remote work location clause for a outside IR35 contract role

[NotAllThere]

Lloyd’s bank insisted you never took your laptop outside the UK !!!

A good VPN setup will bypass, but not the ones you install on your PC

I guess that was the difference for me - it was using the VPN set up by the client for the very purpose of allowing secure remote working from anywhere.

[eek]

What happened to them? Are they still working/contracting there?

The clue was in the word HAD

[jayn200]

We had team members to go to Spain, but got caught using a cheap as chips VPN


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What happened to them? Are they still working/contracting there?

[GhostofTarbera]

You need to check otherwise you might find yourself blocked. Sure you might be able to get round it but that might get you into trouble.

Clarify with your client. If it's in Europe it pobably isn't a problem. The US for example can be.

We had team members to go to Spain, but got caught using a cheap as chips VPN


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[BlasterBates]

You need to check otherwise you might find yourself blocked. Sure you might be able to get round it but that might get you into trouble.

Clarify with your client. If it's in Europe it pobably isn't a problem. The US for example can be.

[Lance]

My public sector client does not allow any of its kit to leave the country unless its for business or a very good reason. Its by exception not the norm so you need to check with them.

You need to tell your client as soon as possible in case they won't allow it.

In this day and age asking whether it's legal to work outside the country is a bit of a ridiculous question though.

My PS client is similar. They don't refuse access though, but do have guidance on risk mitigation dependant on location.
Forget it if going Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan or North Korea.

If the client is reasonable, and the OP asks the question correctly, this should not be an issue.

[northernladuk]

My public sector client does not allow any of its kit to leave the country unless its for business or a very good reason. Its by exception not the norm so you need to check with them.

You need to tell your client as soon as possible in case they won't allow it.

In this day and age asking whether it's legal to work outside the country is a bit of a ridiculous question though.

[SueEllen]

Do not discuss with the agency.
Start the contract, get you feet under the table, do the mandatory training, and then ask the client.

And if you ask before December 31st and the country you are working from is in the EU you may have a better argument than if the country is non-EU.

[Lance]

Do not discuss with the agency.
Start the contract, get you feet under the table, do the mandatory training, and then ask the client.

[eek]

When I've worked on this kind of data, VPN has been perfectly acceptable, but I had to undertake not to store any data locally - it was all on network drives.

This is a Public Sector client in a market with plenty of supply. It's also one of those things where the risk is criminal not just civil so I wouldn't be working on my usual approach of ask for forgiveness later (but they'll never know) chances are you will be fine but if not the issue is probably a criminal issue rather than a civil one.

[GhostofTarbera]

The issue isn't data privacy, it's data location and if you are abroad and access the data, it is no long stored exclusively in the UK.

But it will be up to your agency and your client - I know that most public sector departments are insisting on UK only work as data location is already a nightmare.

And don't even think about using a VPN to bypass the question,

Lloyd’s bank insisted you never took your laptop outside the UK !!!

A good VPN setup will bypass, but not the ones you install on your PC


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[NotAllThere]

And don't even think about using a VPN to bypass the question,

When I've worked on this kind of data, VPN has been perfectly acceptable, but I had to undertake not to store any data locally - it was all on network drives.

[eek]

No point asking us I’m afraid, our opinion counts for nothing. You will have to ask the agency about this.

The issue isn't data privacy, it's data location and if you are abroad and access the data, it is no long stored exclusively in the UK.

But it will be up to your agency and your client - I know that most public sector departments are insisting on UK only work as data location is already a nightmare.

And don't even think about using a VPN to bypass the question,

[cojak]

I got a contract role( outside IR35 ) and remote work to start with. It is to work for a government client. For family reasons, I might have to work from abroad for a couple of months after starting the role. The contract does not mention about any location clauses. Please could you shed some light whether its legal to work from outside UK as long as I abide to data privacy clauses.

No point asking us I’m afraid, our opinion counts for nothing. You will have to ask the agency about this.

[truhislo]

I got a contract role( outside IR35 ) and remote work to start with. It is to work for a public sector client. For family reasons, I might have to work from abroad for a couple of months after starting the role. The contract does not mention about any location clauses. Please could you shed some light whether its legal to work from outside UK as long as I abide to data privacy clauses.