One of the few silver linings of the Covid-19 pandemic is that the mass shift to remote working didn’t hit productivity in the way employers had feared. A recent Twitter feed reminded us that, in fact, not a single...
As HR and People teams sit down for their end of year meetings and planning sessions, they’ll be reflecting on another confusing and disrupted year. Lockdowns have given way to partial normality, only for further pandemic storm clouds to return in the past few months. Two years on, we are entering 2022 with uncertainty still […]
All over the world, Covid-19 has led to what's been dubbed the Great Resignation: millions of people, from frontline workers to senior executives, voluntarily calling time on their jobs. Is location-independent work the antidote?
For years employees have been clamouring for more opportunities to work from home; to work overseas; to live a more flexible and balanced life. Now, Covid-19 has proved the ultimate stress test for remote working. And remote working has passed the test. We can create, communicate and collaborate from anywhere, it turns out. However, when […]
In today’s world of officeless organisations and remote-working, there’s never been a better opportunity for businesses to expand globally – to reach new markets or access the best, brightest, and most diverse talent. There’s just one problem. People need to be employed where they live and local employment laws are complex. Every country has different […]
Savvy businesses know that to attract and keep hold of employees they need to set themselves apart from the competition – easier said than done in today’s increasingly remote-first working world, where people can work for pretty much anyone, anywhere. The good news is that there’s plenty of information out there to help you stand […]
When it comes to pay strategies, the fundamental ambition for most organisations, regardless of industry, is to be fair, leaving employees feeling properly represented and renumerated. However, fair pay is becoming an ever-more nuanced debate – and more difficult to define – as companies grapple with employing people in multiple territories, with different salary expectations […]
Local or global payroll do not get spoken about much. It happens in the background, with most employees blind to the amount of work that goes into the process of getting their salary on time and in the right amount each month. But payroll really matters. Everyone deserves to get paid on time and in […]
Savvy businesses know that to attract and keep hold of employees they need to set themselves apart from the competition – easier said than done in today’s increasingly remote-first working world, where people can work for pretty much anyone, anywhere. The good news is that there’s plenty of information out there to help you stand […]
When it comes to pay strategies, the fundamental ambition for most organisations, regardless of industry, is to be fair, leaving employees feeling properly represented and renumerated. However, fair pay is becoming an ever-more nuanced debate – and more difficult to define – as companies grapple with employing people in multiple territories, with different salary expectations […]
One of the few silver linings of the Covid-19 pandemic is that the mass shift to remote working didn’t hit productivity in the way employers had feared. A recent Twitter feed reminded us that, in fact, not a single organisation collapsed as a result of needing to switch to remote work. On the contrary, countless […]
What a difference 12 months can make! Last year, we set off to write a ten-point guide on being a remote compliant company and couldn’t even imagine just how key distributed work compliance was about to become. Many workers were sent home in March 2020, and the workplace as we know it has changed forever. […]
My first job working remotely was a case of fortuitousness - I had brunch with someone visiting town and casually mentioned I was looking into making better use of my journalism degree. The day after, my brunch date ended up offering me a job for their US-based company. I didn't have to move for the […]
Local or global payroll do not get spoken about much. It happens in the background, with most employees blind to the amount of work that goes into the process of getting their salary on time and in the right amount each month. But payroll really matters. Everyone deserves to get paid on time and in […]
Savvy businesses know that to attract and keep hold of employees they need to set themselves apart from the competition – easier said than done in today’s increasingly remote-first working world, where people can work for pretty much anyone, anywhere. The good news is that there’s plenty of information out there to help you stand […]
When it comes to pay strategies, the fundamental ambition for most organisations, regardless of industry, is to be fair, leaving employees feeling properly represented and renumerated. However, fair pay is becoming an ever-more nuanced debate – and more difficult to define – as companies grapple with employing people in multiple territories, with different salary expectations […]
Considering employing someone in the Philippines? To do that compliantly, an employer has a lot of obligations they have to fulfil. One comprehensive and important topic is the set of local employee rights a worker residing in the Philippines is entitled to. Below is a guide to employee rights in Philippines to help you understand […]
As the world slowly tries to find its footing in this latest chapter of the COVID-19 story, making sense of how all that impacts the world of work feels almost impossible. In times like these, law can be a guiding light.
Considering employing someone in Lithuania? To do that compliantly, an employer has a lot of obligations they have to fulfil. One comprehensive and important topic is the set of local employee rights a worker residing in Lithuania is entitled to. Below is a guide to employee rights in Lithuania to help you understand what you […]