What Are Contractors on Omnivoo?
A contractor on Omnivoo is an independent professional you engage under a direct contract between your company and the contractor. Unlike an EOR employee, the contractor is not employed by Omnivoo or by a local entity — they run their own business and invoice you for their work. Omnivoo is the platform that creates the agreement, collects invoices, and moves the money.
Contractors are available in 120+ countries, so you can work with people almost anywhere in the world. Contractor invoices are billed in USD.
Contractors vs. EOR Employees
Omnivoo gives you two ways to engage people. Choosing the right one depends on the relationship and where the person is based.
| Contractors | EOR Employees | |
|---|---|---|
| Who is the contracting / legal party | A direct contract between your company and the contractor | Omnivoo is the legal employer; you direct the work. See What is Employer of Record? |
| Where it's available | 120+ countries | India only today |
| How they're paid | The contractor sends invoices (in USD); you approve and pay | Fixed monthly salary run through payroll |
| When to choose it | Project-based, flexible, or international engagements where the person operates as their own business | Full-time roles in India where you want a compliant local employment relationship |
If you're hiring a full-time employee in India, use EOR. For everyone else — and for project or flexible work anywhere in the 120+ supported countries — use contractors.
How Omnivoo Fits In
For contractors, Omnivoo is the platform and payment rail, not the employer:
- We generate a work agreement based on the contractor's country and your billing terms.
- We run identity and compliance screening on the contractor during onboarding.
- We collect the contractor's invoices and show them to you for approval.
- When you pay, you make a single bank payment (ACH) to Omnivoo, and we pay the contractor to their payout account through our secure payments partner.
This keeps the working relationship direct between you and the contractor, while Omnivoo handles the agreement, compliance checks, and payment flow.
Before You Can Pay Contractors
There are two one-time steps for your company before you can invite and pay any contractor:
- Complete your company profile so we can verify your business.
- Sign the Contractor Services Agreement (CSA) once. Until the CSA is signed, you can't pay contractor invoices. See The Contractor Services Agreement.
How It Works End to End
- Invite the contractor. From People > Add People > Contractor, set their country, billing mode, rate, and terms. See Inviting a Contractor.
- The contractor onboards. They accept the Terms of Service, verify their identity, sign the work agreement, complete a tax form, and set up a payout account. See Contractor Onboarding.
- The work agreement is signed. The contractor signs first, then you countersign. See Contractor Work Agreements.
- The contractor submits invoices. They bill you for hours or a fixed amount once the agreement is fully signed. See Submitting Invoices.
- You approve and pay. Contractor invoices appear in Billing, where you can pay one or several in a single bank payment. See Approving and Paying Contractors.
- The contractor gets paid. After your payment settles, Omnivoo pays the contractor to their payout account. See Getting Paid: Payouts.