This article walks you through the first step of hiring a new employee via Lano’s Employer of Record (EOR) service — submitting candidate and job details to receive a precise employment cost estimate. This flow is ideal when you already have a specific candidate in mind and need an accurate cost calculation based on their details. The estimation process includes built-in compliance logic based on job location and work eligibility. If you’re still early in planning or want to explore costs across multiple countries, try the Hiring Cost Calculator for a quicker but less detailed estimate.
You can initiate the hiring flow from two places in the platform:
Go to Onboarding or Team, then click Add team member
Select Remote team member
Click Continue
You’ll then be guided through five steps to submit the hiring request for estimation.
Job title
Experience level (required for the role)
Job description (from your job offer)
First and last name
Email address (we won’t send any communication until onboarding begins)
Country where the candidate will work
State/Region (only if applicable)
Work eligibility – Can the candidate legally work in the selected country?
Contract type (indefinite or fixed-term): For fixed-term: specify end date
Start date
Employment type (full-time or part-time): For part-time: specify hours per day and days per month
Annual leave entitlement
Notice period (select from predefined options)
Probation period (select from predefined options)
Gross annual base salary (entered in the local currency of the hire’s country)
Bonuses or commissions (optional, if selected: choose type, amount, and payment frequency)
Allowances (optional, if selected: choose type, amount, and frequency)
You’ll see a full overview of your entries.
Double-check all data before submitting.
If you change key selections like country or work eligibility, you’ll need to re-enter all previous information.
Once confirmed, click Get Employment Costs. Lano will forward your request to our local EOR partner to calculate the exact hiring cost based on your inputs.
Next step: Hiring an EOR Employee: Part 2 – Finalizing the Hire & Onboarding
Once the costs are ready, you’ll review, accept, and officially kick off the onboarding process.
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