Spotify to employees: If you want to work from another country, go for it!
Spotify will also reassess its office space as it introduces permanent flexible-working options for employees. Spotify has become the latest major tech company to make the transition to remote-first working, announcing that employees will be free to "work from anywhere" starting this summer – even if that means working from another country. More for CXOs LinkedIn names the 15 hottest job categories for 2021 8 must-have tools for hiring, managing, and paying virtual teams IT job and salary guide (TechRepublic Premium) TechRepublic Premium editorial calendar: IT policies, checklists, toolkits, research for download The streaming service is introducing a flexible-working scheme called "My Work Mode" that will give Spotify staff choice over whether they work full-time at home, from the office, or a hybrid combination of the two. Staff will also have more flexibility over the cities and countries they choose to work from, with Spotify offering to support staff with co-working space membership if they wish to work from a location that isn't close to a Spotify office. The company did note that this would involve "some limitations to address time zone difficulties, and regional entity laws in the initial rollout".