Contractual Staffing in Bangladesh for Foreign Companies
Contractual staffing in Bangladesh means hiring skilled people on fixed-term contracts while a staffing provider employs them on its payroll for the length of your project. With PayrollBangladesh, you direct their work, and we handle hiring, the contract, monthly salary, statutory deductions and the final settlement, so you do not need a company in Bangladesh.
1. Fixed-Term Contracts
Start and end dates follow your project plan, so the contract fits the work. We agree extension and early-close terms in writing before anyone starts work.
2. Screened Shortlists
We shortlist against a written brief covering skills, shift, location and contract length. Then you interview and make the final choice.
3. Payroll and Compliance
We also run salary, payslips, tax deducted at source and the employment records Bangladesh law requires every month.
4. Scale Up or Down
Add people for a busy phase and release them when it ends, within the notice terms each contract sets out.
Where Contractual Staffing Fits Between Temp and Permanent
In short, the length of the work decides the hiring route. Contractual staffing therefore covers the middle ground: roles that run for a defined period with a clear end date.
Weeks
Temporary staffing
Short cover for leave, absences or when work suddenly peaks.
Months · fixed end date
Contractual staffing
Project, programme or fixed-period roles. We employ each person on a written fixed-term contract until the project ends.
Open-ended
Permanent staffing or EOR
Long-term roles in your team. We place the hire with you, or instead employ them for you without an entity.
ShorterLength of the workLonger
The contract
What Goes Into Every Contractual Staffing Agreement
Before starting, each contract hire signs a written fixed-term contract with PayrollBangladesh. You agree its terms with us before anyone starts, so the end date and the cost are clear from day one.
Fixed-term contract · key terms
| Role and duties | As set in your brief |
|---|---|
| Start date | Agreed before the offer |
| End date | Written into the contract |
| Wage and allowances | Paid monthly by us |
| Working hours and leave | Under Bangladesh labour law |
| Notice terms | Stated for both sides |
| Extension option | Agreed up front |
| Conversion to permanent | Terms agreed up front |
Work permits for foreign nationals, background checks, benefits above the statutory minimum and conversion to a permanent role are quoted separately.
Hiring
From Brief to First Day
There are four stages, and we confirm each one with you in writing before the next begins. Timing depends on the role and the number of people, so you get a plan once the brief is agreed. For ongoing volume hiring, recruitment process outsourcing may suit you better.
- Role brief
We agree the role, skills, location, working hours and contract length with you in writing.
- Shortlist
We source and screen candidates and send you a shortlist with notes on each one.
- Interview and choose
You interview the shortlist and decide who joins, so the choice stays with you.
- Contract and onboarding
Finally, your hire signs a fixed-term contract with us, submits joining documents and starts on the agreed date.
Every Month, Handled
While the contract runs, the same three things happen every month. As a result, you review one report and pay one invoice.
Attendance and leave
We record days worked, overtime and leave for every contract hire.
Payroll and payslips
Then we pay salary and allowances, deduct tax at source and issue payslips.
One invoice, one report
You also get a single invoice, with every line traced to a person and a record. Already using several agencies? Our vendor management service can bring them under one invoice.
When the End Date Comes, You Decide
Every contract states its end date, so the next step is planned with you, not rushed at the last minute.
Contract end date
Option A
Extend
The work continues. We then issue an extension on the same or updated terms. For roles with no fixed end, employee leasing keeps the person on our payroll long term.
Option B
Make it permanent
Keep the person long term, on your own payroll or through our Employer of Record service. We also agree conversion terms at the start. To recruit straight onto your own payroll, use our placement services.
Option C
Close the contract
The work is done. We settle final wages and dues before we close the contract under its notice terms.
FAQs
Contractual Staffing in Bangladesh: FAQs
Straight answers to the questions foreign companies ask before they sign.
Contractual Staffing Rules in Bangladesh
General information for foreign companies using contract staff in Bangladesh. However, it is not legal advice. Rules change, so PayrollBangladesh confirms the current position for your case in writing.
Section 4 of the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 sorts workers into classes. A temporary worker is employed for work that is essentially temporary and likely to finish within a limited period. The Act sets no maximum length for this kind of contract, but the work itself must be temporary.
If a temporary worker’s employment is ended for a reason other than completion of the temporary work, the employer must give written notice of 30 days for a monthly-rated worker and 14 days for other workers.
Section 3A of the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 bars any contracting agency from supplying workers to other organisations unless it is registered with the government. Under Rule 7 of the Bangladesh Labour Rules 2015, agencies apply to the Inspector General (DIFE) on Form-77 and must keep a register of the organisations they supply. Ask any staffing agency for proof of this registration before you sign with it.
The amended Labour Act covers any person employed directly or through a contractor to do skilled, unskilled, manual, technical, trade-promotional or clerical work, whatever their job title. Therefore, contract staff are covered in full.
Sources: Bangladesh Labour Act 2006, Lexology, Legal 500, Mondaq.
Need Contractual Staffing for a Project in Bangladesh?
Tell us the roles, how many people you need and for how long. We will then come back with a written plan and a quote.