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KPMG survey: Tax, Demographics and Corporate Location
Global labor mobility still key to business growth plans, finds KPMG International survey.
Traditional patterns of overseas employment are changing under the pressure of a globalized economy, improved communications and cheap international travel, a new study from KPMG International has found.
Traditional patterns of overseas employment are changing under the pressure of a globalized economy, improved communications and cheap international travel, a new study from KPMG International has found.
Examining the future employment intentions of businesses operating in 11 major economies, KPMG found that despite the economic slowdown and the effect of increased recruitment and wage costs as a result of hiring from overseas, the urge to source skilled labor from other countries remains strong.
More than eight out of ten (82 percent) agreed that better labor mobility gives them a greater pool of talent from which to choose, and 73 percent said that it allowed them to hire better quality people. Sixty nine percent of respondents felt that hiring people from other countries fosters better understanding of global markets, with 76 percent saying that foreign workers help develop a valuable global mindset.
But each country has a different pattern of overseas employment, depending on its history, its particular economic strengths and its future plans.
Click here for the survey (1,1 MB)
More than eight out of ten (82 percent) agreed that better labor mobility gives them a greater pool of talent from which to choose, and 73 percent said that it allowed them to hire better quality people. Sixty nine percent of respondents felt that hiring people from other countries fosters better understanding of global markets, with 76 percent saying that foreign workers help develop a valuable global mindset.
But each country has a different pattern of overseas employment, depending on its history, its particular economic strengths and its future plans.
Click here for the survey (1,1 MB)
