The loaded cost of a local part-time employee, built from current BLS and HMRC figures rather than a rule of thumb, set against what a VA arrangement really costs once your own documentation and management time are counted. How the answer changes at 5, 15 and 40 hours a week, and a ten-minute decision test.
What Nobody Checks Before Hiring a Virtual Assistant Overseas
Everyone asks where to find a good VA. The thing that bites later is the legal arrangement: contractor vs employee tests in the US, UK and Philippines, 13th month pay and SSS/PhilHealth, permanent establishment risk, EOR costs, and the data protection terms almost nobody signs.