WHEN FREE ISN’T FREE – THE DANGERS OF VOLUNTEER LABOR
The Idea Startups and rapidly growing small businesses are often tempted to use volunteer labor or unpaid internships with young people seeking experience to help their business reach the next…
Read more »IS CHINA’S SLOWING ECONOMY CAUSE FOR GLOBAL INVESTMENT ALARM?
“China’s slowing economy is the biggest risk to the global economy” according to a survey of global fund managers by Bank of America-Merrill Lynch reported in the Wall Street Journal Blog. …
Read more »YAHOO DISTILLS RECRUITING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
The announcement that Yahoo is acquiring Distill is a reminder to hiring managers and recruiters, regardless of industry, of the value of using technology to insure the success of the…
Read more »ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AUTOMATION: THE OFTEN NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITY
The past ten to fifteen years have seen significant advancement in the body of knowledge around best practices in Accounts Payable processing. Despite all of that expertise available to anyone…
Read more »WILL YOU BE HIT WITH ADDITIONAL TAXES DUE TO THE ACA?
In 2013 much was made of the impact of new taxes, especially those affecting high income earners, flowing out of the Affordable Care Act to aid in funding insurance coverage…
Read more »THE RPO: A FOREIGN COMPANY’S BEST ASSET WHEN EXPANDING RAPIDLY INTO THE US
Newly established US offices of foreign-based companies operate with minimal oversight and sometimes even less support. While modern communications – such as video conferencing, instant messaging and constant connectivity through…
Read more »Talent Acquisition Strategies for International Companies
Using RPO’s to drive efficient recruiting Bob WeisManaging Partner, CFOs2Go Partners The old adage that “people make the business” is an axiom for international businesses setting up foreign offices. Particularly…
Read more »Talent Acquisition Strategies for International Companies
Using RPO’s to drive efficient recruiting Bob WeisManaging Partner, CFOs2Go Partners The old adage that “people make the business” is an axiom for international businesses setting up foreign offices. Particularly…
Read more »THE G20 AND INTERNATIONAL TAX REFORM
Lawmakers seem to feel that by calling companies to testify publicly about their tax affairs they will suffer reputational damage that will cause them to change their behavior. Tim Cook,…
Read more »WHAT FOREIGN COMPANIES SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HIRING PRACTICES IN THE U.S. (PART 1 OF 2)
In a previous post I talked about how an Employee Handbook enables a foreign company to focus itself on those U.S. employment laws and regulations that are most relevant to its activities…
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