Freelance Follies and Faux Pas
While handling human resource management for one company, the troubles of hiring freelancers became apparent when the projects got longer than the tax authorities allowed. The whole effort was even more frustrating when it was obvious that this booming industry had not given this country's chamber of commerce and other authorities enough time to catch up with the rules on regulating freelancing in this sector.
Cameraman(woman)? Fine. Photographer or Reporter? No Problem!
But what does a company do when it must hire foreign digital artists to work onsite for lack of talent within its own borders?
There are possibilities -- long, tedious, and in some cases buried underneath a pile of red tape -- but possibilities nonetheless.
The key to getting this company's freelancers registered with officials was understanding that some countries in the EU haven't completely caught up to the whole idea of "Open Borders with Neighboring Countries" in some of their processes.
Imagine what it must be like for HR or Personnel who must advise applicants of the various facts regarding freelancing, not really understanding it themselves because there are no concise regulations within the country's law.
Nevertheless, laws do change. And keeping on top of developments through constant research and contact with government agencies, ELS was able to provide the information this company's HR department needed to ensure the tenure of its staff.
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