share one monthly ceiling of 5,101.20 euro, shown here annualised, so employer cost above that level is zero.",
    "Work accident and occupational illness contributions are also employer-paid but are set per activity risk tariff, roughly 0.90% to 7.15%, so they are excluded from the totals.",
    "The 15-day notice requirement applies to objective dismissal, not to disciplinary dismissal."
   ],
   "unconfirmed": [
    "the work-accident contribution rate, which depends on the activity risk tariff"
   ]
  },
  {
   "country": "Poland",
   "iso2": "PL",
   "currency": "PLN",
   "year": 2026,
   "contrib": [
    {
     "n": "Pension insurance, employer share",
     "r": 9.76,
     "cap": 282600,
     "src": "https://poradnikprzedsiebiorcy.pl/-skladki-zus-za-pracownikow-stopy-procentowe-i-zrodla-ich-finansowania",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "Disability insurance, employer share",
     "r": 6.5,
     "cap": 282600,
     "src": "https://poradnikprzedsiebiorcy.pl/-skladki-zus-za-pracownikow-stopy-procentowe-i-zrodla-ich-finansowania",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "Labor Fund and Solidarity Fund",
     "r": 2.45,
     "cap": null,
     "src": "https://poradnikprzedsiebiorcy.pl/-skladki-zus-za-pracownikow-stopy-procentowe-i-zrodla-ich-finansowania",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "Accident insurance, statutory default rate",
     "r": 1.67,
     "cap": null,
     "src": "https://poradnikprzedsiebiorcy.pl/-skladki-zus-za-pracownikow-stopy-procentowe-i-zrodla-ich-finansowania",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "Guaranteed Employee Benefits Fund",
     "r": 0.1,
     "cap": null,
     "src": "https://poradnikprzedsiebiorcy.pl/-skladki-zus-za-pracownikow-stopy-procentowe-i-zrodla-ich-finansowania",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    }
   ],
   "low": 4.22,
   "high": 20.48,
   "extra": {
    "m": 0,
    "note": "No general statutory 13th month in the private sector."
   },
   "leave": {
    "days": 20,
    "hol": 13,
    "note": "20 days for those with under ten years of combined work and education record, 26 days once that ten-year record is reached, plus 13 statutory public holidays."
   },
   "sev": {
    "pct": 0,
    "note": "Statutory severance applies only where the dismissal is for reasons unrelated to the employee, including group layoffs: one month's pay under two years' service, two months for two to eight years, three months beyond eight, capped at fifteen times the minimum wage, 72,090 zloty in 2026."
   },
   "notice_w": 2,
   "notes": [
    "Pension and disability contributions stop once the cumulative annual base reaches thirty times the projected average wage, 282,600 zloty for 2026. The Labor Fund, accident insurance and the Guaranteed Benefits Fund are uncapped, which is why the marginal rate above the ceiling is 4.22% rather than zero.",
    "The 1.67% accident rate is the statutory default. Larger employers report claims history and can be assigned anything from about 0.67% to 3.33%.",
    "The ZUS rate table could not be retrieved directly, so the figures were cross-checked against a Polish payroll reference portal and confidence is marked medium."
   ],
   "unconfirmed": [
    "a direct ZUS citation for the 2026 rate table"
   ]
  },
  {
   "country": "Portugal",
   "iso2": "PT",
   "currency": "EUR",
   "year": 2026,
   "contrib": [
    {
     "n": "Social Security, general scheme employer contribution (TSU)",
     "r": 23.75,
     "cap": null,
     "src": "https://www.seg-social.pt/ptss/pssd/documento/cmlgsohb1000rg12zql4vtib5?dswid=2571",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    }
   ],
   "low": 23.75,
   "high": 23.75,
   "extra": {
    "m": 2,
    "note": "A holiday subsidy and a Christmas subsidy, each one month's base pay, are both mandatory under the Labour Code."
   },
   "leave": {
    "days": 22,
    "hol": 13,
    "note": "22 working days minimum under Article 238 of the Labour Code, plus 13 public holidays on the mainland."
   },
   "sev": {
    "pct": 0,
    "note": "Compensation on collective dismissal or abolition of the post is 12 days of base pay plus seniority allowances per full year of service, with the daily rate capped at twenty times the minimum wage and the total at twelve months' pay or 240 times the minimum wage (Article 366, as amended by Law 69/2013)."
