1) Async collaboration becomes the norm

• Docs and Looms over meetings
• Written-first cultures and output-based performance

2) AI-powered remote workflows

• Capacity-aware tasking
• Language/translation assistance
• AI-matching between employers and talent

3) Global compliance-as-a-service (EOR)

• Legal payroll & benefits abroad
• Avoid misclassification

EOR platforms enable U.S. firms to hire in Vietnam without opening an entity.

Vietnam: a 2026 case study

• English-speaking tech/design talent
• Modern infrastructure
• Up to 70% cost savings
• Remote-ready workforce

What employers should do now

• Stand up global infrastructure (EOR)
• Shift to output-based culture
• Hire for global fluency
• Audit contractor compliance risk