All, this is a long-shot and yes I will ask my accountant and legal-person depending on the general consensus of this thread.
I have a friend based in Singapore who's a talented UI/UX Designer, she's a Malaysian national, so no right to work in the UK.
If she's a Singapore-based contractor - and therefore a business rather than an individual - would I be able to subcontract her to UK-based *remote* UI/UX roles?
I have very little knowledge of employment law or right-to-work stuff but the above arrangement would mean:
- End Clients / Recruitment Agencies would deal with me and my UK-based Ltd company as the intermediary instead of the subcontractor themselves.
- I'm simply subcontracting a required service to a service provider that happens to be based overseas.
- Everyone is a business so there are no employment/holiday/sick pay issues to deal with (AFAIK)
- My subcontractor would be remote, so no need to even interview or even step-foot in the UK
As mentioned this is a longshot with very specific circumstances but I do see plenty of remote UI/UX roles around so I figured I'd ask. As mentioned if there is any indication that this is even a possibility I would of course take serious legal advice.
I have a friend based in Singapore who's a talented UI/UX Designer, she's a Malaysian national, so no right to work in the UK.
If she's a Singapore-based contractor - and therefore a business rather than an individual - would I be able to subcontract her to UK-based *remote* UI/UX roles?
I have very little knowledge of employment law or right-to-work stuff but the above arrangement would mean:
- End Clients / Recruitment Agencies would deal with me and my UK-based Ltd company as the intermediary instead of the subcontractor themselves.
- I'm simply subcontracting a required service to a service provider that happens to be based overseas.
- Everyone is a business so there are no employment/holiday/sick pay issues to deal with (AFAIK)
- My subcontractor would be remote, so no need to even interview or even step-foot in the UK
As mentioned this is a longshot with very specific circumstances but I do see plenty of remote UI/UX roles around so I figured I'd ask. As mentioned if there is any indication that this is even a possibility I would of course take serious legal advice.
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