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Immigration Reform Might Hinge on Biometric IDs
Interest is growing in Washington for requiring a biometric identity card for everyone who is authorized to work in the United States. Two senators at the center of the immigration reform effort have voiced their support for the biometric card and say it should be an essential part of the Senate’s reform proposal.
Fit Notes Replace Sick Notes in U.K.
Beginning April 1, 2010, sick workers in the United Kingdom will need fit notes from their doctors in order to return to work after they’ve been sick for seven days, according to a new law in the U.K. Doctors traditionally have issued sick notes to those who are too ill to work. A fit note is a document doctors will use to tell employers whether the employee is fit for work. Doctors can recommend assistance for the employee, altered responsibilities or a phased return to work.
Foreign-Trained HR Professionals Face Barriers in Canada
Many qualified, internationally educated HR professionals (IEPs) have a hard time finding jobs that match their qualifications and experience, according to a study by Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA), Ontario’s HR association. The Integration of Internationally Educated Human Resources Professionals reviewed previous research on the experiences of IEPs in all professions. Focus groups with 89 HR IEPs from 34 countries and 18 employers were held, and 110 HR IEPs surveyed, according to Canadian HR Reporter.
Poll: Employers Encouraged Haiti Relief Efforts
A majority of U.S. organizations found ways to contribute relief to Haiti after a massive earthquake hit in January 2010, according to a new poll by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Many of the employer-related contributions were monetary.
Chilean SHRM Members Largely Fine After Quake
Chilean members of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) who were reached after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Chile Feb. 27, 2010, were largely fine days after the quake. Most of the Chilean SHRM members work in Santiago, Chile, the capital, which is about 300 miles from the quake’s epicenter.
Ontario Passes Workplace Violence Legislation
The Ontario Legislature has passed changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act that will protect workers from workplace violence. The domestic violence provision remains unchanged, as do the provisions requiring employers to provide workers with information related to a risk of workplace violence from people with a history of violent behavior
Crafting EAPs to Support a Global Workforce
As multinational employers seek out solutions to worker mental health and substance abuse problems, HR's challenge is to identify a global employee assistance program (EAP) model that is sensitive to cultural distinctions, addresses the needs of workers, and demonstrates its value to the company.
Experts: Global Political and Security Risks Abound
As countries and global businesses begin the climb out of recession, new challenges and threats are appearing on the horizon—along with new leaders and collaborators, say global security and business experts.
Experts: Be Prepared When Sending Employees to Disaster Areas
Whether you're sending employees to Haiti or Chile to aid those suffering from natural disasters, experts say you should be prepared. Make sure your employees are equipped and able to work under dire conditions.
HR MAGAZINE
Happy Returns: Repatriating Employees Requires Forethought and Effective Management
What’s the right time to start planning for repatriation of personnel on international assignments? In a perfect world, according to HR practitioners and consultants, it’s before they leave for their assignments.
The Ins and Outs of Customer Contact Centers
Outsourcing customer contact centers may appeal to business leaders looking to trim costs in the current economic climate.However, other risks make customer contact center outsourcing less appealing to human capital managers. These include the inability to imbed corporate culture, lack of control over hiring and training, and a loss of personal touch with the customer.
Featured Articles
'I Decided to Stay in Haiti'
Michaelle Dorleans was minutes away from stepping on a U.S. Air Force transport to be evacuated to the United States with her children and mother the day after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010. Instead, she stayed. “I realized that I will be more useful here,” she says simply. “So, I decided to stay in Haiti.” She and other Haitian SHRM members recount their ordeals.
HR Challenges in Thailand: Culture, Company Size, Sector and Scope Matter
HR executives in Thailand say that, like their American counterparts, they are struggling to be seen as more of a strategic partner. But often, CEOs in Thailand don’t always see the strategic value of HR in their companies. Professor Siriyupa Roongrerngsuke, left, adds that cultivating relationships is also important.
When in Thailand: Do’s and Don’ts of Hiring, Managing Employees
When engaging employees to work in Thailand, HR professionals there say there are some definite do's and don'ts. They concur that culture is vitally important. This is true not only for expatriate HR managers working in the country, but for Thais to maintain team harmony and achieve effectiveness in organizations.
Companies Worldwide Rewarding High Performance with Variable Pay
Companies continue to shift a greater portion of their compensation budgets toward variable pay programs that reward and retain high-performing workers. Here's a look at the use of variable pay in North America vs. other regions.
USCIS Briefs: H-1B Filing, Application Revisions, I-9 Audits
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting new H-1B petitions on April 1, 2010. In other news, USCIS recently posted revised versions of several of its most popular immigration application forms; the agency will no longer accept signature authorizations or powers of attorney, and I-9 audits will continue.
Racist Remarks Cost Trucking Boss $31,750
When Cheryl Khan's boss first made racist comments, calling her a “Paki” and saying people of South Asian origin were “stupid” and “ignorant,” she tried to laugh it off, unable to believe anyone could talk like that. He also used the "N" word when referring to her biracial children. When she was fired, she took her case before the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, which ruled in her favor.
