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Ah! Out of space in the main post. We are only able to hire those that can legally work within Canada, the US, or the UK. Once hired, fully remote from anywher

by grayfox 10y ago

Ah! Out of space in the main post. We are only able to hire those that can legally work within Canada, the US, or the UK. Once hired, fully remote from anywhere.

joeyspn 10y ago
By "legally work" do you mean "pay taxes"? Because AFAIK European people can legally work in UK and live or pay taxes in their origin countries (France, Germany, Spain, etc) http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/work/work-abroad/index_en.htm http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/work/work-abroad/index_...
- s_kilk 10y ago
  Confirming, EEA citizens can work in the UK, so the hiring pool could technically include the whole EU.
  - mrkurt 10y ago
    It's tricky. The hiring pool can technically include the whole EU, but people need to live in the UK while they work here (I believe). We can't hire someone in Germany and have them be employed in the UK.
    - joeyspn 10y ago
      > people need to live in the UK while they work here Not really. The only issue is where the employee wants to pay taxes (and get social benefits), in the UK or in the country of residence. This also applies for UK nationals living abroad in Europe. Generally you're forced to pay local taxes when you spend 183+ days living in the same country (you automatically get resident status), but most of the EU countries have bilateral income tax agreements in order to prevent double-taxation. (you can live in Spain and request tax exemption/return from the UK or Spain gov) and viceversa. It's trickier than simply hiring EU contractors but it's definitely doable (I know some cases) and opens a whole new talent pool for an UK company. https://www.gov.uk/tax-uk-income-live-abroad https://www.gov.uk/tax-uk-income-live-abroad https://www.gov.uk/tax-uk-income-live-abroad/taxed-twice https://www.gov.uk/tax-uk-income-live-abroad/taxed-twice
neopallium 10y ago
How about a Canadian citizen living in China? Is the requirement mostly about paying taxes?
- avip 10y ago
  I've applied to Compose with equivalent circumstances and was assured that's ok. Good luck!
- mrkurt 10y ago
  I don't think we can employ someone living in China. We have a US citizen living in Japan, but China is a big bag of hurt all by itself.
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kanetw 10y ago
Shame you're not hiring from EU proper :(

by grayfox 10y ago

Ah! Out of space in the main post. We are only able to hire those that can legally work within Canada, the US, or the UK. Once hired, fully remote from anywhere.

joeyspn 10y ago

By "legally work" do you mean "pay taxes"? Because AFAIK European people can legally work in UK and live or pay taxes in their origin countries (France, Germany, Spain, etc) http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/work/work-abroad/index_en.htm http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/work/work-abroad/index_...

s_kilk 10y ago
Confirming, EEA citizens can work in the UK, so the hiring pool could technically include the whole EU.
- mrkurt 10y ago
  It's tricky. The hiring pool can technically include the whole EU, but people need to live in the UK while they work here (I believe). We can't hire someone in Germany and have them be employed in the UK.
  - joeyspn 10y ago
    > people need to live in the UK while they work here Not really. The only issue is where the employee wants to pay taxes (and get social benefits), in the UK or in the country of residence. This also applies for UK nationals living abroad in Europe. Generally you're forced to pay local taxes when you spend 183+ days living in the same country (you automatically get resident status), but most of the EU countries have bilateral income tax agreements in order to prevent double-taxation. (you can live in Spain and request tax exemption/return from the UK or Spain gov) and viceversa. It's trickier than simply hiring EU contractors but it's definitely doable (I know some cases) and opens a whole new talent pool for an UK company. https://www.gov.uk/tax-uk-income-live-abroad https://www.gov.uk/tax-uk-income-live-abroad https://www.gov.uk/tax-uk-income-live-abroad/taxed-twice https://www.gov.uk/tax-uk-income-live-abroad/taxed-twice

neopallium 10y ago

How about a Canadian citizen living in China? Is the requirement mostly about paying taxes?

avip 10y ago
I've applied to Compose with equivalent circumstances and was assured that's ok. Good luck!
mrkurt 10y ago
I don't think we can employ someone living in China. We have a US citizen living in Japan, but China is a big bag of hurt all by itself.

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kanetw 10y ago

Shame you're not hiring from EU proper :(