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Can an employer REQUIRE a foreign W-8 sub-contractor to have a US/stateside bank account for the employer to submit payment for services?

As an employer receiving services from a foreign individual (W-8BEN completed), can the employer require the W-8 employee to have a US bank account to send their contracted payroll? I don't think that ...
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1 vote
1 answer
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Working part of the year from Spain for a UK company, what are the implications?

I am an EU national based in the UK working for a British company. I would like to live and work remotely from Spain between 3 to 6 months per year. My current company told me they would not ...
Pepito's user avatar
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1 answer
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Permission to work as freelancer

Is it permitted to work as a freelancer on upwork or another freelancer website if you live on Germany or not ?
3bsi's user avatar
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employee contract methods for working in multiple countries

What are legal methods of writing an employee contract so that an employee of one company can work in multiple coutries? Eg one week in country A, one week in country B, one week in country C, etc.
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5 votes
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Which country's laws apply to a company in country A hiring remote workers in country B?

If a company in a country A does remote hiring of employees in a country B, laws of which of these two countries have to be considered? context: in some countries hiring employees has very strict laws ...
Jane B.'s user avatar
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Can employer force me to handover my updated passport? [closed]

I work for a EU organization internationally, They have had my previous passport on file for more than a year, but it has expired last year: They are now requesting I send them my new passport "...
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Can a non US citizen work remotely for a US company and be under their payroll?

Some context: I've been in the US for almost 5 years under a F1 visa. In the last year I've worked under OPT for a company in the US. I have a SSN but my card says "valid for work only with DHS ...
jmy's user avatar
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-1 votes
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Is this non-compete contract valid?

I worked for Russian IT bodyshop company A. I've got a good proposal from one of its Italian clients B recently to relocate and work directly for them. But there is one problem: B says they have a ...
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Small claims court jurisdication over international employment agreement?

I am a US citizen originally residing in state S. I entered into an employment agreement with a company headquartered in country C1 (not the US), with physical offices in another country C2 and US (...
user15676's user avatar
2 votes
1 answer
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Which country's employment law is applied in 100% remote work

The work done is 100% remote in all cases, and the employee does not care at all where the employee does his/her work. For examples sake we can assume that the work in question is programming, ...
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Does USA contract work outside the USA for non-residents?

I work as a software engineer (independent contractor) in Ukraine. Outsourcing companies here often provide two contracts to sign: one is a legal local contract with Ukrainian company and another one ...
Ivan Yurchenko's user avatar
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2 answers
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How to freelance in the UK without violating the terms of my visa?

I am a non-UK student studying in the UK. I have a visa and everything is pretty good, but my visa states that I can work no more than 20 hours per week. I don't want to have any problems, so how can ...
Anna-Lischen's user avatar