The Blue Marble June 2018 newsletter is focused on Brexit impacts on your global business, international labor laws and minimum age requirements around the world, and how to make your global data work for you.

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Brexit and Your Global Business

Managing global business operations is challenging, and with Brexit on the horizon, many global companies are facing new uncertainties.

Freedom of movement is one of the largest issues in the Brexit negotiations, and has a large impact on global business. If your business has employees in the UK and EU, freedom of movement being revoked could have huge consequences. Some employees may travel to and from work by crossing a UK/EU border (in Ireland/Northern Ireland), while other companies deliver goods and services across borders each day as well. There are many industries that will be impacted by Brexit, including trucking, logistics, and service industries. READ MORE

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

Aadmi Consulting

We no longer live in Charles Dickens’ industrial England when child labor was an accepted part of society and its economy. Most countries in the world have adopted international standards prohibiting those below a certain age from either working at all or severely restricting the industries where they may work until they reach the statutory age of employment.

Some types of labor are commonly prohibited even for those above the general working age, if they have not reached yet the age of majority. Activities that are dangerous, harmful to the health, mental or physical, of minors fall into this category. READ MORE

What is Your Global Data Telling You?

It’s no surprise that multi-national companies like Amazon, Netflix, and Walmart are analyzing the massive amounts of data they capture to drive customer experience and a healthy bottom line. But what about your organization?

Just because your group is not the size of these corporate giants, does not mean you can’t maximize the return on your data as well. One easy place for companies to start is, you guessed it, payroll. After all, payroll data gives organizations vital insight into their biggest asset and largest expense. So what is your data telling you? READ MORE