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BW Offshore Case Study

One global payroll solution mobilises an international workforce

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Relocation & mobilisation of international workforce
Industry
Offshore
Regions
EMEA, APAC
Service
Payroll, Mobility
160+ employees
6 countries
Mobile workforce

A global business with international payroll

BW Offshore Limited is a global owner and operator of floating production storage and offloading vessels. The company has its headquarters in Singapore, Oslo and Norway but operates internationally. BW Offshore engineers innovative floating production solutions to progress the future of energy. The company’s goal is to build on four decades of offshore operations and project execution to create tailored offshore energy solutions for evolving global markets.

Reactive payroll processes lead to frustration

Prior to partnering with activpayroll, BW Offshore were facing significant challenges around the relocation and mobilisation of the company’s internationally workforce. Staff felt they were not getting adequate support and guidance from a previous payroll service provider to ensure the company remained compliant from an employment tax perspective. This meant that BW Offshore had to take last minute advice and make reactive decisions around mobilisation, especially in regards to employment tax, global payroll, immigration and other employee specific requirements.

The main challenge was that BW Offshore had several employees moving from their Singapore office to the UK and vice versa on long-term assignments and BW Offshore and their employees required advice on employment tax, payroll, immigration, employment law and other aspects as a result of these mobilisations

One payroll provides compliance and efficiency

BW Offshore have now been utilising activpayroll for their UK payroll and global mobility needs in Singapore, UK, France, Norway, Holland, USA and more regions for ten years.

The UK-Singapore project proved to be well-managed and successful, providing the desired outcome of improved validated reporting and local compliance. UK based payrolls for employees based in Norway and France were also effectively processed.

The GMOB team have provided cost savings to both BW Offshore and employees by flagging up National Insurance (NI) exemptions. They also gave advice on how to tackle IR35 and offered guidance on how to navigate a Singapore double tax treaty. This has resulted in BW Offshore becoming more efficient and prepared. When an employee is relocating for work, they now have transparency and a clear picture of what this is going to mean financially.

Streamlined processes & automation

Today, BW Offshore use activpayroll for payroll and mobility needs in Singapore, UK, France, Norway, Holland, USA and several more regions with local expert support available on an ad-hoc basis. activpayroll's platform activ8 is able to provide visibility, clarity and notifications that help BW Offshore remain compliant and ensure employees are paid accurately, on-time, benefitting from utilising any tax agreements or exemptions to optimise business operations. 

 

Support for international employees
Annual cost savings
“Having the activpayroll global mobility and tax team and my team working closely together is a great feeling, this ensures we get all the payroll processes right!”
- Senior Human Capital Manager - Operations, BW Offshore

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