   },
   "notice_w": 2.14,
   "notes": [
    "The 23.75% employer rate is uncapped and applies to the full salary, so the burden is identical for a junior hire and a senior one.",
    "The FCT and FGCT funds, formerly 0.925% and 0.075% of base pay, were suspended in May 2023 and ended by Decree-Law 115/2023 from 1 January 2024. They are not a current cost.",
    "Work-accident insurance must be bought from a private insurer. The premium is risk and insurer specific rather than a statutory percentage, so it is excluded from the total."
   ],
   "unconfirmed": [
    "the private work-accident insurance premium rate"
   ]
  },
  {
   "country": "Ireland",
   "iso2": "IE",
   "currency": "EUR",
   "year": 2026,
   "contrib": [
    {
     "n": "Employer PRSI, Class A standard rate, weekly earnings above 552 euro",
     "r": 11.4,
     "cap": null,
     "src": "https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-social-protection/publications/prsi-class-a-rates/",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    }
   ],
   "low": 11.4,
   "high": 11.4,
   "extra": {
    "m": 0,
    "note": "No statutory 13th month."
   },
   "leave": {
    "days": 20,
    "hol": 10,
    "note": "Four working weeks minimum under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, pro-rated to hours worked, plus 10 public holidays."
   },
   "sev": {
    "pct": null,
    "note": "Statutory redundancy is two weeks' pay per year of service plus one bonus week, on gross pay capped at 600 euro a week."
   },
   "notice_w": 1,
   "notes": [
    "Employer PRSI has no annual ceiling, so the 11.4% applies to the whole salary. A reduced 9.15% rate applies below 552 euro a week.",
    "Statutory notice runs from one week, at thirteen weeks to two years of service, up to eight weeks at fifteen years or more.",
    "The rates shown take effect on 1 October 2026 under the phased annual increases funding State Pension reform."
   ],
   "unconfirmed": [
    "the employer contribution rate and start date for auto-enrolment (My Future Fund)"
   ]
  },
  {
   "country": "Canada",
   "iso2": "CA",
   "currency": "CAD",
   "year": 2026,
   "contrib": [
    {
     "n": "CPP, base, employer share",
     "r": 5.95,
     "cap": 74600,
     "src": "https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/payroll/payroll-deductions-contributions/canada-pension-plan-cpp/cpp-contribution-rates-maximums-exemptions.html",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    },
    {
     "n": "Employment Insurance, employer premium at 1.4 times the employee rate",
     "r": 2.28,
     "cap": 68900,
     "src": "https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/ei/ei-list/reports/premium/rates2026.html",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    },
    {
     "n": "CPP2, second additional, employer share",
     "r": 4.0,
     "cap": 85000,
     "src": "https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/payroll/payroll-deductions-contributions/canada-pension-plan-cpp/cpp-enhancement.html",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium",
     "floor": 74600
    }
   ],
   "low": 0,
   "high": 8.23,
   "extra": {
    "m": 0,
    "note": "No statutory 13th month federally."
   },
   "leave": {
    "days": 10,
    "hol": 10,
    "note": "Federal minimums under the Canada Labour Code, which cover roughly a tenth of workers: two weeks' vacation under five years, rising to three and four weeks with tenure. Provincial minimums vary and are generally similar or lower."
   },
   "sev": {
    "pct": null,
    "note": "For federally regulated employers, statutory severance is the greater of two days' wages per completed year of service or five days' wages (section 235, Canada Labour Code). Provinces differ."
   },
   "notice_w": 2,
   "notes": [
    "The employer burden steps down in bands: about 8.23% up to 68,900 dollars, 5.95% from there to 74,600, 4.00% from 74,600 to 85,000, and zero above 85,000.",
    "Provincial payroll and health levies come on top. Ontario's Employer Health Tax reaches 1.95% of payroll above a one million dollar exemption for eligible private employers with payroll under five million.",
    "Quebec runs QPP and QPIP instead of CPP and the federal EI split. The rates are close but not identical."
   ],
   "unconfirmed": [
    "a direct CRA page confirming the 2026 CPP2 ceiling of 85,000 dollars",
    "the Ontario EHT figures on ontario.ca (the page could not be retrieved)"
   ]
  },
  {
   "country": "Australia",
   "iso2": "AU",
   "currency": "AUD",
   "year": 2026,
   "contrib": [
    {
     "n": "Superannuation Guarantee",
     "r": 12.0,
     "cap": 270830,
     "src": "https://www.ato.gov.au/tax-rates-and-codes/key-superannuation-rates-and-thresholds/super-guarantee",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    }
   ],
   "low": 0,
   "high": 12.0,
   "extra": {
    "m": 0,
    "note": "No statutory 13th month."
