Publications
Papers and datasets
Open-access research on how cross-border employment actually works, because most of what is written about it is marketing. Everything here is DOI-registered and free to read.
Dataset
Global Paid Time Off Index 2026
Employ Borderless · DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23992515 · 2026-11-06 · Version 2026.1
An independent ranking of 150 countries by the paid time off the law guarantees: statutory paid annual leave plus the public holidays the law requires to be paid on top, sourced and dated per country.
Dataset
Global Employment Facts
Employ Borderless · DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23992372 · 2026-11-06 · Version 2026.11
An open dataset of statutory employment facts for 250 countries and territories across 18 fields (leave, notice, severance, social security, minimum wage, tax rates, probation, working hours, pension age), each value with its source, source tier, effective date and last-verified date.
Dataset
Termination Cost Index 2026
Employ Borderless · DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22783288 · 2026-08-12
Statutory cost of ending employment in weeks of salary, notice plus severance, for 190 countries and territories.
Dataset
Global Employer Burden Index 2026
Employ Borderless · DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21211464 · 2026-07-06
An independent ranking of countries by the statutory cost and rigidity of employing staff, combining employer social-security contribution rates, statutory severance, and statutory notice periods.
Paper
Choosing an employer of record: infrastructure models, liability chains, and a provider selection framework for cross-border hiring
Zenodo · DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21120024 · 2026-07-02
Paper
Global employment solutions: a taxonomy of EOR, PEO, global payroll, and contractor of record
Zenodo · DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18861072 · 2026-03-04