Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec
25 Jan 2021|
5 HR Hiccups Common at Global Firms
Today’s HR teams do a lot more than solve office disputes. Global HR managers face increasingly complicated legal, regulatory and ethical issues. It’s tough enough to stay on top of them in one country, let alone more than one.
When companies expand into foreign markets, they agree to abide by multiple sets of standards. Some of these are legal, such as benefits and labor laws. Even trickier to navigate are unwritten rules, like cultural norms.
While every country presents its own set of challenges, there are some that apply across the board. Here are five HR hiccups you might face in going global — and a few ideas for alleviating them: