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Human Capital

In today’s market, people make the difference between success and failure. As your organization grows, getting the right people in the right place when you need them is what gives you competitive advantage.

Our global mobility team advises many of the world’s largest global employers — as well as those just venturing into their first foreign country.

Our performance and reward professionals help you design compensation programs and equity incentives that really engage your key people. We help you meet your executive tax compliance obligations, stay on top of regulatory change, manage your global talent effectively and improve your function’s strategic alignment.

Let us help your organization achieve its potential by turning complexity into competitive advantage.

It’s how Ernst & Young makes a difference.

Look at either the hot topics or Services on the right to learn more about what Human Capital can do for you. Learn more about various country practices by contacting the country service leader.

Services

• Global Mobility
• Performance & Reward

Taking hold of global mobility risk

Two factors lie at the heart of global mobility risk: complexity and change. Since neither of these is going to disappear any time soon, the challenge is how to deal with them. Our Human Capital professionals provide insight (pdf, 144kb) on how companies can control and mitigate the myriad challenges inherent in doing business globally.

Global private wealth network

Learn how our Global private wealth network can serve the needs of executives, business owners and other high net worth individuals worldwide.The network provides tax planning in many countries around the world, as well as cross border tax planning for individuals who are moving from one jurisdiction to another, who own or are purchasing property in multiple countries, and/or who are married to someone from another country.

Ernst & Young's Global mobility effectiveness survey 2007-08

Many global mobility professionals are facing changing markets and increasing corporate demands. The global mobility function is affected by external forces such as tax, social security and immigration compliance as well as internal forces on cost reductions, operational effectiveness and efficiency. Ernst & Young's 2007-08 survey (pdf, 216kb) results indicate that in terms of staffing, today’s global mobility function is considered as either just right or understaffed.

Ernst & Young research shows managing “people issues” extends beyond Human Resources

Global executives are not monitoring areas of Human Resources (HR) risk with the same scrutiny as other traditional risk issues, leaving them open to severe financial and reputational consequences according to a new report (pdf, 1mb), by Ernst & Young's Performance & Reward network.

Thought Center webcast: accidental expatriates and other short-term global travelers

On 4 August 2008, Ernst & Young held a Thought Center webcast with Human Capital and International Tax professionals which tackled some of the most timely and relevant issues for companies who have accidental expatriates and short-term business travelers. Watch an archive of the webcast here.

Recent Human Capital alerts

• Taiwan - Law change removes the need for final year resident tax returns for expatriates. (pdf, 83kb). Produced by Ernst & Young Taiwan.
• New Zealand - First stage of three year personal tax cut programme comes into effect bringing immediate tax relief to employees and administrative changes for employers (pdf, 83kb). Produced by Ernst & Young New Zealand.
• India - Confirmation of extension of changes in Social Security Contribution Rules to certain Indian outbound employees (pdf, 79kb). Produced by Ernst & Young India.

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