International Competence
The international positioning of Ogletree Deakins follows the market movement of an increasingly globalised work environment. As a result, the demands on international human resources management, i.e. the management of personnel from and around the world, are increasing enormously. We offer individual solutions especially for this problem, such as:
International Human Resources Management
- Advice on and structuring of foreign assignments, postings of employees abroad, taking into account aspects of employment, residence, social security and tax law as well as the applicable national law
- International personnel recruitment, entering into and terminating employment relationships worldwide
- Advice on participation rights of domestic and foreign employee representatives in international personnel deployment
- Design of global assignment guidelines
- Problem solutions around the deployment of workers in a global, cross-border context
Advice on international restructuring and transactions (including investment activities)
- Assistance with cross-border restructuring, reorganizations and transactions
- Consultation on participation rights and negotiations with employee representatives and trade unions
- Implementation of cross-national personnel cost optimization processes, both before and after transactions on the buyer and/or seller side
International Compliance and Data Protection Issues
- Implementation of the GDPR requirements at global level
- Implementation of compliance standards at global level
- Implementation of compliance trainings for managers
- Implementation of data protection requirements in the employment relationship
- Consultation for group-wide and external data transfer
Harmonization of working conditions at global level
- Design, adaptation and harmonization of all types of global policies
- Worldwide introduction of uniform remuneration structures and other working conditions, including company pension schemes
Right of residence
- Assistance with visa, residence and work permit matters worldwide