Re: Telecommute Question
Given the exchange rates, you'd be better off asking to be pain in Canadian funds than US dollars. Better yet ask for Euros or gold ;) pain = Freudian slip? :) sas Larry C. Lyons wrote: Given the exchange rates, you'd be better off asking to be pain in Canadian funds than US dollars. Better yet ask for Euros or gold ;) larry On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 1:59 PM, Jeffry Houser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As a business owner, I'd probably hire someone from Canada w/o too much additional thought. However, DotComIt is only set up to pay in US funds; so you'd have to deal with whatever conversions need to be done. I haven't spoken to a lawyer about the IP implications of hiring someone not based i the US. I expect that some companies will be interested in doing that. Phillip M. Vector wrote: No first hand knowledge and my comments are pure speculation, But I would think there wouldn't be extra work for the company to hire a non-us resident if they are just doing telecommuting work. After all, they don't have to be in the country to do the work, so I would suspect that all the laws involved with that are for those who do live near the workplace. Then again, I will restate. I'm only guessing here. Andrew wrote: Hi All, I live in Canada and I'm considering part time telecommute work. I'm having an issue finding information about what US companies are required to do to hire a Canadian telecommuter. I'm concerned that there could be a lot of extra work for a company to hire a Canadian telecommuter, which in turn would make applying for jobs a waste of time. Does anyone have links or firsthand knowledge about this? Thanks, Andrew ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3964 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
Re: Telecommute Question
fat fingers. I ought to have siad you'd be better of asking to be PAID in Canadian funds than US dollars. besides I don't believe in psychoanalytic underwear. larry On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 8:01 AM, Scott Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Given the exchange rates, you'd be better off asking to be pain in Canadian funds than US dollars. Better yet ask for Euros or gold ;) pain = Freudian slip? :) sas Larry C. Lyons wrote: Given the exchange rates, you'd be better off asking to be pain in Canadian funds than US dollars. Better yet ask for Euros or gold ;) larry On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 1:59 PM, Jeffry Houser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As a business owner, I'd probably hire someone from Canada w/o too much additional thought. However, DotComIt is only set up to pay in US funds; so you'd have to deal with whatever conversions need to be done. I haven't spoken to a lawyer about the IP implications of hiring someone not based i the US. I expect that some companies will be interested in doing that. Phillip M. Vector wrote: No first hand knowledge and my comments are pure speculation, But I would think there wouldn't be extra work for the company to hire a non-us resident if they are just doing telecommuting work. After all, they don't have to be in the country to do the work, so I would suspect that all the laws involved with that are for those who do live near the workplace. Then again, I will restate. I'm only guessing here. Andrew wrote: Hi All, I live in Canada and I'm considering part time telecommute work. I'm having an issue finding information about what US companies are required to do to hire a Canadian telecommuter. I'm concerned that there could be a lot of extra work for a company to hire a Canadian telecommuter, which in turn would make applying for jobs a waste of time. Does anyone have links or firsthand knowledge about this? Thanks, Andrew ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3965 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
Re: Telecommute Question
Thanks for all the feedback. There are obviously many options to consider! I'll have to continue looking into things. Thanks, Andrew ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3966 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
