--- title: Expatriate Payroll Articles, Insights and Resources | Certino | Shadow Payroll description: Shadow Payroll | Explore the latest expatriate payroll and global mobility research, insights and resources from Certino. --- [Skip to content](https://www.certino.com/blog/tag/shadow-payroll/page/1#main-content) [![Certino Ltd. 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That’s part of it, but I quickly ... ![](https://www.certino.com/hubfs/zak-haralambous.png)**Zak Haralambous**2 Nov 2026 [Read →](https://www.certino.com/blog/what-ive-learned-about-global-mobility-so-far) [![](https://www.certino.com/hubfs/six-signs-managed-shadow-payroll-cover.png)](https://www.certino.com/blog/six-signs-its-time-for-a-managed-shadow-payroll-service) Shadow Payroll ### [Six signs it’s time for a managed shadow payroll service](https://www.certino.com/blog/six-signs-its-time-for-a-managed-shadow-payroll-service) A question I hear a lot from mobility teams is how many assignees you need before a managed service makes sense. My answer: it’s not really ... ![](https://www.certino.com/hubfs/brittany-gordon.jpg)**Brittany Gordon**13 Oct 2026 [Read →](https://www.certino.com/blog/six-signs-its-time-for-a-managed-shadow-payroll-service) [![](https://www.certino.com/hubfs/where-ai-shouldnt-do-the-maths-cover.png)](https://www.certino.com/blog/why-we-dont-let-ai-do-our-maths) Shadow Payroll ### [Why we don’t let AI do our maths](https://www.certino.com/blog/why-we-dont-let-ai-do-our-maths) It’s an odd thing for a tech company to admit in 2026, but we don’t let AI anywhere near our maths. That isn’t because we’re sceptical of ... ![](https://www.certino.com/hubfs/aaron-parfitt-no-shadow.jpeg)**Aaron Parfitt**9 Oct 2026 [Read →](https://www.certino.com/blog/why-we-dont-let-ai-do-our-maths) [![](https://www.certino.com/hubfs/hidden-costs-of-shadow-payroll-cover-1.png)](https://www.certino.com/blog/the-hidden-costs-of-shadow-payroll) Global Mobility ### [The hidden costs of shadow payroll](https://www.certino.com/blog/the-hidden-costs-of-shadow-payroll) The Hidden Costs of Shadow Payroll Almost every conversation I have with a mobility leader comes back to the same problem: shadow payroll ... ![](https://www.certino.com/hubfs/michael-de-jongh.png)**Michael De Jongh**30 Sep 2026 [Read →](https://www.certino.com/blog/the-hidden-costs-of-shadow-payroll) [![](https://www.certino.com/hubfs/gross-up-featured-image_1.png)](https://www.certino.com/blog/same-inputs-same-answer-why-cross-border-gross-ups-drift-and-how-to-stop-it) Global Mobility ### [Same inputs, same answer: why cross-border gross-ups drift, and how to stop it](https://www.certino.com/blog/same-inputs-same-answer-why-cross-border-gross-ups-drift-and-how-to-stop-it) Give the same assignee's pay data to three specialists and ask each for the gross-up. There's a good chance you'll get three different ... ![](https://www.certino.com/hubfs/sabine-preiman.jpeg)**Sabine Preiman**29 Sep 2026 [Read →](https://www.certino.com/blog/same-inputs-same-answer-why-cross-border-gross-ups-drift-and-how-to-stop-it) [![](https://www.certino.com/hubfs/global-expat-pay-partnership-cover.png)](https://www.certino.com/blog/global-expat-pay-partners-with-certino-to-provide-shadow-payroll-calculations-to-clients) Shadow Payroll ### [Global Expat Pay partners with Certino to add shadow payroll calculations for clients](https://www.certino.com/blog/global-expat-pay-partners-with-certino-to-provide-shadow-payroll-calculations-to-clients) Partnership furthers Global Expat Pay’s mission to transform Global Mobility through smart technologies and Big Data thinking ![](https://www.certino.com/hubfs/R6SD7740%20copy-1.jpg)**Tom Lockyer**31 Jan 2023 [Read →](https://www.certino.com/blog/global-expat-pay-partners-with-certino-to-provide-shadow-payroll-calculations-to-clients) [1](https://www.certino.com/blog/tag/shadow-payroll/page/1) [2](https://www.certino.com/blog/tag/shadow-payroll/page/2) [→](https://www.certino.com/blog/tag/shadow-payroll/page/2) Book a call ## Talk to a shadow payroll specialist A short call to look at how you run shadow payroll today and where Certino fits. 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