Ask HN: How do I legally build a remote dev team?

Re:Ask HN: How do I legally build a remote dev team? by ge96 on Monday March 20, 2017 @03:12PM (#13916831)

One thing to consider is time zones ie. You're awake, employee is asleep. Not necessarily a bad thing just keep in mind.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I legally build a remote dev team? by GFischer on Monday March 20, 2017 @04:35PM (#13917441)

Not necessarily. Most of South America is very close or in the same timezone as the East Coast of the U.S.

There is a time difference with the West Coast though.

I currently work for a Dallas-based company and I work the same hours as their employees, from Uruguay.

I'm not in the same case as the OP asked, I'm a full employee of a local subsidiary, but I've worked under a contract and filled a W8-BEN.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I legally build a remote dev team? by ge96 on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @04:42AM (#13920660)

I see. I work with clients from Germany, Australia, and the Philippines. I have the time zone problem. But if it's relatively autonomous where they say "Do this" and you do it then no problem. But if real-time communication is a thing then it might be problematic still it's not too bad. I'm based in central United States. 9AM for me is 4PM in Germany for example.

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