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About the Global HR Discpline

The Global Human Resources Discipline deals with all aspects of HR within the worldwide context, including U.S.-based entities doing business internationally or non-U.S.-based entities operating in their own locale or worldwide. It includes matters such as management of global workforces, expatriation and repatriation, HR practices and laws around the world and those arising in specific countries and regions. It also includes matters that focus on careers, communications, legal and regulatory issues, technology, metrics, outsourcing and effective practices in the Global HR arena. It does not include matters involving U.S. immigration policies and visas or the requirements for verifying eligibility to work in the United States, which are encompassed in the Staffing Management Discipline.

A guide to succession planning and leadership development.

Building a pool of successors at every level, creating a culture that made employees want to stay, identifying competency gaps and creating policies that encouraged career growth were identified as top areas that neeeded improvement.

Middle East job assignments are on the rise. But in order to achieve success, HR will need to recognize the complexity of culture when it comes to doing business, experts said, especially because more companies are doing business there.

Everything changes once women start families, but it doesn’t mean it has to be the end of their careers. So says Saundarya Rajesh, founder of Avtar Career Creators, a firm dedicated to helping women find flexible work arrangements.

HR professionals whose companies are considering expansion to China can expect a regulatory environment that changes like an ocean-battered seascape and a hiring-compensation landscape as complex as the country itself.  

Child and family caregivers in Japan may work shorter hours and be exempt from overtime work under the revised Child Care and Family Care Leave Law that took effect June 30, 2010.  

HR professionals face many challenges when returning operations from overseas to the United States, experts note.

As the interaction between Indian workers and their counterparts from abroad increases, here are a few tips to keep the relationship on an even keel... 

Tips on conducting business with Britishers and Americans...

Understanding these key executive compensation issues can help HR professionals to better integrate executive compensation with overall pay strategy throughout the organization.