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Even regular employment is OK. Tested that myself. It actually is better from taxation view for the employee compared to working for EU native companies - might not apply to all EU states though - but it does in my country of residence, thanks to the bilateral double taxation avoidance deal.

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em-bee|3 years ago

how does that work? does your remote employer pay their part of the taxes for you as employee? do they honor your local employment laws with regards to holidays, and what not? can you sue them if they violate your countries labor laws? what is the company reporting about you in their country?

i'd really be curious to learn more details about the arrangement. my guess is that it looked like employment but legally it was contracting.

ItsTooMuch|3 years ago

No, your guess is wrong as I had no business license at the time and the local tax/insurance agency would come after me immediately (because nobody would've been paying my mandatory insurance).

I had 25 days of vacation (standard here, 5 days over minimum). The US company had to register with the local tax agency - there is a standard procedure for this situation. Applicable labor law is based on physical location specified in contract so my local law had to be followed.

You don't usually sue companies for violation of labor laws here - you go to the labor agency and complain, then they sort it out. I didn't have any problems though, so I don't know much about this.