by Preston on 2021-01-14
On Episode 4 of Remote Talks, GitLab's head of remote, Darren Murph, joins the show to discuss mental health, communication strategies, and what remote work will look like in 2021 and beyond.
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by Marcelo on 2021-01-12
Remote is delighted to announce that José Valim, the creator of the Elixir programming language and Chief Adoption Officer at Dashbit, is joining Remote as an advisor. José’s expertise and experience will be invaluable as we continue to build the top global employment solution on the planet.
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by Job on 2021-01-08
2020 was a very special year — not just for Remote, but for me as well. Still, it is difficult to reflect on our work this year without feeling like I’m discussing a sketch of our larger vision.
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by Preston on 2020-12-30
How do companies protect their intellectual property right and invention rights with remote workforces? This guide walks you through all you need to know about IP and global employment.
Read the whole postby Preston on 2020-12-15
On Episode 3 of Remote Talks, Firstbase CEO and remote work evangelist Chris Herd joins Remote CEO Job van der Voort to discuss some of the hidden topics within the remote work conversation.
Read the whole postby Job on 2020-12-10
We are proud to announce the launch of Remote Labs, an initiative focused on innovation and exploration of better ways to help remote teams collaborate around the world.
Read the whole postby Preston on 2020-12-08
On Episode 2 of Remote Talks, Laurel Farrer, CEO and founder of Distribute Consulting, joins Remote CEO Job van der Voort to answer some of the toughest questions about working remotely.
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by Antonio on 2020-12-04
Every person has a unique way of thinking and, therefore, a unique way of coding. Developing a solution that makes sense to every dev on your team can be difficult, especially the problems become more complex. If you're trying to improve an Elixir codebase, the complexity can quickly become overwhelming.
Read the whole postby Preston on 2020-11-19
Remote Talks is a series of video interviews with the brightest minds in remote work and global employment, hosted by Remote CEO Job van der Voort. In the first episode, we welcome UYD Management CEO Tayo Rockson to talk about engaging remote teams, combating natural bias, and managing across different cultures.
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by Preston on 2020-11-17
Although the UK has already terminated its membership in the EU, the UK will not complete the Brexit process until January 1, 2021. At that point, changes related to immigration, visas, and other matters of employment will come into effect.
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by Job on 2020-11-10
Remote has raised $35 million in Series A funding to help us connect more companies with the global talent they need. This funding will allow us to grow our global team, expand our services to new countries, and add new features to our products and services.
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by Garima on 2020-11-06
Not sure about statutory benefits for remote workers in India? Interested in providing a more competitive benefits package for your employees in the country? This short guide has you covered.
Read the whole postby Garima on 2020-11-03
In India, special laws regarding taxable components of salary, social contribution requirements for employees and employers, and other payroll factors can make it difficult for foreign employers to stay compliant. That’s why we put together this helpful guide to help companies pay remote workers in India.
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by Preston on 2020-10-30
Most of the time, we say remote teams need to overcommunicate. By default, humans tend to do things without writing them down, so calling the right amount of communication “overcommunication” helps readjust expectations. That said, you can swing too far in the other direction if you don’t practice self-awareness.
Read the whole postby Garima on 2020-10-27
India’s labor laws, payroll regulations, and benefits requirements vary among different states and union territories. India’s federal government does enforce certain requirements all around the country, however. This guide on hiring employees in India covers all the basics.
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by Preston on 2020-10-23
Teams working remotely should be as close and collaborative as teams working in the same building, if not even more so. Unfortunately, some companies approach remote work with the idea that working remotely is mostly the same as working under the same roof.
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by Preston on 2020-10-16
While contractor designations may be appropriate for some business relationships, companies cannot simply pay people as contractors because it’s easier. Contractors and employees fulfill different roles and have distinct legal definitions. Converting a contractor to an employee can protect the employer from penalties, provide a better experience for the employee, and make it simpler for both parties to collaborate.
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by Preston on 2020-10-14
While South Africa’s government requires employers to offer certain statutory benefits, companies looking to hire the best talent must offer more than just the baseline. Remote’s guide on hiring workers in South Africa covers a variety of topics including labor laws, payroll, and benefits. In this guide, we will examine benefits in South Africa more closely.
Read the whole postby Preston on 2020-10-13
To pay your employees in South Africa, you can open a legal entity, work with an employer of record like Remote, or pay your workers as contractors. Each option has advantages and disadvantages.
Read the whole postby Preston on 2020-10-12
South Africa’s labor laws reveal a business culture that values collaboration with a healthy amount of respect for the individual. For people who have never worked or hired workers in the country before, adapting to that culture may pose a challenge at first.
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by Preston on 2020-10-09
You don’t have to choose between a great home office setup and your checking account balance. This guide can help you outfit your workspace with all the equipment and accessories you need without breaking the bank.
