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Resources & Links

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Links

Listed below are links to information of use to HR professionals and international business people.

Please note that there are no links to service providers like moving companies, homefinding services, work permit attorneys, etc.

 

Many consultants earn a fee from a vendor when they refer you to them. You pay the hidden cost of the referral in your service fees.

 

Its GHRO policy never to accept referral fees. We want to be free to refer you to the best match for your needs. If you need to locate a service provider, contact GHRO and we’ll refer you for free — and make sure there are no hidden fees!

Human Resource Information

www.ilo.org
The International Labour Organization is a UN agency which focuses on international recognition of human and labour rights. There library has extensive resources of labour and employment law around the world.

www.shrm.org
The Society for Human Resource Management website with a wide range of information for HR professionals

www.erc.org
The Employee Relocation Council consists of business members and service providers involved in relocation and expatriate assignments.

www.worldatwork.org
World at Work focuses on compensation, benefits and quality of worklife issues around the world.

http://www.issa.int/
Information on social security programs around the world.

http://www.eiu.com/
The Economist Intelligence Unit has information for businesses on cost of living, country profiles and much more. Some resources are provided free of charge and others are available for download on a fee basis.

www.oecd.com
The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development has a vast collection of country information and statistics. It is a good source of information about economic trends around the world and matters such as transfer pricing.

Other Useful Information

http://www.timezoneconverter.com
What time is it? Find the answer for almost any city in the world at this website.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_holidays_by_country
Wikipedia’s list of holidays by country. Since entries are contributed by users, some may be incomplete or inaccurate.

www.lonelyplanet.com
Lonely Planet travel guides are a great source of information for business travelers and international assignees. They contain country regional and city information.

www.weatherunderground.com
Check out the current weather and the forecast for anywhere in the world.

http://www.atlapedia.com
An on-line world atlas with maps and country information.

http://home.clara.net/brianp/conversion.html
Have trouble remembering how many centimeters equal an inch, kilograms equal a pound? This handy website helps with both weight and measure conversions.

http://www.globalbusinessresources.net/country_codes.shtml
Country calling codes for telephones and internet codes for around the world.

http://www.who.int/en/
World Health Organization website has information about disease outbreaks, vaccination requirements and other health related information on a country by country basis.

http://www.drarchaeology.com

This website designed by Paul Roebuck.

 

Charities

Each year GHRO donates at least 2% of its gross revenue to charity. We’ve supported projects ranging from disaster relief, to meal delivery for families with a terminally ill member to providing support services for gay and lesbian teens. There are a thousand ways to give and millions of people in need. Some of our favorite charities are:

www.heifer.org
The neatest thing about The Heifer Project is that your gift of a farm animal keeps on giving as its offspring is donated to other families in need. Their giving program lets you give a gift of trees, bees and even a water buffalo and send an e card to the person your gift is honoring.

www.projectangelheart.org
GHRO supports several local charities and this is one of our favorites. There are lots of meals programs out there, but this one feeds the whole family of a terminally or seriously ill patient. No one has to spend time worrying about what’s for dinner tonight.

www.globalhand.org
Global Hand is a network which aims to help all in the humanitarian aid spectrum
find one another. Global Hand's goal is to link people who have available goods,
labour, freight, or funding, with non-profit organisations who need them.

www.boinc.berkeley.edu
Research and development projects often require incredible amounts of expensive computer time to process data. The Boinc project lets companies and individuals donate their computer processing time to a variety of scientific research projects ranging from studying global warming to helping discover disease fighting proteins, to searching for life on other planets.

www.unicef.org
Unicef works around the world to improve the lives of children in the areas of health, education, human rights and quality of life. Visit the site for information on their current projects around the world.