In the past few months, the Indonesian government has received complaints from many expatriates about the unnecessary bureaucracy and red tape involved in obtaining a work permit in Indonesia.  As a result, a new decree was announced at the end ... more...

In the past few months, there have been close to fifty labor strikes at Foreign Invested Enterprises (FIE) in Vietnam, and many employees have walked off their jobs at foreign factories.  As a result, the Ho Chi Min City government has announced... more...

In May 2006, the Japanese Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy announced a new "Global Strategy" policy that would allow more foreign professionals to work in Japan and extend the length of stay for foreigners in the country.  Japan wants to at... more...

On May 17, 2006, the U.S. Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation approved a provision that would raise the taxes of Americans living abroad.  The new policy could force expatriates with high salaries to pay thousands of dollars more in taxes ... more...

Words of Wisdom from a VP of HR Viisage, a technology identity solutions provider, has been growing through acquisition and with that comes a long list of human capital challenges. So it is no surprise that the Viisage executive team relies on Mary-... more...

QUESTION:  Dealing with Feedback that Doesn�t Fit?  Dear Merry, Our company just went through a 360 process and my scores were in the top 20% for our company.  My boss recently called me and gave me some feedback that he feels I ... more...

Large investments are being made in 360-degree feedback inventories or other yearly employee performance appraisals hoping to give leaders tools to improve their leadership skills. Large investments are being made in 360-degree feedback inventories... more...

It�s nearly summer, and college graduates are sobering up to the realities of the work world while employers scramble to capture the best of the freshly minted workforce. With the economy humming along, some firms are finding the market for brand new... more...

Tufts University and an Assessment Strategy we can learn from I had the pleasure of speaking with Robert Sternberg, the Dean of Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences this morning. Lured from Yale University he is chartered with - among other ... more...

Thank you to those of you who participated in the poll on pay for performance. If you haven´t yet, please take a moment to record your response.   Thank you to those of you who participated in the poll on pay for performance.  ... more...