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Comprehensive support systems for inpatriates are just as important as those for expatriates, says Simon Kent, and firms that fail to recognise this pay the price There are few …
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Although compensation packages vary greatly throughout this diverse region, there is a general trend towards variable pay plans, says Charlene Solomon It will come as no surprise that there …
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With the current range of communication devices for business executives on the move, you can keep in touch easily no matter where you happen to be. Bronagh Miskelly surveys some …
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Almost 20 years after the publication of In Search of Excellence, Tom Peters is probably still the world’s top management guru. He talks to Godfrey Golzen about his latest ideas …
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With skill shortages a major problem for many employers, those with "hot" skills can command ever-higher salaries throughout the whole of Europe, says Bo Jones In the final years …
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Growing wage differentials are now a feature of the Australasian labour market, as Richard Rudman reports Melbourne’s citizens were shocked when they found out that the city council’s chief executive …
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Paying tax is a fact of life. But who collects the tax if you work in more than one country? Rob Outram explains the ins and outs of expat taxation …
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Large organisations can learn a lot from dot-com compensation systems, but should duplicate them with caution, says Professor Lisbeth Claus The hype of dot-com salaries, stock-option millionaires and frivolous …
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Salary trends in Africa and the Middle East are largely influenced by the need to attract or retain people with the required skills, says Alan Hosking Salary increases granted …
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After years as the poor relations, South Asia’s executives now hold stock options, receive performance-related bonuses and earn decent salaries. Paran Balakrishnan reports How much are Asian executives worth? …
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Bookseller Amazon.com is to cut over 1,300 jobs to improve profitability. The Internet company claims that no jobs will be lost in the UK. The company lost £60m last year, …
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The NTO National Council has criticised the education minister David Blunkett for not consulting employers over plans to make vocational education more mainstream. The new council, set up to oversee …
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A macho work culture at Cambridge University is intimidating and alienating employees, according to a staff survey. Seventy-four per cent of staff from ethnic minorities and 66 per cent of …
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London Underground management is set to take court action today to try and prevent strikes by tube staff after talks with the RMT union broke down without agreement. London Underground …
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Figures prepared for the government’s Skills Task Force over-estimate skill levels in the UK workforce, according to a report from Business Strategies. The Occupations in the Future report discredits claims …