Meet the employees secretly “working from home” overseas

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Business, News

4.6 • 8.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Remote work policies give employees flexibility to get the job done anywhere — usually anywhere within U.S. borders. Some workers are risking secret moves abroad to make their dollars go further — we’ll talk to a few, including one who got fired when his IT department caught on. But first, we’ll check in with small business owners and the ongoing accountant shortage. Plus: Have Major League Baseball’s new rules bolstered the brand?

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0:24.6	Some inflation, a detour to the world of accounting,
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0:44.4	Rizdal, it is Tuesday today, the 11th of July.
0:47.8	It is always to have you along.
0:49.4	Everybody, inflation is the economic byword this week.
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