Building Opportunity Across Borders

We help organisations, institutions, and talent navigate complexity, unlock growth, and succeed internationally through workforce solutions, talent mobility, compliance expertise, and strategic partnerships.

39+ years of international experience9 entity marketsTrusted by global institutions and industry leaders

Trusted by organisations operating across borders in highly regulated sectors.

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
AIDS Healthcare Foundation

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IND Recognised SponsorISO 27001-aligned information securityGDPR-compliant data processing

Our services

Employment infrastructure built for international operations

Integrated capabilities under one roof: Hiring abroad, workforce solutions in expansion, compliance and complex regulation advisory. One provider, one point of accountability, since 1987.

Hiring abroad solutions

Successful international operations depend on more than talent. They require workforce strategies that balance compliance, mobility, operational efficiency, and long-term growth.

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Talent Acquisition

The most valuable professionals are rarely found through traditional recruitment channels.

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Employer of Record & Payroll

Expanding into new markets creates opportunity, but it also creates legal, payroll, and compliance obligations that can slow growth and increase operational complexity.

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Embedded specialist teams

Embedded multi-year teams for regulated sectors: recruited, employed under our own EOR, and managed as an operational function rather than a placement you inherit.

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Workforce Intelligence

Stop looking at historical reports. Workforce Intelligence combines recruitment, retention, skills, productivity, absence, and workforce planning data into a single decision making framework that helps leaders anticipate risk before it impacts operations.

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Sectors we serve:AerospaceDefenceInternational organisationsTechnology and innovationSee all

By the numbers

The impact we make

Cross-border employment infrastructure for international organisations since 1987.

100.000+

Professionals placed

Across nine entity markets.

95+

Nationalities placed

An international team that lives the cross-border work.

entity markets

Netherlands, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Cyprus, Spain, Poland, and Portugal.

39+

Years of expertise

Of European HR, payroll, and recruitment.

Why Octagon

Why organisations choose Octagon

Compliance infrastructure that protects your operations

Dutch employment law is complex. Sick pay obligations stretch to 104 weeks. Dismissal requires government approval. Pension funds enforce retroactive collections. We have built the infrastructure to manage all of it.

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Named experts, not platforms

You get a dedicated employment specialist who knows your team, your contracts, and your deadlines. Not a chatbot. Not a ticket queue. A named expert who picks up the phone and understands the regulatory landscape you operate in.

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Speed built on 39+ years of doing this

First employee on Dutch payroll in five business days. 30% ruling applications filed correctly the first time. HSM visa processing through our employment recognized sponsor status. Speed that comes from deep infrastructure, not shortcuts.

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