Our european headquarters is in tortosa, two hours south of barcelona. We offered to our contractors the ability to relocate to spain. Most ended up going first to poland, and then they're in poland. Why did you feel like this is your responsibility? I think it starts honestly with our mission as a company. It imburses to humanize work for our customers. And so that's what really drove the programme based on the assets that you have.
“Don't let the roadblocks get in the way when there are people who need you desperately.” Eric Friedrichsen, the CEO of Emburse, a B2B software provider, has navigated around risks and financial costs to meet the needs of tech contractors based in Ukraine. Part of that response includes the company’s offer to relocate people and families to Spain, where Emburse’s European headquarters is located. The company’s executives are also personally funding housing costs for colleagues taking refuge in Poland. These choices haven’t come without obstacles for Emburse. But as Friedrichsen explains, the benefits are moral, communal, and even quantifiable for the business.
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