   },
   "leave": {
    "days": 20,
    "hol": 10,
    "note": "Four weeks' annual leave under the National Employment Standards. Public holidays are about eight national dates plus state-specific ones, so the total runs roughly 10 to 13 by state."
   },
   "sev": {
    "pct": null,
    "note": "Redundancy pay under the National Employment Standards runs from four weeks' pay at one to two years of service up to sixteen weeks at nine to ten years. Employers with fewer than fifteen staff are generally exempt."
   },
   "notice_w": 1,
   "notes": [
    "The Superannuation Guarantee reached 12.00% on 1 July 2025 and is the settled long-term rate. The maximum contribution base for 2026-27 is 270,830 dollars, above which super is not compulsory.",
    "From 1 July 2026 super must be paid on each payday rather than quarterly. The rate and the cap are unchanged.",
    "State payroll tax, roughly 4.85% to 5.45% on total wages above a state threshold, is separate from super and is not included above."
   ],
   "unconfirmed": [
    "the public holiday count, which varies by state"
   ]
  },
  {
   "country": "India",
   "iso2": "IN",
   "currency": "INR",
   "year": 2026,
   "contrib": [
    {
     "n": "EPS, employees' pension scheme, employer share",
     "r": 8.33,
     "cap": 180000,
     "src": "https://www.epfindia.gov.in/site_docs/PDFs/MiscPDFs/ContributionRate.pdf",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    },
    {
     "n": "EPF, provident fund, employer share",
     "r": 3.67,
     "cap": 180000,
     "src": "https://www.epfindia.gov.in/site_docs/PDFs/MiscPDFs/ContributionRate.pdf",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    },
    {
     "n": "EDLI, deposit-linked insurance, employer",
     "r": 0.5,
     "cap": 180000,
     "src": "https://www.epfindia.gov.in/site_docs/PDFs/MiscPDFs/ContributionRate.pdf",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "EPF administrative charges, employer",
     "r": 0.5,
     "cap": 180000,
     "src": "https://www.epfindia.gov.in/site_docs/PDFs/MiscPDFs/ContributionRate.pdf",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "ESI, employer share, only for employees on 21,000 rupees a month or less at entry",
     "r": 3.25,
     "cap": 252000,
     "src": "https://cleartax.in/s/esi-rate",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium",
     "max_wage": 252000
    }
   ],
   "low": 0,
   "high": 16.25,
   "extra": {
    "m": 0,
    "note": "No universal statutory 13th month. A statutory annual bonus of 8.33% to 20% of wages applies under the Payment of Bonus Act to employees on 21,000 rupees a month or less, computed on a 7,000 rupee base or the state minimum wage if higher."
   },
   "leave": {
    "days": 15,
    "hol": 3,
    "note": "Earned leave accrues at roughly one day per twenty days worked under the Factories Act, about 15 a year. Only three holidays are mandated nationally; the rest are notified by each state."
   },
   "sev": {
    "pct": 4.81,
    "note": "Gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 is fifteen twenty-sixths of the last drawn basic plus dearness allowance per year of service, payable after five years. 4.81% is the usual monthly accrual equivalent."
   },
   "notice_w": 4,
   "notes": [
    "The EPF wage ceiling is 15,000 rupees a month. Contributions above it are optional for the employer, which is why the marginal rate on a senior salary is effectively zero.",
    "ESI applies only where gross wages are 21,000 rupees a month or less at the time of coverage. Once covered, contributions run on actual wages with no upper cap.",
    "Under the Code on Social Security, in force from 29 June 2026 in some states, the wage definition for provident fund and gratuity shifts to a broader base in which at least half of total remuneration must count. Implementation varies by state."
   ],
   "unconfirmed": [
    "state public holiday counts",
    "earned-leave entitlement in states outside Factories Act coverage",
    "whether the ESI wage ceiling has been raised above 21,000 rupees in 2026"
   ]
  },
  {
   "country": "Brazil",
   "iso2": "BR",
   "currency": "BRL",
   "year": 2026,
   "contrib": [
    {
     "n": "INSS, employer share",
     "r": 20.0,
     "cap": null,
     "src": "https://www.gov.br/receitafederal/pt-br/assuntos/orientacao-tributaria/tributos/contribuicoes-previdenciarias-pf",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    },
    {
     "n": "Sistema S and third-party levies (SESI, SENAI, SEBRAE, INCRA, education levy)",
     "r": 5.8,
     "cap": null,
     "src": "https://www.gov.br/receitafederal/pt-br/assuntos/orientacao-tributaria/tributos/contribuicoes-previdenciarias-pf",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "RAT, occupational accident insurance, medium risk class",
     "r": 2.0,
     "cap": null,
     "src": "https://www.gov.br/receitafederal/pt-br/assuntos/orientacao-tributaria/tributos/contribuicoes-previdenciarias-pf",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    }
   ],
   "low": 27.8,
   "high": 27.8,
   "extra": {
    "m": 1,
    "note": "The 13th month salary is statutory and paid in two installments, in November and December."
