Digital Nomads, Global Mobility Represent Changing Workforce

Global mobility initiatives reflect a changing workforce and changing attitudes towards remote work, two payroll professionals said May 17.

Fidelma McGuirk, founder and CEO of Payslip, divided the modern workforce into categories of employees, including expatriates, digital nomads, contractors, employees of record — those who work for employers of record — as well as temporary and gig workers.

The boundaries between categories are blurred and language has also changed, replacing the traditional terminology of “home and host countries” for expatriate assignments with remote workers or digital nomads, McGuirk said. Mixed workforces with different types of workers mean more tax and ...