I would imagine the remote workers themselves are paid their normal salary by the company, or perhaps salary minus travel expenses. The company participates by

I would imagine the remote workers themselves are paid their normal salary by the company, or perhaps salary minus travel expenses. The company participates by footing the bill for travel expenses, and gets support and feedback from the firm behind Remote Year, who in turn get brand recognition and their name in the ears of executives. I could be completely wrong, though. There isn't enough info on the website to make hard guesses.