London, UK – July 19, 2024 – Acumen International, a leading provider of global Employer of Record (EOR) services, proudly announces its rebranding to reflect its commitment to empowering businesses with seamless and compliant international expansion solutions based on human-to-human support.

The rebranding introduces a modern visual identity, an enhanced range of services, and three new sub-brands: Express Global Employment, Global Payroll Calculator, and Global Compliance Navigator.

New Brand Identity

Acumen International’s new brand identity embodies its evolution and growth, mirroring its position as a trusted partner in the global employment landscape. The updated logo and visual elements symbolise the company’s forward-thinking approach and ability to bridge the gap between businesses and their global workforce needs.

Our new logo and colourful visual identity symbolise our forward-thinking approach, extensive global presence, and inclusivity, which are vital for our clients’ success in today’s world.

The vibrant red globe at the centre represents the passion, dedication, and positive impact Acumen International strives to bring to our clients globally. Our world-class team supports our clients comprehensively in any country, whether developed, underserved, risky, remote, or exotic.

Introducing Acumen International Sub-Brands

Combining Express Global Employment Services, Global Payroll Calculator and Global Compliance Navigator, our unified solution helps our clients identify prime markets for growth and execute compliant international hiring seamlessly. Businesses gain comprehensive analysis and operational expertise to scale confidently across borders relying on us as a trusted partner.

As part of the rebranding, Acumen International is proud to introduce three new sub-brands, each designed to address specific needs within the global employment landscape:

1. Express Global Employment: Streamlining international hiring with a comprehensive, all-inclusive global employment service that eliminates the need for local entities.
2. Global Payroll Calculator: A one-click tool for global businesses and service providers to calculate and compare total employment costs, including taxes and benefits, across 190 countries.
3. Global Compliance Navigator: A portal providing distilled expertise and data on compliant employment and payroll, and tax regulations in 190 locations, helping businesses manage their global workforce employed through the Global EOR solution.

Core Values and Vision for the Future

The rebranding aligns with Acumen International’s core values:

1. Human Touch: Emphasizing the importance of personal interactions and genuine human engagement over automated solutions.
2. Global Expertise: Leveraging deep local market knowledge to provide seamless support and integration in any country.
3. Excellence: Delivering the highest quality of service and exceeding client expectations.
4. Innovation: Continuously evolving and adopting cutting-edge solutions to meet the dynamic employment needs of global businesses.
5. Client-Centric Approach: Prioritising personalised/bespoke/tailored, hands-on service to ensure tailored solutions for every client.
6. Integrity: Upholding the highest standards of ethics and transparency in all business dealings across 190 countries.
7. Scalability and Flexibility: Offering scalable and flexible solutions that can be adjusted based on client needs, catering to companies of all sizes.

Key Highlights

• Global Experience, Local Insight: With 23 years of expertise, Acumen International helps clients navigate new markets confidently, understand complex local regulations and manage cross-border teams.
• Unparalleled Global Network: Our reach spans most markets worldwide, including remote and challenging regions, providing a strategic advantage in global expansion.
• Comprehensive Service Offering: From recruitment and immigration support to payroll and compliance, Acumen International covers all aspects of global expansion, allowing clients to focus on their core business activities.

Enhanced Global Employment Service Portfolio

Acumen International continues offering comprehensive services to facilitate smooth and compliant international operations. These include:

• Global Employer of Record (EOR) Services: Managing all employment-related responsibilities, ensuring compliance and operational efficiency.
• Global Payroll Services: Providing accurate and timely payroll solutions for international employees.
• Talent Acquisition: Customised recruitment services to find and hire top talent globally.
• Global Mobility: Solutions for employee relocation, including immigration support and relocation management.
• Compliance and Risk Management: Ensuring adherence to local laws and mitigating risks.
• Consulting and Advisory: Expert guidance on global HR strategy, compliance, and market entry.
• Bespoke Immigration Support: Work permit sponsorship, streamlined visa applications and extensions, minimised rejections, and continuous support.

Looking to the future, Acumen International aims to expand its global footprint further, enhance its service offerings, and remain at the forefront of innovation in the global employment sector. The company is committed to supporting businesses in navigating the complexities of international expansion, ensuring compliance, and achieving operational excellence.

About Acumen International

Acumen International is a leading provider of Global Employer of Record (EOR) services, offering comprehensive solutions to help businesses expand internationally with confidence and compliance. With over 23 years of expertise in 190 countries, Acumen International provides bespoke employment strategies, ensuring seamless and compliant HR operations for mid-size and enterprise companies worldwide.

According to a Wells Fargo survey (20 Dec 2023), “87 percent of U.S. companies agree that international business expansion is needed for long-term growth, with emerging markets providing the greatest opportunities.

Acumen International is committed to helping US firms with their global expansion and has hired Mike Flowers as the Head of our US Operations. Mike brings a wealth of expertise and a proven track record in Employer of Record Services, making him the perfect leader to spearhead our initiatives and build on Acumen International’s thirteen years of experience in the US market.

US Expertise with Global Reach

With Mike at the helm, Acumen International is uniquely positioned to offer US businesses the best of both worlds: deep local knowledge backed by extensive global employment experience. Mike’s leadership ensures that our US clients will benefit from strategic insights that only a global employment organisation with 23 years’ of experience can provide.

Why Should US Companies Choose Acumen International?

• Global Experience, Local Insight:  Mike’s expertise enriches our already robust offering, ensuring that our US clients can confidently draw on Acumen’s 23 years of experience to navigate new market development. Whether it’s understanding complex local regulations or managing cross-border teams.
• Unparalleled Global Network: Acumen’s reach extends across most markets worldwide, including remote and challenging regions. This unparalleled network and knowledge open doors for our clients in virtually any location they choose to pursue, providing a strategic advantage in global market expansion.
• Comprehensive Service Offering: Acumen’s breadth of services covers all aspects of global expansion. From recruitment and immigration support to international payroll and compliance, we handle the intricacies of international employment, allowing our clients to focus on their core business activities.

Flexible Approach to Employment Agreements

At Acumen International, we understand that one size does not fit all when it comes to global employment. We are committed to a flexible approach in crafting employment agreements, ensuring that each solution is bespoke , whilst ensuring all agreements are fully compliant with all laws and regulations.

👉 We invite you to reach out to explore how Acumen International can help your business achieve its global aspirations. Contact us today to start your journey towards international success.

https://expressglobalemployment.com/contacts

As the curtains closed on this weekend’s Global Meet-up in Cyprus and the team is back home now, we’re filled with inspiration and gratitude from an incredibly valuable and enlightening trip and a strategic session with our CEO Nick Ganzha✨
 
Nick shared Acumen’s evolution from its 2001 inception, moving from staffing to a global EOR solution by 2011. From operating in 15 countries in 2015 to 33 countries in 2016 and 190 by now, we’ve achieved global reach, fulfilling our dream of being a global company aiding businesses in expanding internationally.
 
Looking ahead, we unveiled a refreshed strategy and technology offering that will better serve our clients alongside our core EOR service. In addition, the announcement of an expanded company board marks a fresh strategic direction. Abid Hamid, Maria Savva, Sergiy Gerenko, Oleg Pichkur.
 
🌟 Stay tuned for more news on our new-look board as we embark on this exciting phase of growth and innovation.

Last few years saw an unprecedented change at Acumen. These were monumental years for the entire team! 

After the pandemic, all our team was used to working remotely and we enjoyed it and reaped the benefits.

However, a challenge of a completely different nature turned up. As a result of the Russian invasion in Ukraine in February 2022, our entire Kyiv office had to relocate to different locations in the country and internationally. For the last few years, we were able to relocate part of the Ukrainian team to Cyprus, and we have extended our local team.

Additionally, we onboarded global talent in many new jurisdictions including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain just to name a few. 

While the prospect of massive upheaval could have been daunting, it gave us the chance to gain a true customer perspective of our services, the flexibility, and scrutinise our product offering from a client standpoint.

We managed the challenge – and achieved 98% employee retention, underlining our team’s confidence in the company which was supportive of the whole team no matter the circumstances.

Next week, all of Acumen International’s team will meet at our client service hub in Cyprus, in our office in Nicosia, some for the first time since we embraced the challenge of working fully remotely, with a 100% international team. 

Our client service hub is run by a blend of our local Cypriot team and colleagues dispersed from Ukraine with Maria Savva overseeing all projects we manage for the clients.

Over the coming weeks, we’ll reflect on the transformational years 2022 and 2023, and look forward to the future growth. We’ll also be sharing some of the key learnings from our own experience to help other companies maximise the benefits of deploying a global workforce.

Manhattan, New York – July 21, 2023.

Nick Ganzha, the visionary founder and CEO of Express Global Employment, a leading global Employer of Record (EOR) and Professional Employer Organization (PEO) covering 190 countries, has been nominated for the prestigious “TOP 100 USA Entrepreneurs with Ukrainian origins” Award. The award ceremony will take place at Cipriani 25, Broadway, Manhattan, New York, USA, and promises to be an exceptional gathering of successful Ukrainian entrepreneurs who have significantly impacted the business landscape in Ukraine and globally.

The “TOP 100 USA Entrepreneurs with Ukrainian Origins” Award celebrates the achievements and contributions of outstanding Ukrainian entrepreneurs who have positively and significantly impacted the business world, both within Ukraine and internationally.

Among the well-deserving nominees, Nick Ganzha stands out for his exceptional accomplishments in transforming Express Global Employment into a leading global employment solutions provider.

Nick Ganzha’s entrepreneurial journey began in 2001 when he founded a Ukrainian staffing and recruitment agency. His expertise and experience gained from working at prominent firms like PricewaterhouseCoopers and Accenture allowed him to pioneer staff outsourcing projects in Ukraine. As a result, he successfully won over clients like Procter & Gamble, setting the foundation for what would eventually become Express Global Employment.

Over the years, Nick’s company has evolved into a powerhouse offering global employment solutions, allowing businesses of all sizes and industries to operate and expand internationally quickly and compliantly. Express Global Employment’s world-class services and solutions, including the innovative Global Payroll Calculator, have earned them recognition and accolades, such as the prestigious GPA Award for Payroll Innovation in 2022.

Nick Ganzha is actively supporting Ukraine in its fight against full-scale russian aggression through significant donations, driven by his deep patriotism, dedication to his homeland, and desire for his country to overcome the russian aggressor. Nick has donated over $200,000 and will continue to donate until Victory is achieved.

His actions have inspired and mobilized the entire Express Global Employment team to join the collective effort. Under Nick’s leadership, Express Global Employment has actively supported various charitable initiatives to help Ukraine. They demonstrate their humanitarian commitment to assisting Ukraine in its fight for peace and sovereignty.

