That’s a great point. I would think that a position that required the employee work in a certain location should have a 100 percent locality adjustment, as the employee’s location is determined by employer needs rather than employee choice.
It gets more interesting where there is some benefit to the employer, but not enough to strongly prefer or require a location or locations. E.g., does an employee being located in the Bay serve an AI safety org’s interest to some extent, due to easier ability to collaborate with others doing similar work in and out of work hours?
Yep. It’s complicated and needs to be tailored to the organisation and it’s needs at the time. So far all our roles have been remote but we have seen an employees location as something that might have some cost/benefit to consider but not a requirement.
That’s a great point. I would think that a position that required the employee work in a certain location should have a 100 percent locality adjustment, as the employee’s location is determined by employer needs rather than employee choice.
It gets more interesting where there is some benefit to the employer, but not enough to strongly prefer or require a location or locations. E.g., does an employee being located in the Bay serve an AI safety org’s interest to some extent, due to easier ability to collaborate with others doing similar work in and out of work hours?
Yep. It’s complicated and needs to be tailored to the organisation and it’s needs at the time. So far all our roles have been remote but we have seen an employees location as something that might have some cost/benefit to consider but not a requirement.