How Preply uses Lano to fuel international growth

Before starting to work with Lano, Preply already had an extensive network of international contractors spread across several countries. They started out with their main hub in Ukraine and a legal entity in the US, and then opened a legal entity in Spain, which was the first European entity.

But apart from these countries, they only operated with contractors, which posed several challenges. While they could comply with regulations when working with international contractors, they found that this approach didn't fully meet their needs.

The primary issue was that relying on contractors hindered their ability to attract and retain talent over the long term, as they couldn't offer the stability of full-time employment. Due to these limitations, the contractor model was not a sustainable solution because it slowed down their international growth.

So Preply decided to switch from contractors to full-time employees. But since their international team was spread across a variety of different countries and they only had a limited number of legal entities established, they needed to find a solution that would allow them to hire employees compliantly without having to set up a new legal entity in every market.

Lano’s global Employer of Record services provided the perfect solution to the challenges faced by Preply. The implementation process was quick and easy, and thanks to Lano’s user-friendly and intuitive platform, all it took was a quick introductory call for the team at Preply to start using Lano.

From the very beginning, Lano integrated smoothly into Preply’s hiring workflows. Once the recruiting team found a new candidate and the offer was signed, all it took to onboard a new international hire was to submit the hiring request through the Lano platform to trigger a seamless onboarding process.

With Lano’s quick turnaround times, Preply was able to onboard new hires within 16 days on average. In cases where Preply was pressed for time to hire a new employee, Lano consistently provided timely assistance and ensured that the hiring process was completed in the required time. Lano’s swift response and efficient handling of different emergency HR situations allowed Preply to onboard new employees quickly, meeting urgent deadlines and maintaining operational continuity.

Another highly appreciated aspect of working with Lano is the professional and competent support during termination procedures and legal entity set-up. Thanks to Lano, Preply was able to complete several international termination procedures without a hitch and is currently in the process of establishing a new entity in the UK to which the existing EOR hires will be transferred.