Jeff Robbins interviews Tim Burgess of Shield GEO about remote work salaries, international employment law, distributed team culture, and how flexibility is the future of work.

Discussion Topics…

• What is Shield GEO? How do they make international employment simple?

• Where do Shield GEO’s employees work?

• How are typical U.S. companies expanding overseas? Which aspects should they consider?

• Differences between hiring international freelancers versus international employees

• Employing international employees in the way their country employs people

• Minimizing risk for employers hiring internationally

• What are the regulations around taking time off for international employees?

• How are salaries affected by hiring remote workers globally?

• Determining competitive salaries based on geography and what’s fair in teaching remote employees

• What happens to salary when remote employees decide to relocate?

• How is salary affected by having employees who are digital nomads?

• Staying compliant with various country regulations

• How to terminate distributed employees outside the country

• Why is the future of work “flexibility,” and what does this mean?

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