Global mobility is an essential part of managing the workforce in international organisations. It is important that workers’ skills are put to best use across the world.
Organisations should give careful consideration to the locations to which they send employees. There are many factors to take into account, including political stability, legal and tax requirements, employment costs, transport links and language and cultural barriers. Managing reward for international assignments is also key.
The government is set to announce plans to restrict work and visa applications from nationalities that it is felt are...
Compared with 2024, the number of directors that cited succession planning as a difficult issue to oversee has more than doubled in the US.
There is often a disconnect in global organisations between how well HR thinks it is supporting employees being relocated and...
Krishma Bathia, senior associate at Birketts law firm, highlights key factors that employers must consider when hiring international workers.
The UK government will publish an immigration white paper later this year that will review the current rules around recruiting high-skilled workers from overseas.
Number of nurses and midwives who can practise in UK has reaches record 841,000, but international recruitment slows, according to NMC.
Suzanne Treen explains how employers facing skills gaps can still gain a competitive edge by using strategic immigration.
News that a branch of McDonald’s and a UK supermarket bread supplier unwittingly employed victims of slavery should serve as a warning to anyone recruiting from overseas.
Denise Osterwald highlights the challenges employers need to be aware of after the changes to UK immigration system in April 2024.
Report finds issues when it comes to getting professional qualifications recognised in the EU, including differences in costs.
Survey finds more than half of overseas doctors found their induction to the NHS was inadequate or inappropriate.
WRC describes decision by University College Cork to dismiss Wim Naudé as ‘astonishing’, adding its HR director had no authority to do so.
Climate change is meaning mosquito-borne diseases, such as malaria and dengue, are expanding rapidly, with more than half the world’s...
The US Federal Trade Commission has voted to adopt a ban on non-compete clauses that prevent workers from switching jobs within the same industry.
The EY 2024 Mobility Reimagined survey canvassed the views of 1,059 global mobility professionals across 21 countries.
