Globalization may be making the world more integrated but not less complex. Global View® tackles issues to help employers face increasingly competitive employment conditions and ever changing laws and regulations that affect their global workforce.
2009
Third Quarter
The fallout from recent economic events has reminded global employers just how many HR risks they must manage. The consultant-written articles in this edition of Global View provide insights into managing some HR risks that apply either globally or in specific countries. One article describes how performance-based remuneration programs have gone global — along with the need to manage the risky decision making they can “inspire.” Another proposes an alternative to pension investment strategies that don’t seem to have gone anywhere despite shifts in pension liabilities and the emergence of many new investment opportunities. A third provides guidance on designing and building an optimal service delivery model in an increasingly risky global environment.
Additional articles examine risk management techniques and attitudes applicable to situations in four countries: Brazil, the United States, China, and the United Kingdom.
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First Quarter
One benefit that may emerge from behind the dark clouds currently covering the world economy is a reemphasis by corporations on a long-term perspective. This reemphasis could be good news for employers willing to invest in the health and productivity of their workers through wellness programs. Why? These employers are among those most likely to see measurable and lasting benefits to their bottom line. They are also likely to emerge from the economic downturn with greater global competitiveness and a more motivated, loyal workforce.
Four articles in this edition of Global View assess the challenges and choices confronting wellness programs in four different environments: the United States, Hong Kong, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom. A fifth article in this edition describes significant changes to South Africa’s retirement savings and health care systems that could arise from recent government proposals.
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