As the guests of the TOP 100 USA Entrepreneurs with Ukrainian Origins Ceremony prepare to honour the nominees that will take place on July 22, 2023, it is a moment of pride for the Ukrainian community and a testament to the resilience of entrepreneurs with Ukrainian roots. This recognition inspires countless aspiring entrepreneurs, exemplifying the boundless opportunities the American and global market offers those with a determined spirit and a vision for success. In celebrating the achievements of Ukrainian entrepreneurs, the USA also celebrates the spirit of entrepreneurship and the enduring strength of the Ukrainian people, who continue to shine on the global stage.

Express Global Employment Provides Crucial Talent Retention Support for Ukrainian and Multinational Employers

Since the start of the full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Express Global Employment has been at the forefront of assisting both Ukrainian and international companies in retaining vital talent that was compelled to leave the country.

Leveraging its robust global employment solutions, the company enables its clients to employ and payroll their displaced employees abroad quickly, legally, and compliantly, all without the necessity of establishing foreign legal entities.

This strategic approach helps prevent critical talent loss and ensures business continuity while avoiding potential project disruptions. Express Global Employment’s timely and effective support has become an invaluable asset for companies, mitigating challenges during the ongoing war and workforce displacement, empowering them to retain skilled individuals essential to their operations.

About Express Global Employment

Express Global Employment (formerly Acumen International) is a leading global Employer of Record (EOR) and Professional Employer Organization (PEO) operating in 190 countries. Their innovative solutions empower businesses of all sizes to hire and operate worldwide without the need for establishing foreign legal entities.

With Express Global Employment’s comprehensive services, companies of all sizes gain access to an unparalleled international workforce, tapping into a pool of top-tier talent without the burden of complex legal and administrative complexities. This innovative approach empowers organizations to scale and expand their operations seamlessly, maintaining compliance with local regulations, tax laws, and employment standards in each respective country.

Through its widespread network and deep expertise in global workforce management, Express Global Employment has earned a stellar reputation as a trusted partner for businesses looking to navigate the complexities of international expansion quickly and cost-effectively.

About TOP USA Awards

TOP USA Awards Inc. is set to embark on an exciting new project showcasing the entrepreneurial success of Ukrainians in the USA. This initiative aims to spotlight the significant number of Ukrainians who have fearlessly launched their businesses in the American market. By highlighting these success stories, the project seeks to demonstrate the vast opportunities available in the USA for individuals from diverse backgrounds. Through this endeavour, TOP USA Awards Inc. aims to inspire and motivate aspiring entrepreneurs worldwide, showcasing the boundless potential and possibilities the American market offers.

50% of the ticket sales proceeds from the TOP 100 USA Entrepreneurs with Ukrainian Origins Award Ceremony will be donated to the CashForRefugees fund.

About Cash for Refugees (CFR) Fund

Amidst the ongoing full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Cash for Refugees (CFR) Fund has emerged as a lifeline for those affected by the war. With a steadfast dedication to providing direct assistance, CFR has successfully supported over 15,500 families in Ukraine. What sets CFR apart is its unique approach, where dedicated volunteers conduct in-person interviews and facilitate direct connections between donors and recipients, bypassing middlemen on the ground. With a focus on ensuring immediate impact, CFR provides one-time grants, with a baseline amount of $150, to women with young children and the elderly.

Mainly, CFR focuses on reaching small distant villages in the de-occupied territories, where larger humanitarian organizations may be absent, ensuring that vulnerable populations, such as families with young children and seniors aged 65 and older, receive the much-needed support. Cash for Refugees stands tall in the face of adversity, delivering essential aid to those most in need and providing hope during these challenging times.

We’re thrilled to announce that Acumen International, a global leader in Employer of Record solutions, will participate in the prestigious LEAP HR: Life Sciences East Conference. The event will take place in Boston, USA, from July 18th-20th, 2023.

Now in its 8th year, the conference will bring together over 200 senior HR leaders from the life sciences industry to share innovative solutions to the biggest challenges in their domains. These insights will provide an invaluable look into the future of work in the life sciences industry, revealing how organisations are breaking away from traditional HR thinking. These transformative approaches inspire the talent needed to drive their business-critical mission of delivering better drugs and devices to patients faster.

Insightful Agenda and Future of Work

During the three-day event, diverse biotech and pharma organizations will share over 35 case studies that reveal their breakthrough solutions to tackle some of the industry’s toughest challenges. These insights provide an invaluable look into the future of work in the life sciences industry, showcasing how organizations are breaking away from traditional HR thinking. By adopting these transformative approaches, companies inspire and attract the talent needed to support their mission of delivering improved medical products to patients more efficiently.

Express Global Employment: Future-Focused Vision

The LEAP HR: Life Sciences East Conference is not just a platform for discussing HR; it’s an opportunity to shape the future of HR practices in the life sciences industry. HR leaders and professionals understand the significance of staying ahead of the curve in the fast-paced and competitive life sciences domain. By participating in the event, Acumen International aims to play an active role in contributing to the industry’s growth and inspiring other businesses to embrace transformative HR approaches.

Representing Express Global Employment at the LEAP HR: Life Sciences East Conference are Natalie Oprya, Managing Director, and Iryna Oprya, Media Head. They are eager to contribute to discussions, engage with thought leaders, and share Express Global Employment’s future-focused approaches to global talent engagement and retention. With a dedication to assisting organizations in attracting and retaining the best global talent, Express Global Employment aims to align its Employer of Record services with the evolving HR paradigms in the dynamic life sciences industry.

“The LEAP HR conference is a significant event in the life sciences HR calendar. At the LEAP HR conference, we are not just talking about HR – we’re shaping its future. It’s an experience that truly broadens our thinking,” said Natalie Oprya, Managing Director at Express Global Employment. “In these dynamic times, our dedication to assist organizations in attracting and retaining the best of global talent remains steadfast. This conference represents a pivotal opportunity to explore how our Global Employer of Record services can align with these evolving HR paradigms.”

Follow Express Global Employment’s Journey on LinkedIn

For those interested in Express Global Employment’s key takeaways, insights, and inspirations from the LEAP HR: Life Sciences East Conference, the company invites you to follow their journey on LinkedIn. By sharing valuable learnings and experiences from the event, we aim to contribute to a stronger, more engaged global workforce. We hope to inspire other organizations to drive innovation and excellence in global talent management within the life sciences industry.

Dear clients, partners, and the Acumen International team!

As we celebrate our 22nd anniversary at Acumen International, I am reminded of the journey that brought us here. What started as a local staffing and recruitment agency in 2001 has grown into a leading global Employer of Record solutions provider, operating in over 190 countries worldwide. I am proud of our achievements and excited to share our story with you.

Serving our clients, I recognized that companies expanding globally need a trusted partner who could help them navigate the complexities of global employment, tax, and compliance. The key factor that has contributed to the success of Acumen International over the years was my decision 12 years ago to internationalize our business: the journey continued with a simple yet powerful idea: to help businesses achieve global growth.

In 2011, Acumen International entered the Global Employer of Record services market to pursue new opportunities.

Our mission is to give companies an expedited, ‘express’ global footprint through compliant onboarding of international talent without the need to register their own entities overseas. At Acumen, we don’t simply serve our international clients differently. We help them accelerate their success. Be global expansion a car; our global employment solution would be gasoline.

We have helped businesses realize globalization’s potential by showing them how the sharing economy can help them succeed in today’s competitive marketplace.

We hire, provide payroll and offer benefits to locals and expatriates on behalf of our clients – in a compliant, fast, risk-free, and affordable way.

We have always stayed true to our core values: resourcefulness, ambition, diligence, innovation, and a diverse skill set from an international perspective. These principles have served as the driving force behind our achievements and consistently guided us throughout our journey. They continue to inspire us as we look to the future.

Our team comprises professionals with deep expertise in employment law, HR, finance, tax, and compliance, who work together to deliver exceptional results for our clients. There was an incredible display of resilience and dedication from every single member of our Ukrainian team, who kept our business running in the face of the Russian invasion that left us without electricity, heat, or water. We could not have made it through this period without their heroic contributions, and we are truly thankful for that!

Technology has always been at the forefront of Acumen International. Our passion for innovation has led us to invest heavily in technology advancements to increase productivity and drive international growth.

Our recent launch of the Global Payroll Calculator is a testament to this commitment. We proudly offer the most powerful tool in the market for calculating total employment costs across multiple countries.

We have always been fostering strong and meaningful client relationships. We believe that trust, transparency, and open communication are essential for building long-term partnerships. We can deliver comprehensive solutions that meet their unique requirements by truly understanding our clients’ needs and objectives.

Over the past 12 years, we dedicated up to 50 thousand hours to building a global partner network of the utmost professionalism and reliability. I believe having a trusted global partner is crucial for the success of companies of all shapes and sizes. Trust is the main international business currency.

Today our network and global knowledge base cover the most remote, hard-to-reach, or underserved markets.

Combined with our advanced technology solutions and world-class support services, we can now deliver tailor-made solutions that give our clients immediate access to global talent. Whether you’re expanding into a new market or need help navigating complex employment regulations, our team of experts and local partners are ready to support you every step of the way.

Excitement is in the air for what the future holds. Employers operating internationally are turning to Acumen International to help them succeed and streamline global hiring in a world that grows ever more interdependent. We are committed to continuing our journey of innovation and growth, and we look forward to sharing it with you.

I would like to express my gratitude to our clients, partners, and Acumen International team members who have supported our business over the years. Thank you for putting your faith in us. I am thrilled to be able to share this moment with you.

It has been an incredible journey, and there are many great achievements ahead. As we continue to help businesses navigate the maze of global employment and compliance, I invite you to join us on this adventure. Stay tuned for more information about our exciting new initiatives!

Nick Ganzha, Founder and CEO of Acumen International.

London, UK — Acumen International, a global Employer of Record (EOR) and Professional Employer Organization (PEO) solutions provider, is pleased to announce that it will be a Silver-level Sponsor for the SIA (Staffing Industry Analysts) Executive Forum Europe in London. 

As digitization increasingly transforms how businesses operate, it’s more important than ever for staffing organizations to stay ahead of emerging trends. This Executive Forum brings together top CEOs, owners, and senior executives of the leading staffing companies worldwide to discuss the most pressing staffing industry and technology issues.

Discussions will focus on how different sectors respond to the digitization and explore opportunities and threats that may impact staffing and recruitment. This is an excellent opportunity to discuss critical technology topics and explore emerging staffing industry threats and opportunities. With insights and perspectives from various countries, this is an essential event for anyone in staffing wanting to stay at the forefront of this rapidly changing landscape.

