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THE FEDERATION OF INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYERS

Your Multinational HR Alliance

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 * Sense out of uncertainty, HR without borders
 * International HR Answers in Seconds
 * Career Path to becoming an HR Director (HRD)
 * FedEE Law: What we do
 * Spotlight: Jurisdictional slippage
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SENSE OUT OF UNCERTAINTY, HR WITHOUT BORDERS

FedEE : The World’s leading organisation for multinational employers.

Successful employers belong to FedEE because we provide the kind of fast, high
quality service that gives HR professionals in multinational organisations the
special edge they require to stay ahead of events. An illustration of this is
the fact that we have predicted not only 9/11, the 2007/8 meltdown, the Brexit
result, but also the pandemic – six months before it happened. Furthermore, our
Members jointly command assets that are larger than China’s annual GDP and three
times the worth of the US Federal government. One FedEE Member put the way we
make a difference this way.

“I do not have the time to brief outsiders and start worrying about professional
fees before I can get a job done. I just need someone I can trust who will give
me an honest second opinion and help me sort things out so that I can move onto
other things. My company cannot carry all the expertise about international HR
laws and practices it needs in-house – so the next best thing is FedEE. You have
no equal and those who do not know about you do not know what they are missing!”

Above all, we are politically neutral and independently funded by our Members –
with no financial support from governments, political parties or pressure
groups. We also receive no revenue from advertisers or sponsors and take your
corporate privacy very seriously.

❖Join our top Multinationals: We are Chaired by the Ford Motor Company, whilst
Houlihan Lokey – a leading US investment bank – is on our Board. In fact, 40% of
all the top global companies are FedEE Corporate Members.

❖ QP-HR Counsel: FedEE has now opened up its pathway for experienced HR
practitioners in multinationals to obtain recognition for their specialist
internal legal advisory role. If you meet the criteria and work for a FedEE
Member company you can now apply to be considered for this credential.

❖Monitoring Global Developments: We track new and revised laws, legal cases, HR
practices and wider socio-political developments that affect company payrolls –
all in a timely and practical way.

❖FedEE Actively Lobbies governments around the World and the EU.  We act as a
‘think tank’, developing common policies and advising on practical ways to
deregulate. 

❖Have you amended your organisation’s employment contracts and HR policies to
comply with the latest legislative amendments, court precedents and HR trends?
FedEE gives you the key elements you need to update employee handbooks. 

❖ Do not be deceived by manipulated official statistics. We indicate the data
you can trust and provide the true picture that governments often wish to
obscure from view. We also warn member companies about the previously unrealised
implications of planned changes in the employment field.  


 


INTERNATIONAL HR ANSWERS IN SECONDS

FedEE was developed to provide a “right hand” professional support service to
those in multinational HR departments.

We focus on key developments so you can get on with your core day-to-day
activities. You do not need a legal database containing 1000s of new laws and
court cases to read every day, nor do you have the time to wait for a call-back
from a law firm –  but you do need to know if your company faces a new employer
obligation in a particular country, if a key deadline is coming up on the radar,
or how to resolve a difficult employee problem in real-time.

FedEE also produces news reports you would never receive from any other source.
This is partly because we monitor changes in over 30 languages. We also have a
tiered support system so that if you need to know more, you may go to our online
knowledgebase, or simply call our multinational helpline. 87% of helpline
enquiries are resolved within two hours, after just one direct call to an
Advisor. Our service is also multi-user – so several colleagues may access it in
their own right. Few lawyers have hands on HR experience and so their guidance
is often rigid, obscure and off the mark. We go beyond the law and aim at
finding practical, management solutions that stick and make good economic
sense. 

What you will also discover as a member of FedEE is our far-sighted view of the
future. Here, for instance, is the introductory paragraph to an article in
‘Industrial Management and Data Systems” written by our Secretary-General, Robin
Chater, which was published back on 1st March 1989 – entitled “Industrial
depopulation: the politics of automation”.

“As computerised manufacture merges into computer integrated manufacture, with
expert computer systems controlling other expert systems, where do human beings
come in? Are they gaining or losing? Are they drifting into a catch‐22
situation? Maybe the time will come when they are merely spectators. The
mushrooming progress of technology is reflected on, who is gaining and who is
losing are questioned and a suggested plan of action is provided to keep
progress – at least technological progress – on the rails”.

You could probably secure a near alternative to FedEE by hiring a team of
talented HR professionals, lawyers and economists with years of working in many
jurisdictions and industry sectors, then by arming them with numerous costly
database subscriptions – or you could simply sign up to FedEE at fraction of the
cost. That is perhaps why many HR departments around the World have relied on
FedEE for well over three decades.

Examples of issues we have reviewed:

❖ The facility now available, thanks to the Federal Labour Court in Germany, to
charge departing employees for the cost of investigating their malpractices.

❖ Why the expenses reimbursed to employees for using their own cars for business
purposes in Poland counts as taxable income.

