Lawyer Monthly Magazine August 2020 Edition

56 WWW.LAWYER-MONTHLY.COM | AUG 2020 WHEN ‘WORKING FROM HOME’ MEANS WORKING ABROAD WHEN ‘ WORK I NG FROM HOME ’ MEANS WORK I NG ABROAD COVID-19 is causing many employees to ask if they can work from ‘home’ for an extended period in an overseas country, for example, because it is their home nation, or their family is based there. In this article, member firms of Ius Laboris, the world’s largest HR and employment law firm alliance, explain the potential legal issues for employers in the UK and how to avoid the traps, incorporating guidance from other jurisdictions. ADVICE FOR EMPLOYERS FROM THE UK