Airbnb will allow its employees to live and work almost anywhere in the world, taking full advantage of remote work policy to attract staff and ensure flexibility.
The San Francisco short-term rental company said Thursday afternoon that under the new policy, employees can work from the office, at home or during their trips to 170 countries.
Staff will still have to meet in person for regular team meetings and events, CEO Brian Chesky said in a message to employees. Wages will not change if employees decide to relocate.
Employees can spend up to three months working in each country they visit each year, but they will still need a permanent address for tax and payroll reasons, which implies a “mountain of complexities,” but Chesky said the company is working in open source. solution.
The new policy will put the company in a better position to hire and retain the best people by “not limiting the talent pool to a radius of travel around our offices,” Chesky said. Distance work and flexibility “It will become the predominant way we all work in 10 years,” he said.
Millions of people went to work remotely during the pandemic to limit potential exposure to COVID-19. Companies are starting to ask workers to return to the office, at least in a hybrid way, including other technology companies like the parent company Facebook, Meta and Microsoft.
Airbnb’s recovery was helped by workers who took advantage of remote work.
“We wouldn’t have recovered so quickly from the pandemic if it hadn’t been for the millions of people working from Airbnbs,” Chesky added.
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