Energy Company Global Deployment: Reducing Costs and Ensuring Compliance Across Multiple Countries

Company Y, a Fortune 500 leader in the oil and gas industry with a global presence, faced significant logistical challenges. Like many energy firms, Company Y worked on numerous projects worldwide with uncertain project durations. As such, they needed to relocate 300+ experts to the Philippines for three months, South Korea for a year, and Japan for another year. Given the urgency of the deployments, it was crucial for Company Y to meet timelines and budgets while ensuring compliance with local labour laws. The company needed to navigate complex visa processes, varying tax regimes, and different employment regulations across three distinct jurisdictions simultaneously.

Eos provided comprehensive support to Company Y by leveraging its expertise in various tax regimes and structuring opportunities to minimize costs compliantly. Eos provided guidance on the optimal structuring of employee and contractor contracts from a global perspective. Additionally, Eos was also able to manage the visa process across all three countries efficiently. In Japan, where strict immigration policies often lead to delays, Eos's status as a fast-track company allowed them to secure necessary visas within a few weeks—much faster than the typical processing time. In South Korea, where visa sponsorship is complicated by local hire quotas and capital requirements, Eos provided a workaround by having the end client sponsor the visas, which were then transferred to Eos for employment. Eos's scalable solutions can support projects of any size, from individual long-term assignments to extensive deployments. This flexibility allowed Eos to efficiently manage the large-scale relocation of workers required by Company Y. Eos's local HR/Payroll experts provided Company Y with accurate, timely, compliant payments across all locations; and answers to their technical questions. By prioritising prompt responses and clear communication, Eos ensured that Company Y projects remained on track and within budget constraints. Eos also ensured compliance with local labour laws and assisted Company Y by facilitating accommodation and transport for relocated employees.

Through Eos' support, Company Y successfully deployed their team on time, within budget, with a satisfied client and content workers. They advised that this was key to their clients' confidence to award them further remote projects in future. This strategic collaboration allowed Company Y to focus on their projects without distractions while Eos handled the complexities of international tax and local labour law compliance. The successful deployment of 300+ experts across three countries demonstrated Eos's ability to handle large-scale, complex international assignments while maintaining full compliance and cost efficiency.