   },
   "leave": {
    "days": 30,
    "hol": 10,
    "note": "30 calendar days of paid vacation a year under the CLT, plus 10 national holidays confirmed for 2026."
   },
   "sev": {
    "pct": 8.0,
    "note": "FGTS: the employer deposits 8% of monthly pay into a blocked employee account. On unjustified dismissal the employer also pays a 40% penalty on the whole FGTS balance."
   },
   "notice_w": 4,
   "notes": [
    "The employer INSS contribution and RAT are uncapped. Unlike the employee side there is no ceiling, so the burden does not fall on a senior salary.",
    "The Sistema S rate varies by sector code. 5.8% is a representative figure, not a universal one.",
    "Statutory notice is 30 days up to one year of service, plus three days per additional year, capped at 90 days.",
    "Companies under the Simples Nacional regime pay a single consolidated rate instead of the itemized structure above."
   ],
   "unconfirmed": [
    "the Sistema S rate for a specific sector code"
   ]
  },
  {
   "country": "Mexico",
   "iso2": "MX",
   "currency": "MXN",
   "year": 2026,
   "contrib": [
    {
     "n": "INFONAVIT, housing fund",
     "r": 5.0,
     "cap": 1069866,
     "src": "https://www.elcontribuyente.mx/indicadores/cuotas-imss/",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "IMSS, old-age and severance (CEAV), lowest step",
     "r": 3.15,
     "cap": 1069866,
     "src": "https://www.elcontribuyente.mx/indicadores/cuotas-imss/",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "IMSS, retirement (SAR)",
     "r": 2.0,
     "cap": 1069866,
     "src": "https://www.elcontribuyente.mx/indicadores/cuotas-imss/",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "IMSS, disability and life",
     "r": 1.75,
     "cap": 1069866,
     "src": "https://www.elcontribuyente.mx/indicadores/cuotas-imss/",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "IMSS, sickness and maternity, surplus above 3 UMA",
     "r": 1.1,
     "cap": 1069866,
     "src": "https://www.elcontribuyente.mx/indicadores/cuotas-imss/",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "IMSS, medical costs of pensioners",
     "r": 1.05,
     "cap": 1069866,
     "src": "https://www.elcontribuyente.mx/indicadores/cuotas-imss/",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "IMSS, nurseries and social benefits",
     "r": 1.0,
     "cap": 1069866,
     "src": "https://www.elcontribuyente.mx/indicadores/cuotas-imss/",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "IMSS, cash sickness benefits",
     "r": 0.7,
     "cap": 1069866,
     "src": "https://www.elcontribuyente.mx/indicadores/cuotas-imss/",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "IMSS, occupational risk, legal minimum",
     "r": 0.54,
     "cap": 1069866,
     "src": "https://www.elcontribuyente.mx/indicadores/cuotas-imss/",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    }
   ],
   "low": 16.0,
   "high": 31.5,
   "extra": {
    "m": 0.5,
    "note": "Aguinaldo of at least fifteen days' wages a year is statutory under Article 87 of the Federal Labour Law and must be paid by 20 December."
   },
   "leave": {
    "days": 12,
    "hol": 7,
    "note": "Under the 2023 Vacaciones Dignas reform, 12 days in year one, rising by two a year to 18 by year four, then two more every five years. Seven official holidays under Article 74."
   },
   "sev": {
    "pct": null,
    "note": "Unjustified dismissal is three months' salary plus twenty days' wages per year of service where there is no reinstatement, plus a seniority premium of twelve days' wages per year capped at twice the minimum wage. A vacation premium of at least 25% of vacation pay is also statutory."
   },
   "notice_w": 0,
   "notes": [
    "Mexico is not a flat percentage of salary. Part of the IMSS charge is a fixed peso amount tied to the UMA (3,566.22 pesos a month in 2026) regardless of pay, and the rest runs on a contribution base capped at 25 UMA a day. The effective share of an actual salary therefore falls as the salary rises.",
    "The occupational risk premium is set annually per employer from its own accident record, with a legal minimum near 0.54%.",
    "A primary IMSS page could not be retrieved, so the per-item percentages rest on convergent secondary sources and are marked medium confidence."
