#45 "Rules of residence in Greece are considered to be soften to boost co-living and remote working"

Haz Memon is the founder of Swiss Escape a co-living and coworking company running operations in Switzerland and and in Crete. Haz is also involved in Co-Living Hub, an association of 250 Co-living operators across the world. The pandemic has had a huge impact on the demand, he says. Employers are now coming into the games. While we had mainly guests coming from international background, in Valais, where we operate a location, the proportion of Swiss Guests has jumped from 10 to 70% in the last year. The travel bans played a role, but not only. Now, companies are investigating how to implement remote working more systematically and temporary locations with co-living facilities are options among others. In Greece, things go even further. The government wants to become a permanent destination for remote workers. The Greek government is even exploring the opportunity to adjust the current law of residency to boost the demand of foreign workers aiming at working from the country for long duration. That could come through tax cuts, among other things.