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International

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  • Type:
    International

    Norway: Recruitment and selection

    Updated to include new information on the upper limit of administrative fines

  • Type:
    International

    Norway: Industrial relations

    Updated to include new information on the upper limit of administrative fines.

  • Date:
    3 July 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Mergers and acquisitions - HR's seat at the table

    Steve Allan joins us to talk about HR's role in mergers and acquisitions and offers five top tips for getting M&As right.

  • Type:
    International

    Ireland: Industrial relations

    Updated to include new information on consultation requirements where collective redundancies result from the termination of the employer’s business owing to insolvency.

  • Type:
    International

    China: Termination of employment

    Updated to include additional information on calculating severance payments in Beijing

  • Date:
    3 July 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Employers of record (EORs) - meaning, purpose and benefits

    Companies are realising the advantages of hiring workers internationally, but it can be tricky to recruit, pay and manage workers in foreign countries. If you don't have legal entities in the countries where you want to hire, working with an employer of record (EOR) is the easiest way to leverage a global workforce. As Remote's Preston Wickersham explains, it's a cost-effective approach that minimises the many risks of global expansion, whether you're a startup, a small- or medium-sized business or a large enterprise.

  • Date:
    27 June 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Retirement and the pensionable age: What does the global employer need to know?

    Whether your employees are eagerly anticipating retirement or share Friedrich Nietzsche's belief that the meaning of life lies in the continued struggle, it is important to know when they are legally entitled to retire and receive their full pension benefits. The starting point is to calculate an employee's pensionable and retirement ages - which is not always easy to do and will vary according to where they are in the world. Here we provide an overview of some important considerations.

  • Date:
    13 June 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Hiring across borders: Five compliance challenges and how to solve them

    The remote work revolution has made it possible for companies to tap into the global talent pool and work with skilled professionals around the world. This means employers can overcome local talent shortages, build more diverse teams and reduce costs. But, as Miranda Zolot, general counsel at Oyster, explains, global employers need to stay compliant in every jurisdiction in which they operate. Failing to do so means risking government audits, legal claims, financial penalties and reputational damage.

  • Date:
    13 June 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Global hiring - AI, EORs and worker misclassification risks

    Miranda Zolot, general counsel at Oyster, talks about the benefits and challenges of distributed working and global hiring. Join her as she discusses subjects including EORs and PEOs, compliance issues, employee/contractor misclassification risks, and AI.

  • Type:
    International

    Belgium: Health and safety

    Updated to include new information on the wellbeing at work code.

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HR and legal information and guidance relating to international employment issues.

Guide for global employers

The Guide for global employers provides an overview of the main issues facing employers with staff in more than one country, while the individual country guides provide employment law guidance at national level.