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# Employer of Record (EOR) Hiring
### **Test Objectives**
This test aims to demonstrate the following scenarios:
1. **Hiring a Local EOR**
2. **Hiring a Foreign EOR**
3. **Setting an Employee as an Expat**
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### **Test Setup**
The test will be conducted on the **Test Platform**: [test.marcopayroll.com](https://test.marcopayroll.com/).
* **Customer**: TEST
* **Vendor Admin Account**: [**test1@marcopayroll.com**](mailto:test1@marcopayroll.com) **(T1)**
* **Manager Account**: [**test3@marcopayroll.com**](mailto:test3@marcopayroll.com) **(T3)**
* **T3 is assigned default access privileges** (no additional permissions granted).
* **T3 logs into the Test Platform** to begin the test.
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### **Conducting the Test: Hiring EOR**
1. **Navigate to**: **People** > **Add New Worker**.
2. The **Add Worker** pop-up appears.
3. **Select the employee’s country of residence**:
* By default, **Home Country** is selected.
* Select **Host Country** only if the employee is an **Expat**.
4. **Choose the employee's status**:
* Select **Local** if the employee is a **citizen or permanent resident** of the selected country.
* Select **Foreigner** if the employee does not meet the above criteria.
#### **Test Data for Hiring**
* **Hiring a Local Employee:** Use [**test4@marcopayroll.com**](mailto:test4@marcopayroll.com) **(T4)** as the Staff account.
Local EOR setup
* **Hiring a Foreign Employee:** Use [**test5@marcopayroll.com**](mailto:test5@marcopayroll.com) **(T5)** as the Staff account.
Foreign EOR setup
5. Click **Add** to save the test data.
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### **Conducting the Test: Setting an Employee as an Expat**
#### **Additional Test Setup**
**1. Add a Partner and Business Entity**
* Using a **vendor admin account ( aka T1)**, go to the **Vendor Portal**.
* Add a partner named **EOR Vendor**.
* Create a **business entity** for this partner.
Partner's Business Entity
**2. Assign Payroll Access**
* Using **T1**, grant **Payroll access** to **T3** (minimum required access for this action).
Manager's Access Privilege
**3. Log in to the Test Platform**
* Sign in as **T3** to proceed with the demo.
#### **Assigning T5 as an Expat**
To update **T5's status**:
1. Go to **People** and select **T5** from the list.
2. On the **T5 account page**, navigate to the **Contract** tab.
3. Click **Manage Record** > **Add New Record**.
4. Enter **Host Country details** (as shown in the screenshot) and click **Save Changes**.
Adding Host Country
> **Note**:
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> * **Left**: Vendor's entity can be assigned to EOR contract in the home country as well.
> * **Right**: When comparing T5 with T3 (an internal account), only the customer's entity (TEST) can be assigned to the internal contract—no vendor involvement.
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Comparing T3 and T5 side by side
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### **Expected Result**
After completing the test steps, **T4 and T5 should be set up correctly** according to the test scenario.
T4 and T5 after the test
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