Moving to a new country involves many things, and two of the biggest are learning the language and adapting to the culture. Our good friends at Eszett have put together this excellent guide on two of Brunel's key locations - The Netherlands and Brazi ...

With the speed of the energy transition increasing rapidly, thousands of people who have been working in the oil & gas industry could be forgiven for wondering what's next for them. What was once an industry offering an interesting, varied and lu ...

Today, companies all over the world face new hiring challenges: competition for talent, profile shortages and employer branding problems. Consequently, they must constantly innovate to attract and hire the best talents. Brunel, one of the leading int ...

There is one mighty online professional experiment underway, courtesy of COVID-19. For millions of employees worldwide, remote working from home is our new daily reality. Our new co-workers are partners, children and pets. Our scheduling and space ar ...

Payroll management is a complex, yet critical part of team management — especially for larger projects. Outsourcing this function may be beneficial since it can save precious time and increase labour productivity. Payroll outsourcing also offers othe ...

Workforce planning is a process that is often poorly understood and rarely implemented within organisations. One reason is that it implies long-term thinking. This can be in contradiction with the short-term orientation of companies. However, the ab ...

In order to derive maximum value from their workforce, companies with a foreign presence need to consider some out-of-the-box ideas. Employee relocation can be a viable strategy in many cases, allowing the company to staff an overseas office with a w ...

Doing business on the international level can be physically demanding, particularly when there is a need to travel across time zones. Experienced managers look to reduce the toll on their bodies, and are only willing to embark on such trips if they c ...

In the atmosphere of intense global competition for best human resources, talent retention is becoming a top priority for companies in many different sectors. One way to retain top workers is to offer them higher wages and promotions, but this will s ...