Expatriate pensions and employee commitment - designing effective international retirement plans
This latest white paper 'Expatriate pensions and employee commitment' looks at how companies can maximise the benefits of their expatriate pension plan, ensuring that their expatriate employees are confident of the benefits being ...   Read on

Mexico: Skills, sites needed for auto plants
The keys to attracting new automotive assembly plants to the Texas-northeast Mexico region are developing a workforce with more manufacturing skills and creating a process to prequalify manufacturing sites. That was the consensus ...   Read on

Dispute Resolution in Asia - Fourth Edition (Guide)
This guide provides an overview of the structure of the legal profession and court systems in various jurisdictions in the Asia Pacific.To download 298-page guide, please ...   Read on

Global Expert: Doing Business in China? What You Need to Know About Health Care
Is your company struggling to understand the Chinese health care system, the spectrum of medical insurance in China and how the new Social Insurance Law affects your non-local employees? The recently launched ...   Read on

China - New Government Policy Goal: More Collective Bargaining in the Private Sector
At the start of the new year, the Shenzhen Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, Shenzhen All-China Federation of Trade Unions ("ACFTU") and Shenzhen Enterprises Co-Federation jointly announced that in 2010 they will pick 120 companies ...   Read on

Negotiating a Russian Deal
Negotiating is an art, not a science. There is never one "right" way to negotiate. When it comes to Russian deals, a general rule of thumb is to be patient, keep your cool but always remain firm and consistent in your approach and tactics.  Read on

Spain Passes Major Labour Law Amendments that Curtail the Leverage of Works Councils and Collective Bargaining Agreements
Last February, the Spanish government passed emergency legislation that aims to release companies from  traditional Spanish employment and labor law rules that the government considers have proven to be outdated and inflexible and, ultimately, a hind ...   Read on

USA: Employees vs. Independent Contractors: A Benefits Perspective
The Internal Revenue Code provides significant tax benefits to employers that sponsor tax-favored retirement and health/welfare plans. For employers, the cost of providing benefits coverage may be deducted from taxable income, while plan participants ...   Read on

Going, Going, Gone: No More New H-1B Visa Petitions Accepted
No new H1B visa petitions subject to fiscal year 2013 quota limitations will be accepted by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.  No New H1Bs AvailableOn June 12, 2012, the USCIS ...   Read on