When you first decide to expand to another country, one of your first thoughts should be about how you’ll hire employees. Hiring is both an essential and a challenging task wherever you are, but it can prove even more difficult when you’re trying to expand to a country with unfamiliar labor laws.
G-P can save you time and help you find the best employees for your open positions. Our team of global compliance experts will use our Lebanon PEO to recruit and hire employees who work for your company. We’ll also act as the Employer of Record to handle Lebanon employment compliance on your behalf. With our team on your side, you’ll only need to focus on growing your business.
Recruiting in Lebanon
While the recruitment process can vary from one country to another, the first step is usually the same. Your company needs to find a way to connect with talented candidates.
When you’re staffing and recruiting in Lebanon, you have a few different options when it comes to sourcing talent:
- Your company can navigate the recruitment process in-house. If you choose to use this method, you’ll need to know the most popular recruitment channels in the area. You might start by advertising your open jobs in local newspapers or posting them online. Recruiting in-house might be a challenge if your company doesn’t have many connections in Lebanon, so this method may take a while.
- You can hire a local recruitment agency. International companies often partner with hiring agencies in Lebanon and other countries where they don’t have an established presence yet. However, it’s important to keep in mind that the compliance risks will ultimately be your responsibility, not that of the agency.
- You can partner with a global PEO. Your company can save time and money when you’re staffing in Lebanon by working with a global Employer of Record that offers recruiting services. And since they’ll be hiring your new team members through their existing Lebanese business entity, you won’t have to worry about compliance.
How to Hire Employees in Lebanon
Learning how to hire Lebanon employees will help you succeed in meeting Lebanon employment compliance laws. It’s also important to understand the culture so that you can connect with employees and recruit successfully. About 40% of Lebanese individuals are considered francophone, with another 15% identifying as partial francophone. The majority of Lebanon’s schools teach French as a second language, while only 30% teach English as a second language. This setup demonstrates France’s continued historic ties to Lebanon, and you may need to learn French to communicate successfully with job candidates.
Lebanon Employment Laws
One of Lebanon’s most important employment compliance laws is that you must have an employment contract. You need an oral or written contract in Arabic to hire Lebanon employees. While you can include any terms in the contract, we recommend spelling out compensation, benefits, termination terms, working hours, and similar factors. Offer letters and employment contracts also need to use Lebanese pounds for all monetary amounts.
After hiring a new employee, you need to register them with the Ministry of Finance and National Social Security Fund within 15 days of their start date. Fill out the R3, R3-1, and R4 registration forms, and include a copy of the employee’s ID along with their name, gender, date of birth, marital status, number of children, and other requirements to stay compliant. Additionally, once your company reached 15 employees, you’ll need to file internal labor regulations with the Ministry of Labor.
Onboarding in Lebanon
Onboarding employees will allow you to start the relationship on the right foot. If you have a small subsidiary, you can travel to Lebanon to personally welcome new employees and introduce them to each other. You can also create an intimate training process where you or another manager helps the employee every step of the way in their new position. Make sure you have employees sign their employment contract during their first day of work so that you can create a clear agreement and avoid any costly litigation.
Benefits of Hiring Outsourcing in Lebanon
Hiring can become a significant drain on your resources and time. Plus, you can end up facing fines or delays if you don’t know every aspect of Lebanon’s employment compliance laws. Instead, work with G-P to create a strong hiring process from the beginning. We’ll hire your employees through our existing subsidiary, then assign those employees to work for you through Lebanon hiring outsourcing. Every employee will have a positive hiring experience, and they can start working for you immediately.
Work With G-P To Expand Globally
There’s no reason to wait if you’re planning a Lebanon expansion. Contact G-P today for more information about Lebanon hiring outsourcing.