What if there’s a disagreement in the team and the employee goes rogue and puts the code out in public? You can’t do much unless there’s a legal entity in the country of employment.
It makes a lot of sense to allow people to work together regardless of where they are based. So someone needs to build the solution to make it easier/better.
Btw, Remote work doesn't have to be across countries.
this can be risky. effectively you are taking on the responsibility for the employee based on local labor laws (which, depending on the circumstances may not let you fire an employee) while you still have a contracting relationship with the company, who can cancel their contract at any time.
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