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   Chris Siebenmann (cks@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 22-Dec-2025 13:02:08 JST Chris Siebenmann

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   @drscriptt At one point we were told that it was theoretically possible to directly employ someone in a non-local jurisdiction but it would require the university's lawyers agreeing to sign off on it, which would require very senior leadership approval, which was effectively impossible. Having the person involved¹ form a single-person consulting firm and retaining/paying the firm was Much, Much Easier.

   ¹ They moved back home but we wanted to still tap their expertise for a while.

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     Chris Siebenmann (cks@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 22-Dec-2025 13:02:09 JST Chris Siebenmann

     @drscriptt Remote isn't an option¹ and leadership is increasingly against any WFH, but we'll see how that goes. The university's general jobs page is https://jobs.utoronto.ca/ (but good luck sorting through it) and my department has a page at https://web.cs.toronto.edu/employment-opportunities that links to our positions on the general jobs site.

     ¹ One thing the university is apparently scared of is the (unknown to it) employer tax and benefit contribution requirements for other jurisdictions.