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Re:Companies Requiring Full-Time In-Office Are Struggling to... by dijit on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @04:59PM (#36779001)
we really need more flags for “REMOTE”; I hire remote (not hybrid) but people think they can work from the Principality of Sealand, Madagascar or Timbuktu. It’s really frustrating as: for tax reason, I can only hire in Germany and Sweden (where we have business entities).

But when I file a position (even where this is very clearly stated) I get literally hundreds of applications that are impossible for me to pursue- since they are never open to relocation either.

Its a pretty huge waste of resources on my side because we really try to assess each application and give a clear reason why we don’t continue with them-

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Re:Companies Requiring Full-Time In-Office Are Struggling to... by the_only_law on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @05:27PM (#36779329)
A bit off topic, but one of the things that’s been killing me is instead of just posting a job labeled as remote, companies that post the same exact job listing for what seems to be every single city in the US.
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Re:Companies Requiring Full-Time In-Office Are Struggling to... by CoastalCoder on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @05:14PM (#36779191)
This can also happen within the U.S., at the state level.

E.g., when living in Rhode Island, I had a few interview processes cut short after HR announced they we're prepared to have employees in that state.

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Re:Companies Requiring Full-Time In-Office Are Struggling to... by itronitron on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @05:09PM (#36779139)
What is the tax reason specifically, and do they require all employees to have residency? I like to think EU would have sorted that out by now.
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Re:Companies Requiring Full-Time In-Office Are Struggling to... by theshrike79 on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @05:42PM (#36779473)
Countries don't want people working without contributing taxes to the society.
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Re:Companies Requiring Full-Time In-Office Are Struggling to... by dijit on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @05:14PM (#36779198)
I have to pay “social contributions” to the country that hosts the employee.

Its not solved in an EU level, FWIW the same issue exists in the US, your company has to pay taxes to states that people work in, which can be hugely complicated: https://www.payroll.org/compliance/compliance-overview/hot-t...

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Re:Companies Requiring Full-Time In-Office Are Struggling to... by orwin on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @06:08PM (#36779737)
So you can't hire contractors either, or do you choose not to? (not a shot, I'm really interested on what your thoughts are on this subject).
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Re:Companies Requiring Full-Time In-Office Are Struggling to... by freitzkriesler2 on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @05:15PM (#36779210)
Id love to relocate to Germany or Sweden for a fully remote gig. Just give me sponsorship! Haha.
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