Executive summary
Menko's fixed monthly model is benchmarked against three local alternatives
- Internal hiring
- Recruitment agencies
- Execution retainers
Using current Netherlands salary and employer cost data.
The result is consistent: building equivalent growth capacity locally costs ~3–4× more per year, before factoring in management overhead and hiring risk
Key takeaway:
Across all three comparison models, local options carry significantly higher total cost, typically 200–300% more on an annualised basis driven by employer taxes, benefits, recruitment fees, and ramp-up time. Menko's model removes that overhead entirely, offering predictable, fixed-cost access to senior growth capacity from day one.
What local hiring really costs in the Netherlands
Gross salary is only part of the story. In the Netherlands and across much of Europe, statutory obligations mean employers are legally required to cover far more than just the monthly paycheck.
- Paid leave
- Mandatory holiday allowance
- Extended sick pay coverage
Can stretch across years all add up quietly in the background.
The conclusion is that the true employer cost routinely runs ~30–50% above the agreed gross salary, before a single euro is spent on recruitment, onboarding, or management time.
For growing teams watching their burn rate, that gap between "what we're paying" and "what it's actually costing" is where budgets consistently get caught out.
Salary and fee benchmarks used for the model
To keep the case study defensible and easy to understand, the calculations below use public market benchmarks for typical roles that match Menko’s actual positioning (operations/growth execution-not “IT support”).
Cost & Profit comparison scenarios
A Netherlands-based eCommerce company wants to add execution capacity for marketplace operations + growth (ads/content/data). They consider three options:
- Hire internally (local employee)
- Hire internally but use a recruitment agency
- Use external agencies/retainers for execution
- Use Menko (dedicated specialist or a predefined team package)
Comparison Scenario |
Traditional Cost Structure Includes |
Menko Model Includes |
Estimated Savings with Menko |
Single specialist vs Menko monthly service |
Individual salaried employee + employer on-costs |
Fixed monthly service fee |
~68%–70% lower annual cost |
Single specialist + recruiter vs Menko |
Salaried employee + employer on-costs + recruitment agency fees |
Fixed monthly service fee |
~71%–75% lower first-year cost |
Growth team vs building local team internally |
Multiple full-time employees + employer on-costs + recruiter fees |
One bundled team retainer |
~68%–72% lower first-year cost |
Full Power / larger team setup vs local expansion |
Multiple specialist hires + stacked employer costs + recruitment fees |
Consolidated service model |
Typically 65%+ lower overall cost |
Enterprise-level support vs hiring in-house across functions |
Multi-role internal team + agency costs + long-term salary commitments |
One scalable retainer |
Typically substantial multi-year savings |
Menko reduces annual hiring costs by roughly 68% to 75% compared with traditional local hiring models, especially when employer costs, recruitment fees, and multi-role expansion are taken into account.
|
Option |
Cost Efficiency |
|
|
Menko vs individual local hire |
~68%–70% savings |
|
|
Menko vs local hire with recruiter |
~71%–75% savings |
|
|
Menko Growth Team vs local team build-out |
~68%–72% savings |
|
|
Menko Full Power / Enterprise vs multi-role local expansion |
65%+ savings |
Hence, Menko Services Pvt. Ltd. provides a Full-fledged solution with lower cost and high efficiency .