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Four steps. No agency margin on wages.
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You brief us on the role.
What you need, the seniority, the budget that works for you. Most briefs take 30 minutes on a call.
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We find the talent.
200–400 applicants per role, screened across six steps in Cebu, Manila and Cape Town. You interview a shortlist of three.
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You hire them directly.
They sign with you. You pay them at the agreed rate, paid directly to them. No agency margin sitting between you and your team member. Pear Tree charges a one-time placement fee.
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We back the hire.
Six-month replacement guarantee. 90% of our placements are still in seat 12 months on. Optional EOR/COR add-on from $400/month if you want compliance fully managed.
Find your pear. Hire direct.
Book a free 30-min consultationHow we estimate these numbers
Take-home figures are estimate ranges, not quotes. They are based on typical 2026 monthly take-home for offshore roles in the Philippines and South Africa, by role and seniority. Actual take-home varies by tenure, individual negotiation, and the specific employer.
"Agency margin" is the gap between what you pay and what your team member takes home. It covers the agency's profit plus legitimate overhead they carry: HR, payroll, equipment, desk, management, compliance. It is not pure profit. With direct hire you cover those costs only as you actually need them, and our optional EOR/COR add-on for fully managed compliance is from $400/month.
The annual figure shown is that agency margin over twelve months. It is the recurring gap, not a guaranteed saving. Switching to direct hire lets you keep most of it: businesses typically save 50–80% on labour costs, but your exact number depends on the overhead you choose to carry yourself, plus a one-time placement fee Pear Tree charges per role. AUD and NZD figures are treated as broadly equivalent at this benchmark resolution. Refine with a discovery call for exact NZ numbers.