   ],
   "unconfirmed": [
    "a primary imss.gob.mx confirmation of the per-branch percentages",
    "the CEAV step that applies at a given salary multiple, within the 3.15% to 7.51% range",
    "an individual employer's occupational risk premium"
   ]
  },
  {
   "country": "Philippines",
   "iso2": "PH",
   "currency": "PHP",
   "year": 2026,
   "contrib": [
    {
     "n": "SSS, employer share",
     "r": 10.0,
     "cap": 420000,
     "src": "https://www.sss.gov.ph/sss-contribution-table/",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "PhilHealth, employer share, half of the 5% premium",
     "r": 2.5,
     "cap": 1200000,
     "src": "https://pia.gov.ph/news/philhealth-sets-5-premium-contribution-rate-for-2026/",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "high"
    },
    {
     "n": "Pag-IBIG, housing fund, employer share",
     "r": 2.0,
     "cap": 120000,
     "src": "https://batasnatin.com/laws/pag-ibig-hdmf-contributions-2024-rates-and-remittance",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
     "n": "SSS Employees' Compensation, employer-paid",
     "r": 0.086,
     "cap": 420000,
     "src": "https://www.sss.gov.ph/sss-contribution-table/",
     "chk": "2026-08-21",
     "conf": "medium"
    }
   ],
   "low": 0,
   "high": 14.59,
   "extra": {
    "m": 1,
    "note": "13th month pay is statutory under Presidential Decree 851 for every rank-and-file employee with at least one month of service, equal to the total basic salary earned in the year divided by twelve."
   },
   "leave": {
    "days": 5,
    "hol": 12,
    "note": "Service Incentive Leave is five paid days a year after one year of service, under Article 95 of the Labor Code. There are 12 regular holidays, paid even when not worked, plus special non-working days proclaimed each year."
   },
   "sev": {
    "pct": null,
    "note": "Termination for an authorized cause such as redundancy is one month's pay or one month per year of service, whichever is higher. Retrenchment or closure due to losses is half a month per year of service (Article 298)."
   },
   "notice_w": 4,
   "notes": [
    "Every one of the four employer charges is capped, and the caps are low: the SSS monthly salary credit tops out at 35,000 pesos and Pag-IBIG at 10,000 pesos a month. Above those levels the marginal statutory cost is zero, so the employer burden on a senior salary is very small in percentage terms.",
    "The Pag-IBIG monthly compensation ceiling of 10,000 pesos means the 2% employer rate yields at most 200 pesos a month whatever the salary.",
    "PhilHealth's 5% premium for 2026 is described by the Philippine Information Agency as the final scheduled adjustment under the Universal Health Care Act."
   ],
   "unconfirmed": [
    "a machine-readable SSS circular from sss.gov.ph (the table is an image)",
    "the count of special non-working days, set by proclamation each year"
   ]
  }
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   {
    "brand": "Deel",
    "eor_usd_pemp_month": 599,
    "billing": "per employee per month, monthly billing, no long-term commitment",
    "contractor_usd": 49,
    "price_public": true,
    "pricing_url": "https://www.deel.com/pricing",
    "checked": "2026-08-21",
    "note": "Contractor of Record (fully-managed) also offered from $325/contractor/month."
   },
   {
    "brand": "Remote",
    "eor_usd_pemp_month": 699,
    "billing": "per employee per month",
    "contractor_usd": 29,
    "price_public": true,
    "pricing_url": "https://remote.com/pricing",
    "checked": "2026-08-21",
    "note": "Contractor Management Plus tier is $99/contractor/month with added indemnity; Contractor of Record from $325/contractor/month."
   },
   {
    "brand": "Oyster HR",
    "eor_usd_pemp_month": 699,
    "billing": "per employee per month, monthly or annual (annual discounted)",
    "contractor_usd": 29,
    "price_public": true,
    "pricing_url": "https://www.oysterhr.com/pricing",
    "checked": "2026-08-21",
    "note": "Refundable deposit required for EOR employees; contractor price is after a 30-day free trial."
   },
   {
    "brand": "Multiplier",
    "eor_usd_pemp_month": 499,
    "billing": "per employee per month; Core plan is $499/mo on monthly billing or $459/mo billed annually. Growth plan $559 (monthly)/$519 (annual)",
    "contractor_usd": 40,
    "price_public": true,
    "pricing_url": "https://www.usemultiplier.com/pricing",
    "checked": "2026-08-21",
    "note": "$40 figure is Contractor Management; separate Contractor of Record (fully managed) is $400/contractor/month. Enterprise EOR tier is custom-quoted."
