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Most remote workers are independent contractors, and they generally invoice you.
And what tools are used to pay the invoices?
There's a scale at which more complex tools may make sense. That scale varies with the variation in the details of a company's operation. For a few contractors the overhead of learning and integrating a tool may outweigh the actual (not perceived) benefits.
Most of the work is reviewing invoices, not writing checks.
Most remote workers are independent contractors, and they generally invoice you.
And what tools are used to pay the invoices?
I sent a weekly invoice through email and I received a check in the mail two to three business days after sending the email.
Then startup I worked for used Gusto and then later Sequoia One for payroll. I'd be interested to know what the big remote companies like Elastic do.
But Gusto only works inside the US right? What if the company is located in US and contractors are outside the US?
In Mexico there are several companies that do that, beware that they usually charge a % of everything you do: Not only salaries, but refunds or any other money movement you want to make.
Most remote workers are independent contractors, and they generally invoice you.
I work remotely and know many people who work remotely for different companies. Most of them are full-time employees.
Check out Veem.com
One of my clients pays me via wire transfer, another does checks, and finally I have one project via moonlightwork.com (awesome service) where they actually handle payments (weekly!) which is pretty cool.
If these are actual W2 full-time employees, I would suggest something like gusto.com to give them direct deposit.