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Payroll in a globally remote world
Author: Lee McIntyre-Hamilton
Globally remote work – here to stay The pandemic acted as a catalyst to an existing trend of globally remote work. Many employees who returned to their home country during the pandemic sought permission from their employers to remain overseas post- pandemic. Since then, employers have actively introduced globally remote working policies. Globally remote working policies are implemented for many reasons. Some employers want to remain competitive in a labour market. Others want to secure talent overseas which would Since the pandemic, there has been a huge increase in globally remote workers across the world. Whether it is employees working overseas in a temporary retreat for a few months a year or from home overseas on a permanent basis, globally remote work is here to stay. In this article, we explore what this trend means for payroll and employers generally when it comes to compliance.
not otherwise be available to them where employees don’t want to relocate. Retaining existing employees is also another reason for offering globally remote work. Work from anywhere? Generally, employers don’t normally offer an unlimited and unconstrained “work from anywhere” policy in the international arena. As we set out below, this type of policy would lead to a multitude of complex compliance issues that would require a great deal of time and expense to manage.
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