Final Rule Issued for H-2A Agricultural Guest Workers
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced its final rule amending regulations governing the labor certification process and enforcement mechanisms for the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program, reversing many of the changes made under the Bush administration.
U.K. Companies Keen to Meet Employee Training Demands
The majority of employees and employers in the United Kingdom agree training is important, but worries about cost and lost productivity are holding employers back from meeting employees’ training needs fully, according to data from a new global survey.
SHRM RESEARCH
What Senior HR Leaders Need to Know – Perspectives from the U.S., Canada, India, the Middle East and North Africa
This paper presents the results of research conducted among SHRM members and HR practitioners around the globe about the most important competencies that senior HR leaders need in order to be successful. Additionally, the study asked how the competencies needed now will change in five years and whether these competencies could be cultivated.
Employer Brand in India: A Strategic HR Tool
Increasingly, Indian corporations are becoming intentionally strategic to utilize the employer brand to attract and retain talent and, ultimately, to expand and grow. To gain an understanding of how the concept of employer brand is being leveraged by multinational corporations with operations in India, SHRM interviewed Indian HR executives in three diverse industry sectors. Their stories reveal an intense focus to connect with their Indian marketplace by using many strategies successfully demonstrated in the global marketplace.
Previously Reported
Small Firms Seek Help Entering African Markets
Small and medium-sized businesses play a critical role in creating jobs in Africa, an Obama administration official told attendees at a roundtable discussion in Largo, Md., on Jan. 22, 2010.
DHS Updates List of Countries Eligible for H-2A, H-2B Visa Programs
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has added 11 countries to the list of 28 countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B programs.
Mexico Has Unique Regulations on Wages, Benefits and Overtime
In the United States, employers have the right to determine the amount of hours an employee will work in a particular week and pay accordingly. There are, however, countries where employers do not have that right. Mexico is an example.
Team Effort Helps Make Worldwide Performance Evaluations Consistent
OBI, a home improvement retailer operating 537 stores in 13 countries, expanded rapidly into new international markets in the 1990s and 2000s. Unfortunately, because there wasn’t any focus on developing parallel overall HR standards during the expansion, performance evaluations varied companywide. The challenge, which corporate HR spearheaded, was to develop one standardized performance evaluation system to be used in each country where OBI has employees.
H-1B ‘Employment Relationships,’ Third-Party Placements Scrutinized
H-1B placements at third-party worksites will undergo a more vigorous vetting process as the result of a much-anticipated memorandum issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Jan. 8, 2010. In other words, it will be much more difficult to port H1-B candidates to different employers. Research shows that 43 percent of H-1B occupations are tech-related.
Expat Workforce Rises Despite Down Economy
Despite a global economic downturn that has forced companies worldwide to slash their workforces, a majority of U.S. businesses using expatriate workers say they plan to increase their numbers of U.S. citizens working overseas and won’t be replacing those employees with foreign nationals, a new study says.
Branching Out? Here's a New Country Startup HR Checklist
Whether we are talking about a U.S. business exploring how to set up its first foreign outpost in Canada or a multinational conglomerate operating across 56 countries planning to launch a new office in its 57th, identifying and following the human resources and employment law “rules of the road” in a new country is always daunting. Here's what you need to know.
Terror Fears Won’t Prevent Business Travel
If a recent survey of travel managers belonging to the National Business Travel Association (NBTA) is any indication, the Dec. 25, 2009, attempted terrorist attack on a U.S.-bound international flight will not reduce business travel levels significantly.
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Questions or Comments?
Contact Aliah D. Wright, who manages this discipline: aliah.wright@shrm.org
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The following SHRM webcasts qualify for international recertification credit toward GPHR certification, as well as PHR and SPHR recertification credit.
Corporate Immigration Strategies for a New World
Presenter: Alicia Simmons, operational risk & immigration manager, Glotel, Inc.
Nov. 17, 2009
Ignoring the recent changes to immigration laws, regulations and enforcement means lower and slower visa application approvals at best, fines and even imprisonment at worst. In this webcast, Alicia Simmons, who over the last five years has re-architected and managed the immigration and compliance process for global IT and engineering staffing firm Glotel, will provide a practitioner's recommendations on how to address the new challenges. She will share strategies for how to account for increased scrutiny applied to visa applications; how to avoid and respond to RFEs effectively; how to limit the risks of immigration non-compliance during heightened enforcement; and how to control and justify immigration costs. This webcast is sponsored by VisaNow.
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Doing Business in China: What HR Professionals Need to Know
Presenter: Ames Gross, president, Pacific Bridge International
Dec. 3, 2009
Because China is and will continue to be a global hotspot for business, many Western companies rush into China without fully understanding its business culture and mentality. In this program, Ames Gross provides crucial information for HR professionals on dealing with the recent unionization push and changes to labor laws. The program will also provide guidance on communication and management techniques that have proven effective in the Chinese business context. This webcast qualifies for GPHR recertification credit and is sponsored by ADP.
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