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Ernestine Van Rappard discusses the challenges of compliant hiring and payroll management for companies operating in Africa.

Episode 225 with Ernestine Van Rappard, CCO at Workpay, a Kenyan founded, Y Combinator backed payroll, HR, and Employer of Record platform helping companies hire, pay, and manage employees across Africa without setting up local entities. Ernestine joins us to unpack one of the biggest hidden barriers to doing business in Africa: compliant hiring, payroll, and workforce management across multiple African countries. In this episode, we explore how global companies are expanding into Afri...

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