Legal requirements must be observed when developing and introducing codes of conduct. 1. Introduction As we move into markets in developing and emerging countries, we gain...
Negotiating in China (Part 2)
Like at a bazaar? "At first, everything went very correctly and formally. The longer the negotiations dragged on and the deeper they went into the details, the more it felt like a bazaar. There were literally hours and hours of discussion about details....
Working time (part 2)
The second form of working time is part-time. Here, employees regularly work shorter hours than comparable full-time employees. Women with children in particular benefit from part-time work. There are almost 9 million employees in part-time jobs. Of these, almost 80...
Negotiating in China (Part 1)
In recent years, the People's Republic of China has grown to become an important economic factor worldwide. The financial crisis has not changed this, quite the contrary. Moreover, due to the recent political developments in...
Working time (Part 1)
So far in 2018, there are more than 44 million people in employment in Germany. The clear majority of them work full or part-time. But what ideas and regulations are new in terms of working hours? Full-time is defined as working hours between...
Relocation is not a problem for two thirds of the candidates to reach the next career step
In order to reach the next career level, some requirements have to be met. Do the skills of an employee exceed his or her previous job? Or are they willing to change their place of residence if necessary? To answer the last question...
When business partners become a risk
Experience shows that many companies do not include their business partners in their compliance programme. An omission with high risks. Legal provisions such as the German Commercial Code or the Stock Corporation Act require that companies,...
CHANGE OF EMPLOYER? BUT OF COURSE!
Would you currently be willing to change employers if you were offered an interesting job? This is one of the key questions that recruitment agencies ask potential candidates, because the willingness to change jobs is a core factor of daily business. It is...
Rules of the Game for International Negotiation (Part 3)
In the last part of our 3-part series, we will look at the right structure and the advantages of a change of perspective. The negotiation as suchOften a negotiation begins with one party presenting its negotiating position in writing to the other party....