Employer of Record for Higher Education | AllWork
Employer of Record · Higher Education

Hire faculty and staff anywhere without setting up payroll in every state

Expand your workforce without registering as an employer in every new state. AllWork legally employs your out-of-state and international faculty, adjuncts, researchers, and staff while you define their roles and manage the work.

We handle payroll, taxes, benefits, and compliance.

AllWork platform dashboard on desktop and mobile
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Trusted by institutions managing distributed faculty and staff across the U.S., Canada, and globally, from a handful of workers to thousands.

Proven at scale

A proven platform for onboarding, managing,
and paying distributed faculty and staff

20K+Active users on the platform
500k+Hours managed per month
1 to 5,000Workers supported per organization
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"We have been using the platform for 5 years now, and it's just getting better and better."

Mary C.
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"It's intuitive and comprehensive. We've also seen huge savings since switching from a staffing agency."

Karen A.
★★★★★

"Our entire team loves the platform! The software is easy to use and offers a wide range of features."

Brad B.
The old way is breaking down

Hiring has moved beyond campus.
Your employment infrastructure hasn't.

You increasingly hire adjuncts, online instructors, researchers, and staff who work outside your home state. Each new location creates additional payroll, tax, and compliance obligations. These challenges do not simply add up. They compound.

The status quo
With AllWork
Registering as an employer in every new state
Hire talent anywhere without registering in every state
Departments engaging workers in different ways
One process across every department, campus, and program
Worker classification risks, back taxes, and penalties
Worker classification and compliant documentation handled for you
No single view of workers, locations, or costs
Full visibility into workers, locations, costs, and compliance
EOR programs managed through email and spreadsheets
One platform for every worker type and lifecycle stage
How it works
  • Define the role
  • Select the worker
  • Manage daily work
  • Manage the schedule
  • Evaluate performance
Employer of Record
AllWork
  • Employment contracts
  • Onboarding & offboarding
  • Payroll & tax
  • State & local registration
  • Benefits administration
  • Labor-law compliance
Faculty & Staff
  • Legally employed by AllWork
  • Paid accurately and on time
  • Perform day-to-day tasks under your direction
  • One point of contact for pay & benefits

Your institution directs the work. AllWork is the legal employer.

You direct the work. AllWork is the legal employer.

An Employer of Record legally employs a worker on your behalf. You identify the person, define the role, set compensation, and manage the day-to-day. In each state or country where a worker sits, AllWork, not your institution, is the registered legal employer and administrative backbone.

Expand access to talentHire based on capability, not location
Reduce administrative complexityNo separate process per jurisdiction
Scale without building infrastructureOne worker or a whole distributed workforce
Why it fits higher education

Built for a distributed workforce, not a single campus

Most institutional systems were built to employ people on one campus. AllWork lets you support out-of-state and international faculty and staff with standardized onboarding, payroll, benefits, and HR, giving a consistent employee experience wherever your people work.

Adjunct faculty
Online instructors
Researchers
Academic advisors
Student support
IT & cybersecurity
Instructional design
International scholars
One platform, every worker type

W-2, 1099, adjunct, full-time, or international

Manage the full lifecycle in one operating environment, from onboarding and management to payments and HR & compliance. Also supports temporary administrators, continuing-education instructors, coaches, and relocating staff across the U.S., Canada, and globally.

What to look for in an EOR partner

Why institutions choose AllWork

A qualified provider should offer more than a contract. Here's what sets AllWork apart for higher education.

Purpose-built technology

Not a generic HR add-on. Technology built for higher education that lets your departments and administrators submit requests, onboard, manage assignments, run payroll, and monitor compliance, with visibility into active employees, work locations, cost, and status.

Higher education experience

Understands decentralized hiring, academic departments, grant funding, adjunct populations, research programs, and academic calendars.

Multi-state & global reach

Infrastructure and expertise for payroll, taxes, workers' comp, unemployment, leave, and employment rules across every required state and country.

Clear responsibilities

Clearly defines what your institution manages, what AllWork manages, and how employment issues are escalated and resolved.

Strong employee experience

Faculty and staff receive reliable onboarding, payroll, benefits information, and ongoing U.S.-based support seven days a week.

Transparent responsibilities & cost

Wages and employer costs passed through at actual cost, with one clear fee. No markups on wages or benefits, and no hidden charges.

The complete workforce lifecycle for higher education

A Workforce Platform Built for Higher Education

Manage out-of-state faculty, adjuncts, staff, and other flexible workers through one platform for onboarding, administration, payroll, and compliance.

