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- Date:
- 3 July 2024
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Companies are realising the advantages of hiring workers internationally, but it can be tricky to recruit, pay and manage workers in foreign countries. If you don't have legal entities in the countries where you want to hire, working with an employer of record (EOR) is the easiest way to leverage a global workforce. As Remote's Preston Wickersham explains, it's a cost-effective approach that minimises the many risks of global expansion, whether you're a startup, a small- or medium-sized business or a large enterprise.
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- Date:
- 27 June 2024
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Whether your employees are eagerly anticipating retirement or share Friedrich Nietzsche's belief that the meaning of life lies in the continued struggle, it is important to know when they are legally entitled to retire and receive their full pension benefits. The starting point is to calculate an employee's pensionable and retirement ages - which is not always easy to do and will vary according to where they are in the world. Here we provide an overview of some important considerations.
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- Date:
- 13 June 2024
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
The remote work revolution has made it possible for companies to tap into the global talent pool and work with skilled professionals around the world. This means employers can overcome local talent shortages, build more diverse teams and reduce costs. But, as Miranda Zolot, general counsel at Oyster, explains, global employers need to stay compliant in every jurisdiction in which they operate. Failing to do so means risking government audits, legal claims, financial penalties and reputational damage.
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- Date:
- 13 June 2024
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Miranda Zolot, general counsel at Oyster, talks about the benefits and challenges of distributed working and global hiring. Join her as she discusses subjects including EORs and PEOs, compliance issues, employee/contractor misclassification risks, and AI.
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- Type:
- International
Updated to include new information on the wellbeing at work code.
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- Type:
- International
Updated to include additional information on group termination.
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- Type:
- International
Enhanced to include information on benefits in kind.
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- Type:
- International
Updated to include information on the health and safety responsibilities of employees when performing remote work.
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- Type:
- International
Update to include new information on remote working agreements and the employer's right to make changes to the terms of the agreement.
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- Type:
- International
Updated to include information on the increase to the minimum allowances for learnerships.