❖ Why employers in Florida, USA may now resume their mutual tolerance and
anti-discrimination training.

❖ How ‘Resignation Agents’ operate in Japan and how commonly they are used.

❖ Why employers in Lithuania may now ask an employee, or prospective employee,
for a criminal record certification without having any special need to do so.

❖ The fact that overtime work in Mexico beyond legal limits is now treated as a
form of labour exploitation punishable by up to 12 years imprisonment.

❖ The increasing difficulty in the European Union for an employer to sidestep
liability for errors leading to a GDPR breach by their employees.

❖ Progress being made in UAE over Emiratisation targets

❖Which multinational companies are leading the way in introducing new-style work
practices?


THE FEDEE STORY

FedEE was supported initially by the European Commission.


WHAT WE DO

FedEE offers a range of “must have” services to multinational employers.


FEDEE ACHIEVEMENTS

Some achievements since foundation in 1988.


EU OVERTIME RULES

An overview of the current structure of law governing the working of extra hours


 


CAREER PATH TO BECOMING AN HR DIRECTOR (HRD)

A lot is written about how to reach the top of the HR career ladder, but there
is little of substance ever revealed about it. Most guidance focuses on
obtaining the right qualifications and fails to distinguish the kind of jobs
that lie at the top of the ladder.  In truth, the pathway to the top is
generally very tough and the best HRD jobs are the most demanding because they
are those in multinational corporations. Here the job title too can vary from
Director to VP or Chief People Officer. It may be a Group role or heading up
either a country or regional operation.

It certainly takes a high level of competence, an effective personality,
determination and a large measure of luck to advance so far.  But the hard facts
are also key to understanding what it takes.

FedEE has recently sought to untangle this mystery by asking several fundamental
questions. Based on analysis of current CVs for a cross section of those in HRD
jobs within multinational enterprises across Europe and North America we have
found that 60% of HRDs are female and 10% of HRDs do not even have a degree. The
average time in their current HRD post is 4.6 years and that it takes, on
average, eight career moves (many of them sideways) to get to the top. Few
actually make it to the top in the same organization, and the time in post
immediately before the big job averages 3.8 years. Two thirds of those who are
successful do so without ever working outside the HR function and, contrary to
expectation, female HRDs do not need to climb their way through more jobs on the
way to the top job than their male counterparts.



 


FEDEE LAW: WHAT WE DO

Save time and costs on research and advice

FedEE Law is the internal Legal/HR Counsel for the Federation of International
Employers. We provide customized legal services exclusively for FedEE corporate
member organisations – although we do not operate in the general legal
marketplace.

We regularly provide advice and due diligence on individual employment law
matters. Some of our larger and more strategic engagements have included:

 * A Transfer of Undertakings report for the largest defence sector merger in
   recent years – covering 39 jurisdictions (completed in 22 days).
 * Over 40 assignments covering employment law issues for a leading governmental
   agency.
 * Regular updates of staff handbooks for a large NGO operating extensively in
   the third world.
 * Employment law country reviews for a leading global asset management company.
 * A report on options for the reorganisation of a Japanese-owned electronics
   company.
 * A strategic employment review ahead of market entry to Japan for a European
   retailing logistics company.

We also pride ourselves on being the expert, meticulous drafter of Mutual
Separation Agreements to suit particular circumstances and jurisdictions.

If you need to meet deadlines and have a limited budget then contact our FedEE
Legal Team today (enquiries@fedee.com) in confidence and without obligation.

 




GLOBAL NEWS


 * USA: TEAMING UP TO FIGHT NONCOMPETITIVE LABOUR PRACTICES
   
   The Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DoJ),
   the Department of Labor (DoL) and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have
   just signed an agreement to work more closely together to prevent anti-trust
   activities by employers …Please login to view this content or become a member
   by joining now.


 * CANADA: LABOUR MARKET IMPACT ASSESSMENTS POLICY UPDATE
   
   With effect from 26th September 2024, the Government will refuse to process
   Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) within the ‘Low-Wage Stream’
   relating to metropolitan areas with an unemployment rate of 6% or higher
   (with a few exceptions) …Please login to view this content or become a member
   by joining now.


 * VIETNAM: SOCIAL INSURANCE LAW AMENDMENTS
   
   The National Assembly has now passed the Social Insurance Law, which will
   take effect on 1st July 2025 …Please login to view this content or become a
   member by joining now.


 * POLAND: CONTRARIETY OF HR PRESSURES
   
   Poland is rapidly finding itself at the heart of a huge commonly shared
   contradiction in terms …Please login to view this content or become a member
   by joining now.


 * ITALY: DISMISSAL FOR DRESS CODE INFRINGEMENT
   
   The Supreme Court has declared a dismissal of an employee legitimate after he
   repeatedly refused to refrain from wearing a large neck chain, rings, a large
   bracelet and a bulky watch to work or to shave off a goatee beard …Please
   login to view this content or become a member by joining now.


