Canadians working for US company remotely?

Re:Canadians working for US company remotely? by mareseatoats on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @12:33AM (#13362860)

I've hired Canadians to work oh fully remote engineering teams. We didn't try to get a good deal, just tried to find good talent. We kept them as contractors for legal reasons but treated them like employees. We paid between 120k and 160k USD depending on ability. SF Series B Startup.

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Re:Canadians working for US company remotely? by cylinder on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @10:31AM (#13365504)

>We kept them as contractors for legal reasons but treated them like employees

That's exactly what you don't want to be doing

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Re:Canadians working for US company remotely? by brianwawok on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @03:45PM (#13368810)

That's true for US w2 vs 1099. Is that also true for international hires? I think the rules are a bit different? I would ask a lawyer.

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Re:Canadians working for US company remotely? by cylinder on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @04:21PM (#13369128)

Yes, they could be sued in Canada and then have a big legal headache along with the costs involved. Canada's going to have stricter labor laws too. I'm working on a service that makes hiring distributed teams internationally easier and less risky so have come to understand this a bit.

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Re:Canadians working for US company remotely? by brianwawok on Wednesday January 11, 2017 @01:59PM (#13376482)

Good to know. I guess this is a good counter point to all of the people that get angry at "Hiring remote - US only". Complying with international laws is complex...

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Re:Canadians working for US company remotely? by panbhatt on Wednesday January 11, 2017 @10:45AM (#13374707)

Hi, I recently shifted from US to Canada and now wanted to work for a US firm, as bored of low paying salaries here in Canada with low quality work. Can you please connect me to some recruiters. Part=time/full time both will be ok. My email is panbhatt attherateof gmail.com

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Re:Canadians working for US company remotely? by allenleein on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @01:39AM (#13363140)

Can you leave your email? I would love to apply.

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Re:Canadians working for US company remotely? by hourislate on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @01:14AM (#13363026)

My God you could have paid them 1/2 of that or hired twice as many. You understand that there is a 30%-35% premium on USD? You also understand it isn't difficult to find good talent since there is a shortage of work and most are under employed.

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Re:Canadians working for US company remotely? by zerr on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @06:54AM (#13364199)

You should look at it from another side - those who look for (and are able to do) remote work, have more options compared to "local competitive" market.

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Re:Canadians working for US company remotely? by panbhatt on Wednesday January 11, 2017 @10:48AM (#13374730)

local market sucks here bigtime. Even 100k seems them to like ripping there finances off badly. I can't even understand. Despite of that cost of living is very high. E.x. Chipotle Burrito : US: 6.75$ CAD: 10$ Subway: US: 6.75$ CAD: 10$ >

I am really so pissed off these tech companies, who doesn't pay well but wanted you to take full responsibility as your are a labourer rather then a software eng.

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Re:Canadians working for US company remotely? by coralreef on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @11:43AM (#13366179)

Not really, Canadians know their market rate. And its not like there isn't competition for remote workers.

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Re:Canadians working for US company remotely? by kohanz on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @07:38AM (#13364383)

And what about when the dollar was on par not too long ago? Difficult to factor in exchange rate.

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