| Immigration News & Features |
Businesses say continued EU membership vital to London
The report from the London First organisation warned that the UK could not take an “a la carte” approach to the EU and that London could be badly damaged if there was a vote in favour of leaving the union in the referendum Prime Minister David Cameron has promised in 2017.
UK to ease visa restrictions after Chinese complaints
The UK is to announce a relaxation of visa restrictions on Chinese visitors during this week’s three-day visit to London of Premier Li Keqiang.
Continuous changes to Russian immigration regulations
Since the beginning of this year several changes have been implemented to the Russian immigration system. While some of these changes have increased efficiency of processes, most changes have resulted in stricter requirements for obtaining work permits and visas for Russia. Fortunately, most of the changes do not affect applicants for work permits under the Highly Skilled Workers program, which limits the impact to most of Pro-Link GLOBAL’s clients.
Growing skills shortage prompts call for visa overhaul
Concerns of a skills shortage in the UK and calls for an overhaul of the visa system to allow easier access to the country for skilled workers were voiced on Friday following publication of a new study into the lack of suitable candidates for jobs.
Canada outlines Express Entry immigration scheme
The Canadian government has outlined its new scheme for providing access to the country for skilled economic immigrants.
Long-awaited EU directive announced
The Directive on Intra-Corporate Transfers has been adopted by the Council of the European Union. The Directive will make it easier for international companies to transfer managers, specialists and trainees to a branch in the EU, as well as allowing work in other Member States during the assignment.
Keeping up with immigration changes in Asia Pacific
An informative and practical session at the Worldwide ERC Summit in Shanghai was presented by Christina Karl, Managing Director, Asia, Berry Appleman & Leiden (BAL) and Megha Banerji, APAC Immigration Manager and Tim Denney, Managing Director, Australia.
Immigration – Africa
This is the fifth of a new series of short articles by Peregrine Immigration Management, looking at immigration trends and processes by region. Turning away from the well organised online and modern application systems of Australia and New Zealand, this month we take a look at immigration into Africa, often perceived as the opposite side of the spectrum.
Latin America gets new work visa deal
Latin America's Pacific Alliance trade bloc has agreed a new working visa scheme among member states.
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| Talent Management News & Features |
Talent Management – the key to global mobility success?
The independent community for international HR and mobility professionals, RES Forum has highlighted the vital importance of talent management to companies and organisations with global ambitions in its Key Trends in Global Mobility 2014.
Mobility policy: embracing the generations?
Emma Trafford, head of client services at international relocation company Robinsons, considers whether a mobility policy that is flexible enough to embrace all the generations is the key to attracting and retaining the best talent.
Africa: Land of opportunity
Africa is on the up, with abundant opportunities across its 55 countries for dynamic investors, diaspora and expats willing to adapt and respond to fast-changing business environments. Ruth Holmes reports.
Talent management in emerging markets – new EY survey
Multinational companies looking for fast growth in emerging markets face a host of talent management challenges. Chris Debner, executive director of human capital at global professional services firm EY, suggests some practical solutions.
University leaders meet to discuss ‘revolution’ in development of global talent
University leaders, businesses and government representatives are coming together this week from across the globe to discuss what they are describing as a “revolution” in the development of globally mobile talent.
A mismatch of markets and talent?
In this article, Sharaf Sultan, an Associate at law firm Heenan Blaikie, the Canadian member of employment law alliance, Ius Laboris explores the ‘mismatch’ between emerging overseas market and young talent.
Women mean business: Leadership diversity in emerged Asian economies
Across the Asian growth powerhouses, high female participation rates are vital to ongoing growth and productivity gains. How are companies building bench strength and promoting equality of opportunity for women? Ruth Holmes investigates.
Digital Natives: Are you ready yet?
A recent survey revealed that leading companies found segmentation very effective in managing the varying needs of a multigenerational workforce. Here, we explore different approaches to managing future generations of global leaders.
Employers ‘can benefit’ from extension of flexible working regulations, says CIPD
The Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development, the professional body for HR and people development, has welcomed the extension of the Flexible Working Regulations, which comes into force for UK workers from today (30 June).
HR balances ’people, process and technology for first time’: new study
The 17th annual HR Service Delivery and Technology Survey from global professional services company Towers Watson suggests that HR initiatives appear to be striking a balance between people, process and technology for the first time in the survey’s history.
UK hiring intentions at six-year high: SMEs drive growth
The hiring intentions of 1,026 UK employers canvassed for the CIPD’s latest quarterly Labour Market Outlook reveal an increase from +16 to +26 on the CIPD’s net employment balance benchmark, meaning more of the employers surveyed expect to increase staffing levels than those who anticipate decreasing staffing.
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