Read the whole postby Preston on 2020-10-09
In South Africa, employment laws, payroll requirements, taxes, and common benefits differ from norms in other parts of the world on a few key points. This guide on hiring employees in South Africa provides all the basic information you need to make your first hires.
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by Preston on 2020-10-07
Canada’s provinces and territories have a variety of differences in employment law, but statutory benefits remain mostly consistent across the country. Quebec can be an outlier in certain areas, but for the most part, employers of Canadian workers can prepare a standard benefits package that will be compliant throughout the country.
Read the whole postby Preston on 2020-10-06
To pay remote employees in Canada, companies have two options. The first option is to open a local legal entity in the province where the employee works. The second option is to work with a global employment solution, or employer of record, like Remote.
Read the whole postby Preston on 2020-10-05
Canada’s provinces enforce different amounts of paid leave, different tax rates, different minimum wages, and other contributions from employees and employers. Rather than cover every small difference, let’s take a high-level look at Canada’s labor laws to set expectations for what it’s like to employ Canadian workers.
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by Preston on 2020-10-05
Employees who work remotely still qualify for workers’ compensation. Determining the validity of a workers’ compensation claim is easy when the worker suffers an injury in the office or on the factory floor, but what happens when the workplace moves beyond a traditional environment?
Read the whole postby Preston on 2020-10-02
To hire employees in Canada, companies must first know the laws of the province in which the prospective hire lives and works. While Canada does enforce some federal labor laws, individual provinces have a lot of say on Canadian labor laws, payroll processes, benefits, taxes, and other factors.
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by Vittoria on 2020-09-30
Companies in the UK must offer a specific set of employee benefits to remain compliant with UK labor laws. This is especially important for foreign employers of remote UK workers who may not be familiar with common benefits in the UK.
Read the whole postby Vittoria on 2020-09-29
Paying remote workers in the UK is functionally straightforward, but the process does involve a few legal hurdles. To ensure your employees, workers, and contractors receive their pay without interruption, start here.
Read the whole postby Vittoria on 2020-09-28
Labor laws in the UK, while similar to those in the US, maintain a few important distinctions international employers need to understand. Employers looking to hire employees in the UK should research UK labor laws before moving forward with a new hire, continuing to employ a worker who moves to the UK, or converting a UK contractor into an employee.
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by Preston on 2020-09-25
Email isn’t dead, but it’s not the king of communication it once was. As more companies go remote-first, the importance of documentation (especially for asynchronous work) highlights the shortcomings of email and points teams toward better solutions.
Read the whole postby Preston on 2020-09-24
Labor laws in the UK can be tricky to navigate, especially for employers with just a few employees. Understanding the differences between “workers” and “employees,” for example, may not be intuitive to someone who has not managed a team in the UK before. As the premier employer of record for international talent, Remote helps businesses of all sizes hire workers in the UK in full compliance with all applicable labor laws.
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by Amanda on 2020-09-22
Because Mexico has robust requirements for statutory benefits, many companies choose not to provide any benefits beyond these, with a few notable exceptions. This guide on employee benefits in Mexico goes into greater detail on statutory benefits and elective perks companies can offer.
Read the whole postby Amanda on 2020-09-18
When things don’t work out, how do you terminate an employee in Mexico? In this article, we take a closer look at requirements for termination, types of contracts, and differences in severance packages.
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by Preston on 2020-09-17
To deliver the true benefits remote workers expect from remote teams, you must embrace remote-first culture. Our research and experience tell us remote workers expect benefits that empower them to live fuller, richer lives.
Read the whole postby Amanda on 2020-09-15
In our guide on hiring employees in Mexico, we touched on how to pay remote workers in Mexico. Let’s take a closer look at the complexities of paying workers in Mexico and talk about how to ensure businesses stay compliant with Mexican labor laws.
Read the whole postby Amanda on 2020-09-11
Labor laws in Mexico include a variety of differences not found in other countries around the world. Employers looking to hire employees in Mexico should take time to familiarize themselves with the unique requirements of Mexican labor laws.
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by Preston on 2020-09-10
Whether you’re a carefree spirit on the go, a seasoned remote veteran, or a work-from-home newbie, you deserve healthy, sustainable comfort in your work space. Address these areas to create all the ergonomic advantages your home office needs.
Read the whole postby Preston on 2020-09-09
Maintaining compliance across international borders can be tricky. Mexico in particular has a few unusual rules that can catch inexperienced employers by surprise. To stay compliant with Mexican laws while providing the best possible experience for your employees, start with this helpful guide.
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by Preston on 2020-09-04
When you work remotely, you and everyone at your company knows that the only thing stopping you from working all day is your personal determination to have your own life. With good habits, strong boundaries, and a shift in your mindset, though, you can enjoy all the benefits of remote work with none of the anxiety.
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by Preston on 2020-08-28
Salary isn’t everything. Smart companies attract and retain top talent by offering competitive benefits packages with perks and programs that help employees live their best lives. While small businesses with remote teams can’t compete with the resources of giants like Google, they can still create desirable offerings.
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by Preston on 2020-08-21
Some people will always prefer to wake up, get dressed, and head out the door to work in an office environment. Whether for social engagement, productivity reasons, or simple personal preferences, the feelings of employees who struggle with remote work are valid and should not be dismissed. Your remote-first work culture should make every employee feel supported.
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by Preston on 2020-08-19
Outsourcing payroll can make sense for companies with as few as two employees and as many as tens of thousands, but making the switch doesn’t happen automatically. To make a smooth transition — and protect your business and your employees in the process — you should first understand the reality of your financial situation.
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by Preston on 2020-08-14
Teams with flexible working options are happier, more productive, and more adaptable than their office-bound competition. To realize those benefits, however, managers must anticipate and plan for the unique challenges that come with running a remote team.
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by Preston on 2020-08-11
Your employees need time off to function well on the clock and to live their best lives as humans off the clock. Unlimited PTO can help create that reality, but to make it work, you must proactively build a culture that champions a healthy work-life balance.
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by Preston on 2020-08-07
Increased acceptance of remote work means managers and business owners must learn to manage remote teams more effectively. If you want your team to deliver the performance benefits for which remote work is famous, start by addressing the way you communicate expectations to your remote employees.
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by Preston on 2020-08-05
Ever wanted to outsource the hard parts of human resources? A professional employer organization (PEO) may be the answer. Before you go looking for help, though, take some time to learn more about what services a PEO does (and does not) provide.
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by Preston on 2020-07-31
Managing payroll well can be challenging, even for experienced professionals. Add in remote work and a global team, and payroll evolves from hard to nightmarish. How do you know when to invest more resources into in-house payroll and when to go with outsourced payroll instead?
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by Preston on 2020-07-28
Employers of record (EORs) provide access to global talent to companies of all sizes. If you want to hire someone in a place where you do not own a legal entity (and you don’t want to go through the enormous hassle of creating an entity yourself) you need an EOR.
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by Preston on 2020-07-22
The relationship between remote work culture and workers with disabilities has been positive from the outset. This year, the U.S. celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Companies with remote workforces can offer unique opportunities to people with disabilities around the world, but those same companies must recognize and address the challenges their employees face.
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by Preston on 2020-07-17
While taxes for remote workers are usually not more complicated than those for traditional office workers, most educational resources on taxation cater to people in traditional environments. People who work from home (or nomadically) don’t always have access to the information they need. If you work remotely or have employees who do, this guide can help you stay compliant no matter where you call HQ.
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by Preston on 2020-07-14
Are you one of those people who built a “temporary” home office several months ago? Maybe you put a space together when you moved and never got around to unpacking? However you ended up with your home office, you have the power to change it — and if you’re feeling anxious, depressed, burned out, or just plain unhappy, you should change it.
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by Preston on 2020-07-10
Though some in the HR industry use the terms interchangeably, PEOs and EORs have a few important distinctions. PEOs mostly handle HR functions, while EORs go one step further to employ workers on behalf of their client companies.
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by Preston on 2020-07-07
You can add all the Slack emojis and game nights you want, but remote teams thrive on substance, not style. Whether your company went fully remote after the COVID-19 pandemic or you’ve been working remotely for years, you need a rock-solid foundation of accountability, collaboration, and communication if you want your business to flourish.
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by Marcelo on 2020-07-03
Time zones hold remote organizations back. With multiple team members in multiple regions of the world, companies can't afford to waste hours of lost productivity on missed meetings and unclear deadlines. As a fully remote organization, Remote embraces UTC as the answer.
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by Job on 2020-07-02
This week, the world of remote work got a little bigger. Remote is delighted to announce that we have added several new countries to our growing global network. In addition to our existing lineup, we now offer support for full-time and part-time remote workers and teams in the following regions.
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by Tomás on 2020-06-29
Companies are catching on to the advantages of Kubernetes for development of their Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions. At Remote, we have just completed a successful transition to Kubernetes and would like to share our story to help others make the switch.
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by Job on 2020-06-24
At the Running Remote online conference last week, I spoke about the exciting growth of our industry and the opportunities we have to be a force for good in the world. We talked about how Remote is helping to create more remote jobs and how remote work arrangements help companies discover new talent from other countries. During every panel and call, though, I kept getting the same question: "Why does your video look so good?"
