Employment Solutions - Overview

This page contains an overview of how we have scaled team members Globally. The DRI for all Employment Solutions is the Employment Solutions Partner. Any changes to any contracts should be requested to the Employment Solutions Partner and will require approval from our Director of Tax & our Director of Legal, Employment.

Country Hiring Guidelines

GitLab has team members in countries and regions all over the world and from all walks of life. Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging is one of our core values. Maintaining operations in a large number of countries, some of which have complex rules, laws, and regulations, can affect our ability to conduct business efficiently. Unfortunately, this affects the employability of the citizens and residents of those countries. We explore hiring in new locations when business needs require and where we can provide a consistent and fully supported team member experience. Some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions applicants may have about location after starting the recruiting process. GitLab hires in countries where we have an entity that does not carry any hiring restrictions. We focus on an approach that delivers three key benefits:

• Deliver consistent global team member experience (e.g. payroll, benefits, support, etc.)
• Reduce operational complexity
• Provide a stable footprint and make it easier to grow in particular countries

Team Member Types at GitLab

Team Member Type	Abbreviation	Location
Employee	Employee	Global
Contractor : IND	Cont-IND	Non-US
Contractor : C2C	Cont-C2C	Non-US
Employee : PEO	Emp-PEO	Non-US
Contractor : PEO	Cont-PEO	Non-US
Intern	Intern	Global

• C2C means Company to Company
• IND means Independent
• For more information on Contingent Workers, please review the please review the Procurement handbook page.

Team Member Types by Country

GitLab has a few different team member types. The following table shows the countries where we directly employ team members through a GitLab entity. For questions about PEO locations or other employment arrangements, please reach out to the Employment Solutions Partner.

To ensure the accurate entry of information in Workday, we created this table as guidance of what is applicable in which location. When adding new team members to Workday, please ensure you use this terminology for accurate reporting.

More information related to payroll processes can be found on the Payroll handbook page.

GitLab Entities and Branches

Note: In countries with a star (*) hiring is limited to only certain roles.

Country	Team Member Type(s)	Entity	Pay Frequency	Paid By	Workday Profile (Y/N)
Australia	Employee	GitLab PTY Ltd	12	GitLab Payroll Dept	Y
Belgium *	Employee	GitLab BV	13.92	GitLab Payroll Dept	Y
Canada	Employee	GitLab Canada Corp	26	GitLab Payroll Dept	Y
Finland *	Employee	GitLab BV	12	GitLab Payroll Dept	Y
France *	Employee	GitLab France S.A.S.	12	GitLab Payroll Dept	Y
Germany	Employee	GitLab GmbH	12	GitLab Payroll Dept	Y
India	Employee	GitLab India Private Ltd	12	GitLab Payroll Dept	Y
Ireland	Employee	GitLab Ireland Ltd	12	GitLab Payroll Dept	Y
Israel	Employee	GitLab Israel Ltd.	12	GitLab Payroll Dept	Y
Japan	Employee	GitLab GK	12	GitLab Payroll Dept	Y
Netherlands	Employee	GitLab BV	12.96	GitLab Payroll Dept	Y
New Zealand *	Employee	GitLab PTY Ltd NZ (Branch of GitLab PTY Ltd Australia)	12	GitLab Payroll Dept	Y
Singapore	Employee	GitLab Singapore PTE. LTD	12	GitLab Payroll Dept	Y
South Korea	Employee	GitLab Korea Limited	12	GitLab Payroll Dept	Y
Spain *	Employee	GitLab Iberia S.L.	12	GitLab Payroll Dept	Y
United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)	Employee	GitLab UK Ltd	12	GitLab Payroll Dept	Y
United States	Employee	GitLab Inc	24	GitLab Payroll Dept	Y
United States (Public Sector)	Employee	GitLab Federal LLC	24	GitLab Payroll Dept	Y

Team Members Hired as Contractors via our GitLab Services Inc Entity

Where we do not have an entity or a PEO, team members contract with our GitLab Services Inc entity as independent or C2C contractors. We are not currently hiring in locations that do not have an entity or PEO.

International Expansion

Country Conversions

As GitLab continues to scale, country conversions may occur from time to time based on business needs and our location strategy. Any conversions will be managed by the Employment Solutions Team. The Employment Solutions Partner is responsible for managing the country conversion processes outlined here.

Compensation Review for Country Conversions

As part of the country conversion and benefits review process, the Total Rewards and Employment Solutions Partner will review the gross value of cash compensation and benefits while also ensuring alignment to the employee rate.

The Total Rewards and People Operations Team member should also review alignment to the compensation ranges based on the new employee status. Whenever we change salaries as part of a country conversion, these should be consistently applied among all team members in that country.

WBSO (R&D tax credit) in the Netherlands

For roles directly relating to Research and Development in the Netherlands, GitLab may be eligible for the WBSO (R&D Tax Credit).

Organizing WBSO

There is a translated English version of the application template located in the WBSO folder on the Google Drive. The applications should be completed by a Product Manager, responsible for features or a service within GitLab, who can detail the technical issues that a particular feature will solve. Assistance on completing the application can also be sought from the WBSO consultant (based in the Netherlands). The contact details for the consultant can be found in a secure note in the People Ops 1Password vault called WBSO Consultant. The People Operations Team member will assist with co-ordinating this process. It is currently owned by Finance.

Hour Tracker

Each year a spreadsheet with the project details and hours logged against the work done on the project(s) will need to be created. This is for the entire year. The current hour tracker is located in the WBSO folder on the Google Drive, and shared only with the developers that need to log their hours (located in the Netherlands), Total Rewards Analysts, Finance and the WBSO consultant. Once the projects have been completed for the year, the WBSO consultant will submit the hours and project details to claim the R&D grant from the RVO. The WBSO consultant will contact Total Rewards Analysts should they have any queries.