# Onboard a global payroll employee on Multiplier
Multiplier’s global payroll management platform facilitates smooth, compliant compensation for your geographically dispersed workforce. Reduce administrative burdens significantly and consolidate vendor relationships through our cost-efficient solution.
Learn how to onboard a global payroll employee on Multiplier.
1. Log in to [Multiplier](https://app.usemultiplier.com/) using your credentials.
2. From the left sidebar, select **Hire & Onboard**.
3. From the onboarding screen, select **Direct employee**.
4. Use the **Entity** drop-down to select the entity you wish to hire the employee for.
5. Under How would you like to onboard, select **Individually**.
6. Enter the basic details to onboard a global payroll employee:
* First name
* Last name
* Personal Email address
* Work Email address (Optional)
* Employee ID - Specify if you want the employee to have an ID.
* Nationality
* Phone Number
* Department
* Employment term:
a. **Permanent:** Provide the start date.
b. **Fixed term:** Provide the start and end dates.
7. If the employee is a people manager, enable the toggle next to This employee is a people manager. and then select **Continue**.
8. Enter the compensation details. Under Gross Salary, in the field under Amount, enter the salary you wish to pay the employee.
9. Enter the frequency for the amount to be paid in the field next to Per.
* Select Year if the total salary provided is the annual salary.
* Select Month if the total salary provided is the monthly salary.
10. Select the start date.
11. Enter the salary breakup components. Example - You are required to enter the Basic salary, HRA, LTA, and Special allowance. This may vary based on the configuration of the salary components.
12. (Optional) Select the Additional pay item to add additional compensation. In the dialog box that appears, enter the details as asked and select Add.
For detailed steps about adding an Additional pay item, follow [Add additional compensation while onboarding an employee](https://help.usemultiplier.com/hr/payment/additional-compensation/add-additional-compensation-while-onboarding-an-employee).
13. Once done, select **Continue**.
14. In the insurance screen, you get three tabs:
Health Insurance: As per the laws in the hiring country, it may or may not be mandatory to add insurance details. If mandatory, add insurance details as per the given options.
1. Select the insurance type
Multiplier offers various insurance plans; you can compare plans and select as desired.
2. Select Continue.
B. Extended benefits: Apart from the statutory mandated insurance, or by an option selected by you, you can add extended benefits. You get options to select from a list of benefits.
1. Select +Add for the ones you wish to add.
2. Select **Continue**.
**Note**: You can also add multiple addons.
C. Background Checks: You can run background checks for the global payroll employee.
1. Select the type of background checks you wish to run for the employee.
2. Select Submit & continue.
15\. Select the bank account
16\. Enter Bank Details and then select **Continue**.
The fields on this screen may vary depending on the country of your bank account.
17. (Optional) Upload a signed employment contract. The contract you upload must be the final contract, which is signed and approved by you and your employee. Then select **Continue**.
18. Select **Add Employee**.
19. Since the employee does not have access to Multiplier, select Invite employee.
The invite is sent to the email address of the employee you provided. Once the employee completes signing up, they will be added to your organization.