   },
   {
    "brand": "RemoFirst",
    "eor_usd_pemp_month": 199,
    "billing": "per employee per month, no setup/onboarding/termination fees, no annual contract, no minimums",
    "contractor_usd": 25,
    "price_public": true,
    "pricing_url": "https://www.remofirst.com/price",
    "checked": "2026-08-21",
    "note": "Basic contractor management tier is free; $25/mo is the Premium tier with automated invoicing/payments. Optional RemoHealth insurance add-on from $55/person/mo."
   },
   {
    "brand": "Rippling EOR",
    "eor_usd_pemp_month": null,
    "billing": null,
    "contractor_usd": null,
    "price_public": false,
    "pricing_url": "https://www.rippling.com/pricing",
    "checked": "2026-08-21",
    "note": "Only the base Rippling Unity platform price ($8/user/mo) is published; EOR/global employment section states 'Tell us which services you'd like to use and we'll send a custom quote' -- no per-employee EOR figure disclosed."
   },
   {
    "brand": "Papaya Global",
    "eor_usd_pemp_month": 650,
    "billing": "per employee per month, starting price for most non-European countries, 60-day opt-out on basic agreements, no minimum contract length",
    "contractor_usd": 2,
    "price_public": true,
    "pricing_url": "https://www.papayaglobal.com/pricing/",
    "checked": "2026-08-21",
    "note": "The $2/contractor/mo figure is the published 'starting from' contractor management base rate per Papaya's own pricing page; likely excludes payment/FX fees."
   },
   {
    "brand": "Velocity Global",
    "eor_usd_pemp_month": null,
    "billing": null,
    "contractor_usd": null,
    "price_public": false,
    "pricing_url": "https://hellopebl.com/pricing",
    "checked": "2026-08-21",
    "note": "Velocity Global has rebranded to 'Pebl' (hellopebl.com). Site states a flat per-employee monthly fee model exists but directs all inquiries to a custom quote; no USD figures published."
   },
   {
    "brand": "Globalization Partners (G-P)",
    "eor_usd_pemp_month": null,
    "billing": null,
    "contractor_usd": null,
    "price_public": false,
    "pricing_url": "https://www.globalization-partners.com/",
    "checked": "2026-08-21",
    "note": "g-p.com/pricing and globalization-partners.com/pricing both return 404; no published pricing page found -- G-P uses custom quotes only (Meridian Core/Prime plan pricing not public)."
   },
   {
    "brand": "Skuad",
    "eor_usd_pemp_month": 199,
    "billing": "per employee per month, starting price, volume discounts available",
    "contractor_usd": 19,
    "price_public": true,
    "pricing_url": "https://www.skuad.io/pricing",
    "checked": "2026-08-21",
    "note": "$19 figure is Contractor Management System (CMS); separate Agent of Record (AOR, fully managed contractor) is $99/contractor/month."
   },
   {
    "brand": "Playroll",
    "eor_usd_pemp_month": 399,
    "billing": "per employee per month, no minimum commitments, refundable security deposit (~1 month salary) required",
    "contractor_usd": 35,
    "price_public": true,
    "pricing_url": "https://www.playroll.com/pricing/employer-of-record",
    "checked": "2026-08-21",
    "note": "Contractor management is a flat $35/month fee (not per-contractor) per playroll.com/contractor-management."
   },
   {
    "brand": "Horizons",
    "eor_usd_pemp_month": 199,
    "billing": "EOR Flex: $199/mo/employee, monthly billing, no commitment. EOR Plus: $399/mo/employee, annual commitment, for teams of 5+, no deposit",
    "contractor_usd": 29,
    "price_public": true,
    "pricing_url": "https://remotepeople.com/pricing/",
    "checked": "2026-08-21",
    "note": "Horizons has rebranded to 'RemotePeople' (remotepeople.com; joinhorizons.com no longer resolves to the brand's own site). Contractor of Record (fully managed) is $199/contractor/month; the $29 figure is Contractor Management."
   },
   {
    "brand": "Atlas",
    "eor_usd_pemp_month": 599,
    "billing": "per employee per month, starting rate for onboarding 1-5 employees; volume discounts for 5+ (contact sales)",
    "contractor_usd": null,
    "price_public": true,
    "pricing_url": "https://www.atlashxm.com/pricing",
    "checked": "2026-08-21",
    "note": "Agent of Record (contractor) service exists but no price is published on the pricing page."
