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Case Study • iMovo

Employer of Record in Portugal

March, 2021

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Swift and Compliant EU Market Entry During Global Uncertainty

Discover how iMovo successfully launched its Portuguese operations in just 12 days during a pandemic. By leveraging BRIDGE IN as a local Employer of Record (EOR), they offloaded over 1,100 hours of administrative burden

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iMovo

  • Industry: IT, CRM & Data Science
  • Headquarters: Birkirkara
  • Country: Malta
  • Company Size: 11-50 employees

The Challenge

Movo, a tech company based in Malta, needed a quick and safe entry into the Portuguese market during the middle of a pandemic. Creating a local legal entity was seen as a challenge requiring considerable time and financial effort. They had identified perfect candidates but needed a swift, cost-effective solution to employ them compliantly before setting up their own legal entity.

The Solution

Rapid Onboarding: BRIDGE IN onboarded the local team in an average of 12 days, managing data collection and contract signatures.

Full Operational Management: BRIDGE IN delivered 14 distinct operations, including payroll, private health insurance, social security, and equipment procurement (laptops).

Significant Time Savings: iMovo saved 1,192 hours in the first 3 months by outsourcing negotiation, onboarding, and payroll tasks.

Strategic Proxy: BRIDGE IN acted as a proxy for employee care and logistics, providing a “soft landing” for the company’s internationalization.

Setting up in Portugal is a key milestone in the internationalization programme of iMovo. Engaging with BRIDGE IN allowed us to do this in a 'soft landing' manner. BRIDGE IN brought us other benefits - especially as we were looking to start in the midst of the COVID pandemic - the engagement enabled us to rapidly set up and get our team in place and navigate the employment processes which were very different from those that we have had the experience of. Also, BRIDGE IN acts as our proxy when it comes to employee care and logistics. Their end-to-end service has been a great success for us.
Pierre Mallia

Pierre Mallia Managing Director, iMovo