GLOBAL HR HANDBOOK 2025

The Ultimate Global HR Compliance & Workforce Management Handbook for On-Site & Remote Teams

Managing employees across multiple countries is complex. Every region has its own rules for hiring, classification, working hours, payroll, benefits, privacy, safety, and termination. A single mistake can expose your company to fines, disputes, legal claims, and compliance failures.

The GLOBAL HR HANDBOOK 2025 is your complete 7-page editable HR policy manual, covering the full employee lifecycle across:

🇪🇺 EU • 🇬🇧 UK • 🇺🇸 USA • 🇵🇭 Philippines • 🇨🇦 Canada • 🇦🇺 Australia

It gives HR managers, business owners, and remote-first organizations a ready-to-use, globally compliant HR handbook—perfect for companies hiring internationally, managing hybrid teams, or expanding their workforce anywhere in the world.

⭐ WHAT’S INSIDE THE GLOBAL HR HANDBOOK 2025

1. Introduction & Scope

Defines the handbook’s purpose as a unified HR manual for multi-country teams operating across EU, UK, USA, PH, CA, and AU.

2. Global HR Governance Framework

Built on international standards:
✔ Local labor laws
✔ ILO conventions
✔ GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, PDPA, PIPEDA
✔ Fair Work & OSH frameworks
✔ Non-discrimination and equal employment laws
Rule: The employee-friendly policy always prevails.

3. Employment Classifications (Global Standards)

Clear definitions of:
• Permanent • Fixed-Term • Casual • Contractors
• Remote Domestic • Remote International • Hybrid
• EU-compliant agency workers

4. Recruitment & Hiring Compliance (Per Country)

Each region includes:
• Anti-discrimination laws
• Salary transparency rules
• Right-to-work & eligibility checks
• Job ad compliance requirements
• Mandatory hiring documentation

Covers EU, UK, USA, PH, CA, AU hiring laws.

5. Employment Contracts (Required Global Standards)

Every compliant contract must include:
• Job scope & title
• Working hours & overtime rules
• Pay and benefits
• Leave entitlements
• Data privacy consent
• Probation rules
• Termination & redundancy clauses
• Dispute resolution processes

6. Working Hours, Breaks & Overtime (Table Included)

A complete global comparison table showing:
• Daily/weekly hour limits
• Legal overtime rules
• Rest break requirements

Includes EU, UK, USA, PH, CA, AU standards.

7. Compensation, Benefits & Payroll Compliance

Covers:
• Minimum wage rules
• Social contributions (SSS/NHIs/FICA/NI/CPP/EI/Superannuation)
• Payroll cycle requirements
• Holiday pay rules

8. Remote & Hybrid Work Policies (Global)

Applies to domestic and international remote workers:
• Health & safety
• Data privacy compliance
• VPN/security rules
• Work hours tracking
• Cross-border tax implications
• HR approval before relocating

9. Leave Entitlement Summary (Per Region)

A clean table for:
• Annual leave
• Sick leave
• Parental leave
• Public holidays
• Special leave rules per country

10. Code of Conduct & Ethics

Zero-tolerance policies for:
• Harassment
• Bullying
• Discrimination
• Conflicts of interest
• Misconduct

11. Data Privacy & Information Security

Covers GDPR, CCPA, PDPA, PIPEDA, AU Privacy Act:
• MFA
• Device security
• Data retention
• Incident reporting
• Authorized systems access only

12. Global Health, Safety & Well-Being

Includes OSH standards across multiple countries, remote worker safety, ergonomic guidelines, and incident reporting.

13. Anti-Discrimination Guidelines (Global Laws)

Based on:
• EEOC
• Equality Act 2010
• Charter of Human Rights
• Fair Work Act
• PH Anti-Discrimination & Equal Opportunity laws

14. Performance & Discipline Framework

Standard HR workflow:

1. Verbal Warning

2. Written Warning

3. PIP

4. Final Warning

5. Termination

15. Termination, Redundancy & Final Pay Compliance

Includes country-specific:
• Notice periods
• Redundancy rules
• Consultation requirements
• Final pay deadlines
• Documentation standards

16. Cross-Border Worker Guidelines

Explains:
• Visa rules
• Employer of Record requirements
• Tax residency
• Payroll compliance
• International relocation rules

17. AI, Monitoring & Digital Tools Policy

Covers:
• Time-tracking
• Monitoring tools
• AI-assisted systems
• Transparency rules under GDPR

18. Mandatory Posters & Workplace Notices

List of required compliance posters for:
USA • CA • PH • AU • UK • EU

19. HR Forms & Templates Index

Sample documents included:
• Employment contract
• Remote work agreement
• PIP form
• Exit interview
• Incident report
• Data privacy consent
• Expense form

💼 WHY HR TEAMS LOVE THIS HANDBOOK

✓ Perfect for remote-first and global teams
✓ Quick to deploy—7 editable pages
✓ Covers 6 major HR jurisdictions
✓ Reduces legal and compliance risk
✓ Helps companies prepare for global hiring and expansion