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05 January 2006
Issue: 4039 / Categories: Forum & Feedback

My client's application for flexible working has recently been approved and he will be moving to Berlin and will work 'remotely' from there ('the wonders of modern technology'). He will still be employed by his UK employer and little will change from an operational point of view. Can readers advise on the tax and social security implications both in the UK and also
(if possible) in Germany?
I understand that the employee will only be returning to the UK for annual holidays and occasional meetings.

My client's application for flexible working has recently been approved and he will be moving to Berlin and will work 'remotely' from there ('the wonders of modern technology'). He will still be employed by his UK employer and little will change from an operational point of view. Can readers advise on the tax and social security implications both in the UK and also
(if possible) in Germany?
I understand that the employee will only be returning to the UK for annual holidays and occasional meetings.
I have seen examples that deal with the situation where a UK employee transfers to work for an employer in Europe but it seems less obvious as to what happens where a UK employee continues to be employed by a UK company but becomes non-resident (and resident elsewhere). Does this constitute moving abroad under a contract of full-time employment?
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