As U.S. companies employ more workers beyond the borders, keeping up with employment law and other compliance issues that arise on faraway shores can be quite a chore.
It’s true that the European Union is growing more homogeneous, but member countries still retain a patchwork of employment laws and regulations. Some employment practices that are fine in Britain, for example, won’t wash in Italy or France. In many jurisdictions employment law is far more paternal and protective; and several countries pursue criminal cases for non-compliance.
