Does anyone have advise on how to "engage" with remote workers in the US.
The pool of talent we want is based there but they don't want to relocate.
We in turn don't want to set up in the US.
We have used consultancy agreements in the past but this model doesn't feel "right" as we want these people to fee like employees.
Anyone have experience in this area?
Thanks
Hi Gavin
Sounds as if you might need to find and / or set up in some way an intermediary US-based employer who can utilise and pass on to you whatever unique thing these people have to offer and invoice your company for the wages / employment costs expended plus an uplift or addition as their own commercial fee.
It's a very long time since I dabbled with USA expat etc matters, but employment costs are likely to be fairly substantial, needing to involve the American equivalent of Government National Insurance (social security / retirement pension) plus some level of employer-funded private medical insurance, which, unless things have changed greatly there which I doubt, even with Pres. Obama's valiant interventions, can be a very costly thing for an employer to provide but consequently a vast incentive for an employee to come and work for you.