At Acumen International, we believe that sharing our expertise with colleagues in the staffing industry is vital to promoting leadership in global employment and compliance. We are excited to participate in this year’s annual event — a highly respected gathering of like-minded staffing professionals. We provide technology and global employment solutions at scale, but we have always understood the importance of maintaining the personal touch. That’s why events like this Forum, where we can meet in person and forge genuine connections, are so important. This is an excellent opportunity to network with the top executives in the staffing industry and learn from each other,” said Nick Ganzha, the Founder and CEO of Acumen International.

About Acumen International

Acumen International is a Global Employer of Record that offers a unique Employ to Expand hybrid talent management solution designed to give businesses the tools and services they need to hire, onboard, payroll, and reward employees worldwide — all with a single partner across 190 countries. 

With an innovative and flexible Tiered Pricing Model, Acumen International can help its clients hire a local and foreign workforce with minimal cost, risk, and time while ensuring 100% employment and tax compliance. 

Global Payroll Calculator by Acumen International is a payroll tax and compliance intelligence tool that supports multinational employers and HR professionals in accurate forecasting total global employment costs and liabilities.

For more information, visit: https://expressglobalemployment.com/

About Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA)

Founded in 1989, Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) is the global advisor on staffing and workforce solutions. Our proprietary research covers all categories of employed and non-employed work, including temporary staffing, independent contracting, and other types of contingent labor. SIA’s independent and objective analysis provides insights into the services and suppliers operating in the workforce solutions ecosystem, including staffing firms, managed service providers, recruitment process outsourcers, payrolling/compliance firms, and talent acquisition technology specialists such as vendor management systems, online staffing platforms, crowdsourcing, and online work services. We also provide training and accreditation with our unique Certified Contingent Workforce Professional (CCWP) program.

As a division of the international business media company Crain Communications Inc., SIA is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices in London, England.

Dublin – September 22, 2022 – Acumen International, a leading global PEO and EOR service provider, announced it received the Payroll Innovation Award 2022 from the Global Payroll Association (GPA) for its Global Payroll Calculator.

The Global Payroll Awards 2022 by GPA

The Global Payroll Association Awards 2022 is an annual event that recognizes businesses, teams, and individuals who have made significant contributions to the growth and advancement of the global HR and payroll industry. GPA Award nominees are carefully scrutinized, and the best candidates are shortlisted to contend for awards.

We are delighted to announce that Global Payroll Calculator by Acumen International has been honoured as one of the payroll industry’s leaders, winning the prestigious Payroll Innovation Award 2022.

This award is a testament to our dedication to delivering innovative, tailored solutions and outstanding service for the global PEO, EOR, and payroll industries. With this distinction, Acumen International will remain at the forefront of the global employment landscape.

Acumen International Unveils Global Payroll Calculator

The Acumen team has invested long hours, considerable resources, and intellectual capital to examine global payroll challenges and solutions. We looked at options for entity setup, third-party employment, cost calculations, multi-jurisdiction hiring, and compliance issues to reimagine and streamline how global businesses hire and compensate their global workforce.

Acumen’s team of experts brainstormed ways to leverage technology, to reduce the manual, labor-intensive processes required to calculate global employment costs. As a result, Global Payroll Calculator provides automated and technology-enabled global payroll calculations to support HR professionals in achieving the organization’s strategic goals. The tool can replace dozens of providers and spreadsheets.

GPC — Global Payroll Innovation Turning Acumen into Industry Leaders  

Acumen International’s Global Payroll Calculator (GPC) earned us a spot on the GPA Awards 2022 shortlist for the Payroll Innovation Award 2022. As an innovative SaaS tool and an integral part of Acumen’s Express Global Employment platform, Acumen’s GPC revolutionizes how businesses leverage global payroll information by streamlining global payroll calculations for countries around the globe. 

Acumen’s Global Payroll Calculator Gives You an Edge — No Matter Where You Are

The Global Payroll Calculator by Acumen is a SaaS solution for instant and accurate cost of employment estimates that offers:

• total employment costs estimation (detailed employer & employee taxes and contributions);
• locals and expats’ cost of hire estimates in all international currencies;
• coverage of 190 countries and cross-country comparison;
• time & cost savings due to instant automated estimates and unified data in one place vs. multiple providers.

The Global Payroll Calculator is continuously updated to reflect changes in global taxation. GPC helps businesses acquire global talent faster while complying with all applicable laws and tax regulations. GPC empowers international businesses to confidently make well-informed decisions on global hiring and business expansion in just a few clicks. 

Melanie Pizzey, CEO and Founder of the Global Payroll Association had this to say about Acumen International:

Year after year, Acumen International has outdone itself in contributing to the growth and success of our industry. The GPA awards were created to recognize businesses like Acumen that set a high bar for performance and leadership. We are pleased and honored to have Acumen International as GPA Awards 2022 winners.

Natali Oprya, Managing Director of Acumen International, commented as follows:

Acumen is thrilled to be GPA Awards 2022 winners. The support and recognition of our industry peers inspire us to continue our work toward finding innovative tools and solutions that meet the changing demands of the global HR and payroll industry. We give our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the Global Payroll Association for this amazing opportunity.

About Acumen International 

Headquartered in the UK, Acumen International is a leading provider of EOR (Employer of Record) and PEO (Professional Employment Organisation) solutions with a global reach in 190 countries. 

Acumen International offers innovative SaaS solutions to multinational companies expanding in today’s volatile global market. The company helps clients solve their most complex challenges, streamline global employment, reduce costs, and mitigate compliance risks, providing the peace of mind needed to focus on achieving their strategic objectives.

About GPA Awards 

Every year, the GPA recognizes and awards outstanding individuals, teams, and business entities for excellence in the global HR and payroll industry. To be eligible, nominees must demonstrate excellence in their respective categories. 

A distinguished panel of judges representing the payroll industry and public sector evaluates nominations to determine those organizations that truly stand out from the competition. This year’s Global Payroll Association Awards winners exemplify outstanding innovation, leadership, and commitment to excellence in the payroll industry.

Dublin – September 22, 2022 – The Acumen International team is excited to participate in the Global Payroll Association’s HR & Payroll Leaders Symposium in Dublin, Ireland. It is an excellent opportunity to meet other global employment professionals, payroll industry leaders, and global payroll experts to discuss the challenges and future of the global payroll industry and to share insights.

Global Payroll Challenges 2022 and Solutions

Events in recent years have upended every aspect of global employment and business expansion, inspiring us to seek innovative solutions to meet the needs of our global clients. Topics at the HR & Payroll Leaders Symposium will cover:

• How to change the face of Global Payroll through the use of data.
• Top trends and issues of the Global Payroll evolution.
• How to close skills and knowledge gaps to build the payroll industry’s future.

Our team is thrilled to meet Symposium speakers and communicate with experts. We are even more proud to present to our industry colleagues and global payroll professionals our innovative Global Payroll Calculator (GPC) – the powerful tool for accurate international payroll budgeting in 190 countries.

Changing Face of Global Payroll: News in First Person

The Global Payroll Association Symposium is a must-attend event for professionals aiming to stay ahead of the curve in the global payroll industry, an opportunity to hear from top speakers about the latest trends and developments in the field and get an insider’s and expert’s view of where the industry is headed.

Melanie Pizzey, the CEO of the Global Payroll Association, made a kick-off speech thanking all the Symposium participants for joining the GPA today to discuss the changing face of global payroll, what revolutionizes the industry, what’s next to come – and where we are all in it.

Melanie gave the stage to the Symposium’s key speakers.

I’ve never met payroll deps who are over-staffed. – says Mary Holland, Chief Customer Officer, Payslip. – They always ask for more people. In payroll, we always keep seeing to it that all is happening the way it should. Like at the hospital – when all the processes and people’s lives are under your control – same here, all payroll specialists work much more than their allocated hours would sustain control. So payroll is a profession, and the future’s in that.

Tiffany Appleby, ISVP, Alliances and Marketing, Immedis, concentrated on top ways to drive workplace happiness.

She talked about change management, technology adoption and the transition of payroll specialists into pay masters, as well as recognizing their important role for companies.

Tiffany mentioned:

Payroll experts have the data and so they can become the kings and queens of the payroll kingdom. And they can use the knowledge and the data they have to make recommendations to their clients about how they can grow by projecting their employee costs

Mary Holland (Chief Customer Officer, Payslip), P Simon Parsons (Director UK Compliance Strategies, SD Worx),Tiffany Appleby (SVP, Alliances and Marketing, Immedis),  Lisa Orton (Director, Vialto Partners) and Lee McIntyre- Hamilton, (Global Mobility and International Employment Tax, Keystone Law) discuss the challenges in the Global Payroll Industry.

In addition to attending the Symposium’s sessions, the Acumen team is looking forward to the GPA’s annual awards ceremony, where our team has been nominated for two prestigious awards:

• Payroll Innovation Award 2022
• Employer of Record Organization of the Year 2022

Check out our Linkedin posts to get real-time updates on the Symposium and the GPA Awards 2022 ceremony.

Acumen International was shortlisted for two prestigious categories of the Global Payroll Association Awards 2022: 

1. Employer of Record Organization of the Year 2022
2. Payroll Innovation Award 2022

The Global Payroll Association (GPA), the leading professional organization for businesses that manage global payroll and international HR, annually recognizes some of the best global payroll and HR service providers worldwide at their GPA Summit. This year’s GPA will host the Summit in Dublin, Ireland, on September 22nd, 2022. The Summit provides an opportunity to discuss global employment and payroll industry trends, challenges, and perspectives.

Each year, the GPA recognizes and awards the most prominent individuals, teams, and business entities for excellence in the global HR and payroll space, in 13 distinct categories. To be eligible for the GPA Awards 2022, each company must show excellence across all aspects of its business through various criteria. These include superior performance in the global employment arena, deep global payroll management and compliance expertise, knowledge of local legislation, and a solid commitment to meeting clients’ needs for payroll technology.

It is not the first time that Acumen has earned the recognition of our industry peers for outstanding performance on the HR international, global employment, and payroll stages. The GPA previously recognized Acumen International as a Global PEO of the Year in 2020, but the company has not been content to rest on its laurels. The GPA Award 2022 nominations mark Acumen’s commitment to staying ahead of industry trends and providing comprehensive and innovative solutions for the global employment industry.

To be in the running for both awards is a huge achievement. However, this year the competition is stiffer than ever, with Acumen International up against global giants like Google and Experian. In particular, Acumen’s Global Payroll Calculator (GPC) has caught the attention of industry colleagues as an innovative solution for businesses operating on a global scale.

Global Payroll Innovation Award 2022

Acumen International’s Global Payroll Calculator was selected as a nominee for Payroll Innovation Award 2022 because it represents a fundamental shift in how global payroll information is processed.  Through its intuitive interface, combined with advanced data-wrangling capabilities, GPC streamlines and simplifies global payroll calculations from every corner of the globe.

