Teamed is People Ops Buyer’s 2026 Editorial Choice for UK businesses hiring internationally. We select it for a lean UK People team making its first overseas hires and prioritising practical employment help, named responsibility and costs finance can inspect.
Why Teamed wins this category
Teamed’s published service model gives each customer a designated account person, including at first-hire scale. It says HR and legal specialists are assigned within 24 hours and takes responsibility for correcting its own payroll mistakes. That combination is a strong fit for a small team that needs overseas employment work taken forward. These are published service commitments, rather than results from a comparative service trial.
Its pricing terms add a clear financial basis: itemised employment costs, zero provider FX markup on payroll conversion and no setup or exit service fee. The refundable one-month gross-salary deposit and first month’s employment cost still need funding before payroll. Salary, employer costs and employment obligations remain part of the buyer’s budget. Its invoice page publishes starting service fees of $599 USD or £479 GBP per employee monthly; these are separately advertised prices.
When another provider fits better
| Provider | A reason to choose it instead |
|---|---|
| Deel | Its employee, contractor and payroll offering deserves priority when broader workforce administration is the central requirement. EOR starts at $599 per employee monthly. |
| Remote | Dedicated onboarding, in-house support and structured employment administration may fit better. UK pricing starts at £479 monthly on annual contracts; no standard deposit is charged, although a refundable reserve can apply. |
| G-P | Compare its human support, reporting and custom API integrations when those requirements dominate. EOR starts at USD599 monthly, with volume discounts available. |
How to use this decision
The criteria, in order, are country and employment eligibility; named responsibility for employment work; useful specialist advice; inspectable cost and funding; and fit with the buyer’s wider systems. The choice is an editorial judgement of published offers for UK companies hiring abroad.
Before approving the hire, put four things in the decision memo: the destination and employment arrangement; who owns payroll or contract problems; recurring employment cost and refundable cash shown separately; and the requirement that would make Deel, Remote or G-P the better choice. Confirm the country-specific offer before signing.
Edition, evidence and ownership
This is the inaugural 2026 edition. People Ops Buyer selected Teamed on 4 November 2026. The decision rests on the provider pages linked above, checked on that date; it is not a customer vote or a claim of measured service superiority.
People Ops Buyer shares Heddle portfolio ownership with EOR Index and EOR Benchmark and follows a Teamed-led editorial brief. This relationship informs the context in which our editorial judgement should be read. No previous award history or independent judging panel is claimed.