Kernel becomes the legal employer or local principal in the country of your choice. You keep operational control, we carry the legal obligation, payroll and compliance. Use EOR mode for permanent and fixed-term employees. Use COR mode for independent contractors.
Active employeeHiring someone in an African country where you have no legal entity normally means setting up a subsidiary, structuring local payroll, handling tax and labour law, and building a dedicated HR team. Standard timelines run between six and twelve months, upfront costs often exceed thirty thousand euros, and the regulatory landscape changes from one country to another.
Many companies simply give up on hiring, or rely on fragile contracting setups that expose them to misclassification, tax reassessments and reputational risk. Kernel EOR/COR Africa solves this: you select the candidate, define the role and package, we sign the contract locally, run payroll, withhold contributions, file with the authorities and pay nets.
One point of contact, one consolidated monthly invoice, however many countries you activate.
Active teamThe Kernel platform drives both contract types interchangeably. You activate the mode that fits each worker, and you can convert from one to the other without disruption if the nature of the relationship changes.
For your permanent and fixed-term employees. Kernel becomes the legal employer in the target country and carries every social and tax obligation.
For your independent contractors. Kernel becomes the local legal principal, secures the relationship and runs multi-currency payments without misclassification risk.
Compare the standard path of hiring in an African country where you have no entity, with the Kernel path. The difference is not just timing: it is also about legal safety and employee experience.
Kernel does not just sign a contract. The service covers legal drafting, payroll execution, ongoing regulatory compliance and human support in French and English. Each pillar is owned by a dedicated Kernel team.
Everything starts with a locally compliant employment or service contract.
Monthly production, gross-to-net, payments in the country currency.
Our legal team tracks regulatory change in every covered country.
A Kernel lead and a country team available in French and English.
Field presenceAfrica is not a homogeneous market. Each country has its labour law, its collective agreements, its usage and its administration. Kernel operates through local entities in its priority markets and activates a network of selected partners across the rest of the continent. You get the same contracting standard and the same support level everywhere.
Share the country, the role and the package. We come back within one business day with a precise scoping note, a costed proposal and an onboarding plan.
Detailed pricing on the Pricing page, kept up to date.
One platform, eight services articulated around the key moments of your African operations.
Find and hire qualified African talent across all roles and seniority levels.
Run and pay your multi-country African teams from a single interface, in full local compliance.
Provide your African teams with reliable workspaces, under a single contract and one Kernel contact.
Equip your African teams through our network of local IT providers, with Kernel co-piloting.
Set up your subsidiary in all 54 African countries, with end-to-end local legal support.
Contract and pay your African contractors in multi-currency, with a framework that reduces misclassification risk.
Centralize all your African HR needs in a single platform: EOR, payroll, recruitment, contractors, compliance.
