International HR Services

Worldwide, with increasing trends of employment litigation and greater regulatory protection for employees, it pays to do your due diligence and planning up front. As practical and experienced HR professionals, we are able to deliver both international experience and local practice. We work across differing industries and organisations of different sizes. We listen to your requirements. We tailor solutions to suit you.

How we can help

These are some of the common questions we hear and examples of how we can help:
 

UK Set up

WE ARE SETTING UP A UK OPERATION. CAN YOU HELP US GET THE BASIC EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS SET UP?

Yes. Irrespective of sector, there are legal obligations and standards needed to ensure that you can establish a presence and employ staff in the UK. We can help you get the basics in place and further provide wider market intelligence to ensure that your operations are compliant, informed and sustainable. We work with home-country decision makers and HR to ensure that your expansion plans are informed and domestic HR are supported when facing new regulations.

We shape our service to fit with your requirements.

Commercial Transactions

WE'RE INVOLVED IN A POTENTIAL DEAL. WHAT ARE MY EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATIONS AND HOW DO I ENSURE WE COMPLETE SUCCESSFULLY?

The successful completion of any cross-border acquisition is determined by thorough planning. Understanding the inherited employment obligations and process of a purchase will inform what needs to be undertaken prior to a Transaction date.

We have worked with PE and Hedge funds to enable successful completion. We work with Counsel to ensure that any transaction is undertaken in line with legal obligations. Scenarios can include either Buy-side and Sell-side support in;

• Transfer of undertakings - individual and collective consultations

• Restructuring, redundancy and outplacement (depending on scenario)

Country Compliance Guide

My business is planning to grow internationally. What do I need to be aware of?

We can deliver guidance on your country (or countries) of interest to inform your decision-making process and plan your next steps. 

Our Country Employment Compliance Guides will give you the essential and practical market intelligence you need in a number of areas, like:

• Labour market analysis

• Security

• Talent acquisition

• Immigration

• Expatriate management

• Employment law

• Remuneration

• Restrictive Covenants

• Termination

Country Intelligence Reports

I know which country I want to employ people. What do I need to do?

As part of setting up in a new location, it always helps to understand local market practice. We can advise on what is required to employ someone in a particular location, but also what local talent demands and the market dictates.

• Salary benchmarking

• Mandatory and Supplemental Benefits trends

• Employment practice

• Determine collective bargaining agreements and obligations

• Establish local HR policy trends amongst competition

Third Party Investigations & Advisory Services

We need help with a situation…

We can undertake all sorts of HR consulting and projects ranging from individual employee case management to third party reviews:

• Disciplinaries

• Grievances

• Investigations

  • Whistleblowing

  • Cases including but not limited to discrimination, bullying and harassment

• Appeal management

• Non-Executive Director and Trustee services

Compliance Review

We’re already employing people overseas but we need guidance. Are we compliant?

We have seen businesses and individuals live the consequences of not being compliant – taken to labour courts, fined or taken into custody.

Our governance reviews will provide you with a review of your operations in another country to:

• Ensure compliant practice

• Set up a process to safeguard governance and adherence to local regulations

• Build the firm foundations of policy and practice you need

• Identify policy, process or practice deficiencies

• Provide a fresh perspective and audit on operations to enable efficiency

Global Mobility, Immigration & Relocation