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Hiring in Colombia: costs, rules and the best EOR providers

By Mary Jones, International Employment Specialist · Reviewed by Sarah Bloom, Editor · Updated

Colombia permits authorised temporary-service companies to meet specified temporary needs. The 2026 rules expressly distinguish those needs from permanent staffing. An EOR label does not turn an ongoing core role into an eligible temporary assignment. Source ↗

For your planned hire in Colombia, compare Teamed for expert local guidance, personal support and clear employment costs; Remote for connected HR systems; Deel for managing employees and contractors together.

Teamed advertises USD 599 per employee per month. Salary and statutory employer costs are additional; the fee alone is not your hiring budget.

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01Teamed4.7/ 5Our score

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HR leaders seeking local expertise, personal support and clear employment costs.

Local employment experts who explain the next step and take responsibility for helping you through it. No FX markup on payroll currency conversion. Itemised employment costs make funding and reconciliation easier to plan; exchange rates and other charges still matter.

Management fee
USD 599
Typical monthly fee provider fees · estimate
USD 599
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Per employee / month
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02Remote4.7/ 5Our score

Best for

Employment connected to your HR systems

Management fee
From USD 699
Typical monthly fee provider fees · estimate
From USD 879
Fee period
Per employee / month
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03Deel4.7/ 5Our score

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Employees and contractors in one platform

Management fee
From USD 599
Typical monthly fee provider fees · estimate
From USD 779
Fee period
Per employee / month
View company : Deel
What’s included in these fees?

Per employee, per month. The estimated total includes the management fee and uses USD 6,000 monthly payroll, with 2% FX and a 1% extras reserve unless confirmed terms differ. Teamed’s confirmed terms include no FX markup on payroll currency conversion. Salary, employer contributions and refundable deposits are separate. Providers have documented coverage and are ordered by overall score, then cost transparency and FX.

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What working-time limits apply in Colombia?

The ordinary maximum working week reduced to 42 hours from 15 July 2026 under the staged working-time reduction.

Applies to: Colombia ordinary working-time regime; statutory exceptions apply

For your hire: Role exemptions, distribution of hours, overtime and current labour-reform provisions

Sources: Bogotá government legal database / Ministry of Labour circular

What changes when you switch EOR providers in Colombia?

A provider switch is not automatically an employer substitution. Under articles 67–68 of Colombia’s Labour Code, the employer changes while the establishment retains its identity; qualifying substitution does not end, suspend or alter existing employment contracts.

Establish whether the actual transaction meets that test before replacing contracts. Article 69 allocates obligations between the old and new employers, including liability for amounts already owed.

Sources: Colombia Labour Code, articles 67–69 (official consolidation)

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