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GLOBALtalk eJournal  - international human capital edition - December 2011

GLOBALtalk eJournal - HR edition
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Upcoming Live Online Seminars...
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Planning your international transfer: Separate Guides for 12 different countries...
Upcoming Live Online Seminars 
On-Demand Seminars (recorded) 

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GLOBALtalk headline articles
  
Foreign nationals hired locally on a semi-expatriate package
Risk of stealth assignees growing as companies become more international. Stealth assignees represent a growing risk for many companies who are increasing their international presence. "Stealth assignee" is a term used to describe ...   Read on

How Chinese View Working With Americans
The book "When We Are the Foreigners" details authors Orlando Kelm, John Doggett, and Haiping Tang's attempts to understand the Chinese perspective about working with American colleagues. 
Read on

The impact of the UK Bribery Act on Asian businesses
Corporate Compliance partners Gary Seib and Andrew Martin spoke with South China Morning Post and Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk and Compliance to discuss the impact of the UK Bribery Act on Asian businesses when it takes effect ...   Read on

Building, retaining and managing your workforce in Asia
Of all the mental shifts required to succeed in Asia, one the hardest for Australian executives to get their heads around is the central and mission critical role of HR. More than any other success factor, the effectiveness of your ...   Read on

Latin America: Brazil Leads Compensation Costs
New data from Mercer finds that the average total executive manager employment cost in Brazil is now $183,719: higher than the United States, France, the UK, and Japan. The high costs are driven by a strong domestic marketplace, ...   Read on

MNCs look to shift sourcing across Asia, as China's costs rise
With increasing labour costs, rising inflation and a strengthening currency, China is losing its foothold as the world's lowest cost manufacturer of consumer goods. Rising costs are forcing companies to take a closer look at new ...   Read on

German carmakers face engineer shortage
Ageing workforce, falling interest in technical studies cause shortfall as firms respond by hiring from outside.  Porsche and BMW, predicting record sales for their luxury German cars this year, are vying to find enough Wunderkinder ...   Read on

Global survey "Thinking Beyond Borders" (short-term business trips)
"Thinking Beyond Borders" review sheds light on the risks associated with short-term business trips by company employees to different countries. The survey was prompted by the serious increase in recent years in the ...   Read on

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GLOBALtalk additional articles
  
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Asia
- Talent Challenges & Compensation: Budgets in Southeast Asia

- Executive pay in Asia soars

- Evolving privacy laws in Asia - what it means for businesses

- Engaging Talent in a Growing Vietnam Economy

- India set to gain as China losing manufacturing edge due to rising labour costs

 
China

- Dwindling labour forcing Chinese manufacturing to make major overhaul

- Shanghai Issues Rules for Mediation of Collective Bargaining Disputes

- Recruiting Leaders in China

- Fast-tracking Chinese talent a risky route

- Employer Arrested in Shenzhen for Failing to Pay Back Wages

- Expatriate Employees Now Required to Participate in the PRC Social Security System


North America

- US Cities Entice Foreign Investors With Green Cards

- US Visa Solutions for Unmarried Couples

- Important New Guidance for Intracompany Transfers to Canada

- USA: Meeting employee wage reporting deadlines

- Carmakers' rebound is driving jobs in U.S.

- USA: Meeting employee wage reporting deadlines

- Manufacturing Jobs to Shift from China to US, Report Says

- USA: ICE Continues Its Worksite Enforcement Strategy

- USA: Are Your Independent Contractors Misclassified?  IRS offers Employers a "Fresh Start" to Reclassify Workers 


Latin America

- Expat guide to Brazil: health care

- Mexican Labor Law Primer - Employee Benefits Basics

- Sao Paulo joins top 10 priciest cities for expats

- After a Year of Growth São Paulo's Industrial Job Offers Go

Down


Europe

- Germany's package to attract foreign talent

- Quota System for Hiring Foreign Labor in Russia

- European Companies Tighten Some Travel Policies, Loosen Long-Haul Business Class Rules

- UK Bribe Act Impacts Latin America

- Russia: Expats With Business Visas Scrutinized

- UK Global Immigration & Mobility: Increase in Worksite Inspections

- Europe should be: a global talent hub

- Hungary Introduces European Union Blue Card Scheme


Upcoming Live Online Seminars

 
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December 7 - CHINA
"The Green Dragon: Will China be at the forefront of the NEV revolution?"
Presented by Mark Norcliffe

January 19 - SOUTH AMERICA
"The South American Automotive Industry"
Presented by Julian G. Semple

January 25 - MEXICO
"How to Remain Competitive as a Supplier in Mexico"
Presented by Leo Torres de Unanue

January 26 - RUSSIA
"Keys to Supplier Success in the Russian Automotive Industry"
Presented by Yuri Danilov

January 31 - USA
"Setting Up Manufacturing or Related Operations in the Southeast"
Presented by Doyle Cotton  

 

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On-Demand Seminars
  
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Planning your international transfer: Separate Guides for 12 different countries
Download Guides for China, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Korea, Singapore, Germany, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey and UK.  Read on ...
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