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Remote working has triggered a fundamental change in digital working and nomads now rule the workplace.
The world has changed. It has changed as fundamentally as it did when the wheel entered the transportation equation and electricity lit up the office. The world of work will never return to the humdrum run of traffic, office and watercooler gossip, not unless these are qualities that skilled employees are looking for in a business. Because this world of work is not one controlled by the organisation, it is one that has its terms and conditions dictated by the employee. For companies seeking out the best of the skilled best, Nicol Myburgh, Head: HCM Business Unit at CRS Technologies recommends that companies put digital nomad policies and processes in place today so they can fully realise the talent of tomorrow.
“The digital nomad way of working has become a far bigger occurrence today, especially now with remote working kicking off globally,” he adds. “Even before the pandemic, numerous European countries were coming to terms with nomad workers who rarely visited the office, and now those who want to work from anywhere number in their thousands.”
Some countries have implemented legislation to manage the complexities of digital nomad employees. Others are wrestling with these, trying to find smart ways of ensuring that digital nomads, and the companies that hire them, are protected and compliant. In South Africa, the digital nomad concept is still relatively fresh and untried, but it’s rapidly becoming a challenge for companies that want to hire and fire across multiple time zones and nationalities.
“For the digital nomad who takes their workplace around the country, managing their taxes, compliance, payroll, benefits and regulatory requirements is simple,” says Myburgh. “But those who live and work in other countries are going to be governed by different rules and regulations. Or they could be governed by local rules because they remain domiciled in this country. Whatever the case, the reality is that the digital nomad is wonderful in practice, but complicated in admin.”
While allowing for work to happen from anywhere on the planet is nothing short of amazing, it is critical that
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