Human resources in an international context and in English

• The notion of hierarchy, the global organization and the challenges in managing in an international context
• The global human resources function, development and strategy of the organization
• The intercultural dimension of human resources in English compared to managing employees in France
• Differences in organizational structures: charts, corporate culture and job titles
• Comparative labour law issues in hiring internationally : France, UK and US
• How to apprehend the end of a contract under Common Law versus Code Law
• The employment contract and main points to be verified in relation to separations
• Separations: voluntary and involuntary
• Calculating the risk assessment of dismissals under Common Law
Exercise: examples of labour law differences in France, UK and US

Global staffing

• The recruitment process and international recruitment of managers
• Understanding cultural differences linked to different methods, systems and approaches
• Advertisements in line with equal opportunity employment laws in the US and UK
• Different types of employment contracts, their clauses and the employer's obligations
Exercise: comparing French and English curriculum vitaes and cover letters
• Interviewing and prohibited questions, what you should know

Global compensation and benefits

Exercise: examples of compensation and benefit packages in France, UK and US
• Best practices in individual and collective increases in salary, bonus schemes and profit-sharing
• Understanding the differences in practice concerning pension plans in the US and UK
Role playing: negotiating an executive pay package with an international manager

Performance evaluations

• Establishing a global appreciation system for international managers
• The role of HR and the manager in fixing objectives, identifying needs, training, evaluation and succession planning
• Global trends in performance appraisal systems
• Legal issues involving performance appraisals

Dismissals and separations

Knowledge test: general knowledge quiz