Now available on the Horizons platform — manage payroll across your own entities with Global Payroll.
For years, Horizons has supported clients with multi-country payroll operations through our in-house payroll teams.
Today, we’re excited to make these capabilities available directly inside the Horizons platform — giving clients a centralized, transparent, and automated way to manage payroll across their own global entities.
This marks an important step in how Horizons supports global employment, extending beyond Employer of Record (EOR) to cover direct employment payroll — all in one platform.
What Global Payroll Is
Global Payroll is a platform-integrated solution that enables companies to manage payroll for their own legal entities across multiple countries — fully compliant, consolidated, and automated.
While Horizons has long supported payroll operations, what’s new is the experience: clients can now manage payroll seamlessly within the platform, with full visibility, structured workflows, and built-in collaboration.
In short:
The service isn’t new — but the way you manage it is.
Key Capabilities
Global Payroll brings together everything required to run payroll end to end across entities and countries:
✔ Employee Visibility & Linking
Easily view employees across all entities and ensure they are linked to the correct payrolls and pay elements.
✔ Customisable Pay Elements per Entity
Flexible configuration of salaries, allowances, bonuses, and deductions — tailored to local requirements and client-specific structures.
✔ Automated Payroll Calendars & Milestones
Track every payroll cycle with clear milestones such as input due dates, review, approvals, and pay days — all visible in one place.
✔ Change Submission & Document Sharing
Submit payroll-related changes (salary updates, bonuses, terminations) and securely exchange documents directly in the platform — no email threads required.
✔ Audit Trail & Consolidated Reporting
Every update is logged with a complete changelog and audit trail, alongside payroll registers and reporting across entities and countries.
Who It’s For
Global Payroll is designed for:
- Multinational companies managing payroll across existing local entities
- Horizons EOR clients expanding into direct employment in new markets
- Enterprise teams looking for a single system to manage both EOR and non-EOR payroll globally
How Global Payroll Differs from EOR
Global Payroll sits alongside Horizons’ Employer of Record solution, giving clients flexibility depending on how they operate in each country.
| Area | Employer of Record (EOR) | Global Payroll |
| Employment ownership | Horizons is the legal employer | Client is the legal employer |
| Primary purpose | Hire without setting up a local entity | Manage payroll for existing entities |
| Scope of service | Contracts, compliance, benefits, terminations | Payroll processing, compliance checks, reporting |
| Client control | Limited | Full control over employees & compensation |
| Typical use case | Hiring quickly in a new market | Running payroll at scale across entities |
Why It Matters
With Global Payroll now available in the platform:
- Clients who previously relied on off-platform payroll workflows can now manage everything digitally
- Payroll for EOR and direct employees can live in one system
- Finance and HR teams gain improved transparency, audit readiness, and operational efficiency
This brings Horizons closer to delivering end-to-end global employment support, regardless of employment model.
What’s Next
Global Payroll is just getting started. Upcoming enhancements include:
- Deeper automation and approvals
- Advanced analytics and reporting
- Payroll funding workflows
- Employee payslips
- Benefits and integrations
If you’d like to explore enabling Global Payroll for your entities, our team would be happy to walk you through it.
