Copenhagen is in a bad position The Cities Best Facilitating Remote Work: A Global Index, a new study by WorkMotion, the global HR platform, which assesses the suitability of 80 global cities for teleworkers.
The survey ranked 80 global cities by their accessibility and attractiveness to digital nomads based on a number of factors, with a focus on global employment compliance.
Recently reopened Melbourne topped the rankings (if anyone wants to know about remote locations!) Ahead of Montreal, Sydney, Wellington, Prague, Toronto, Tallinn, Zagreb, Singapore and Dublin.
Top for happiness despite the high prices and taxes
Although Copenhagen was only number 43, it was number one for happiness and third for easy compliance.
The Danish capital was let down by its high taxes and affordability, and placed at a low 77th place in both categories.
It was ranked as a recognized ninth for LGBT + gender equality and 13th for gender equality, but was in the middle of the table for cultural attractions (40) and access to health care (34).
Accelerated by the pandemic
The 80 cities were selected by WorkMotion to be the best they had to deal with.
“Although we had long anticipated the transition to teleworking, the pandemic has accelerated the trend far faster than we could have imagined,” commented WorkMotion co-founder and CEO Carsten Lebtig.
βThe telecommuting technology was well established and in use before the pandemic; What has changed in the intervening period is the way companies think about teleworking. “
Slow with digital nomad visa recording
Lebtig would like more cities to offer a digital nomadic visa, which allows teleworkers to continue their employment in the country where they have moved.
However, only 11 of the 80 cities in the survey currently do so.
While Copenhagen does not offer one, six of the top ten do.