Hiring a contractor

Add contractors, set job and payment terms, and choose an agreement.

• Add a contractorGo to Talents → Add → Contractor and complete the wizard — talent details, job & compensation, and compliance — then click Send Invite to onboard them.
• Can a contractor have more than one contract?Yes. A contractor can have multiple contracts — one after another (re-engagement) or at the same time (a second role or project). Add the new contract to the existing contractor instead of creating a duplicate, and you’re still billed for just one seat per contractor, no matter how many contracts they hold.
• Choose an agreement and signatory (Compliance step)On the Compliance step you pick the agreement — standard Flamingo, a custom template, or your own signed contract — and choose the client signatory who signs on your company’s behalf.
• Contractor vs EOR employee: what’s the difference?A contractor is an independent professional you engage for project-based or flexible work — they invoice you and handle their own taxes and benefits. An EOR (Employer of Record) employee is a permanent team member where a local legal employer hires them on your behalf, handling payroll, statutory contributions, and benefits. On Flamingo you can hire contractors in 119 countries, and employ people through Employer of Record in the Philippines and Colombia.
• How the misclassification risk check works, and how to read the scoreOn a contract's page, the Compliance card runs an AI misclassification check — the "Analyze risk" button. It returns a score out of 100 and a Low, Medium or High level, with reasoning. Three runs per contract. It is guidance, not legal advice.
• Pre-fill contractor details from a resume or contractOn the Talent details step you can upload a resume or contract to auto-extract the contractor’s details, or fill them in manually. Either way you can review and edit before continuing.
• Set job details, service duration, and payment termsStep 3 of adding a contractor has three sections: job details (position & description), service duration (start date & notice period), and payment terms (payment type, compensation unit, rate, hours per working day, auto-approval, and invoicing frequency).
• What information we collect about a contractor — and whyWe collect personal, identity, payout, and tax details to onboard and pay a contractor, verify who we’re paying (KYC), and stay compliant. We only collect what’s needed — see the Flamingo Privacy Policy.