Safeguard Global Named 2026 Best Global Employment Services Provider in China
Safeguard Global has received the 2026 Best Global Employment Services (EOR/PEO) Award for its work helping Chinese companies hire, onboard, and pay employees across international markets.
The award was presented at the 2026 Best Overseas Expansion Human Resources Awards ceremony in Shanghai on July 17, 2026. Organized by HR Tech and chuhai.tips, the program highlights providers that support Chinese companies in addressing the challenges of international expansion.
Safeguard Global was noted for its global employment compliance capabilities, local market expertise, and ability to support Chinese organizations throughout the international employment life cycle.
What does the 2026 Global Employment Award recognize?
The award focuses on providers that help Chinese companies manage the operational and compliance requirements of employing people overseas.
Assessment areas included:
- Compliant employment across multiple countries
- Locally relevant HR and workforce support
- Responsiveness to changing labor regulations
- Payroll, tax, and statutory benefit administration
- The ability to manage employee relations and workforce risks
Unlike broader HR technology awards, the program is centered on the real employment challenges businesses face when entering and operating in international markets.
Safeguard Global’s recognition reflects its ability to combine global infrastructure with local expertise, helping companies manage overseas employees in countries where they may not have their own legal entities.
Why global employment support matters for Chinese companies
As more Chinese companies expand internationally, hiring employees overseas has become a critical part of market entry and growth.
However, each country has its own rules covering employment contracts, payroll, tax withholding, social insurance, statutory benefits, leave, and termination. Companies must understand and apply these requirements correctly for every employee and market.
An employer of record, or EOR, enables a company to hire employees legally in another country without first establishing its own local entity. The EOR acts as the legal employer and manages locally compliant contracts, payroll, taxes, benefits, and other employment obligations, while the client company directs the employee’s day-to-day work.
This model can help businesses enter new markets, hire small overseas teams, retain relocating employees, or access international talent without immediately committing to entity setup.
How Safeguard Global supports overseas hiring
Safeguard Global helps organizations hire, onboard, and pay employees across nearly 190 countries and territories.
Its global employment services cover key components including:
- Compliant hiring and onboarding
- Locally appropriate employment contracts
- Payroll and statutory payments
- Tax and social insurance administration
- Employee benefits and leave
- Ongoing HR support
- Compliant offboarding and termination
For Chinese companies, Safeguard Global provides support through a dedicated Chinese-speaking team that works with HR, payroll, tax, and labor-law specialists in the countries where employees are based.
This approach helps reduce language, time-zone, and regulatory interpretation challenges while giving headquarters greater visibility over international workforce operations.
Safeguard Global has more than 400 in-country specialists who monitor local employment requirements and provide guidance on payroll, taxes, benefits, and employee relations.
Combining local expertise with workforce technology
The award also reflects Safeguard Global’s continued investment in workforce technology.
In April 2026, the company launched Intelligent Workforce, an AI-powered workforce planning solution that helps organizations compare labor costs, talent conditions, and employment environments across different markets.
The platform can help business and HR leaders evaluate where to build teams, what employment costs to expect, and which markets offer the right talent conditions.
These data-led insights are combined with guidance from local experts, helping companies make global hiring decisions based on workforce intelligence and country-specific knowledge.
A significant recognition for Safeguard Global in China
Frank Cen, China director of sales at Safeguard Global, said:
“This award is an important recognition of the work our teams do to support Chinese companies as they build and manage international workforces.
“Hiring overseas involves far more than finding talent. Businesses must also understand local employment laws, payroll requirements, benefits, and employee expectations in every market they enter.
“By combining global infrastructure, local expertise, and intelligent technology, we help organizations manage these challenges with greater confidence and lower employment risk.”
The 2026 Best Global Employment Services Award adds to Safeguard Global’s recent industry recognition, including its positioning in the 2025 NelsonHall NEAT assessment of Employer of Record services, the 2025 HRM Asia Readers’ Choice Gold Award for Best Employer of Record Service Provider, and inclusion in TIME’s 2026 ranking of America’s Top WorkTech Companies.
About Safeguard Global
Safeguard Global helps organizations hire, onboard, and pay employees across international markets.
Through its Employer of Record, Global Pay, Outsourced HR & Benefits, and Intelligent Workforce solutions, Safeguard Global enables businesses to build and manage global teams without establishing legal entities in every country.
With a service network spanning nearly 190 countries and territories and more than 400 in-country experts, Safeguard Global combines global technology with local human expertise to support employment compliance, payroll, benefits, and workforce operations worldwide.
