Hiring employees overseas will require you to calculate all statutory benefits and social contributions in the host country. This includes employee pensions for retirement where you will have to withhold
A country’s policy toward employee termination will often depend on how the employer-employee relationship is viewed. In Japan, many workers will remain with the same employer for many years, and
When you hire employees abroad you will need to keep track of which public holidays they are entitled to, many of which may be new to you. Complicating matters further
The growth of remote work has opened up a global talent pool to US employers, but hiring abroad is not as simple as with a US-based employee. US companies recruiting
US companies are beginning to look abroad for top talent, who can be hired as remote workers in their own country. Given that remote work is gaining traction in the
Many countries have laws that compensate employees for injuries or illness sustained while working. These are statutory rights that don’t usually need to be filed with a court, and are
Employees that are expecting a new child will want to take time away from work, and most countries provide some type of maternity leave for mothers and paternity leave for
Most employers are familiar with maternity leave for new mothers, but perhaps don’t realize that many countries also offer paternity leave for the father. Paternity leave as a benefit may
By nature, our world is incredibly diverse. Our communities are full of people with different backgrounds, ethnicities, physical and mental abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, income levels, body shapes and
Employing workers in a foreign country requires companies to learn and comply with a whole new set of employment and labor entitlements. Some of these may be more or less
Vacation and holiday leave are important to employees for spending time with family and friends, or to just relax with a day off. This is especially true in the Philippines
Similar to most European countries, Sweden does not have an ‘at will’ employment policy, and all terminations will need to follow statutory requirements. The Employment Protection Act details all notice
