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ARTICLE · 04 JULY 2019

Managing HR And Payroll Is An Unpredictable Business

These key factors can slow down your business expansion plans.

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These key factors can slow down your business expansion plans.

Setting up processes to manage the hiring, terminating and paying of employees is 'extremely' or 'very' complex in 42% of jurisdictions, according to a new business complexity survey of 76 locations across the globe.

The complexity lies in local labour laws, reporting requirements and significant difficulty for businesses wanting to hire personnel before being legally incorporated in a new jurisdiction, making it harder for them to hit the ground running.

The Global Business Complexity Index highlights the impact of frequent changes in human resources and payroll (HRP) laws. These changes occur 'very frequently' or 'quite frequently' in 45% of jurisdictions. Greece, ranked first in the Index for business complexity, has applied many of its recent changes retroactively, so businesses must move swiftly to meet new obligations.

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