Build Your Team in the Philippines

We help you recruit and support a team in the Philippines. Get an instant price estimate, review candidates with our recruiters and manage requests through our platform. You direct the work; we handle payroll, HR and ongoing people support.

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Our Customers

Expand Your Team
with Less Administration

When you need more people, we help you recruit in the Philippines and handle the administration that comes with an offshore team. Explore roles from bookkeepers and virtual assistants to senior engineers and solutions architects, then plan the monthly cost.

Finance

Reconciliations and reportingHours agreed with your business

Define the Work

Start with the responsibilities your business needs covered. Shape the role, working arrangements and context before recruitment begins.

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A Shared Role Brief

The responsibilities you defineThe context our team reviews

Meet and Review Candidates

We assess candidates against your brief using AI assistance and human review. You meet the candidates, discuss their experience and decide who joins your team.

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Built around our platform

From Your First Quote to Your Growing Team

Get an instant monthly price estimate, define your role and review candidates with our team. Our platform connects recruitment with ongoing team support and approvals. We use a recruitment process refined at Adaca over 11 years as of 2026, combining technical recruitment experience with human judgement.

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What does the work involve?

A finance role might combine reconciliations, reporting support and coordination with your existing team. That context belongs in the brief.

Illustrative example, not a candidate assessment or live AI tool.

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The person behind the role

Payroll, HR
and People Support

We handle payroll, HR and routine people administration. Leave and overtime requests come through our platform for approval. Our people in Australia and the Philippines also bring together your feedback and the team member’s feedback for performance reviews.

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Clear responsibilities

Who manages your offshore team?

Your Business

You manage your projects and personnel day to day, set priorities and share the context. Your team member contributes within the way your business operates.

  • Role responsibilities and business priorities
  • Daily direction and collaboration
  • Feedback on the work

Covela

We recruit and engage your people, handle payroll and HR, and support performance reviews and changes to the team.

  • Recruitment and human review
  • HR, payroll and engagement administration
  • Performance management and support
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A few useful answers

Offshore Staffing Questions

Can we start with one person?

You can start with one person. There’s no minimum team size, business size or monthly spend beyond the price agreed for your role.

Can team members work our business hours?

Include your required working hours and time zone in the brief. We coordinate the agreed overlap and daylight-saving changes with your team member. Overnight work is available for discussion where appropriate and attracts different rates. We confirm the schedule before the person starts.

Where are team members based?

Team members are based in the Philippines. You agree their working hours and overlap with your team during briefing.

Who directs the daily work?

You set priorities, direct daily work and review its quality. We handle recruitment, payroll, HR and people support.

Does AI make the hiring decision?

Our recruiters use AI-assisted assessment alongside human review. You meet candidates and decide who joins your team.

What does your business need to do next?

Tell us the responsibilities, experience and working hours you need. We’ll help you define the role.

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