TY - BOOK ID - 145831139 TI - Multinational human resource management and the law : common workplace problems in different legal environments AU - Finkin, Matthew W. AU - Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Joel. AU - Araki, Takashi. PY - 2013 SN - 1781004129 PB - Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, DB - UniCat KW - International business enterprises KW - Personnel management KW - Personnel management. KW - Law and legislation. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:145831139 AB - Multinational corporations face considerable complexity in setting the terms and conditions of employment. Differing national laws prevent firms from developing consistent sets of employment policies, but, at the same time, employees are often expected to work closely with colleagues located in many different countries and seek comparable treatment. This critical volume offers a comprehensive analysis of how these contradictory issues are dealt with in five countries - Australia, Brazil, Germany, Japan and the United States. The authors identify six key areas that present the most typical chal ER -