Global payroll administration can be complex and ever-changing, with various rules and regulations that employers must follow to ensure compliance. Determining employment cost and tax liability across multiple jurisdictions requires significant time and effort to calculate and data-wrangle. Different legal entities and filing groups add to the complexity. 

Such key variables can include everything from tax apportionment and modifications to employee benefits and compensation provisioning to tax adjustments and paid time off that affect tax filing. Managing all of these elements simultaneously can be a challenge, but it is necessary to maintain a compliant payroll and make sure that everything is accounted for correctly.

Global Payroll Calculator

The GPC considers local taxes, payroll, benefits, hiring practices, compliance requirements, and other labor-related issues, empowering businesses to make well-informed and confident global hiring decisions and accelerate operations. 

The Global Payroll Calculator (GPC) by Acumen International, an integral part of the Express Global Employment Platform, is a powerful and easy-to-use SaaS solution that helps international employers instantly and accurately estimate the total employment costs for a local and foreign workforce in 190 countries. 

Global Employment Innovations 2022

As the world continues to globalize, businesses must change how they operate to stay ahead of the competition. The C-suite leaders are expected to take a more strategic approach to global expansion and employment. 

Acumen International’s team invested significant time, resources, and intellectual capacity into reimagining each step of the global employment journey, including entity setup options, third-party employment models, total employment cost calculations, multi-jurisdiction hiring, and compliant processes. 

Acumen’s experts focused heavily on inserting technology tools to supplement human effort, replacing manual input with automation, and allowing global employment professionals to spend their time on high-value areas.

As a result, Acumen International has developed the Express Global Employment (EGE) Platform — a more efficient, cost-effective, and compliant global employment solution for its clients and network partners. 

The regulatory employment law landscape is continuously changing and becoming more complex, making it difficult for multinational companies to ensure compliance. The EGE Platform aims to help C-level executives and international employment professionals navigate the complexities of the global expansion journey, make informed decisions, and avoid risks such as tax, non-compliance, employee misclassification, and permanent establishment risks across multiple jurisdictions. 

The Express Global Employment Platform is intended to provide expert advice, guidelines, and summaries of the employment laws and compliance regulations for hiring and dismissing employees, managing independent contractors, and immigration rules in 190 countries. The Global Employment Platform eliminates the need for pesky details while ensuring accuracy and employment compliance! 

Express Global Employment Platform allows streamlining of global payroll processing, benefits, and tax administration, making it easy to manage employee and contractor information in one place.

Nick Ganzha, CEO and Founder of Acumen International, says: 

It is an honor to be shortlisted for the third time for the GPA Awards 2022. No company can be successful without a great team behind it. At Acumen International, we believe that our people are our most valuable asset. We work hard to support, empower and motivate them so they can keep growing. This commitment sets us apart and drives us to achieve more. Acumen International is on a fast track to success.

Our Express Global Employment Platform is a massive leap forward, putting us at the forefront of the global employment industry. We have a robust roadmap for 2022-2023 full of innovations to enhance our current solutions portfolio while working toward new product launches through the end of the year. As a leading Global Employer of Record Service Provider, we continuously extend our product offering to meet the evolving clients’ needs. Our Global Employment Platform is a suite of innovative tools helping companies take their business international. This offering is part of our global strategy: we are now a partner that can offer more than just traditional Employer of Record Services.

About Acumen International 

Headquartered in the UK, Acumen International is a leading provider of EOR (Employer of Record) and PEO (Professional Employment Organisation) solutions with a global reach in 190 countries. 

Acumen International offers innovative SaaS solutions to multinational companies expanding in today’s volatile global market. The company helps clients solve their most complex challenges, streamline global employment, reduce costs, and mitigate compliance risks, providing the peace of mind needed to focus on achieving their strategic objectives.

About Global Payroll Association (GPA)

The Global Payroll Association (GPA) is the leading professional organization for businesses that manage global payroll and international HR. The GPA is an organization that promotes the advancement of human resource management through educational resources, industry news, and networking opportunities. GPA is dedicated to helping its members find productivity, effectiveness, and professionalism. It has more than 6,000 members in over 80 countries.

Dearest clients, partners and global team members, thank you all for those 21 years of success and growth together. This wouldn’t be possible without You! So the celebration’s not just ours, it’s also yours ) 

We are grateful to CEO Nick Ganzha for creating Acumen, and for continuous support and abundance of opportunities for us all! 

21 years ago, we started as a few but now we are a global team of professionals full of talents, creative solutions and energy. Let’s together reach success Acumen’s surely destined for!

OFFICIAL RELEASE:

Dear partners and clients, we officially inform you that we cease all operations in Russia and Belarus due to the devastating war Russia started against Ukraine this year on February 24th.

Here are the steps we are taking now.

We are terminating all projects with the clients’ employees in Russia and Belarus. All is done in accordance with local legislation to ensure employees’ rights are protected. We do not want to support Russia and Belarus’ governments with not one penny being paid to those countries.

At the same time, we are helping Ukrainian and international companies to retain their talent who flew to Europe to enable them to continue their operations as usual, no matter where the workers had to settle down. We are helping both our clients and their employees with relocation and compliant PEO employment all over Europe.

We are arranging fast compliant local payroll in the European countries where the Ukrainian nationals have flown after leaving Ukraine.

If you have workers in Ukraine that have fled to or are planning to leave to European countries or any other country in the world, and you want to keep and engage them in a fast and compliant manner, please contact us for help with a fast solution to employ your displaced employees.

All these actions fully reflect our company’s policy and values of our care and support for the Ukrainian people, our clients, and European neighbors and partners.

Acumen International company is doing our best to support our Ukrainian employees and their families and help all those affected by the conflict with donations and what’s within our powers!

Check our website for additional info

Nick Ganzha | CEO | Acumen International 

An interview with Iryna Oprya, Acumen International’s Media Department Head

If you are ready to scale your business by taking it abroad, you need an experienced global partner to help you navigate the global business landscape. This is especially true after the events of 2020 that impacted businesses around the globe and brought new regulatory guidelines that must be followed.

Acumen International is a leading Global PEO company that provides its Express Global Employment service to help businesses expand and hire global talent in 190 countries. The challenges of 2020 impacted our company in the same ways they affected companies worldwide, but they helped us innovate and grow our services, to be ranked among the best.

Acumen’s interview with CEO and Founder Nick Ganzha in February 2021 covers the many key factors to consider when choosing the best Global PEO for your international business needs. In this interview, Nick reflects on how 2020 impacted the global HR and global employment industries, discusses the complexities and controversies faced by business leaders who plan to expand globally, and forecasts his expectations for global business in 2021.

Nick’s thoughtful answers clearly demonstrate why a Global PEO model is the perfect solution for businesses of any size who want to go global.

Iryna Oprya (IO), Media Department Head, Acumen International:

Nick, thank you so much for doing this interview with us! Before digging in, do you think most organizations today are aware of the Global PEO concept and the opportunities it offers? Please elaborate.

Nick Ganzha (NG), Founder and CEO, Acumen International:

Many companies think of PEO as a US-based concept intended mostly for small businesses. They don’t realize that a global PEO is a global employment solution for businesses of any size, for talent acquisition and retention, and a global expansion solution. Today, businesses of any size can easily expand into any market in the world, to sell their products and hire the best global talent, whatever their resources or stage of development. What was once the prerogative of blue-chip companies with unlimited resources has now become an opportunity for small and medium-sized companies with limited resources to tap into global markets.

Over the past decade we have seen a rising trend toward remote work, which actually shaped our global employment industry. The events of 2020 made remote work ubiquitous across all industries around the globe. Where working remotely once meant working from home in your city of employment, it now encompasses working with companies on the other side of the planet. On a global scale, remote employment is clearly the trend of the future. And who knows? Maybe in the coming decade, remote work will take place on another planet.

IO: What will this growing trend bring with it? What are the key factors that global businesses will need to consider when choosing the best Global PEO?

NG: To me, the one and only major factor to consider is that a Global PEO service is the perfect vehicle to help companies shift from a traditional work model to a remote one if they want to survive and thrive in the business landscape of the future.

IO: How exactly can Acumen International help businesses make this transition?

NG: We do it with our Express Global Employment solution, delivered in 190 countries. EGE is Acumen’s outstanding new service that was recently branded as a separate turnkey solution, designed to meet our clients’ urgent global hiring needs. With EGE, we can employ your selected global workforce on your behalf in any country in the world. Better yet, we can do it within 72 hours or less if we’re talking about employing the country’s local citizens with our 100% compliant solution.

Whether you are an enterprise looking to employ global talent or an agency hiring a global workforce for your clients, our Express Global Employment service provides a one-stop-shop solution to meet all your needs. Acumen is here to help you with expedited and compliant global employee onboarding, worldwide.

IO: Nick, you mentioned remote work as one of the most important global HR trends of 2020. What other trends and changes did 2020 bring about?

NG: First of all, I would say that the COVID-19 pandemic wins the 2020 Trend of the Year award. In addition to health threats and depressing statistics, it has affected every industry and every sphere of modern business life. The global HR and global employment industries were no exceptions. Our greatest challenge was the many international employees who were stranded in various countries due to COVID-19. This posed unprecedented challenges for companies employing a global workforce, in particular the challenge of keeping their global talent compliantly employed in the countries where they were stranded.

Another trend stemming from the pandemic is a plethora of newly posed legal challenges regarding the classification of workers by employers, both domestically and globally. The events of 2020 introduced many business owners to the high cost of worker misclassification cases, and ways to evade them.

IO: What challenges did these global HR trends pose before Acumen International? How did your team cope?

NG: For a complete answer to this question, you need to know a bit about my personal story and approach to doing business. We are constantly listening closely to our marketplace and innovating the portfolio of Acumen International’s services and products to meet the demands of our international clients, to serve them in the most professional and productive ways possible.

IO: Did you follow this same principle in 2020? What changes did last year demand from you personally, Nick?

NG: The events of last year challenged us to react to the many disruptions and innovations that upended the global HR industry. Acumen tries to always keep our finger on the pulse of global business trends, and to quickly respond to changes in the international business landscape.

In response to our global clients’ demands and to stay ahead of our competition, we are about to roll out several innovative SaaS products this year. These tools would give clients insights on how to employ global workforce compliantly and payroll cost estimates in 190 countries: 

• Global HR Assistant (GHRA) – this global knowledge base continually updates the in-country information of 190 countries. It provides our client companies with valuable information, to help them make informed decisions about global employment and in-country compliance.
• Global Payroll Calculator (GPC) – this online-only SaaS tool helps clients instantly estimate their total payroll costs and taxes in 190 countries.

