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Well done. Its important to have places which showcase people who aren't well served by the mainstream job sites.

Bear in mind that the US (IRS) requirements for independent contractors are not really relevant here. The Canadian legislation is what counts. Citizens are classified based on the …

(1) Beware of misclassification if hiring someone full time as a contractor in Canada. In this case the fact that the employee is planning to pick up a side gig is a good indicator…

Employers and teams can choose to work synchronously which means timezones are important. Remote doesn't necessarily mean anywhere, anytime, anyhow.

Pro rata is considered fair. On the same way that overtime pay is considered fair if you have to work extra hours.

If you have a disability, then the right to work remotely is covered as an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Otherwise it really depends on the employe…

Those companies may feel they have access to enough talent in the USA. They may have restrictions with data protection or security. They may be worried about timezones or communica…

You can be employed through a third party deployment company (ArbeitnehmerÜberlassungsGesetz) for up to eighteen months. Such companies (known in other countries as Employer of Rec…

In the USA the Department of OHSA specifically says that it (and the employer) don't bear responsibility for a home based work site. They won't do site inspections and the best the…

This sheet by Rudolphe Dutel at Remotive.io lists 900+ startups who are hiring remotely https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TLJSlNxCbwRNxy14Toe1...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20083795

Sense of pride and loyalty is generally not a problem. For many (most?) people working remotely allows them to better balance work and life. It often makes it easier for them to do…

That suggests a lack of trust or a reliance on synchronous communication. Both of which don't work great in a remote environment, in my experience. It does seem to work for some pe…

I wonder if there are additional restrictions based on being in financial services. It may require different licenses, registrations, insurance and employer regulations (e.g. diffe…

Establishing a registered entity to employ in a foreign country is not a few hours advice. It is difficult, expensive and time consuming.

Same. You can standardise equipment allowances but you can't standardise co-working costs, especially if you have international workers. Wework cost us roughly USD 700 per head in …

I don't see much of this within hybrid companies and don't see why it would occur. The whole point in a hybrid setup is you get to choose what suits you. If you want to work in an …

People don't get paid more in San Francisco because they deliver more value than a worker in New York City or London. San Francisco rates are high because of geographic scarcity of…

Some countries are just cheaper to employ in. That dooes not mean that people there are any less talented.

Is working for Gitlab remotely in Vietnam on a localised salary as good or better than most local job opportunities? If so, isn't it still good for the employees?

They might also prefer to work in a better medical system.

Zapier does indexed compensation by region. E.g. They pay employees in Asia less than employees in America. This is actually the worst of both worlds. They are paying over the mark…

We have 30 people across 9 countries and several teams who have very limited real time cross over. We don't send internal emails. We use: Slack for asynchronous discussion. If some…

To properly support remote work you need it to be fair for everyone, which means you need to offer it to everyone and optimise for it. Huge organisations face larger barriers to th…

We have just over twenty remote workers internally and we use a mix. Full disclosure we are a service provider in this space, so I am just taking about what we do internally and fr…