http://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbThu, 09 Oct 2008 11:09:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/09/47857/international-assignments-could-cost-the-earth-but-firms-are-in-the-dark.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/09/47857/international-assignments-could-cost-the-earth-but-firms-are-in-the-dark.html Employers are failing to comprehensively measure the costs and return on investment (ROI) for staff sent on international assignments, a report has warned. Benefits consultancy Mercer's <A href="http://www.imercer.com/deThu, 09 Oct 2008 11:09:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/24/46836/moscow-crowned-most-expensive-city-for-expats-for-third-year-running.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/24/46836/moscow-crowned-most-expensive-city-for-expats-for-third-year-running.html Moscow is the world's most expensive city for expats for the third consecutive year, according to the annual Cost of Living Survey from HR consultThu, 24 Jul 2008 07:54:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/24/46444/chinese-managers-are-better-trained-educated-and-more-commercially-aware-than-western-managers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/24/46444/chinese-managers-are-better-trained-educated-and-more-commercially-aware-than-western-managers.html Western managers are falling behind their Chinese counterparts in education and training, research has warned. China has the fastest growing global economy and - according to a study by the Institute of Leadership ManTue, 24 Jun 2008 09:20:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/10/46243/european-cities-take-seven-slots-in-top-10-worldwide-rankings-for-quality-of-living-standards.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/10/46243/european-cities-take-seven-slots-in-top-10-worldwide-rankings-for-quality-of-living-standards.html European cities dominate the top 10 worldwide rankings for locations with the best quality of living, according to Mercer'Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/07/45759/abu-dhabi-construction-project-generates-60000-jobs.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/07/45759/abu-dhabi-construction-project-generates-60000-jobs.html Recruitment firm Orion Group is looking to hire up to 60,000 people for one of the world's biggest construction projects. The £9bn project in Abu Dhabi, in thWed, 07 May 2008 10:45:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/04/23/45538/most-business-travellers-are-not-prepared-for-trouble.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/04/23/45538/most-business-travellers-are-not-prepared-for-trouble.html Three out of five business travellers in the UK and US would not expect assistance from their employers if caught up in local violence or a natural disaster while working abroad, research has indicated. A survey by travel sWed, 23 Apr 2008 11:15:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/03/13/44922/hp-top-talent-encouraged-to-work-abroad.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/03/13/44922/hp-top-talent-encouraged-to-work-abroad.html Rising stars at technology firm HP are being told to work abroad to avoid getting stuck in a rut by the IT giant's new people development director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Jane Keith, who stepped up to the 5Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:41:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/03/11/44862/jobs-threat-as-global-training-firm-carter-carter-goes-into-administration.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/03/11/44862/jobs-threat-as-global-training-firm-carter-carter-goes-into-administration.html Troubled training firm Carter Carter has filed for administration after it failed to reach an agreement with its lenders on additional funding. <A href="http://investors.carter-and-carter.com/carterandcarter/news_preTue, 11 Mar 2008 15:08:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/02/01/44211/rbs-signs-up-ceridian-to-provide-global-employee-assistance-programme.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/02/01/44211/rbs-signs-up-ceridian-to-provide-global-employee-assistance-programme.html Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has signed a new five-year, multi-million pound deal with Ceridian for the supply of one of the biggest multinational <A href="http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2007/07/24/41615/employee+assistanFri, 01 Feb 2008 08:27:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/12/10/43641/chartered-institute-of-personnel-and-development-shuns-chinese-human-resources-deal-over-cash-concerns.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/12/10/43641/chartered-institute-of-personnel-and-development-shuns-chinese-human-resources-deal-over-cash-concerns.html The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) shunned the chance to provide official human resources (HR) qualifications for China - a move described as "shameful" by leading HR professionals - Personnel Today <Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/12/07/43637/audio-friday-podcast.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/12/07/43637/audio-friday-podcast.html Human resources news and analysis including: A missed opportunity for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) to work with China - one of the fastest growing countries in the world <LFri, 07 Dec 2007 15:56:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/11/29/43482/french-businesses-face-fines-for-failing-to-tackle-gender-pay-gap.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/11/29/43482/french-businesses-face-fines-for-failing-to-tackle-gender-pay-gap.html The French government is threatening businesses with sanctions in a bid to close the country's gender pay gap. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:18:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/11/27/43444/home-office-changes-to-immigration-sponsorship-system-will-deter-skilled-migrant-workers-from-coming-to-the-uk.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/11/27/43444/home-office-changes-to-immigration-sponsorship-system-will-deter-skilled-migrant-workers-from-coming-to-the-uk.html Skilled workers may be discouraged from coming to the UK, experts have warned, following changes to the immigration system announced by the Home Office last week. The government <A href="http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/63Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:30:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/11/13/43255/us-congress-passes-bill-banning-first-and-business-class-flights-for-federal-employees.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/11/13/43255/us-congress-passes-bill-banning-first-and-business-class-flights-for-federal-employees.html American legislators have introduced laws that ban federal employees from using public money to buy first- or business class airline tickets. Previously, the rules only allowed such travel for employees with security conceTue, 13 Nov 2007 11:20:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/10/19/42871/national-outsourcing-association-claims-globalisation-is-no-threat-to-highly-skilled-uk-jobs.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/10/19/42871/national-outsourcing-association-claims-globalisation-is-no-threat-to-highly-skilled-uk-jobs.html The National Outsourcing Association (NOA) has hit back at MP claims that globalisation</STRONGFri, 19 Oct 2007 09:58:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/07/25/41703/business-travellers-lack-confidence-in-employers-ability-to-help-in-an-emergency.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/07/25/41703/business-travellers-lack-confidence-in-employers-ability-to-help-in-an-emergency.html Six in 10 business travellers have little confidence that their firm would be able to help them in an emergency, research has shown. Business consultancy Control Risks found that employees felt unprotected from natural disaWed, 25 Jul 2007 15:40:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/07/24/41634/northern-ireland-nationals-wooed-back-in-home-for-the-holidays-campaign.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/07/24/41634/northern-ireland-nationals-wooed-back-in-home-for-the-holidays-campaign.html A campaign has been launched to encourage Northern Irish nationals who have pursued careers outside the country to consider returning on a permanent basis. The 'Home for the Holidays' initiative, run by consultancy <A hreTue, 24 Jul 2007 12:30:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/06/18/41154/mercer-human-resource-consulting-survey-finds-moscow-is-most-expensive-place-for-expatriates-to-live.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/06/18/41154/mercer-human-resource-consulting-survey-finds-moscow-is-most-expensive-place-for-expatriates-to-live.html Moscow is the world’s most expensive city for expatriates for the second consecutive year, according to annual research. A study by MeMon, 18 Jun 2007 11:53:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/06/15/41100/research-reveals-more-than-half-of-global-companies-are-transforming-their-hr-functions.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/06/15/41100/research-reveals-more-than-half-of-global-companies-are-transforming-their-hr-functions.html More than half of global companies are currently transforming their HR functions, research has revealed. A global HR transformation study by <A href="http://wwwFri, 15 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/06/13/41076/cranfield-school-of-management-and-expatica-survey-shows-that-independent-work-related-assignments-are-more-useful-that-company-directed-assignments-abroad.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/06/13/41076/cranfield-school-of-management-and-expatica-survey-shows-that-independent-work-related-assignments-are-more-useful-that-company-directed-assignments-abroad.html Professionals who move abroad independently out of a sense of adventure and are willing take a career risk may gain more for their personal development in the long run than those sent on international assignments by their companWed, 13 Jun 2007 09:54:00 GMT