Great article, I’m beginning to learn a lot about remote agency work right now. Reading this article made me feel much more at ease, so thank you!

Chris Khoo, below, half-mentioned a question I have. What is the benefit, really, of moving people from contractor to employee? It seems to me that the expenses exterior to wage/salary itself (worker’s comp, insurance, etc) would consistently cause a decrease in real wages for the contractor.

I know the USA is a little odd because almost all of our employment contracts are at-will these days — do you find that foreign workers desire a more formal employee relationship even at the expense of greater pay?