Readers’ forum: Virtual employment

Since the start of the coronavirus lockdown the employees of several of my client businesses particularly those in service industries have been working from home. Much to some surprise at least in a few of these businesses things have gone very well and the firms are now thinking of allowing their employees to work from home permanently. The employers will be able to save on running costs and employees will save on commuting time and costs.

I understand that some employees are starting to think they could move to more rural locations. This seems to be becoming ‘a thing’. However one client has said that several of their employees have wondered about moving abroad while continuing to work remotely returning to the UK occasionally if needed for important meetings and the like. In fact I recently heard that Bermuda is offering a...