Who pays the recruitment fee? Answer is Employer
The employer pays the recruitment fee, not the worker. The Employer Pays Principle means the employer carries the full cost of recruitment, so the worker pays nothing to be selected, tested, cleared or deployed. When you hire through Manpower BD, you cover the agency fee, trade test, GAMCA (Gulf Approved Medical Centres Association) medical, visa, BMET (Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training) clearance and air ticket.
No recruitment cost is recovered later through wage deductions, so the worker starts the job debt-free and you hire in full compliance. In practice, that means a predictable recruitment cost for you and safe, ethical recruitment for the workforce you deploy.
How Does Employer-Pays Hiring Work?
- Every cost — agency fee, trade test, medical, visa, BMET clearance and air ticket — is billed to you, the employer, on a transparent estimate you approve up front.
- The worker is sourced, interviewed and trade-tested at no charge; not a single taka is collected from the candidate at any stage.
- We manage all mandatory BMET clearances, medical screenings and visa processing.
- Workers deploy on a mission-attested contract with a BMET smart card and full legal status, and no recruitment cost is recovered through wage deductions.
- You receive fully compliant, ready-to-deploy staff through documented, safe migration only; we do not arrange so-called “free visas”.
The Employer Pays Principle Across Trades
We manage the full deployment lifecycle under the Employer Pays Principle — from sourcing and trade testing to GAMCA medicals, visas and BMET clearance — with every cost billed to the employer, and not a single taka charged to the worker.
Under EPP What the Employer Covers?
Recruitment debt is a serious risk in international labour supply. A worker who arrives owing money for their own job cannot freely leave it — that is how ordinary employment can slip into forced labour and how a project can land an audit finding. The Employer Pays Principle removes that risk at the source: the employer carries every cost, so no worker goes into debt to take the job.
| Cost | Paid by |
|---|---|
| Agency service fee | Employer |
| Trade test and skill certification | Employer |
| GAMCA medical examination | Employer |
| Visa stamping and attestation | Employer |
| BMET clearance and smart card | Employer |
| Air ticket and mobilisation | Employer |
| Total paid by the worker | Zero |
Our commitment follows the Employer Pays Principle set out in the Dhaka Principles for Migration with Dignity, published by the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB): no worker should pay for a job. For buyers subject to supply-chain human rights due diligence, our recruitment cost records are open to audit for your own placements.
Why Choose Manpower BD?
Unlike recruitment brokers that pass hidden fees on to the worker, we run each placement on the Employer Pays Principle, protecting your project timeline, your audit record and your reputation. All our recruitment follows the Overseas Employment and Migrants Act, 2013 (Act No. 48 of 2013), the statute that governs overseas employment from Bangladesh. Manpower BD recruits under Government-Approved Recruiting Licence RL-1472. Reviewed by Manpower BD Team.
Verified Trade Testing
Many providers rely on paper CVs alone; we require a practical trade test at a certified centre in Dhaka for every candidate. Each test is scored and recorded before shortlisting, so you review evidence of skill rather than a CV claim. This reduces skill surprises when the worker reaches your site, and the testing cost is carried by the employer, not the candidate.
Friction-Free Compliance
Unlike agencies that leave you to navigate foreign bureaucracy, our in-house team handles every BMET clearance and embassy protocol for you. Workers travel only on documented, lawful terms, which reduces the risk of illegal-labour fines for your project and of deportation for the worker. All of this processing is billed to the employer, and no worker is charged for legal processing.
Structured Worker Replacement
If a deployed worker does not meet the agreed technical standards within the warranty period, we source and process a replacement at no additional recruitment fee. You pay only the standard third-party costs, such as government, visa and medical fees, as set out in your recruitment agreement. Neither the incoming nor the outgoing worker is charged a recruitment fee.
Dedicated Account Management
A single point of contact manages your mandate end to end, from sourcing and trade testing to deployment and after-arrival support. You have one person to ask for updates, documents and cost questions at every stage. Every recruitment cost stays transparent and is billed to the employer, not to the worker.
Employer-Pays Recruitment Partner in Bangladesh
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Certified Professionals, Not Unverified Labour
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Predictable Deployment
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Verified Competence & Structured Replacement
Many international recruitment agencies rely on basic interviews, exporting workers who need expensive, time-consuming retraining on arrival. We close that competence gap. Every candidate passes a rigorous, international-standard trade test at a certified testing centre in Dhaka before shortlisting, and from structural welders to advanced electrical machine operators, we verify exact technical proficiencies rather than trusting paper CVs. Your site receives deployment-ready professionals, and because every placement runs on the Employer Pays Principle, this quality comes at no fee to the worker.
- Practical Trade Testing: Candidates prove exact technical proficiencies at certified testing centres, not on paper.
- Credential Verification: We authenticate every international certification for strict project compliance.
- Medical Clearances: Thorough GAMCA health screenings confirm workers are fit for demanding projects.
- Safety Orientations: Workers complete mandatory pre-departure hazard protocols for immediate site integration.
Other agencies quote vague mobilisation timelines, then hit roadblocks at medical clearance and embassy processing. Our Dhaka-based logistics team runs each stage of the recruitment process in-house, from BMET clearances and work permits to visa processing and pre-departure orientation. Under the Employer Pays Principle, these costs sit with the employer, not the worker, and your workforce is mobilised to an agreed schedule, with less of the downtime and compliance risk that offshore middlemen create.
A bad hire is a costly hidden risk in overseas recruitment. When a worker does not meet the standard, generic suppliers leave you absorbing the loss. We reduce that risk at the source: every professional is trade-tested and verified against your contract before deployment. If a deployed worker still does not meet the agreed capabilities, we arrange a replacement under our worker replacement warranty at no additional recruitment fee, and under the Employer Pays Principle, neither the incoming nor the outgoing worker is charged a fee.
Hire with EPP in 4 Simple Steps
Who Pays What Under the Employer Pays Principle?
What is the Employer Pays Principle?
The Employer Pays Principle is the rule that the employer, not the worker, pays the full cost of recruitment. It reflects Principle 1 of the IHRB Dhaka Principles for Migration with Dignity and the fair-recruitment standards of the International Labour Organization (ILO): no worker should pay for a job. In practice, we recruit only where the employer bears the cost and the worker pays nothing.
Who pays the recruitment fees — the employer or the worker?
The employer pays. Under the Employer Pays Principle, the worker is charged nothing to be recruited, tested, cleared or deployed. The employer settles the agency service fee, trade test, medical, visa, BMET clearance and air ticket, and each cost is itemised on the estimate you approve before work begins.
Does a zero fee for the worker mean hiring is free for the employer?
No. The zero fee applies to the worker, not to you. The employer pays a transparent service charge plus the agreed processing costs, which is what keeps each placement worker-fee-free and ethically compliant. Every cost is itemised in the estimate you receive when you request manpower, so you approve it before deployment.
Can any recruitment cost be recovered later through wage deductions or loans?
No. No recruitment cost is recovered through salary deductions, hold-backs or repayment loans. Charging workers, often through loans with interest, is what leads to recruitment debt, debt bondage and forced-labour risk. Because the employer settles every recruitment cost directly, the worker starts the job debt-free.
How do you verify that no worker paid a fee?
We verify it through three records: each worker’s documented pre-departure interview, the employer’s invoice payment trail and our recruitment cost records. In the interview, each selected worker confirms that they paid no recruitment fee, and that record sits alongside their signed contract and an itemised cost breakdown. Because the employer settles costs directly against an invoice, the payment trail shows that the worker was not the payer, and our cost records are open to audit for your own placements.