 


SPOTLIGHT: JURISDICTIONAL SLIPPAGE

The most serious common (and easily overlooked) HR legal problem in
multinationals is a phenomenon that we call ‘jurisdictional slippage’. This most
often occurs when an employee, who is a foreign national, wishes to return to
their home country to deal with a family matter, but will exceed their due
annual leave. They suggest that it would be possible to work remotely for a
while and an accommodating employer agrees to their request. The problem is that
they are not formally posted, remain on their original company’s payroll and
often overstay their period abroad.

In some cases we have found that such employees have worked on this basis for
several years and continued to pay tax and social security as if nothing had
changed. Unfortunately, by this time it is too late to amend the situation and
substantial penalties await both parties from tax authorities in both
jurisdictions if rectification is sought.

Often the first time things come to light is when the employee is terminated.
The company finds that the employee has contractual rights in one jurisdiction
and statutory rights in the other and the tax/social insurance authorities not
only seek backpayments, but apply penalties. For this reason, we recommend that
all companies regularly review the status of their “red circle” jobs, especially
those most vulnerable to slippage – such as teleworkers.



 


PRESS RELEASES AND NEWSWIRES




ANTI-TRUST ACTIONS

The increasing risks of HR practitioners being penalised for market collusion.


LEAVE CARRYOVER

The law across Europe concerning the right to carryover untaken annual leave
from year to year


PAST NEWSWIRES

Examples of our fortnightly newswires sent to all FedEE Member organizations.


DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

 * 1st October 2024: All PRSI contribution rates will increase by 0.1% in
   Ireland.
   
   1st October 2024: General minimum wage rates in Ontario (Canada) will
   increase to $17.20 per hour.
   
   1st October 2024: Workers on Prince Edward Island (Canada) will have paid
   sick leave for up to three days.
   
   1st January 2025: Washington (USA) law will expand sick leave coverage for
   employees.
   
   1st January 2025: Auto-enrolment of a new pension savings scheme is expected
   to be introduced in Ireland.
   
   1st January 2025: Minnesota (USA) to require salary range and benefit
   disclosures in job postings.
   
   1st July 2025: Parental leave entitlements will increase to 24 weeks in
   Australia.
   
   July 2025: New pension system is scheduled to come into effect in Colombia.


 


JOIN FEDEE TODAY

Many of the world’s largest multinational companies already belong to The
Federation of International Employers (FedEE®). We have a Worldwide Membership –
with particular concentrations in North America, Western Europe, India and
Japan. We were founded in 1988 and are regularly voted by our Members as an
organisation they would recommend to other multinationals.

If your company has over 150 employees in two or more countries, has its own
in-house HR department, and has been operating for two or more years then you
really cannot afford to operate without being part of the Federation. The
approval process takes less than a day and for immediate access to our services
we have an online credit card payment facility. Membership costs as little
as €998.00 a year. Please check here to view the table of our membership
services. Sign up now. 

What Next?

Once a completed application has been received   it will be quickly reviewed by
our Membership Review Group and, if approved, we shall send an email to the
applicant confirming acceptance – normally within 24 hours. The
Secretary-General also usually calls to welcome all new members.

Our letter of confirmation will have an attached invoice containing our bank
details to allow payment. The membership fee may be settled by bank transfer
within 35 days or, on request, via a credit card payment link. As soon as the
fee has been settled we shall send out passwords to all nominated users and
place them on our Newswire list. At the end of each subscription year we shall
write inviting the Corporate Member to renew. 94% of Members renew at this time.

Membership renewal is not automatic, but we shall retain membership for a
certain period to allow for continuity. Helpline bundles may be purchased at any
time and unused enquiries in the bundles do not expire whilst membership is
retained.


CONTACT US

Address, email, telephone numbers and on line payments so you can get in touch
from anywhere around the world.


SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

Introducing our key staff and Board Members.


FEDEE CUSTOMISED HR SERVICES

The FedEE Legal Counsel team is constantly called upon for tailored research and
advice.


CLEAR THINKING

Most people are not taught to think and few realize that clear thinking
originates in perceptions and personal identity.

FEDEE MODERN SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING STATEMENT

The Federation of International Employers (FedEE) is committed to undertaking
its activities in an ethical and humane way. We seek to verify that none of our
Suppliers, Associates, Affiliates Representatives or Members is involved in
unethical trade practices and operate our own employment policy in line with ILO
conventions and the principles of best practice. Operational and strategic
issues are the responsibility of the FedEE Board, whilst day-to-day running of
FedEE is through its Secretary-General and contractual relationship with our
operating affiliate FedEE Corporate Services Limited (FCSL). Our services are
mainly engaged via FCSL and are principally in the fields of professional
services, IT services, telecommunications, utilities and office supply. We
undertake to pay our suppliers in a timely way and promote an organisational
philosophy that promotes equality of opportunity, freedom of expression,
tolerance and a liberal corporate stance. FedEE has its own code of conduct,
developed many years ago, and seeks to both further that in the corporate world
and adhere to it in our own organisation.

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