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Are You Adding International Team Members?

If a global hire is on the horizon, now is the time to study up on what you need to know. From creating a compliant employment contract, to providing competitive benefits, to managing cross-culturally, this is the guidebook to help you get started.

Get insight into how to onboard and manage talent in the top markets of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas.

For each country, you will find detailed information regarding:

• Employment Contracts:what’s compliant in-country? The answer may surprise you.
• Team Operations:from working hours to holidays to cultural management tips, we have you covered.
• Benefits and More:know the country-specific leave customs, how health insurance works, and what other allowances your global team expects.

Employee vs. Contractor: Compliance Is Key When You Hire Globally

Is your company deciding between hiring international employees or contractors?

It’s vital to know the difference between these two types of workers to classify them correctly, avoid penalties, and protect the intellectual property generated for your company.

Download this eBook to learn:

• The difference between international employees and contractors.
• The risks of worker misclassification.
• Your options for hiring international employees and contractors.

What’s so great about a remote, global team?

A diverse, distributed team adds efficiency, improves the overall chances of success for a business, and most importantly, adds another measure of resilience. And in times of crisis and uncertainty, it’s resilience that helps businesses come out stronger on the other side.

Download the ebook to learn:

• The top five business benefits to building a remote, global team.
• What to expect when handling the logistics of hiring and managing people around the world.
• Strategies for attracting, engaging, and retaining top talent.

Globalization Partners and CFO Research surveyed C-level executives at U.S. companies to learn first-hand their challenges when it comes to global expansion – and their best practices to work through those challenges.

Here’s a sample of what they found:

• 94% of those surveyed believe a global employer of record (EOR) can do a much better job of overcoming potential barriers to operating in a new country than a company can do in-house.
• 51% say legal and HR compliance is the top benefit of working with a global EOR.
• 58% said they already use a global EOR, or plan to do so within the next three years.

Download the whitepaper to understand the challenges—and the solutions of global expansion.

The world has witnessed a massive overhaul in business operations in the past few months.

There has been a paradigm shift from traditional office set-ups to remote global teams. The need to have productive remote working teams is imperative for businesses, especially in 2020. In addition, maintaining a high rate of growth and reaching new revenue goals is equally crucial.

Growth can be achieved by international expansion, mergers & acquisitions, diversification or hiring. In this webinar, our Chief Operating Officer Debbie Millin joined Masterclassing to share tips for effective remote working and growth strategies. ​You will learn:

• Best practices on how to build an effective remote global team and drive organizational growth.
• How to implement effective growth strategies and avoid common pitfalls that can hinder your plans for international expansion.
• How an Employer of Record (EOR) platform, can help you be nimble in this current climate and accelerate your international expansion plans.

Looking for the secret sauce for building a successful global sales team?

Hear from sales leaders on how they accomplish just that: keep their global teams motivated, on track, and working energetically towards the same goal. The panel will share their experience building high performing sales teams and discuss what every leader should know as they begin scaling their team internationally.

You’ll learn:

• When is the right time to make your first international sales hire?
• What are some of the signs it’s time to scale globally, or simply add a new market?
• What are some of the best systems and process you can put into place to help your international sales team find success?
• How should you define success in an international sales role, and how should you source and screen candidates?”

Expanding internationally can be daunting. The challenges are unfamiliar and the requirements are far from universal, but the business opportunities are endless.

Download our eBook to learn:

• Exclusive insights into your international expansion journey
• The 4 most common mistakes made when expanding globally (and how to avoid them)
• How a Global Employer of Record works to assist you in the process

Can you give your employees the best of both worlds?

According to the Future Forum research, 72 percent of employees said they never want to go back to the traditional way of working and expect a hybrid-remote office model going forward.

Research has shown that when executed correctly, hybrid working models can allow companies to recruit better talent, achieve innovation, and build a flexible, productive future.

However, to make a successful transition to the hybrid model, companies must build a strong corporate culture and select a hybrid model that works best for their workforce.

Download the eBook to learn more about:

• What the hybrid model of work is
• How to choose the right hybrid model for your company
• How Globalization Partners’ technology can enable a hybrid game plan

Holding on to key resources is a major challenge for companies expanding globally. Mount Street found the solution

Mount Street, a leading financial firm, planned to expand globally, they realized there are many moving parts to consider, like hiring and onboarding international teams, holding on to existing employees, payroll setup, and, country-specific rules and regulations. To achieve all of the above, the company knew they would have to jump through various compliance hoops.

That’s why Mount Street delegated the process of employee relocation and global expansion to Globalization Partners.

“Our managing director and chief financial officer for Mount Street, sees the partnership with Globalization Partners as a great opportunity for Mount Street to no longer view a country as a road block for the company’s continued expansion. Through our recent experience working with Globalization Partners, we are much more confident about what we can do and that it will be done right,” said Christa Simpson-Wong, Executive Director, Human Resources at Mount Street Portfolio Advisers GmbH.

Read about how Mount Street can now:

• View international growth as a strategic opportunity, rather than an employee challenge.
• Easily retain and relocate their existing key team members globally.
• Expand their company footprint internationally.

As you look to add global talent to your team, the process of figuring out how to do so may be a challenge, especially if your company does not have an established presence in the location you wish to hire.

You want to reach global markets, but setting up a legal entity seems like a huge undertaking.

Fortunately, you have options. Whether your goal is to enter a new market and generate revenue, or look outside your current country to find the best talent for a role, knowing the right path to take will open the doors to the world for your company.

Watch the webinar for:

• An informative look at the different ways companies hire internationally, from entity setup to using a global Employer of Record (EOR).
• An overview of the most important factors to consider when deciding where and when to hire globally.

Expert advice on how to determine the best international hiring option for your company, based on your goals.