HRToolbox is pleased to announce that we have been shortlisted for an EMMA for Best Vendor Partnership! Celebrating excellence in global mobility, the EMMAs (Expatriate Management & Mobility Awards) are the only global awards that truly recognize the industry leaders, business successes and rising stars. The teams of HRToolbox and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) have worked together to achieve significant time savings for the ABS expatriate management team when updating and distributing balance sheets each quarter.

HRToolbox announced a series of affordable new tools — Professional Toolbox™, Total Toolbox™ and Enterprise Toolbox™ — to more efficiently meet the challenges of managing a global workforce. These easy-to-use tools can replace the cumbersome spreadsheets used by many in Global HR and solve common assignment management issues such as global payroll accumulation and compensation and workflow management. Companies can choose the best Toolbox solution for the size and needs of its expatriate population.

Written for Human Resource Executive with contributions from Thomas Shelton, "Splitting It Up" discusses how global companies are using split pay to help protect their employees' compensation from fluctuating exchange rates.

Published in workspan, the World at Work magazine, this article addresses how increased competition for global talent, along with the growing dependency on expatriates, means that multi-national companies need to adopt a long-term outlook and embrace solutions that can manage and administer functions that are critical to human capital management.

Despite tough economic times, HR professionals can't stand still with regard to one of their most valued assets - their expatriate workforce. This article, published online for SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management), will discuss the the critical need of a global compensation management solution that can help HR streamline administration, keep tabs on ROI, and reinforce the message that the organization clearly values the contribution of each expatriate employee.

Meeting the needs of expatriates financially, socially and personally is critical to ensure each global assignment is successful and productive. However, few multinational companies realize that failing to have a repatriation program in place can be a costly oversight. This article, published in the Talent Management Perspectives newsletter, will walk you through the key elements of a successful repatriation program.

Using a technology solution to manage budgeted versus actual expenses of an assignment can help identify where costs are too high or which assignment locations are costing the company the most money. This article, published in Expatriate Adviser, will discuss the best ways to keep tabs on both the obvious and hidden costs of expatriate assignments.

Published in Expatriate Adviser, this article discusses the changing technological needs of global companies, particularly related to managing global compensation, and the critical importance of solutions that are flexible, customizable and easy to implement.