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A managed service provider (MSP) runs a client's entire contingent-workforce programme, from requisition to invoicing and compliance.
Brokering is the model in which an intermediary handles the contract and payments between client and professional without doing the sourcing.
Pay-when-paid is the arrangement under which an intermediary pays the professional once the end client has paid; Hero also offers a credit-insured alternative.
EOR (employer of record) and AOR (agent of record) are constructions in which a third party carries legal employment or contractor administration on behalf of a client.
W-2 and 1099 denote the two basic US worker statuses: employees on payroll (W-2) and independent contractors (1099), named after their respective tax forms.
In Singapore, any business that matches employers and jobseekers needs an employment agency licence from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). Reference date: August 2026.