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Re:Why is it so hard to find a job now? Enter Ghost Jobs by Seattle3503 on Thursday November 14, 2024 @12:11PM (#42138368)
I worked at a globally remote company. Most of the European devs worked for a one man consulting company, that my employer then "contracted" out to. I'm not sure if that nullifies all the protections, but I'm sure it did a lot.
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Re:Why is it so hard to find a job now? Enter Ghost Jobs by smnrchrds on Thursday November 14, 2024 @12:41PM (#42138803)
Wealthier European countries seem to be moving towards clamping down on this kind of consulting. See IR35 in the UK as an example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IR35

This is still possible in many European countries, especially less wealthy ones.

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Re:Why is it so hard to find a job now? Enter Ghost Jobs by disgruntledphd2 on Thursday November 14, 2024 @02:55PM (#42140460)
I mean, IR35 happened because you could avoid a lot of tax as a contractor. In Ireland however, being a contractor is fine, but you end up basically paying the same tax as an employed person, so the tax authorities don't mind.
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