Surveys
Global survey ranks London as second costliest city for foreign workers
Source: Pay and Benefits Bulletin
Date: 20/07/2007
The cost of living in London has increased sharply over the past year, making it the second most expensive city in the world for expatriate workers after Moscow, according to new research from Mercer Human Resources Consulting (on the Mercer website).
Moscow is world's most costly city
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 22/09/2006
Moscow tops the list as the most expensive city in the world, according to the latest annual cost-of-living survey from Mercer Human Resource Consulting.
Global agreements - state of play
Source: European Industrial Relations Review
Date: 01/10/2005
The number of multinational companies signing global agreements on workers' rights and corporate social responsibility continues to rise steadily. We look at the current state of development of this important trend in transnational industrial relations.
UK eighth in equality table
Source: Equal Opportunities Review
Date: 01/07/2005
The UK ranks eighth in the first ever study attempting to quantify the size of the "gender gap" in 58 countries.
2004 pay rises to outstrip inflation
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 19/12/2003
Pay rises in most countries are likely to exceed national inflation rates by between one and 3.5 percentage points next year, according to the latest annual global compensation report from Mercer HR.
UK maternity pay one of lowest in Europe
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 07/02/2003
The UK ranks bottom alongside Greece and Luxembourg with the lowest level of statutory maternity pay in the European Union, according to research from Mercer Human Resource Consulting.
UK mothers receive third-lowest maternity pay in EU
Source: Equal Opportunities Review
Date: 01/02/2003
The UK, Greece and Luxembourg have the lowest levels of statutory maternity pay in the EU, according to new research from Mercer Human Resource Consulting.
Case studies
International: DNV sets up global employee forum
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 15/10/2009
DNV, a risk-management services multinational based in Norway, has set up a global employee information and consultation forum. We look at the DNV case and at other companies that have established "world works councils".
International: UniCredit signs transnational equality agreement
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 17/09/2009
UniCredit, an Italy-based banking multinational, announced in August 2009 that it had signed a joint declaration on equal opportunities and non-discrimination with its European Works Council, setting out principles and commitments to apply across all its operations.
No butts
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 12/12/2006
Tobacco company Gallaher underwent a major change programme to overhaul its image and bring different working cultures together. Nic Paton reports.
A pioneer for corporate Russia
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 30/08/2005
Victoria Petrova is at the forefront of Russian HR practice. Mike Berry takes a look at her achievements.
Pulling power - people management is the key
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 25/02/2003
Johann Nel, global HR director of brewer SABMiller, explains how a strategy based on performance management has helped the company get ahead of global competition.
