at a glance
Hiring contractors in Samoa can be a rollercoaster
If you’re looking to hire contractors in Samoa, you need to heed the Pacific Island country’s labor laws. Not to be confused with the US territory American Samoa, this region along the Savai’i and Upolu islands sets labor laws independent of US federal guidelines, and noncompliance can result in penalties. Whether you’re hiring freelancers in the capital of Apia or elsewhere in Western Samoa, Rippling can help you quickly grow your global team.
Worry-free Compliance
Avoid misclassifying contractors in Samoa
Rippling can help you avoid costly misclassification mistakes. Worried that your Samoan contractors are misclassified? Try our free classification assessment to find out.
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Support your Samoan contractors right out of the box with Rippling
Simplified Onboarding
Onboard contractors in Samoa in 90 seconds
Rippling makes it easy to onboard Samoan contractors. Send out contracts in minutes. In a single onboarding flow, contractors can sign agreements, submit required payroll and KYC information, and even set up their email account or apps—all in a few minutes from their phone.
Global Workforce Management
Seamlessly transition contractors between countries
In the digital nomad era, give your contractors the flexibility to work from anywhere. With Rippling, you can easily transition a contractor from one country to another, without needing to terminate and re-hire them.
APP & IT MANAGEMENT
Set up and manage your Samoan contractors’ IT needs
Give contractors access to apps like Google Workspace and Slack with a few clicks—and remove it just as easily at the end of their contracts. You can increase security by enforcing multi-factor authentication and even set up workflows to automatically alert you of any suspicious login activity.
Contractor Compensation
Easily pay contractors in Samoa
Process contractor payroll in minutes. Need to pay someone off-cycle for a late invoice? No worries. Contractor payments are tied to invoices and integrated time-tracking, saving you manual data entry in pay runs and creating a papertrail to protect against misclassification risk.