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July
2010
Expatriate management

Lessons from the Asian C-suite: building global talent and a culture for success

Finding senior level talent is a major challenge to companies competing in today’s global workplace, particularly within Asia. Michael Bekins shares what leading talent management firm, Korn/Ferry International, has learnt about recruiting executive foreign hires into the region.

July
2010
Tax

Balancing act – hypotax explained

What is hypothetical tax and how do you calculate it? Rebecca Darling, Product Manager at ECA, provides an overview.

July
2010
Salary management

Salary Trends

With this year’s Salary Trends Survey about to open, Anthony Stiff, Head of Corporate Planning at ECA International, looks at how recent events and longer-term economic realities affect salaries around the world.

June
2010
Cost of living

Currencies and cost of living

How have currency movements impacted cost of living figures and what does this mean for expatriate salaries? Yumi Dunbar, Cost of Living Analyst at ECA, reports.

June
2010
Salary management

The host-based salary system

With this year’s MyExpatriate Market Pay survey about to open, Steven Kilfedder, Research Analyst at ECA, examines current trends in the use of host-based salary systems.

June
2010
Expatriate management

Ensuring an appropriate contractual framework for assignees

What are the legal issues to consider when sending assignees on assignment? Nicholas Hadaway, partner at law firm Lewis Silkin, provides an overview of the general principles.

June
2010
Case study

Case study: International mobility at TNT

A good mobility policy is one that is regularly reviewed, says Sibylle de Koning, International HR Services Consultant at TNT, leading provider of express delivery services. Here she explains how the company has developed its policy over time, to reflect the needs of the business.

May
2010
Tax

Tax measures around the globe in 2010

As many countries enter their new tax year, developments in tax and social security continue to reflect reactions to the global economic downturn. Alec Smith, Research Analyst at ECA reports.

May
2010
Expatriate management

International assignee performance management (and the elusive quest for ROI)

Calculating the value international mobility programmes bring to business is notoriously complex. IHR management expert, Paula Caligiuri, explains why she thinks things are looking up…

May
2010
Salary management

Job evaluation

Remuneration Analyst at ECA, James Clarke, outlines the principles of job evaluation systems and how they aid the management and benchmarking of employees around the world.

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