Another thing that sets Acumen apart from our competitors is our unique blended business model that encompasses physically present legal entities and leverages in-country partners in countries where we don’t have established entities. This model allows our clients to tap into the deep expertise of in-country market leaders and reduce costs at the same time. We developed our business model specifically to spare companies from the high costs of overseas entity formation.

Our unique model sets Acumen apart as the premier global business partner, providing our clients with the benefits of our extensive local expertise. Our local partners bring us closer to our global clients and keep them in the know about changing in-country policies and conditions.

IO: Is building close relationships with clients a key prerequisite for a world-class Global PEO?

NG: Absolutely! Our intention is to be accessible to every client, to be a company they know and trust. Having a trusted global partner plays a crucial role in the growth and success of companies of all types and sizes. For me, trust is a valuable currency in international business.

Acumen enables companies to work without infrastructure. We provide a light global footprint for them, and we use a similar approach for our own business. What differentiates us from other international PEO companies is that they try to build their own infrastructure, while we work with local partners.

Whether our clients are seeking local support for their international clients, want to acquire global talent, or simply want to expand globally, Acumen becomes their trusted partner. Our international PEO helps companies enter new markets and hire foreign talent, quickly and risk-free.

We pride ourselves on the fact that Fortune 500 companies trust us to serve their global hiring needs.

IO: One final question – what makes Acumen the world’s best Global PEO company?

NG: We aspire to be the best by meeting our clients’ specific needs. We not only build relationships with our clients, but we do everything we can to help them accelerate their success through global expansion. You can learn more about the benefits of our global employment solutions here.

In 2020, Acumen was recognized as an industry leader among other Global PEO providers by the independent US analyst firm NelsonHall in Massachusetts. The firm closely analyzed Acumen’s offerings and capabilities and compared them to other global PEO providers, and listed us at the top.

Also in 2020, Acumen International was granted the Global Payroll Association’s Professional Employment Organization (PEO) of the Year Award. This top recognition of GPA proves Acumen’s consistent excellence in the international PEO arena.

Acumen’s Global PEO service enables multinational firms to expand globally and engage global talent in 190 countries, with unlimited access to our value-added tools.

IO: Thank you for your answers, Nick. To wind things up, can you tell our readers a little bit about Acumen’s plans for 2021 and beyond? You mentioned your two new self-service tools; what else is on the horizon?

NG: Along with our innovative tools that we are designing to meet our clients’ growing global needs, Acumen has branded our Express Global Employment (EGE) service. This service lives up to its name as a high-speed solution that can help companies to legally onboard the selected candidates anywhere in the world in as little as only 72 hours.

And I am happy to announce the launch of our redesigned website presenting our new brand and identity. In the future, we intend to consistently innovate to meet the ever-changing needs of our global clients.

Acumen International has become more than a global PEO over the past decade. We will continue to respond to newly emerging global HR trends, and to be a trend-setter for the global employment industry in the future.

Taking your company abroad is a bold move, and Acumen makes it easier than ever with our well-thought-out solutions for global business expansion.

Visit our website and enjoy its ultimate user-friendly experience to explore the full range of global employment solutions offered by Acumen International.

Explore our website today, or consult our expert team if you have a hiring need anywhere in the world. See why Acumen is the best global partner to help your company succeed abroad in 2021 and beyond.

With Ukraine attacked by its Russian aggressor, millions of Ukrainian citizens and their families fled to neighboring countries for support and sanctuary. The EU has agreed to offer temporary protection and assistance to millions of Ukrainians expected to arrive at its borders in an unprecedented move.

On Wednesday, March 3, 2022, the European Commission (EC) plans to waive regular asylum seekers’ standard application procedures. The program will provide Ukrainian refugees with temporary residence permits and access to employment, education, health care, and social benefits. The EC’s Temporary Protection Directive is valid for one year, with the option for an extension if necessary.

Ukrainian refugees are already pouring over the borders of neighboring EU nations, including Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, and Moldova. The number of refugees has already exceeded one million, with the EC anticipating three to six million more. While some Ukrainian refugees are likely to remain in bordering countries, many are expected to move to other EU nations.

If your international or Ukrainian company’s workforce has been displaced by the Russian invasion, Acumen International’s global employment solutions can help. Our Express Global Employment and Global EOR solutions support international employers by legal and fully compliant onboarding and payrolling your global workforce in the EU and other 190 countries we cover on your behalf in a matter of days.

Acumen’s regular and interim global employment solutions help you avoid workflow disruptions and project delays while making it possible to legally engage your skilled and trusted Ukrainian professionals in Europe and beyond.

Contact Acumen International today to learn how we can facilitate a smooth transition for your Ukrainian team to the EU.

We at Acumen International are pleased to announce our sponsorship and participation in the Staffing Industry Analysts’ annual Executive Forum, to be held February 28-March 3 in Austin, Texas. The event provides a forum for global HR leaders and service providers to collaborate, network and share ideas that will shape the future of work and HR international.

As a Silver sponsor for the event, our team will once again present the Forum’s global audience Acumen’s groundbreaking solutions enabling international companies to operate in 190 foreign countries, without the need to establish formal business entities abroad and reducing global employment risks. 

We will also be especially proud to share our new Global Payroll Calculator (GPC), an innovative online self-service tool that enables international businesses and HR service agencies to plan, budget and make informed decisions for global expansion. Acumen’s GPC saves businesses time, money and efforts by eliminating the guesswork involved in calculating costs for hiring a global workforce in 190 countries.

The Acumen team looks forward to making yet another foray onto the global stage, showcasing our commitment to excellence in advancing the global HR industry and exceeding our international clients’ expectations.

Acumen International is honored to be recognized by NelsonHall as a global PEO and EOR service provider and will be profiled in this year’s Global Employer of Record Services market study. Our briefing with the analyst firm representatives is taking place in early February 2022. Knowing that our work to transform the international PEO market continues to capture the recognition of our industry colleagues inspires us to work even harder.

NelsonHall is a highly respected research and advisory firm. Each year, NelsonHall’s analysts publish a Global Employer of Record Services report that provides a comprehensive global market analysis. NelsonHall’s 2020 report acknowledged Acumen International as a major player among Global PEO providers.

In 2021, Acumen has upped its game by creating our innovative Global Payroll Calculator (GPC), to help international businesses streamline the calculation of payroll expenses.

Our Global Payroll Calculator transforms the way the process of calculating the cost of hiring global talent is done now. Our tool enables our clients to instantly estimate the costs in 190 countries around the globe, including estimates for taxes, contributions, and payroll, for both local citizens and expatriate personnel.

In a matter of minutes, the GPC equips global businesses with essential information needed to:

• Make informed decisions about global hiring.
• Budget for planned global expansion.
• Calculate and compare employment costs in 190 countries.
• Estimate costs for both local employees and ex-pat personnel.
• Get a detailed breakdown of mandatory in-country taxes and contributions.
• Get accurate automated quotes in seconds, versus waiting days and weeks to receive quotes from local service providers.
• Receive quotes for comparison of 190 countries, in a standardized user-friendly format, in a single click.

In addition to our Global Payroll Calculator, we have upgraded and enhanced our Global HR Assistant (GHRA). The GHRA is Acumen’s another innovative product that we’re elaborating to provide our clients with in-country guides and key information on HR-related legislative procedures in 190 countries.

The information provided by GHRA helps companies to reduce risks and remain compliant with local laws and regulations when hiring and terminating workers abroad.

Acumen’s team of in-country experts continually monitors local labor laws and HR regulations, keeping our global knowledge base current and up-to-date, so our clients never need to worry about compliance violations.

As the international business landscape continues to rapidly evolve, Acumen International is keeping pace with the global HR changes. We strive to remain on the cutting edge of the global employment industry, providing our clients with the highest level of professional global PEO services.

NelsonHall’s recognition of our efforts puts another feather in our cap as Acumen International moves boldly to shape the Global PEO industry of the future.

Looking forward to the February briefing!

Nick Ganzha | CEO | Acumen International

How Acumen’s work in 2021 helped shape the future of international business operations and Acumen’s role as a Global Employment industry leader in 2022 and beyond.

An interview with Iryna Oprya, Acumen International’s Media Head

The global pandemic has posed new and unforeseen challenges to multinational companies, forcing them to adapt quickly. The complex restrictions imposed on business operations by governments have made matters even worse. As a result, many international companies and those in the early stages of global expansion are looking for innovative ways to hire global talent with minimal red tape and low financial and compliance risks.

Global PEO/EOR providers offer creative ways for globally expanding companies, regardless of size or location, to work around newly imposed restrictions.

Thanks to our agile and perceptive response to global upheavals, the Global Employment industry is experiencing unprecedented growth. Experts project that the market for international PEO services will reach around $800 million USD by 2025, up from $478 million in 2019.

To elaborate on the forecast and learn how Acumen has stepped up to meet the latest industry developments, we interviewed our CEO, Nick Ganzha. We asked Nick to reflect on what the forecast means for our company and on the challenges, transformations, and aspirations he expects Acumen to encounter in the near future.

Iryna Oprya (IO), Media Head, Acumen International:

My guest today is Nick Ganzha – Nick, welcome!

Nick Ganzha (NG), Founder and CEO, Acumen International:

Thank you so much for having me.

IO: Nick, I hope this interview can give our readers an overview of the past pandemic years and their impact on your professional sphere.

Can you describe Acumen’s ideal client company? How has the client profile evolved due to recent global changes, such as the pandemic and the shift to remote work?

NG: Our ideal client is no longer just an international company but any company, even local, that bases its global hiring strategy on the best international skills it can find to manage and expand its business.

Advances in technology have transformed the entire globe into a talent marketplace. Previously, companies were limited by geography, and how they operated at home was basically how they operated worldwide. Now, geographic boundaries are less consequential, and even employees living near the home office may not physically come to work for months on end.

In addition, it is crucial for any company that wants to sell its products and services in foreign markets to onboard local workers from the first stages of product development and not wait until a product is ready to sell. An inclusion-based global hiring strategy can help companies better meet the needs and expectations of foreign markets.

IO: Can you provide a glimpse of what’s ahead for Acumen International and our clients?

NG: Analyzing the year 2021, I can say that the future of the global workforce will be some sort of hybrid. Research by Future Forum revealed that 72% of employees expressed no desire to return to the traditional talent engagement model, and they expect the future of work to be a hybrid workforce model.

Research by numerous global HR analysts has proven that when a workforce is well-matched and well-managed, hybrid working models can help companies attract better global talent, build more efficient global remote teams, achieve greater innovation, and build a flexible, productive work model for the future.

IO: What significant challenges do you see on the pandemic’s front-line impact on our clients? How have some countries’ labour laws and regulations altered the business landscape?

NG: Companies used to be able to prepare more leisurely for international growth, but things have become more urgent these days.

