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I get it, the problem is there is no way to verify residence or citizenship in a non-privacy violating way, and yes I've been on the other side getting foreign
by throwaway67743 5y ago
I get it, the problem is there is no way to verify residence or citizenship in a non-privacy violating way, and yes I've been on the other side getting foreign applicants so I understand their frustration too, but I'm not sure what the solution is - either way you exclude potentially good candidates.
The other side of that is, remote work is (and had been long before COVID) a thing, so accepting foreign applicants (at least those from countries with tax treaties) might not be a bad thing, if you can convince companies of that.
- Oras 5y agoAccepting remote workers is not an easy one. I worked remotely before and I remember it was a challenge for the company as in the UK there was no legislation of a remote worker outside the UK. Full time has to be on payroll with national insurance, pension and other factors. So the only way is to consider the work as contracting instead of a permanent job. This was several years ago though, not sure if that has changed now.
- throwaway67743 5y agoWell this is it, it's just education - hiring remote workers has been covered by UK legislation for a couple of decades, if a taxation treaty is in place (which is practically everywhere) then either the employee is taxed at source (uk) or at consumption (their country) and HMRC will supply relief if the rate differs. I think it's mostly a lack of education from payroll departments. (I've been remote for well over a decade, btw)