   },
   {
    "brand": "Native Teams",
    "eor_usd_pemp_month": 99,
    "billing": "per employee per month plus 1 free employer admin account",
    "contractor_usd": 19,
    "price_public": true,
    "pricing_url": "https://nativeteams.com/pricing",
    "checked": "2026-08-21",
    "note": "$19 figure is 'Contractor Pay' (payments only); Contractor of Record (fully managed, with misclassification protection) is $99/contractor/month."
   }
  ],
  "programs": [
   {
    "brand": "Deel",
    "network": "Direct (Customer Referral Program)",
    "payout_note": "$1,500 per qualifying referral for referrals created on/after Dec 2, 2025 (earlier referrals earned $500); referred company also gets $500 in prepaid billing credits; no cap on earnings (deel.com Referral Program T&Cs, checked 2026-08-21)",
    "terms_url": "https://www.deel.com/hubfs/Deel%20Referral%20Program%20T&C.pdf",
    "confidence": "high"
   },
   {
    "brand": "Deel",
    "network": "PartnerStack (Affiliate Program)",
    "payout_note": "PartnerStack marketplace listing states $1,500 per new paying customer; Deel's official PartnerStack Affiliate Agreement PDF specifies $1,000 USD per 'Successful Lead' (min $1 revenue), paid the month after the lead is fully engaged. Affiliate Agreement explicitly PROHIBITS bidding on Deel's trademarks in any auction-style online ad platform (brand-name PPC forbidden). (market.partnerstack.com/page/deel and deel.com affiliate agreement, checked 2026-08-21)",
    "terms_url": "https://hsassets.deel.com/hubfs/Partnerships/PartnerStack%20Agreements/Deel%20Affiliate%20Agreement%20-%20PartnerStack.pdf",
    "confidence": "high"
   },
   {
    "brand": "Remote",
    "network": "Impact",
    "payout_note": "Tiered revenue share: 10% of Remote's management fees if referral revenue is below $2,500/month, 15% above that threshold; commission runs for 12 months from customer activation; 90-day cookie window; monthly payouts. No explicit PPC brand-bidding restriction found on the public affiliate page. (remote.com/partners/affiliates, checked 2026-08-21)",
    "terms_url": "https://remote.com/partners/affiliates",
    "confidence": "high"
   },
   {
    "brand": "Oyster HR",
    "network": "PartnerStack",
    "payout_note": "10% revenue share on subscription fees for 12 months following qualification, plus $250 bonus on first referred customer's initial invoice and $500 bonus on second referred customer's initial invoice; paid 45 days in arrears. Terms EXPLICITLY PROHIBIT bidding on 'Oyster'/'OysterHR' or similar brand variations in any ad channel (brand-name PPC forbidden); ads must not land on Oyster's own domain. (legal.oysterhr.com/partner-program/affiliate-program-terms, checked 2026-08-21)",
    "terms_url": "https://legal.oysterhr.com/partner-program/affiliate-program-terms",
    "confidence": "high"
   },
   {
    "brand": "Multiplier",
    "network": "Impact",
    "payout_note": "Commission is 'flat fee or revenue share -- whichever works best for your referral volume,' paid automatically via Impact when a referred company signs a contract; program explicitly open to individuals with no established website required. Exact dollar/percentage figures are not disclosed publicly -- assigned per affiliate by a partner manager. (usemultiplier.com/partners/affiliatepartners; market.partnerstack.com/page/multiplier also lists Multiplier but with blank/template payout fields, checked 2026-08-21)",
    "terms_url": "https://www.usemultiplier.com/partners/affiliatepartners",
    "confidence": "low"
   },
   {
    "brand": "RemoFirst",
    "network": "Direct",
    "payout_note": "RemoFirst has a 'Partner Program' and a 'Submit a Referral' page mentioning 'earn referral fees for you and get additional discounts for your clients,' but no payout amount, percentage, or commission structure is published on either official page. (remofirst.com/partner-program, remofirst.com/submit-a-referral, checked 2026-08-21)",
    "terms_url": "https://www.remofirst.com/partner-program",
    "confidence": "low"
   },
   {
    "brand": "Rippling EOR",
    "network": "Direct",
    "payout_note": "No published customer affiliate/referral payout found on official pages. Rippling only publishes B2B channel programs for brokers and accountants (rippling.com/broker-partnership-program, rippling.com/partners/accountants-partnership-program) with compensation disclosed only after application; no general customer/affiliate referral payout is public. (checked 2026-08-21)",
