...Emmanuel Senior Tenakwah Purpose Retaining talents has been a significant issue for companies globally. Recent statistics suggest that the trend is rising at an alarming rate. This paper aims at examining these statistics, the driving factors, and how organisations can deal with this issue...

... to help avoid legal issues when seconding talent to other countries. The guidance offered is based on private practice experience of almost 15 years in employment and global mobility issues and studies of case law and jurisprudence with regard to global mobility. Findings Seconding employees abroad...

...Rick Jackson; Sue Stoneman Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the impact of the DHL Express CIS Foundation program, a globally consistent learning program, which was developed and delivered to 100,000 employees in 220 countries in 42 languages in less than 18 months. The intention...

...Gen Barron Purpose Medtronic needed a comprehensive, integrated, measurable and global approach to employee wellness. Its primary focus was putting the critical factors of prevention and early detection at the forefront of its employee health rewards. The ability to monitor and measure health...

...Annie Waite Around the world, HR practitioners from all industries are beginning to think on a global scale. The impact more advanced and efficient HR systems, technological progress, increasingly regular mergers and developments in remote working options, mean that the average HR department...

...Steve Mansfield Vanco’s Group HR Manager, Steve Mansfield, explains how the telecomms company was able to deliver a consistent benefits package to employees covering all of its regions. HR Benefits Global © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 , REWARDS Short case studies...

...Michael Donelly In 2002, Avaya realized the need to move to a global, rather than local, approach to providing its HR services. Here, Michael Donnelly explains how, in partnership with Convergys, it implemented a network of global shared service centres to cut costs, improve speed and accuracy...