# Set up country-specific employee benefits with Multiplier
Managing employee benefits efficiently is crucial for HR leaders. You can:
* Set up company benefits before onboarding
* Set up company benefits policy while onboarding
* Give custom benefits to a member while onboarding
## Set up company benefits before onboarding
1. Login to [Multiplier](https://app.usemultiplier.com/login) using your credentials.
2. From the left sidebar, select Benefits.
3. Select Setup Employee Benefits.
4. From the Setup Employee Benefits screen, go to Select A Country dropdown and select the country for which you want to set up benefits policy.
5. From the Employment type dropdown, select the desired Employment type. You get three options:
* EOR Employees
* Contractors
* AOR(s)
6. Click the Select button to select from the available plans.
**Tip:** You can select Compare Plans to compare the benefits and then make an informed decision.
7. (Optional) In countries where bundled plans are unavailable, you can include dependents after selecting the insurance plan. You can choose to include dependents in the plan. Select the checkbox next to Include dependents and select the number of members to include in the list of dependents.\
8. Select **Continue**.
9. Review the benefits policy and select Confirm from the lower right.\
Once the policy is set, all future employees from the selected country are automatically assigned the appropriate benefits, ensuring consistency and compliance.
## Set up company benefits policy while onboarding
You can set up a company benefits policy while you hire & onboard:
1. Login to [Multiplier](https://app.usemultiplier.com/login) using your credentials.
2. From the left sidebar, select Hire & onboard
3. Select the employee type or contractor you wish to onboard.
4. To hire and onboard an employee type of your choice, specify the country, basic details, and compensation details of the new hire.
5. From the Insurance window, click Select for the desired Insurance type.\
6. The checkbox next to Auto-apply this insurance to all new Contractors/employees is selected by default. Selecting this ensures that all future hires get this policy as default.
Note - If you deselect this, the policy only applies to the current employee/contractor.
7. Select **Continue**.
8. Select the type of contract and select Continue.
9. Review the contract and send it for signature.
## Give custom benefits to a member while onboarding
You can manage exceptions while hiring & onboarding:
You can set up a company benefits policy while you hire & onboard:
1. Login to [Multiplier](https://app.usemultiplier.com/login) using your credentials.
2. From the left sidebar, select Hire & onboard
3. Select the employee type or contractor you wish to onboard.
4. To hire and onboard an employee type of your choice, specify the country, basic details, and compensation details of the new hire.
5. Provide custom insurance to a member by selecting click here at the bottom.
6. Click the Select button to select from the available plans.
**Tip:** You can select Compare Plans to compare the benefits and then make an informed decision.
7. (Optional) In countries where bundled plans are unavailable, you can include dependents after selecting the insurance plan. You can choose to include dependents in the plan. Select the checkbox next to Include dependents and select the number of members to include in the list of dependents.\
8. You can switch back to giving benefits as per the set policy by selecting **Click here** from the bottom.