During volatile times like these, many businesses face new challenges that require quick solutions. Those challenges are not only financial; they also concern human resources. As the pandemic continues to spread around the world, it is essential for businesses to remain agile. This applies especially to multinational companies that work in multiple countries and face numerous new legal regulations they must comply with.

One ongoing trend is radical changes to employment, tax, and payroll laws in various countries in response to COVID-19. With local laws continually changing, global companies are challenged with engaging their global workforce in low-risk and cost-effective ways.

The biggest challenge for global employers and the staffing and recruiting agencies we work with is rapidly adapting to changes while staying compliant with evolving labour laws. Companies have had to quickly adapt to remain compliant, adjusting their global employment and payroll processes and immigration policies along the way. The three significant challenges global companies face are compliance issues, protection of intellectual property, and data privacy.

From a tax compliance point of view, permanent establishment risks pose some of the most significant hurdles.

Permanent establishment risks occur when local tax authorities in a foreign country determine that your business is continuously operating in that country rather than sporadically. The business can then be declared a permanent establishment, liable for all corporate taxes. According to the local tax rates, a company deemed a permanent establishment becomes subject to all taxes imposed for profits generated within the country. In addition, the company can be levied charges for interest on the taxes, depending on the country and the time during which the company’s activities took place.

In addition, many anti-discrimination laws are being adopted in numerous countries, and in-country regulations are becoming ever stricter. Governments prohibit employment discrimination based on ethnicity, race, religious beliefs, sex or gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, civil status, and a host of other potential scenarios.

The same applies to terminating or laying off global employees. Employee termination can be difficult outside of the United States, even in “normal” times. Many countries strictly regulate the terms under which an employee can be dismissed. Other than in cases of serious misconduct, workers cannot be arbitrarily fired on short notice.

If anything, the pandemic has amplified the issue, causing disruptions in multiple facets of business that demand the downsizing of staff, at least temporarily. A January 2021 report by the International Labor Organization (ILO) reported massive disruptions in global labour markets throughout 2020 after the pandemic break-out, resulting in an 8.8 per cent loss of working hours, which translates to the loss of 255 million full-time jobs worldwide. As recently as late October 2021, the ILO warned that the recovery of the global market had stalled, with significant disparities between advanced and developing economies.

To circumvent compliance requirements for job termination, some companies put employees on furlough, meaning they remain technically employed with reduced hours or are placed on leave without pay. Other companies have been forced to temporarily lay off their employees while they scale down or close their operations, intending to rehire them once business returns to normal.

In either case, global businesses risk violating labour laws and facing fines and penalties, which can worsen a bad situation.

In the United States, the pandemic has forced millions of Americans to suspend their normal daily activities and stay home. The US government has issued business loans to small businesses to help retain their workforce under slowed or disrupted business operations conditions.

Measures were taken in response to the COVID-19 mark, significant changes in termination policies, unpaid leave, salary support, reduced work hours, and extended unemployment. For global businesses, the expenses imposed by COVID both at home and abroad can be crippling, especially if local labour laws in overseas countries prohibit them from laying off or furloughing employees.

IO: On that note, how has the pandemic impacted the benefits strategies of international companies for their global teams?

NG: Globally distributed teams that operate remotely are facing several challenges. Countries worldwide are adopting new rules and laws impacting business operations, including global employee payments and benefits. Imagine dealing with legislative changes in multiple countries to handle international pay and employee benefits for your global workforce!

Beyond the minimum required by in-country laws, providing additional benefits can be crucial to employee retention for international companies and an attractive draw for top global talent. Acumen’s one-stop-shop global employment solutions help businesses deftly adjust to rapidly changing regulations that impact employee compensation in 190 countries where Acumen provides core global employment services. We help our clients offer the best-matched benefits according to each country’s requirements and their individual business needs.

IO: What about immigration? How has the pandemic impacted the ability of global businesses to relocate personnel from one country to another?

NG: A pause in most types of immigration worldwide has imposed lengthy visa application processes and rigid rules for international travel. This has especially impacted companies in the USA that rely on foreign workers to fill certain job vacancies. It has also affected companies needing to relocate overseas employees to run their business operations.

In many cases, countries have imposed quotas for the number of ex-pat workers who can legally enter and remain in the country, severely impacting global business operations when qualified local talent cannot be found.

In addition, we cannot ignore the global political climate. For example, Brexit has upended many UK and EU businesses. And Britain’s IR 35 legislation disincentivises many global companies from hiring contractors. California’s bill AB5 has reclassified numerous independent contractors as employees in the US, costing businesses billions of dollars.

Today, international companies are faced with the question of whether to reclassify their contractors as employees, what pitfalls they can avoid by doing so, and how to go about it.

Fortunately for them, Acumen is one step ahead, ready to save our global clients from costly decisions and help them answer questions such as:

• Why should we convert existing contractors/freelancers into employees?
• What are the incentives for offering employee status to selected global prospects, and what risks are involved?
• How can we meet key legal and taxation requirements and not be overwhelmed by multiple in-country tax and labour regulations when engaging independents?

In our free ‘Employee vs. Independent Contractor’ Checklist, Acumen explains how to streamline decision-making on worker employment status and outlines optimal global hiring methods for our client’s employees.

* Please download our checklist to learn how Acumen’s solutions benefit your business.

Something for international companies to consider today is building teams that blend full-time employees with commission-based professionals. Combining the forces of a direct team and independent contractors allows you to benefit from the specific expertise of some independent contractors while enjoying the reliability and work ethic of a full-time team.

Companies looking to gain a presence in multiple markets can leverage the capacities of an international PEO service provider that offers expansive coverage. As a global PEO company covering 190 countries, Acumen can help you engage a hybrid workforce that devotes 100% of its time to your business. As the legal Employer of Record (EOR), Acumen can onboard and payroll your global workforce in multiple countries on your company’s behalf.

* Learn more details by downloading our ‘Global Expansion Guide.’

Simply put, the world of global employment has never been more volatile, and businesses are looking for innovative HR solutions that simplify and secure international HR processes.

IO: Is Acumen’s Express Global Employment solution the one? Let’s take a minute to talk about it. Nick, why and how is Acumen International currently evolving to respond to the changing needs of our global clients?

NG: Sure. As an industry leader in global PEO, Acumen keeps its finger on the pulse of global business trends, and we respond quickly to changes in the international business landscape. We initially developed our solution in response to global business demands. We’ve branded our service as Express Global Employment, a turnkey solution designed to help our international clients make a footprint in 190 countries worldwide in as few as three business days (72 hours).

Business demands are rapidly changing, and more companies than ever are looking for ways to innovate and venture into new markets or augment their existing teams with international talent.

Our Express Global Employment solution helps businesses of all sizes confidently employ a global workforce quickly and risk-free, in 100% compliance with local laws and regulations.

Acumen’s Express Global Employment service provides a one-stop-shop solution to meet our clients’ needs. Whether you’re an enterprise looking to employ your selected global talent or an agency hiring a global workforce for your clients, Acumen’s Express solution can help you achieve your goals in a few days.

* Please explore our updated website to learn more about the benefits of our solution and how we can assist with your company’s urgent global hiring needs.

IO: Apart from developing innovative solutions, what else is in the works for Acumen in the upcoming year and beyond? And what other challenges are we facing in our efforts to meet clients’ needs in the present global climate?

NG: Our main challenge is finding ways to help our client companies restructure their operations and recover from the impact of COVID-19. By that, I mean the many significant hurdles that global businesses struggle to adapt to, including new working methods, in a relatively short time.

The recent shift to remote work and e-commerce has caused a surge in work-from-home arrangements and a new marketplace for remote workers. The pandemic aside advances in digitalization are making remote work a permanent institution, and Acumen is tracking this trend and discovering ways to optimize it for our clients.

Regarding our work moving forward, Acumen will continue to be a global employment industry leader, staying ahead of further disruptions and leveraging technological innovations to meet our clients’ needs.

IO: Nick, what are your thoughts on technology’s impact on global HR? What trends and technological developments have come about in response to the pandemic, and how will they affect the global employment industry long-term?

NG: Global HR operations need to be further digitalized and platformed. We urgently need to develop new tools in response to COVID and, most importantly, to work towards global payroll automation, transformation, and unification.

IO: What proactive steps is Acumen International taking to incorporate technology into its business practices to meet the needs of our global clients?

NG: The past years’ events have challenged us to respond to the many disruptions and innovations that have upended the global HR industry. Acumen strives to keep a finger on the pulse of global business trends and quickly respond to changes in the international business landscape.

To meet our global clients’ demands and stay ahead of our competition, this year, we released our innovative Global Payroll Calculator (GPC)—a unique online SaaS tool. The GPC was designed to help international employers and expanding companies estimate the cost of hiring global talent in minutes without having to wait for weeks for service provider quotes.

Our GPC transforms the process of calculating the cost of hiring global talent globally. The tool helps multinational businesses and global business service providers quickly calculate payroll costs for local and expatriate talent in 190 countries where we serve our international clients. With Acumen, you can now make faster and better-informed business decisions, streamline budgeting for your global hiring needs and make business operations more cost-efficient.

This year, the Acumen team also had the opportunity to share our accomplishments as a one-stop-shop global employment solutions provider with our industry peers, first at the Staffing Industry Analysts’ Conference on Collaboration in the Gig Economy (SIA GigE 2021) in Phoenix, Arizona, and again at the SIA Executive Forum Europe in London. We were especially pleased to be nominated for a GPA 2021 Award and attend the Award ceremony in London in November.

Our participation in these international events gave us insights into the latest challenges faced by the international HR, staffing, and global payroll community, and we had an opportunity to build strategic partnerships with our industry peers.

As 2021 draws to a close, we look forward to expanding the offerings and capabilities of our Global Employer of Record (EoR) services and incorporating our Global Payroll Calculator product offering.

Our core solutions enable international firms to expand globally and engage global talent in 190 countries. Our new tools add value for our clients in their global expansion endeavours, helping them make informed decisions about talent acquisition and providing customised client support.

Another feather in our cap is being recognised by NelsonHall (a leading US analyst firm) as the best Global PEO. After pioneering our Express Global Employment turnkey solution, we are making strides to develop a suite of self-service tools to support our clients in global expansion, talent acquisition, retention cost modelling, and compliance.

We look forward to presenting our latest innovations to NelsonHall in February 2022 for their upcoming Global PEO Market Analysis.

We at Acumen plan to launch another innovative SaaS product soon, the Global HR Assistant (GHRA). This is our global knowledge base that continually updates the in-country information of 190 countries. It aims to provide our client companies with valuable information to help them make informed decisions about global employment and in-country HR compliance.

IO: How will the new challenges mentioned above influence your efforts to build a strong company culture in the coming years, Nick? What role will company culture play in the future of work in the coming decade?

