43. Should we pay based on location? w/ Sondre Rasch, SafetyWing

Remote First

We're already in a global labor market, and most people just don't know it yet. Remote work has leveled the playing field, and now to get (and keep) the best talent, companies need to change their old practices and pay their workers the right way. It’s time to pull up the band-aid and make the switch.

Today, we have Sondre Rasch, the Co-founder, and CEO of SafetyWing, a company of over 100 employees hiring entirely remotely from all over the world. Its mission is to build a global social safety net for remote workers and teams.

In this episode, we talk about the different possibilities to handle pay when hiring globally, debunk the arguments for paying different salaries based on the worker’s location, and bring up some hard truths about the new reality of work and management in the remote workspace.

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