Presented by the Global HR Consortium
Redmond, WA - November 9-11, 2011

Location: Areva T&D 10865 Willows Rd NE Redmond, WA 98052 [Map]

To register, contact Carol Olsby via e-mail.

Modules

PROGRAM DAY 1:

Strategic HR Management
Learn how to develop a global HR strategy that meets your organization’s short- and long-term business needs.

Key topics and issues include:

• Global HR competencies
• International HR strategy
• Measuring global results
• Attracting and developing global talent

Global organizational effectiveness and employee development
Learn how to establish organizational structures, programs and processes to achieve global objectives. Learn how culture affects all aspects of a global business. Global organizational development programs are presented, along with differences that occur across cultures.

Key topics and issues include:

• International negotiations
• Virtual global teams
• Human and social capital in the global enterprise
• Performance management in the global organization

PROGRAM DAY 2:

Global Staffing
Learn how to plan, develop, implement and evaluate staffing initiatives on a global basis to ensure that the organization’s strategic goals and objectives are met.

Key topics and issues include:

• External factors that impact staffing plans
• Succession plans, competency models and job descriptions
• Sources of global labor
• Recruitment and selection of global employees

Global compensation and benefits
Identify the various cultural, business, economic, tax and legal factors that directly affect compensation and benefit programs. This topic is followed by a more specific look at compensation and benefit programs for local nationals, new ventures, functional groups and international assignees.

Key topics and issues include:

• Balancing conflicting objectives for compensation and benefits programs
• Compensation of international assignees
• Effect of cultural values on employees’ perceptions of total compensation
• Challenges presented by mergers, acquisitions and greenfield operations

PROGRAM DAY 3:

International assignment management
Learn how to establish international assignment strategy and policies. This includes planning, implementing, administering and evaluating all activities relating to international assignment and global mobility. Learn all facets of the process: assessment and selection, management and employee decisions, predeparture preparation, on assignment and completing the assignment.

Key topics and issues include:

• Management of the expatriate experience
• Types of international assignment policies
• Repatriation patterns and issues

International employee relations and regulations
Learn about collective bargaining processes and strategies, compliance with statutory requirements, sensitivity to local workplace practice and security, the protection of physical and intellectual property, and the protection of individuals from harm. Learn various HR practices that differ by local laws and regulations. These laws and regulations must be understood on a country-by-country basis to ensure compliance.

Key topics and issues include:

• International and regional human rights and labor standards
• Applicability of U.S. laws to global enterprises
• Visas, work permits and employment contracts
• Anti-discrimination and equal treatment