The AllWork platform shown on desktop and mobile: purchase orders and company payroll on desktop, and a worker's timesheets, expenses, and schedule on mobile.
The AllWork platform, purpose-built for higher education.
1

Onboarding

A purpose-built digital process fully onboards your people in 2–3 days, with classification and compliant paperwork handled for you.

2

Management

Budgeting, scheduling, time and attendance, communication, and reporting for your entire workforce, all in one place.

3

Payments

W-2 and 1099 pay, tax filings, withholdings, workers' comp, and healthcare benefits, paid accurately and on time.

4

HR & Compliance

Comprehensive HR support and monitoring of federal, state, and local labor laws, handled for you across every jurisdiction.

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The Higher Education EOR Buyer's Guide

The problem, how an EOR works, what to look for in a provider, and a ready-to-use evaluation checklist.

Download the Buyer's Guide (PDF)
Frequently asked questions

Answers for institutional buyers

AllWork becomes the registered legal employer in each state or country where a worker sits, handling employment contracts, payroll, tax, registration, benefits, and labor-law compliance. Your institution continues to define the role, select the worker, and direct the day-to-day work.

AllWork supports organizations across the U.S., Canada, and globally, with infrastructure and expertise for payroll, taxes, workers' comp, unemployment, leave, and employment rules in every required jurisdiction.

Adjunct faculty, online instructors, researchers, academic advisors, student support, IT & cybersecurity, instructional design, and international scholars, plus temporary administrators, continuing-education instructors, coaches, and relocating staff. One platform covers W-2 employees, 1099 contractors, adjuncts, full-time staff, and international workers.

Adjuncts, researchers, consultants, and project-based workers don't always fit traditional employment models, and classification drives exempt vs. non-exempt status under the FLSA. AllWork handles correct classification and compliant paperwork so you avoid the back taxes, unpaid wages, penalties, and legal exposure that misclassification can create.

A single platform to submit requests, approve engagements, onboard employees, track assignments, manage time, run payroll, and monitor compliance, with visibility into active employees, work locations, departments, assignment dates, payroll activity, cost, and compliance status.

The digital onboarding process typically brings people fully on board in 2–3 days, moving time-to-onboard from weeks to days. When you reach out, you'll get a tailored walkthrough, a clear split of responsibilities, and a plan to compliantly onboard your first out-of-state or international employees quickly.

You pay each worker's wages and required employer costs at actual cost, plus one flat monthly EOR fee per worker. There are no hidden fees, so each worker is a single, transparent line item that's easy to budget and approve. We'll confirm exact figures for your scope during the walkthrough.

A staffing agency typically fully controls the worker relationship. With AllWork, you select and direct your own people while we handle the legal-employer responsibilities. Institutions typically see 20–40% labor cost savings versus staffing agencies, plus full visibility into who's working, where, and at what cost.

Yes. Grant-funded programs, research centers, and project-based roles are among the most common use cases. Instead of running a separate grant-payroll process, you get one consistent way to engage and pay these workers, with reporting that ties cost and compliance back to the right department or funding source.

Employees working abroad can trigger local payroll, tax, benefits, employment-law, immigration, and permanent-establishment requirements. U.S. payroll alone doesn't make an international arrangement compliant. AllWork provides the infrastructure and expertise to employ people compliantly across the U.S., Canada, and globally without your institution registering in every country.

Yes. Your institution defines the role, selects the worker, sets compensation, manages the schedule, and evaluates performance. AllWork becomes the legal employer behind the scenes, handling contracts, payroll, registration, benefits, and compliance, so departments keep control of the work while gaining a single, consistent process.

AllWork provides comprehensive HR support and manages offboarding in line with the rules of each jurisdiction, including final-pay and required-notice requirements. Employment issues follow a clear escalation path, and both your administrators and your people have U.S.-based, in-house support seven days a week.

Ready to get started?

Support your distributed workforce compliantly, from day one

One system to request, onboard, pay, and track out-of-state and international faculty and staff, with EOR and AOR services, payroll, benefits, and compliance built in.

  • A tailored walkthrough mapped to how your institution hires
  • A clear split of responsibilities, with no surprises
  • A plan to compliantly make your first hire in days
  • U.S.-based, in-house support seven days a week

2 to 3 DaysTypical time to fully onboard a new hire
15–30%Productivity increase for flexible workers & managers
20–40%Labor cost savings vs. staffing agencies