EOR Offboarding Comparison
Offboarding is where switching costs hide. Pick a country to compare the notice each EOR provider needs, whether they export your employment records, in what format, and if termination is self-service — before you are the one trying to leave.
Notice periods are contractual minimums with the EOR provider, not local statutory minimums. Terms change frequently — verify against your current MSA before initiating offboarding. Each figure links to the provider’s own documentation where it is public; “in contract” means the term is set in the provider’s private agreement and not published.
These are two separate obligations. Statutory notice is the minimum you owe the employee under local employment law — the EOR calculates and administers it. The notice shown here is the contractual requirement in your MSA: how far in advance you must tell the EOR you intend to terminate the arrangement. Sometimes the provider notice is shorter than the statutory employee notice, sometimes longer; both timelines must be planned for. Notice periods of 30–90 days create a real gap between deciding to switch and being able to migrate, so plan transitions around the incumbent's notice, not just the new provider's onboarding speed.
A complete offboarding package includes all payslips, tax documents (P60, W-2 or local equivalent), expense records, contracts and amendment history, and any performance documentation held in the platform. Format matters as much as availability: CSV or structured data imports cleanly into a new provider or your own HRIS, while PDF-only export is complete for compliance but needs manual re-entry. Retention requirements vary widely — UK payroll records three years, Germany ten years for payroll and personnel files, the US FLSA three years — so confirm long-term document access with local counsel before signing.
Offboarding terms come from provider MSAs, help documentation, and direct product testing where accessible. Notice reflects the contractual obligation to the EOR; data-export availability and formats are drawn from provider API docs and support articles. Review these terms before a contract ends, not at the point of termination — many teams discover problematic notice periods or data lock-in only when they are already in a time-pressured switch.