We have PEOs here in North America: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_employer_organization http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_employer_organiza

We have PEOs here in North America: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_employer_organization http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_employer_organizat... I worked for Administaff, a huge PEO, when I was at a startup video game company. They are your employer-in-name on behalf of your employer-in-fact. So all your payroll, benefits, etc. come from them. It enabled us to not have an HR person (or any other non-development personnel) in the company until we were acquired, which is a particular benefit in a small, product-focused company.