This Working Life: Borderless thinking can broaden your firm’s hiring horizon

The pandemic has brought about a more flexible approach to business whereby the successful firms will be the ones that can accommodate remote working as well as in-person collaboration

Location constraints have changed since the pandemic and a large proportion of work can now be done anywhere, and everywhere. Picture: Getty

Last year, amid the chaos of the pandemic, the government of Barbados did something highly innovative. It launched the welcome stamp, a visa for individuals whose work is location independent, inviting remote workers from all over the world to make the island their office.

As the world closed down, Barbados opened up to the future of work and the 2,796 applications for the pass suggest it was a clever move.

Location constraints have changed since ...