NG: Culture is foundational to any business. Even companies that don’t focus on their culture still have one, and sometimes, that’s not the one the founder or leader initially wanted to create. Leaders must pay close attention daily to the culture they create by hiring people who share company values and by setting a good example.

When remote work became the norm, it became harder for some individuals to hide behind their teams. Working remotely does not mean that no one sees what you are doing. The value and results you bring to the company become even more visible. In the remote landscape, companies must develop clear KPIs and performance-based rewarding to attract high performers who excel at remote work and do not try to hide behind it.

IO: Thank you, Nick, for this informative and inspiring interview. We began with the International PEO service market forecast. One last question – What is your forecast for 2022 and beyond, Nick? How do you see our industry developing in the coming years?

NG: The industry has changed tremendously in the last couple of years, and the driving force is technology. Many platforms are now designed to ease human work and enhance communication and the flow of documents across departments.

At the same time, we recognize that nothing can replace human interaction. Technology must not be used as a substitute for humans but rather to support them and add value to their work. Companies that combine technology with a human touch will succeed in attracting and retaining clients.

Acumen is a human-first company that uses technology to reduce time previously spent on paperwork and expand the time our managers can spend with clients and their remote workforce. What can be more important to a client than to know that their voice is being heard by a human and not a robot (platform)?

Thank you.

Dear clients, partners, and global team members!

Warmest season’s greetings to you from Acumen International Team. Wish you and yours a glorious holiday season filled with joy and good cheer!

2022 is the year of a Tiger! The Tiger is a magnificent animal known for its beauty and strength. We wish you to channel your inner tiger to make you stronger and help you keep a ‘steel grip’ for success.

Let’s grow stronger in our business relationships in the New Year. Look forward to working with you in 2022!

After nearly two years of lockdowns that disrupted business operations around the world, the global staffing industry is gearing up to meet new challenges faced by companies worldwide. 

The SIA Executive Forum Europe is the European leadership staffing event of the year, and as a global industry leader and innovator, Acumen International is pleased to be among its top supporters. 

The theme of this year’s SIA Executive Forum Europe is “Harder, better, faster, stronger: The staffing industry emerging from crisis,” and Acumen International is proud to be the event Gold Sponsor.

This year’s event will be held in London, live and in-person, and our entire team is excited to participate. We look forward to networking with established colleagues and industry peers, and to building new relationships.

During the event, Acumen will have plenty of opportunities to share our knowledge and expertise in niche-focused round tables, tracked breakout sessions and casual networking. And of course, we look forward to tapping into the insight and wisdom of the movers and shakers of the world’s staffing industry. 

As SIA’s corporate member, understanding the challenges and needs of the international HR, staffing and global payroll audience, Acumen is happy to present our newly launched online Global Payroll Calculator (GPC).

The GPC was designed to transform the way the process of calculating how much it would cost a business to hire International talent across the world is done today.

The Calculator can help global employers get instant calculations of the cost of hiring global talent around the globe. This unique online tool provides automated tax and payroll estimates in 190 countries in only a minute time, and allows for calculating the total employment cost for both local citizens and expatriates.

Now, instead of collecting numerous data manually, global employers can get instant standardized automated cost of hire estimates for 190 countries.

Stay tuned for a play-by-play recap of the SIA London event and read about the favorite takeaways from the Acumen International team. 

P.S.

Just a few short weeks ago, the Acumen team attended the SIA GigE 2021 Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

SIA events bring together the world’s global HR leaders, giving us all the opportunity to network, share ideas and insights, and socialize of course!

We are excited to announce that Acumen International has been nominated for the GPA 2021 award for Professional Employment Organization of the Year! 

The Global Payroll Association (GPA) is a professional association for businesses in the global and in-country payroll space. The GPA provides their members with interactive training courses, comprehensive directories, webinars, podcasts and in-depth country resources. 

Each year, the GPA selects businesses from among the world’s leading payroll organizations to compete for Global Payroll Awards in 15 subcategories. Winners are announced at the annual GPA Payroll Summit. 

Last year’s event was held online, but this year’s participants will meet face-to-face in the lovely town of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England on November 11. Team Acumen International is happy to join in!

This year’s nomination is not Acumen’s first rodeo — we were named PEO of the Year in 2020!

We are especially excited about the GPA 2021 event, because we have launched our new unique SaaS solution – Global Payroll Calculator (GPC). The GPC helps our international clients to budget and make informed decisions on their global hiring projects while easily calculating and comparing payroll and employment costs worldwide (105 countries already available, others of the 190 Acumen covers to be added shortly). 

Acumen’s GPC tool was created with our clients’ unique challenges in mind. We carefully researched the needs of our international clients and brainstormed for ways we could help them transform their global payroll processes. 

With our GPC, global businesses and international business service providers can now calculate and compare payroll and employment costs worldwide with just a few clicks.

Acumen’s Global Payroll Calculator allows to: 

• Quickly estimate the total employment cost for both local and expatriate staff in multiple countries
• Get detailed taxes and contributions breakdown and in-country payroll taxation notes 
• Get quotes in seconds vs days and weeks for quotes by local providers
• Get estimations in an easy-to-use format with a click on a button
• Leverage user-friendly interface for stress-free planning

This innovative software tool was thoroughly tested by the Acumen team as part of our daily workflow before making it available to our global audience.

This unique Software as a Service solution puts Acumen at the cutting edge of innovation in our industry, earning us the respect and recognition of our competition and colleagues.
To learn more about Acumen International’s Global Payroll Calculator, visit our GPC web page at GlobalPayrollCalculator.com.

Everyone says – and first, your everyday practice proves, that global expansion planning, budgeting, and global talent engagement are HUGE and TAKE TONS of TIME. We say you can NOW hire a global talent INSTANTLY.

The Global Payroll Calculator is a tool that allows businesses to predict the cost of employing staff in 190 countries. It takes into account taxes, compliance requirements, and other factors to give you an accurate estimate. Whether you’re expanding your business internationally or looking to hire a foreign workforce, the Global Payroll Calculator can help you budget and avoid surprises.

At Acumen International, we track regulatory developments in over 190 countries. We keep up-to-date data on local tax and payroll regulations, benefits, hiring practices, compliance requirements, and other labor-related factors that can impact an employer’s bottom line. This allows us to provide our clients with the most comprehensive Global Payroll Calculator available.

With Global Payroll Calculator, instantly make informed decisions on your global expansion and allocate a budget for your complex global hiring projects.

Acumen International has developed the Global Payroll Calculator to help international employers and expanding companies like yours estimate the cost of hiring global talent around the globe in minutes instead of waiting weeks for the service providers’ quotes. 

Acumen’s Global Payroll Calculator (GPC) is an online SaaS tool designed to help global businesses and global business service providers quickly calculate the cost of payrolling both local and expatriate talent globally, where we serve our international clients. 

Global Payroll Calculator Use Cases

The Global Payroll Calculator is intended for:

• Startup companies 
• Small-to-medium businesses (SMEs)
• large corporate clients and enterprises.
• International business service providers

Let’s talk figures

Getting an accurate estimation of payroll costs is a complex and drawn-out process that used to take you weeks or even months. We are launching our innovative GPC with the purpose of eliminating this complexity for you.

Acumen is a client of ours, and we developed the Global Payroll Calculator to simplify our sales and service teams’ life, and the payroll calculations they make daily for our clients to foster their efficiency. Before the launch of the calculator, they would calculate payroll costs manually or depend on our in-country partners who could respond in days due to the different time zones we’re in or the fact that they have other clients in their pipeline. 

Our innovative tool has become one of the best solutions for our team – and now we are sharing it with the world – with YOU! Have you seen a better market test?!

Now, you can also calculate your costs and expenses for global employment and estimate your employer burden in a particular country or multiple countries of your interest in just minutes. As our GPC user, you get in-country “on-site accountants and compliance specialists” in your pocket providing accurate calculations to ensure the speed your businesses need to grow (100 countries available, others of the 190 Acumen covers to be rolled out shortly).

Our global network team works around the clock to ensure that all calculations are up-to-date and valid, based on timely legislative updates of tax rates and norms in all countries of coverage.

How Global Payroll Calculator Works

• Lets you calculate payroll taxes in most countries around the globe
• Lets you compare payroll and employment costs in multiple countries
• Gives a full breakdown of employer and employee tax contributions
• Provides the latest information on in-country payroll taxes

Let’s Talk Facts

• Acumen’s GPC provides quick estimates for both local citizens and expatriate personnel
• 100 countries currently available, more to be rolled out shortly
• User-friendly interface

What Makes GPC Unique

• immediate estimates of the total cost of employment of global talent in multiple countries
• quick automated calculations vs waiting for weeks to get manual quotes from local providers
• the single unified format of estimates or quotes with one click of a button

If you plan to expand globally, or if you serve international clients, Acumen International’s Global Payroll Calculator is an invaluable tool that can save you time and money, and speed up your global expansion process.

Acumen International’s Founder Nick Ganzha says:

The way we live, work and do business in the world is rapidly changing, and Acumen is on the cutting edge of providing the tools and technologies needed by global businesses to succeed on the world stage of the future.

Acumen International’s GPC is based on our global expertise and 20-year market experience. Leverage it to cope with your challenging projects for global expansion planning, budget allocation, and global talent engagement. 

We invite you to try our Global Payroll Calculator, to see how quick and easy it can be to estimate payroll and taxes for your global workforce, in various countries around the world. With us, make faster and better-informed business decisions, streamline budgeting for your global hiring needs and get more cost-efficient business operations.

September was a busy month for our team as we traveled all the way to Arizona to participate in the Staffing Industry Analysts’ Conference on Collaboration in the Gig Economy (SIA GigE 2021). As a premier provider of global PEO and EOR services, Acumen International plays a pivotal role in industry leadership.

GigE is a global conference where companies in the international HR space converge to learn, share and collaborate on ways to optimize global employment in today’s growing gig economy. The 3-day in-person event attendees included technology providers, staffing and workforce solutions providers, global headhunters, and human resources managers. Speakers included some of the HR world’s top innovators.

The conference featured an opening reception and meet-and-greet on September 21, followed by two jam-packed days of conference sessions.

SIA GigE 2021 Conference Session Tracks

• Leading in a New World of Work
• Staffing & Talent Platform Convergence
• Key Players in the Gig Economy
• Talent Acquisition Technology
• Legal & Compliance Issues

This year’s conference was more exciting than ever, considering the massive shift in global employment, fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic and new technologies.

With a growing number of international workers entering the gig economy, companies are scrambling to reboot their candidate selection, employment, and payroll business practices, in an effort to retain their own top talent and attract the world’s best workforce.

