Monica Atwal comments on remote working
- 06 May 2021
- Employment
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Monica Atwal comments in Personnel Today on questions an employer should ask if it is looking to adopt a ‘work from anywhere’ strategy.
Detailed assessment
Monica Atwal, managing partner of law firm Clarkslegal, says there are a number of questions an employer should ask if it is looking to adopt a ‘work from anywhere’ strategy. “The reality is that the business will need to do a detailed assessment of the consequences to both them and the employee,” she advises. In the meantime, organisations should ask:
- Will the ability to work anywhere apply to all staff, both existing and new? Is there the risk it could create a tiered workforce?
- Will the role be permanently based in another location, and if so, is it easier to make the employer a company in that jurisdiction?
- Does the role support a particular jurisdiction and who is the employing legal identity (the company?)
- Will the employee need to travel for work? Can they work from anywhere and change their location at any time? Or will certain employees work abroad for fixed limited periods?
Read full Article: Personnel Today
A short stay abroad in many locations is not going to result in the employee becoming liable for host-country income tax,” she explains. “However, each country may have complex rules on calculating the number of days and the rolling period.”
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