Let's talk about feelings? Employing Remotely In 2021 Report Review.

Let's talk about feelings?

Employing Remotely

In 2021 Report Review.

The impact of pandemics on everyone's work is old news. But are employees confused or happy about the change? We rarely see any data on that.

So today, let's talk about feelings based on a comparative report by Omnipresent: How do employers in different countries feel about employing remotely in 2021?

80%-90% of companies in UK, Singapore, Germany, and Israel feel confident about hiring remote or international employees in 2021.
In other respondent countries less employers feel that they want to hire remotely because of bureaucratic reservations: Canada ~ 73%, France ~ 65%, and USA ~ only 52%.
Although remote work is already a permanent trend, most employers have different kinds of concerns:
- 47% of employers are worried about complying with international employment law;
- 29% of employers are concerned about potential HR overheads;
- 20% of employers consider language and culture as a barrier to remote employment.
Some employers say they are keen to 🏢 return to the office full-time. USA – 27%, Germany – 23%, France – 20%, UK & Canada – 13%, Israel – 9%, Singapore – 6%.
However, employers are more enthusiastic about hybrid working models: 64% in Israel and Singapore, 50% – 60% in Canada, UK and USA, 40%-50% in Germany and France.
Reasons that increase employers’ motivation to hire remote vary by country.
- The biggest stimulus for employers in the UK and Germany is access to expertise.
- Companies in Singapore, Canada, and the US are motivated mostly by cost savings.
- The main motivator for French employers is better employee engagement.
- Israeli employers are most motivated by increased productivity.
Companies in most countries are still careful about how far from home they are employing. Over half of respondents in USA, UK, Singapore, and Canada would only hire locally. Employers in France and Germany are willing to extend their workforce across the EU. And only Israeli employers stand out with 43% of employers wanting to employ remotely in Israel only and 47% willing to employ globally.

We think this data is super valuable for candidates who want to find jobs or clients abroad. As a freelancer and expert you can now know what drives or scares employers in different counties. If you apply this facts to build your interviews and applications accordingly, you can better understand the employers, and become true remote partners for them.

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