Remote Working Overseas – Our Employer Survey

We have surveyed employers from a cross-section of businesses to find out how they are responding to requests from employees to work remotely from overseas.

Our survey took a snapshot of the position from 5 May to 20 May 2022. We received responses from employers across 21 sectors, collectively employing more than 800,000 employees.

Our key findings

The survey confirmed that this is an issue that the vast majority of employers are having to address. 98% of respondents confirmed that they have received requests from employees to work remotely overseas since the start of the pandemic.

Our results also indicated that employers are moderately concerned that employees might leave to join competitors if they do not allow them the flexibility of working remotely overseas. This suggests that employers view the flexibility to work remotely overseas as a means of retaining valued members of staff, rather than simply as a recruitment tool.