THE GLOBAL CORPORATE HUMAN RESOURCES HANDBOOK

THE GLOBAL CORPORATE HUMAN RESOURCES HANDBOOK International HR Strategy, Employment Law, Labour Compliance, Talent Management, AI, ESG, Global Mobility, Payroll, Industrial Relations & Workforce Governance

A single, practice-ready reference for every major dimension of modern HR - from boardroom governance to shop-floor compliance, from strategic workforce planning to country-by-country employment law.

Written for CHROs, HR leaders, employment counsel, compliance officers, and multinational organisations, this Global Edition (2026) brings together 50 chapters of globally comparative, practice-orientated guidance in clear British English. It updates and expands the author's earlier Indian edition into a genuinely international handbook, built for professionals who operate - or aspire to operate - across borders.

WHAT'S INSIDE

Strategic & Digital HR: The evolution of HR from personnel administration to strategic human capital, the HR business partner model, HR operating models, digital transformation, AI in HR governance, people analytics, strategic workforce planning, and the CHRO's agenda for the boardroom.

Governance, Ethics & Risk: Board oversight of human capital; codes of conduct and corporate culture; whistleblower systems and speak-up culture; internal controls and fraud prevention; enterprise risk frameworks; and leadership accountability - including real-world case studies that show what happens when governance fails.

Employment Law Foundations: Contracts and the employment relationship, types of employment, probation and capability, termination and dismissal, redundancy and collective dismissals, disciplinary investigations and natural justice, and a comparative look at employer and employee rights worldwide.

Country-by-Country Employment Law: Detailed chapters on the UK, the European Union, India, the United States, Singapore, Australia, the Philippines, Indonesia, the UAE and Middle East, Japan, Thailand, China, South Korea, and South Africa - fourteen jurisdictions in one volume, ideal for multinational HR and legal teams.

Talent, Reward & Mobility: Compensation and benefits strategy, global mobility and international assignments, talent acquisition, performance management, and learning and development for leadership pipelines.

The Future of Work: ESG, sustainability and human rights in the workforce; diversity, equity and inclusion; employee relations, engagement and wellbeing; digital HR and HR technology; HR shared services; organisational design and change; crisis and workforce resilience; and industrial relations and collective bargaining on a global scale.

WHY THIS HANDBOOK

Genuinely global: not a single-country textbook with a chapter bolted on for "international", but a comparative framework built for cross-border decision-making.
Practice-orientated: each chapter includes learning objectives, executive summaries, key definitions, diagnostic checklists, FAQs, review questions and practical exercises - designed for real use, not just reading.
Governance-forward: It is rare among HR handbooks in giving whistleblowing, ethics, internal controls and board accountability the depth usually reserved for compliance or audit texts.
Suitable for the classroom and the boardroom: used equally well as an MBA/university course text and as a working desk reference for practising HR and legal professionals.

Whether you are building an HR function from scratch, expanding into new markets, preparing for a board presentation, or studying for an advanced HR or employment law qualification, this handbook is designed to be the one book you reach for first.