Free tools
Free tools for offshore hiring
Plan your first nearshore hire before you spend a dollar. These free tools help you estimate cost, compare salaries, and figure out exactly what to delegate.
- Free to use
- No signup required
- Built for founders and operators
Tools
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Generator
Job description generator
Pick a role, seniority, and Latin America market, and build a complete, ready to post job description with a suggested pay range. Copy or download it in seconds.
Calculator
Latin America hiring cost calculator
Compare modeled US employment cost with a nearshore planning rate by role and country before engagement-specific charges.
Calculator
Latin America time zone overlap calculator
Pick your US time zone and a Latin America country to see how many working hours overlap and the best window for live calls.
Salary guide
Latin America salary guide
Compare planning rates for talent plus managed staffing support, then itemize worker pay and employment charges.
Team builder
Nearshore team cost calculator
Add roles, pick a country, and compare their combined nearshore planning rate with modeled US employment cost before separate charges.
Comparison
Latin America English proficiency by country
Compare published EF EPI 2025 country scores and bands, then plan job-relevant candidate screening.
Leave guide
Latin America PTO and public holidays by country
Compare recorded statutory vacation units and approximate national-holiday counts for planning.
Bonus guide
Latin America 13th month pay by country
Compare mandatory year-end bonus rules across Latin America and see how much each adds to salary before other employer charges.
Calculator
Latin America employer cost calculator
Model selected recurring statutory employer contributions and mandatory bonuses on top of gross salary for a typical office hire.
Calculator
Latin America severance calculator
Estimate a statutory no-cause termination reserve by country, salary, and tenure, then confirm the specific exit rule with qualified local guidance.
Comparison
Latin America minimum wage by country
Compare the 2026 monthly minimum wage across Latin America in local currency and US dollars, and see how far a fair nearshore salary sits above each country's legal floor.
Calendar
Latin America public holidays 2026 by country
See every 2026 national holiday date across eleven Latin America markets, which days overlap with US federal holidays, and which days your nearshore team is off while your US office is open.
Leave guide
Latin America maternity and paternity leave by country
Compare statutory maternity and paternity leave across Latin America, see who funds the benefit, the employer or social security, and understand the job protection rules before you hire.
Compliance guide
Latin America working hours and overtime by country
Compare the 2026 legal workweek and overtime premiums across Latin America, including the new 42-hour weeks in Colombia and Chile and Mexico's phased path to 40 hours.
Compliance guide
Latin America probation and notice periods by country
Compare statutory trial periods, employer notice ladders, and no-cause exit costs across eleven Latin America markets, updated for Argentina's 2026 labor reform.
Compliance guide
Latin America remote work and telework laws by country
Compare telework statutes, employer cost obligations, registration requirements, and disconnection rights across eleven Latin America markets, updated for Argentina's 2027 repeal and Mexico's NOM-037.
Planner
90 day onboarding plan builder
Pick the role, country, and start date to get a dated 30-60-90 plan, the national holidays inside your ramp window, and an evaluation date that lands inside the statutory trial period.
Planner
Equipment provisioning planner
Ship it, buy it in-country, or reimburse the hire. Prices all three routes across 11 markets with the real import charge, the lead time, and where the employer is legally required to fund the machine.
Compliance guide
Background checks and candidate verification by country
Who is allowed to pull a criminal record certificate, which identity documents verify a person, and what each country's data protection regime expects once you hold the file. Eleven markets, updated for Chile's December 2026 data law.
Compliance guide
US tax forms for paying Latin America contractors
Answer three questions and see which IRS form your payment generates: W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, whether a 1099-NEC applies, when a 1042-S is required, and what to withhold. Includes the 2026 threshold change and treaty status by country.
Planner
Offboarding checklist and final pay deadlines
The other end of the engagement. Pick the country, engagement model, and last working day to get a dated runbook across six workstreams, the statutory settlement clock from 48 hours in Peru to ten days in Brazil, and what late payment costs.
Scorecard
Nearshore staffing vendor scorecard
Before you sign with any supplier, including us. 27 weighted due-diligence questions across employment, fees, vetting, security, and exit, with what a strong answer sounds like and which gaps should stop a signature.
Planner
Salary increase planner
What next year costs for the team you already hired. Who sets the annual increase in each market, whether it binds you, the 2026 statutory move from 0 percent in Peru to 23 percent in Colombia, and what a review costs across every statutory month of pay.
Planner
Nearshore data access planner
What a remote hire should be able to touch, and what has to be true first. An access decision per class of data, a control checklist mapped to SOC 2 and ISO 27001 references, the documents each one needs and who signs them, and the data protection regime in 11 markets.
Assessment
Delegation score quiz
Find out whether you need cleaner delegation systems, a sharper role brief, or a real nearshore hire.
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Hire offshore staff from Latin America
LavaStaff helps you scope, source, vet, and launch nearshore talent that works your hours. Share your role and we will bring you a shortlist, with engagement responsibilities confirmed in writing.