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The Future of Work Is Borderless: AI, EOR and Global Talent
How are AI and global talent changing the way companies hire, manage and pay people? Watch RemotePeople co-founder and CEO Antoine Boquen’s full 29-minute conversation with Brent Skinner on HR.com’s Future of Payroll and Workforce Management podcast.
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Format
Full interview
Duration
29:11
Published
September 17, 2026
About This Video
The future of work extends beyond where employees log in. In this interview, Antoine Boquen explores how technology, international employment and changing expectations could reshape the relationship between businesses and the people who work for them.
Hosted by Brent Skinner, the conversation connects several themes: assessing results instead of desk time, preserving entry-level career paths, developing trust and reasoning skills, and working openly with more than one organisation. Boquen also discusses how an Employer of Record might support certain freelance arrangements and why AI tools could help small businesses do more with lean teams.
These are the speaker’s perspectives and examples, not guarantees about earnings, productivity or which jobs will disappear. Employment structures and compensation arrangements still depend on the country and the working relationship. The interview was republished on RemotePeople’s official YouTube channel with thanks to HR.com.
What You'll See
- 0:25: Introducing Antoine Boquen and RemotePeople.
- 3:26: Outputs, hours and compensation.
- 8:42: AI and entry-level careers.
- 14:11: Emerging opportunities for junior talent.
- 17:17: Portfolio work and multiple employers.
- 19:33: Freelancers and the Employer of Record model.
- 22:40: Base salary and performance bonuses.
- 24:15: The future relevance of EOR services.
- 25:50: Lean teams and one-person businesses.
- 28:09: Closing perspectives.
Why It Matters for Global Hiring
For employers, this conversation is a prompt to connect workforce planning with the way work is actually delivered. Skills assessment, clear performance expectations and the right local employment structure all matter when a team spans borders. Explore RemotePeople’s Employer of Record service, learn how an EOR works, or compare EOR and entity options. Prefer a shorter watch? Choose pay for performance in the AI era, AI and entry-level careers, trust and reasoning skills, portfolio careers, EOR for freelancers, or AI and solopreneurs.
Who Should Watch
Business founders, HR and payroll leaders, recruiters and workforce planners considering how AI, global hiring and flexible career paths could change their teams. Freelancers and professionals exploring portfolio work will also find relevant perspectives.
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Frequently asked questions
Themes from RemotePeople’s full interview on AI, EOR and global talent.
A borderless workforce is a team whose talent can be based in different countries rather than concentrated around one office. It describes a hiring approach, not an exemption from local rules. In this interview, RemotePeople’s Antoine Boquen connects global talent with employment structures, payroll and the changing way teams organise work.
AI may change which tasks people perform, how teams assess contribution and which skills employers value. RemotePeople’s Antoine Boquen explores leaner teams, portfolio careers and continued junior hiring in this interview. These are perspectives on possible changes, not guarantees about productivity, earnings or job losses. Human judgement and clear responsibilities remain part of the discussion.
RemotePeople’s EOR service employs staff locally on a client’s behalf and handles the agreed employment administration, while the client directs their daily work. It can support hiring in a country without the client establishing its own entity for that employment. Suitability depends on the country and proposed working relationship.
