Links International review

Links explicitly offers legal employment without a client entity, with its Hong Kong EOR FAQ claiming delivery through Links entities and staff. The site promotes30+APAC/Middle East payroll locations and broader100+location integrated HR reach; neither is a verified EOR country/entity list. Privacy policy says Links has no EU presence, so distinguish broader group reach, service availability and the actual legal employer. Links Recruitment Limited owns the website; Singapore recruitment licence09C5322 belongs to Links HR Singapore Pte Ltd and does not establish every-country EOR authorisation.

Onboarding

The48-hour FAQ promise starts after service agreement confirmation and receipt of employee information and refers to preparing the contract/contacting the employee for signature. It is not an unconditional legal start or visa SLA. Visa and relocation support is offered separately; role/country dependencies and fees need a quote.

No current numeric EOR management tariff, deposit/refund rule or FX spread was verified in the primary offer/calculator. Calculator estimates include statutory costs and can change with law/personal circumstances. The FAQ says expense claims increase Total Monthly Gross Relevant Income and are subject to the monthly fee payout range, a potential extra-cost mechanism. Equipment purchased by Links is recharged to the client; recruitment is an additional service. Directory USD270/USD300 figures are not verified primary tariffs.

Review limits

All four Goodfirms accounts visible in Most Recent order were read in full: three payroll/integration accounts and one explicit Malaysia/Indonesia EOR account, June–July2025. All rated5 but one criticises higher commercial pricing. Project budgets are total project ranges, not EOR per-worker fees. G2 shows zero reviews for both products. No matching TP/Capterra profile found; Gulf Links/MJ Global is unrelated. Sparse and anonymous evidence cannot establish local failure rates.

Links One advertises payroll completion status, secure inputs, due-date reminders, review/approval and payslip/variance reports. Three Goodfirms accounts praise regional payroll/integration accuracy and timeliness; one describes a11-country Workday migration after problems with unnamed prior vendors. Those historical vendor problems are not attributed to Links. No country cutoffs, correction compensation or contractual SLA was obtained.

Local contacts and in-country teams are advertised. Available Goodfirms accounts praise responsiveness and a dedicated payroll manager; the11-country buyer praises clear escalation/SLA processes but does not disclose their terms. A targeted internal-employee Glassdoor account criticises management support and favouritism; the employer defends its support/equality policies and invites HR contact. It is retained as affiliated workforce context, not an EOR customer complaint.

Links One advertises employer approval/reporting, desktop/mobile employee payslips/tax documents, leave/expenses and rostering/time controls. Integration Hub names Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle and other HCMs; fields, direction, exception recovery and commercial inclusion need demonstration. Payroll reviews describe Workday two-way flows and SAP integration, but one describes five locations in its body and four in project detail; preserve the discrepancy. No hands-on test or uptime record was obtained.

FAQ says group insurance is available in almost all serviced locations, with individual-premium reimbursement in some locations. Leave and expenses are handled through the platform. Employee expense reimbursement timing, insurer exclusions and exact premiums are not disclosed. Expense reimbursements can affect the service fee calculation.

EOR FAQ requires clients to notify Links before informing a worker of termination so Links can advise and administer it. Some clients use separate confidentiality/IP agreements, but a complete employer-to-client assignment chain was not inspected. Public Terms and Conditions concern website/job accounts: their indemnity, subscription refund and account-termination clauses are not an EOR MSA. Minimum term, severance funding, ordinary/disputed exit and switching fees remain contract gaps.

EOR FAQ requires clients to notify Links before informing a worker of termination so Links can advise and administer it. Some clients use separate confidentiality/IP agreements, but a complete employer-to-client assignment chain was not inspected. Public Terms and Conditions concern website/job accounts: their indemnity, subscription refund and account-termination clauses are not an EOR MSA. Minimum term, severance funding, ordinary/disputed exit and switching fees remain contract gaps.

Links One describes Azure hosting, testing, ISO27001/GDPR-compliant processes and SSO/MFA readiness, not proof those controls are enabled by default. Privacy policy covers affiliated/service-provider sharing, cross-border transfers using safeguards as applicable, and security notifications as legally required; no contractual notification deadline or complete named subprocessors was obtained. Policy refers to ISO27001:2013; no current independently authenticated certificate/audit was inspected.

Links explicitly offers legal employment without a client entity, with its Hong Kong EOR FAQ claiming delivery through Links entities and staff. The site promotes30+APAC/Middle East payroll locations and broader100+location integrated HR reach; neither is a verified EOR country/entity list. Privacy policy says Links has no EU presence, so distinguish broader group reach, service availability and the actual legal employer. Links Recruitment Limited owns the website; Singapore recruitment licence09C5322 belongs to Links HR Singapore Pte Ltd and does not establish every-country EOR authorisation.

Ownership

Ascentium announced acquiring Links on11 February2025; its current history dates acquisition toDecember2024. Announcement date and reported acquisition timing are retained separately. Phased integration, service continuity and investment are group commitments, not demonstrated outcomes or a payroll guarantee. Parent claims3,000+professionals/27markets today, distinct from historical Links200+staff/15offices. No current audited Links finances or ring-fenced payroll funding proof was obtained.