Plant manager
"They fly out to the plant tomorrow?"
Last-minute ramp-up trips still need the right visa and A1 by law.
Let WorkFlex track, assess and legally protect all your cross-border travel. Work permits, visas, A1s, CoCs, PWNs, and 24/7 Duty of Care. All handled on a single platform, backed by 150+ in-house experts.
Trusted by 5,000+ HR & Global Mobility managers
One missing permit can turn an engineer away at the border - or halt a plant ramp-up worth millions.
"They fly out to the plant tomorrow?"
"A business visa covers a service trip, right?"
"Wait - who's on-site in China right now?"
"But the German did not need a visa"
"Audit scheduled at the plant gate"
"Detained at the border"
Plant visits, supplier audits, commissioning weeks: the same trips over and over, and the teams who keep them compliant.
Particularly worth highlighting are how easy the contacts are to reach, and the consistently customer-focused support in implementing our requirements. The solutions offered are practical…Translated from German
What I like best is the software’s USP and the approval process behind it. The program is easy to use.Translated from German
Ensuring compliant business travel worldwide, including visa management and duty of care, significantly reduces the workload for our HR team.See exactly which engineers and service technicians are travelling where, and why - automatically synced from your booking tool. Track day thresholds & get expiry alerts for every permit.
Sales visit, service trip, supplier audit or plant ramp-up - WorkFlex checks every requirement per country and turns it into a clear list of actions to complete.
We don't just flag what's missing - we file it. Visas, work permits, A1s and posted-worker declarations, generated and stored audit-proof.
Our in-house lawyers deal directly with authorities for inspections and audits. When a crisis hits or an employee needs help abroad, WorkFlex SOS support is there 24/7 - wherever your people are.
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+145 moreAny tool can automate the paperwork. WorkFlex adds what software can't: in-house immigration and labour law experts, up to €5M liability cover, and real humans on call behind every cross-border deployment.
| Capability | | Compliance software | Big 4 & law firms | In-house team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business travel, workation and assignment - one platform All employee mobility scenarios handled in a single workflow. | ||||
| Visa and work permit handling for technical roles From business visas for service trips to multi-year work permits for plant assignments. | ||||
| Workflow and document automation Audit-proof documentation, approvals, and proactive expiry alerts. | ||||
| 150+ in-house immigration and legal experts Ready for inspections, authority requests, and any situation your people face abroad. | ||||
| 24/7 SOS support for employees abroad Real people on the phone - medical crisis, border issue, or on-site incident. | ||||
| Up to €5M liability cover Insurance-backed protection covering your business for compliance failures. | ||||
| HRIS/payroll integrations Auto-sync with your existing HR systems - less manual admin. |
See in a 20-minute demo how WorkFlex covers every cross-border deployment in automotive and manufacturing, from business visas and A1 certificates to long-term work permits and 24/7 SOS support.