Oct 15, 2019
There is a seismic shift going on in the workplace. Workers are no longer commuting long hours or sitting at the same desk day in day out. Now a staggering 61% of the workforce is shifting to become remote workers and digital nomads working all over the world.
But what are the legal implications of working with a team that is not in a physical office and may not even be in the same zip code or even country as your business? And what if you face a remote worker dispute?
With these remote work arrangements, employers need to ensure that they are supporting their remote teams as well as protecting their own business.
This episode of Stacking Your Team explores everything you need to know when hiring remote workers or digital nomads. From how to set up the working relationship, to correctly classifying worker statuses.
To discuss how to safeguard your business and your remote workers, Shelli Warren is joined by Tara Vasdani, the principal lawyer and founder of Remote Law, Canada. Tara lives in Ontario where she leads her law firm and is quickly becoming renowned for her expertise in remote working litigation. She was nominated twice for Canadian Lawyer’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in 2018 and 2019 and was also recently featured in Forbes Magazine. She’s shaking up the Canadian legal industry with her passion for Artificial Intelligence and her desire to inspire more people to take advantage of remote work opportunities and the digital nomad lifestyle.
It’s the future of work, so listen in to discover everything you should be considering when building an inclusive, effective virtual working team.
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