An overview of recent or expected changes in the area of Global Mobility in different countries
We are pleased to present to you the 2nd edition of our WTS Global Mobility Newsletter for 2020. Virtual work is here to stay and the
challenge for employers is whether or not this should also be made available for cross-border workers in general – notonly during times of
a pandemic (e.g. COVID-19).
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the first half of 2020, many companies were faced with local employees and business travellers who
were stuck in another country and continued to work virtually. There were also foreign local hires, who could not start at their desks due to closed
borders and who just started their work from their home country.
Although there is another lockdown again in many countries right now, the COVID-19 crisis will pass, but the demand for home office/work from
anywhere will remain. There are huge compliance and HR issues, ranging from taxation, social security, immigration, duty of care to compensation
levels, payroll and permanent establishment risks.
Within this WTS Global Mobility Newsletter, we would like to show you the most important consequences country by country, based on a small case
study – a typical example seen a lot in practice over the last few months.
The full document can be viewed here
We hope you find our newsletter useful and we welcome your feedback and suggestions.
Our experts in the WTS Global Mobility team will be happy to answer any questions you may have regarding any aspect of this newsletter.