    "terms_url": "https://www.rippling.com/partners",
    "confidence": "none"
   },
   {
    "brand": "Papaya Global",
    "network": "PartnerStack",
    "payout_note": "Up to 2 payouts per referral: $1,000 when a qualified lead/opportunity is created, plus $2,000 when the opportunity closes won. Full terms in Papaya's Referral Agreement. (market.partnerstack.com/page/papayaglobal; papayaglobal.com/referral-agreement/, checked 2026-08-21)",
    "terms_url": "https://market.partnerstack.com/page/papayaglobal",
    "confidence": "high"
   },
   {
    "brand": "Velocity Global",
    "network": "Direct (Pebl Partner Network)",
    "payout_note": "Referral Partner tier mentions 'first-year revenue share' as a benefit, but no percentage or dollar figure is published; brand has rebranded to 'Pebl.' (hellopebl.com/partner-network/, checked 2026-08-21)",
    "terms_url": "https://hellopebl.com/partner-network/",
    "confidence": "low"
   },
   {
    "brand": "Globalization Partners (G-P)",
    "network": "Direct (Customer Referral Program)",
    "payout_note": "$1,000 gift card per successful referral. Referred company must sign up for G-P EOR, complete onboarding, and hire at least one individual within 90 days; reward delivered within 30 days of the referral becoming a successful customer. (globalization-partners.com/resources/customer-referral-program/, checked 2026-08-21)",
    "terms_url": "https://www.globalization-partners.com/resources/customer-referral-program/",
    "confidence": "high"
   },
   {
    "brand": "Skuad",
    "network": "Direct",
    "payout_note": "$1,000 gift card/credit per successful referral, paid within 15 business days after the referred company onboards its first hire and pays its first invoice. No cap on referrals; existing Skuad clients and self-referrals excluded. (skuad.io/landing-page/referral-program-by-skuad, checked 2026-08-21)",
    "terms_url": "https://www.skuad.io/landing-page/referral-program-by-skuad",
    "confidence": "high"
   },
   {
    "brand": "Playroll",
    "network": "Direct (Affiliate Program) + Direct (Partner Program)",
    "payout_note": "Affiliate Program: flat one-time fee -- $1,000 for EOR signups, $800 for Global Payroll Manager, $30 for Contractor Management; $100 minimum payout threshold; paid within 45 days of Playroll receiving payment. Terms EXPLICITLY PROHIBIT 'running paid ads that bid on Playroll brand keywords (e.g. \"Playroll\" in Google Ads)' -- brand-name PPC forbidden. Separate tiered Partner Program (Silver/Gold/Platinum) offers 'from $1,000+ per successful referral' plus a monthly revenue share on seat revenue for 12 months. (playroll.com/trust-center/affiliate-terms; playroll.com/partners, checked 2026-08-21)",
    "terms_url": "https://www.playroll.com/trust-center/affiliate-terms",
    "confidence": "high"
   },
   {
    "brand": "Horizons",
    "network": "Direct (now branded RemotePeople)",
    "payout_note": "Tiered per-referral payout: $500 (1st referral), $750 (2nd), $1,000 (3rd), $1,500 (4th onward); no cap on earnings; paid as gift card/prepaid Visa plus management-fee credits once the referral onboards its first employee; one referral credited per company regardless of headcount hired. Brand has rebranded from 'Horizons' to 'RemotePeople.' (remotepeople.com/referral-program/, checked 2026-08-21)",
    "terms_url": "https://remotepeople.com/referral-program/",
    "confidence": "high"
   },
   {
    "brand": "Atlas",
    "network": "Direct",
    "payout_note": "Atlas HXM publishes a tiered Referral Partner / Reseller Partner program (Platinum/Gold/Silver) where 'the more employees you have with Atlas HXM, the higher the payout,' but no specific commission percentage or dollar amount is disclosed publicly. (atlashxm.com/partner-with-atlas, checked 2026-08-21)",
    "terms_url": "https://www.atlashxm.com/partner-with-atlas",
    "confidence": "low"
   },
   {
    "brand": "Native Teams",
    "network": "Direct",
    "payout_note": "30% cashback of the referred user's payment, credited to the referrer's Native Teams Wallet every billing cycle for as long as the referral remains a paying subscriber; withdrawable to bank account or the Native ATM card. (nativeteams.com/blog/share-refer-earn-join-the-native-teams-referral-program-and-receive-direct-payouts, checked 2026-08-21)",
    "terms_url": "https://nativeteams.com/blog/share-refer-earn-join-the-native-teams-referral-program-and-receive-direct-payouts",
    "confidence": "high"
   }
  ]
 }
}