Poland & CEE HR Perspectives: Remote work from abroad

In today’s working-from-home reality many employers offer their employees the possibility to work from abroad (for example, from employees’ home countries). What at first sounds simple may sometimes be quite challenging.

The employer is always obliged to properly organize remote work. This means that all applicable regulations must be observed. And in case of WFH from abroad many forget that not only employer’s domestic laws and internal rules apply –  some laws of the country where work is actually performed are also to be followed (for example, related to tax and social security issues or to the obligation to meet minimum working conditions, like minimum pay).

In consequence, employers who let their staff work from different parts of world face a difficult challenge. It requires identifying applicable regulations under numerous jurisdictions and staying up to date with continuously changing laws.

At PCS | Littler Global we support our Clients in comprehensive implementation and management of remote work from abroad. Thanks to our vast experience and global reach we can provide our Clients with high-quality and cost-efficient legal services. For our Clients we prepare tailormade systems that allow quick assessment of remote work opportunities for each country. Such assessment includes applicable local obligations and formalities, as well as potential costs or risks related to remote work. Introducing internal regulations setting out rules for remote work from other countries should be part of that system.