From companies offering employees the opportunity to work from home all or part of the week to benefits that include working remotely from a different country for a couple weeks per year, flexibility in the workplace has been revolutionised in recent years.
Another workplace trend that has also taken off as a result? The digital nomad.
Although the experience of working while travelling is nothing new, the number of self-employed remote workers who are travelling the globe and holding down a steady income via freelance or consultancy work is rising—a recent report from MBO Partners found that in 2021, there were approximately 35 million digital nomads globally.
And governments are taking note: in March 2021 the UAE launched its digital nomad visa which allows anyone in full-time employment to base themselves from any of the emirates including Dubai and Abu Dhabi, while various countries in the Caribbean including Barbados, Bermuda and the Bahamas offer digital nomad visas, some of which are extendable for up to three years.
Closer to home and in the aftermath of Brexit, Brits can also avail of digital nomad visas in several European countries including Estonia and Iceland.
The trend for not being tied down to one working location has also infiltrated the workplace in another way and salary nomads—those who regularly move jobs in order to secure a higher salary—have become more common.
And the numbers back this up: According to data compiled by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) workers who change jobs within a year of starting have consistently higher hourly wage growth than those who stay put in the same company for a longer duration.
This is particularly true among Gen Z workers who don’t share the same hangups about holding down a job for life as their older counterparts—they are switching jobs at a rate that’s 134% higher than before the pandemic, compared to millennials who job hopped 24% more, and boomers who moved 4% less.
However, money isn’t their only motivation and according to Microsoft’s Work Trend Index, 51% of Gen Z employees are more likely to prioritise health and well-being over work and are actively seeking out companies that have a DEI policy that aligns with their own beliefs.
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