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by Tomás on 2020-06-12
Remote is pleased to announce that we have completed our migration to Kubernetes. In our mission to build a global infrastructure for global employment, we depend on advanced tools that allow us to build with the scale and flexibility that our customers need. This upgrade marks a step forward in our ability to develop and deploy our industry-leading solutions.
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by Job on 2020-05-26
Remote's mission is to remove any obstacles between companies and the best talent, wherever they may have chosen to live. We do that by acting as an employer of record (EOR) or as a professional employment organization (PEO), taking care of payroll, benefits and compliance in every country in the world, so companies can focus on what matters most — their people. Today, we're simplifying our pricing model and reducing our fees so that global employment can be accessible to even more organizations.
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by Job on 2020-04-22
Today is a special day for the Remote team. We’re announcing an $11 million seed round led by Two Sigma Ventures, with participation from Index Ventures, General Catalyst, Liquid2, INKEF Ventures, Remote First Capital, and Sid Sijbrandij (CEO GitLab) and Jobert (Co-founder HackerOne) and Kirsten Abma . The financing will be used to expand Remote’s onboarding platform and extend coverage to forty new markets by the end of 2020, including Canada, Germany, the United States, and France.
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by Antonio on 2020-03-02
I’ve been lucky enough to work remotely for the past 6 months. Let me tell you how my life has changed for the better.
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by Job on 2020-02-07
Today we're launching Employ, our global employment, payroll, benefit, compliance, and everything you need to employ people across the world product. We have been working on this for almost a year, and are finally able to offer our service in the first two countries (The Netherlands and United Kingdom) with many more following shortly.
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by Job on 2020-01-28
At Remote we have a 30-minute daily team call. It consists of two parts: a short agenda, and some time to bond. In the first months we'd just discuss whatever came to mind. That worked OK, but lead to certain people speaking more than others. To get to know each other a bit better, and in different ways, we introduced the question of the day.
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by Luis on 2019-12-16
We use Sass at Remote, especially the .scss syntax. Sass gives our team features that don't exist yet in CSS, like nesting selectors, mixins, functions, and variables (although CSS has now custom properties they have differences), which are great for productivity.
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by Marcelo on 2019-10-24
Async work is a way to organize how to get stuff done with less interruptions and higher efficiency based on very simple concepts.
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by Luis on 2019-10-16
I've built a simple React library that allows developers implement dark mode in their React-based websites, using the Context API.
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by Job on 2019-10-08
Is your new employee a contractor, a full-time employee, or something else? What do you need to do to ensure your new remote employee remains compliant with all applicable laws?
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by Job on 2019-09-10
What should you pay remote employees? What is fair? Payroll and benefits expectations vary wildly around the world. With a remote team, you must make sure everyone feels valued and appreciated.
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by Job on 2019-09-05
Remote is working to solve global employment by allowing companies to employ people locally through our platform. We envision an interconnected world in which businesses and talent can work together no matter where they live, and we're excited to share that journey with you.
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by Job on 2019-08-28
This is the new Remote! It's the worst!
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by Job on 2019-04-08
We're working on rebuilding and rebranding Remote.com. Recently, we sent out a survey with some initial design directions. This morning, we discussed the outcomes and our plans.
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by Job on 2019-04-04
You found your dream position, poured all your time and energy into an amazing cover letter...and you hear nothing back at all from the company you applied to. Sure, your CV wasn't a perfect match, but you more than compensate for that, which you explained in your cover letter. Then why didn't you get a response? Or, if you got one, why was a it such an impersonal one without any feedback?
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by Marcelo on 2019-04-03
At Remote.com, we're heavy users of Phoenix Framework. As we make good progress to ship the new Remote.com, there are a few tips and tricks we're happy to share.
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by Job on 2019-03-29
Fundamental to great teams working quickly is great communication. Tools are just a way to make that easier or possible, not a solution for a poorly communicating or slow team. At Remote, we try to avoid adopting too many tools. These are the few tools we can't live without.
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by Job on 2019-03-19
A meeting should be short, to the point, and not waste the time of anyone in it. That sounds difficult, but is absolutely achievable. This works for both in-person and remote meetings.
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by Job on 2019-03-13
In the world of programming, a rewrite is often seen as a very bad thing. It is very easy to underestimate the complexity of an existing application, and to overestimate your ability to delivery quickly. Yet here we are, rewriting Remote.com. Why?
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by Job on 2019-03-07
We’re rebuilding Remote.com from scratch, and we’ve decided to do a complete rebranding to make it feel sparkly and new. We’re doing this in the open, and we’d love your help.
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by Job on 2019-03-04
We want to make remote work possible for more people and more businesses in more places. Today, we begin our goal to build Remote into a company that empowers businesses to employ top talent from all over the world.
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