Effectively addressing employment law issues is pivotal in ensuring the success of a transfer. While the intricacies and challenges of employment law vary based on the specific transaction, overlooking...

When talent needs to move, we’re behind you Living in a highly connected world allows companies to hire and mobilise skilled and talented people almost anywhere – and locate business operations wherever they need to be. But when considering moving offices or employees, there are a range of factors to consider. These can include the political and economic consequences of COVID-19 or Brexit, the corporate and personal tax implications of relocation – even the impact of sanctions imposed on certain countries. Around the world our CMS Expat Desk teams are ready to help you manage the employment, tax, visa (immigration) and social security aspects of relocation. Drawing together specialists from the CMS Employment & Pensions Group and the CMS Tax Group, our teams are networked across locations in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America to offer you multi-jur­is­dic­tion­al support – whether you’re moving one employee or a whole office. Our emphasis is on understanding you and the specific needs of your business. By sharing our knowledge, networks and providing practical day-to-day support, we aim to help make any relocation process smooth, swift and fully-considered – with minimal disruption to your core business.

This year has seen unemployment reach historic lows in many economies. With inflation and interest rates rising, however, employers may face fresh pressures to review their workforce and see where efficiencies...

Measures to ensure that citizens are treated equally and respectfully, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexuality, beliefs and other criteria have witnessed constant evolution over the past 75 years...