Posts by Takashi Kayashima

August 24 2026

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PEO vs EOR : Which Structure Is Right for Your Hire?

August 25, 2026
By Takashi Kayashima | August 24 2026

You've probably heard of a Professional Employer Organization (PEO). But if you're looking to hire someone in the Philippines without setting up a local entity,...

July 03 2026

Features

Manila vs Cebu: Salary Benchmarks for the Roles US and AU Companies Hire Most

August 19, 2026
By Takashi Kayashima | July 03 2026

One of the first questions US and Australian companies ask when they're serious about building a Philippine team is: how much does it actually cost? Not the vag...

July 03 2026

Features

Singapore Companies and the Philippines: Why Hire Across the Strait?

August 19, 2026
By Takashi Kayashima | July 03 2026

Singapore is one of the most expensive cities in the world to employ people. That's not a complaint — it reflects the city-state's economic success and its posi...

July 03 2026

Features

Why UK Businesses Are Turning to the Philippines for Back-Office Teams

August 19, 2026
By Takashi Kayashima | July 03 2026

British businesses have been hiring in the Philippines for decades — mostly through large BPO arrangements that put an agency between the UK company and the act...

June 30 2026

Features

Why US SaaS Companies Are Building QA and Support Teams in the Philippines

August 19, 2026
By Takashi Kayashima | June 30 2026

SaaS is a people-intensive business at the operational layer, even when the product itself is largely automated. Customer support, quality assurance, customer s...

June 30 2026

Features

How US E-Commerce Brands Are Using Philippine Teams to Scale Operations

August 19, 2026
By Takashi Kayashima | June 30 2026

Running an e-commerce business at any meaningful scale is an operations problem disguised as a retail problem. The product might be great. The marketing might b...

June 30 2026

Features

Philippines vs India vs Mexico: Where Should US Companies Build Their Offshore Teams?

August 19, 2026
By Takashi Kayashima | June 30 2026

At some point, most US businesses that are serious about scaling ask the same question: where should we build our offshore team? Three countries come up in almo...

June 29 2026

Features

How to Write a Job Description That Attracts Top Filipino Talent

August 19, 2026
By Takashi Kayashima | June 29 2026

Most overseas employers write a job description for their home market, paste it into Jobstreet or LinkedIn Philippines, and wait. Then they get applications tha...

June 29 2026

Features

Philippines Mandatory Benefits Explained: 13th Month Pay, SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG

August 19, 2026
By Takashi Kayashima | June 29 2026

Before you hire your first person in the Philippines, you need to understand one thing clearly: the salary you agree on is not the full cost of employment. Ther...

June 29 2026

Features

How to Terminate an Employee in the Philippines — the Right Way

August 19, 2026
By Takashi Kayashima | June 29 2026

Nobody enjoys firing someone. But in the Philippines, how you do it matters as much as why you do it — and getting it wrong can cost you far more than the separ...

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