Expense FAQs

What does the approval process look like for expenses?

Please see Submitting Expenses for more information on the approval process.

Once expenses are submitted, they need to be approved by a collective admin. Approved expenses are paid out by OC Europe twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays, CET time. If there are any issues with the payment or you can expect delays, an OC Europe admin will comment below the expense and you will receive an email about it (note comments are private to admins and payees). Generally approved expenses take less than a week to be paid out and to hit your account, but could be more if there are issues or the payment processor takes longer.

Can we pay people for their time?

Yes! Any registered independent contractor can invoice a collective using the standard invoicing procedure in the country of residence. More details here.

In case that is not possible, we recommend invoicing through a workers cooperative. Workers cooperatives provide workers with an invoicing tool that allows you to negotiate with your client (the collective or one of the collective's admins) all aspects of your mission (tasks, the price, dates, etc.). In fact you negotiate these aspects with your collective and use the OC platform to process the payment. Then you declare that assignment through their website before starting to work. Just upload your invoice to your collective once this process is done.

Smart is one of the biggest workers coop in Europe. They offer an invoicing tool to Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, The Netherlands, and Sweden.

We realise that this procedure can seem complicated. We invite you to contact us directly with any questions you may have on this subject.

Do you offer payroll and employment services?

No, we don't. But if you use an EoR third party service, such as Remote, you can reimburse their invoices through your collective. Bear in mind that an EoR service has to be contracted outside OCE through an incorporated entity. Please make sure to look at their website, pricing and documentation. Feel free to contact us if your collective requires our support on the matter.

OCE cannot contract any EoR service for your collective.