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This article misses the fact that there are IP and HR legalities about where work is done. It's not that companies are simply being mean, their hands are often
by tensor 6y ago
This article misses the fact that there are IP and HR legalities about where work is done. It's not that companies are simply being mean, their hands are often tied on these matters.
Changing countries, or working abroad, can affect numerous things including taxes, employee rights, medical benefits, and ip assignments. Even working from different states can have tax implications.
- Kye 6y agoRemote-first companies seem to have an edge here since they can handle these situations as they come without a whole structure in the way that assumes everyone works in an office.
- tensor 6y agoEven remote-first companies have limits on where they hire. Usually they hire in a given number of countries for example, but not all countries. Also, when you move countries in these companies you still need to get approval so that the legalities can be taken care of.
- p_l 6y agoDepends on how employment is done. If the company accepts B2B-style contracting, it's quite common for the only issue to be "ok, what timezone you're going to be in?"