Surveys
Average £90,678 a year for HR directors
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 18/05/2007
Salaries for HR directors continue to lag behind those for finance and marketing directors in most countries, according to the 2007 Global Pay Summary published by Mercer Human Resources Consulting.
China boom creates demand for managers
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 24/01/2006
China's explosive economic growth means that more executives will be heading to the country this year, new research shows.
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.
Case studies
International: Volkswagen agrees worldwide participation rights
Source: European Employment Review
Date: 17/12/2009
Volkswagen, the Germany-based automotive multinational, signed an agreement in October 2009 that guarantees employee participation rights in its sites around the world. The rights include information, consultation and German-style co-determination.
Disability in a global integrated equality scheme
Source: Equal Opportunities Review
Date: 01/11/2007
The British Council has used its integrated equality scheme to mainstream disability issues. It provides a good example of how to involve disabled people in the process.
A whole world out there: managing global HR
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 29/12/2006
While some of the challenges for HR professionals are common regardless of geography, effective international HR management demands a different perspective, our research finds.
