Parakar

Parakar is an independent quality provider in HR services for companies and specialists that want to bring their business activities to or across Europe. Founded by Johan Opperman around the turn of the millennium in 2001, Parakar began as a business to arrange employment between Indian experts and Dutch companies and has since rapidly expanded into its present form where they help businesses all over the world expand their companies.

As a Professional Employer Organisation (PEO), Parakar paved the way for organisations and employees to find each other across borders, providing unique knowledge that created the foundation for remote work that exploded during the last few years. The company offers a wide spectrum of services in the domain of globally outsourced HR and payroll management, including Employer of Record services, Payroll and HR Full Service, Entity Set-up, Visa and Work Permit Services, NRP Services, HR Services, Freelancer and Contractor Solutions, and Professional Services.

Parakar operates across 10 European countries with offices in Dublin, Cologne, Breda, Amsterdam, Paris, Barcelona, London, Brussels, Milan, Warsaw, and Lisbon. The company focuses on providing compliant solutions that help bridge statutory and employment-legal contexts, enabling businesses to focus on growing their business while Parakar handles local regulations, payroll, and compliance. Their ultimate goal is to create a better future for the global labour market, acting as a trustworthy and reliable partner with a people-first approach.