The Acumen team talked to the conference audience about our robust and cutting-edge global employment solutions in 190 countries, and about the innovative SaaS tools that we have already launched and are launching in the future.

We thoroughly enjoyed our time in the US and the opportunities to collaborate with the world’s global HR leaders and industry peers and to network with the SIA participants and attendees – our partners and colleagues.

Acumen International team returned home equipped with a fresh perspective on the future of work, the latest global employment trends, and our critical role as a global Employer of Record (EOR) solutions provider.

Browse our website or follow us on social media accounts to learn how we are incorporating the latest global HR innovations to meet and exceed your expectations in 190 countries where we serve our global clients.

Strategies for Tomorrow’s Global Workforce

Today’s gig economy has profoundly impacted the way we work on a global scale, enabling businesses to seek out the world’s top talent and engage them from afar. As leaders and innovators on the cutting edge of global employment solutions, Acumen International Is pleased to participate in the Staffing Industry Analysts 2021 Conference on Collaboration in the Gig Economy (SIA GigE 2021), to be held September 21-23 in sunny Phoenix, Arizona.

The SIA Conference is an exciting opportunity for our team to contribute, learn and collaborate with some of the world’s foremost leaders in global HR. With massive economic shifts spawned by advances in technology and a pandemic-driven exodus from traditional work environments, businesses are scrambling to reinvent their work processes in ways that attract and retain a high-performing global workforce.

SIA GigE 2021 aims to explore the role of technology in global HR industry trends and to gain new market insights on innovations that drive growth in the global HR arena. As global HR market leaders, Acumen International, a global PEO and EOR service provider, plans to leverage this exciting opportunity to showcase our innovative services and turnkey solutions, designed to satisfy the needs of 21st-century businesses.

Acumen’s proven track record of providing fast and simple solutions to meet the HR needs of international businesses in 190 countries has enriched our team with the knowledge and experience that we are eager to share. Our solution for mitigating employment risks for companies without an established foreign entity has placed Acumen International at the forefront of global workforce innovation.

Acumen International founder and CEO Nick Ganzha attended the SIA 2019 event and had this to say about his experience:

“The conference gave us many insights on how the global economy is changing. My biggest takeaway was that the world economy and people’s attitudes about work are changing, and businesses need to think about that and capitalize on what is going on in the world. We simply need to ride the wave and be ready to help our clients adapt to the changing global business landscape.”

We are looking forward to participating in the 2021 SIA Conference, and to share our new insights with our readers. We invite you to learn more about SIA GigE 2021 and explore our website and follow us on social media.

Together, we look forward to building a sustainable people-oriented framework for managing the global workforce of the future.

London, UK, February 23, 2021. Acumen International is pleased to announce the launch of our redesigned website, and to reveal our updated branded service, Express Global Employment (EGE). The service was designed to help companies expanding overseas to start operations in the new markets immediately without shifting the start date.

As an industry leader in global PEO, Acumen keeps its finger on the pulse of global business trends, and we respond quickly to changes in the international business landscape. In response to global business demands, we recently branded our service as Express Global Employment, a turnkey solution designed to help our international clients to get a footprint in 190 countries worldwide in as little as 3 business days (72 hours).

With rapidly evolving changes in the ways we work and do business, companies are looking for ways to innovate and venture into new markets or augment their teams with international talent. Our Express Global Employment solution helps businesses of all sizes to confidently employ an international workforce, in 100% compliance with local laws and regulations.

Whether you are an enterprise looking to employ global talent or an agency hiring a global workforce for your clients, our Express Global Employment service provides a one-stop-shop solution to meet all your needs.

We offer our services in 190 countries, to help you quickly and easily operate on an international scale, with zero employment risks and without registering your own foreign legal entity.

Our new website offers the ultimate user-friendly experience, with easy navigation and flawless functionality, so you can explore the full range of global employment solutions offered by Acumen International.

Nick Ganzha, Acumen’s Founder and CEO, says:

Our new website and brand identity reflect Acumen’s innovative “express” approach to serving our clients across the globe, through compliant on-boarding of international talent on their behalf, without the need to register legal entities overseas. Our Express Global Employment solution empowers us to compliantly onboard a global workforce within 72 hours, in 190 countries worldwide. Our new solution and brand identity set Acumen apart as an industry leader in the global employment market.

Express Global Employment’s newly designed logo depicts a speedometer scaling the globe, with an arrow pointing to your country of choice. It conveys our mission of providing our clients with a fast and risk-free way to gain presence and operate in 190 countries in record time.

Our branded EGE service is the perfect vehicle for companies transitioning to new and innovative ways of doing business on a global scale, with minimal risk.

Acumen is kicking off 2021 with our new website. Please explore our platform to learn more about the many benefits of our solution, and see why Express Global Employment lives up to its name as a high-speed solution for your company’s urgent global hiring needs.

Now is the perfect time to adopt an “Acumen approach” to doing business around the globe. Visit our website today, and see how our solution can help your business scale internationally. And be sure to explore our Resources section, with blog articles, videos and other useful information to help you step onto the global business landscape and grow your brand.

PROMPT RELEASE:

• A leading analyst firm outlines solid Global PEO service able to offer multi-national firms a “turnkey” compliant global expansion enabling HR and payroll delivery model in support of >190 countries, including support for talent acquisition and retention
• States strong organic growth of ‘express global employment for immediate hiring needs’ pioneer
• Points to deep global expansion and employer of record services execution experience that is further validated as it has been adopted by other EoR providers, to supplement their own legal entity footprint gaps

London, UK, August 26, 2020 – A leading analyst firm, NelsonHall’s latest market analysis spotlights the key strengths and marks Acumen International as an industry leader among other Global PEO providers. This assessment analyzes Acumen International’s offerings and capabilities in Global Employer of Record (EoR) Services enabling multi-national firms to expand globally and engage global talent in >190 countries, including offering value-added tools for global expansion and talent acquisition decision making and providing tailored client support.

Acumen International is a Global Employer of Record company rendering a comprehensive set of services and standalone SaaS tools in support of firms seeking fully compliant global expansion and talent acquisition solutions as well as other EoR service providers.

The report prepared and published by its author Pete Tiliakos, a Principal Analyst at NelsonHall, scrutinizes Acumen International’s “turnkey” compliant Express Global Employment in support of >190 countries enabling streamlined businesses’ entry in the new geographies without own entity formation, as well as ability to convert their current foreign independent contractors into employees.

It includes Acumen’s express global employment and global employer of record solutions, work permit support for expats in-country employment post immigration, as well as additional benefits provision.

The report points to Acumen’s following key differentiators:

• Acumen International’s 20-year experience in HR field and a 9-year experience applying deep expertise in global expansion and compliance
• Unique offering for immediate employment needs that is ensured via Express Global Employment (EGE) allowing for compliant expedited employee onboarding in >190 locations within only 72 hours
• Self-service tools in support of global expansion and talent acquisition and retention cost modeling, and compliance through its global payroll calculator (GPC) and global HR assistant (GHRA) solutions
• In-country team of experts to collect data and make regular updates on the constantly changing labor laws and regulations in the countries of coverage
• Unique ‘blended’ business model: Acumen International maintains a physical delivery presence in six countries including: the U.K., Estonia, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Georgia, where it has legal entities, and leverages in-country partners (ICP’s) in locations where it does not have legal entities in-country.

Clients receive direct support from client managers and support teams, while workers are generally supported locally by the ICP’s. However, workers can contact Acumen for coordinating support between themselves and the ICP’s as needed.

This model allows for using deep expertise of in-country market leaders and reducing costs too. In addition, Acumen International offers a flexible pricing based on the project employee number.

Nelson Hall’s analysis stresses the key role of International PEO in helping growing companies see ‘the world as a global workplace’ and points to the often overlooked EoR service model, even though the concept of global employer of record is not at all new.

‘For more than a decade, it has helped us act as our clients’ #1 trusted global partner with hyper local expertise supported by a sustainable international network’, said Acumen International CEO Nick Ganzha. ‘We are in a people business, which is why our Global PEO solution aims at giving companies freedom from own entity formation, which means not overlaying the cost of incorporation and entity maintenance to the client. Otherwise this would contradict the very nature of a PEO concept’ – he added.

According to the analysis, NelsonHall further expects Acumen International will achieve revenue growth for its global employer of record service offering of >30% for the calendar year 2020.

About Acumen International

Acumen International is a global PEO / Employer of Record with its headquarters in London, UK, and a Global Shared Service Center in Kiev, Ukraine. We offer our solutions on over 190 countries to help companies operate internationally in a faster and simpler way, and with no employment risks, which is through international workforce employment instead of own foreign company setup.

Using Acumen International global PEO and compliance solutions, you can have skillful employees and valuable project teams working for you or your client in any country where you are not established, a sales manager exploring a new market or temporary workforce fulfilling the project of any complexity or duration.

Source: NelsonHall assessment analyzes Acumen International’s offerings and capabilities in Global Employer of Record Services

Acumen International’s CEO and Founder Nick Ganzha gave an interview to Edwin B Cohen, the Host of Global Radio Talk Show based in San Diego, California.

In the interview Nick Ganzha presents Acumen International as a Global Employer Of Record company covering 190 countries worldwide and helping your company operate globally fast, risk-free and 100% compliantly.

Watch our video below to find out how Acumen’s solid  Global Employment  solutions can help you  recruit  and  employ, provide  benefits, handle  business expenses  and support your  global workforce  while remaining 100%  compliant  with numerous in-country  legislations.

“Compliance is number one issue, – Nick mentions. – That’s why we do our best to make sure that our clients are happy and we provide fully compliant global employment solutions. We make sure their employees are payrolled and receive all the benefits needed in accordance with local legislations”.

Nick shares the secrets of “Acumen’s way” of doing global business and tells how Acumen International, once a local staffing agency, has turned into a global company operating worldwide:

My personal dream was to build a global company, – he mentions. – Now helping other entrepreneurs fulfill their dreams to become global I am fulfilling my OWN DREAM.

We are happy to announce that Nick Ganzha, CEO and Founder of Acumen International, gave an interview to Edwin B Cohen, the Host of Global Radio Talkshow based in San Diego, California.

In the interview Nick Ganzha presents Acumen International as a Global Employer of Record company covering 190 countries worldwide. He tells how our solid Global Employment solutions can help you recruit and employ, provide benefits, handle business expenses and support your global workforce while remaining 100% compliant with numerous in-country legislations.

This as well as our story of Acumen’s growth from infancy to turning into a global company is coming soon on our website and in social media.

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives, I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.

Abraham Lincoln

Americans are residents of a state that has existed for more than two hundred years and has united representatives of many ethnic communities that have common psychological characteristics for all of them. The national character of Americans is very controversial, and this is the result of the country’s peculiar history. But every year on July 4 USA celebrates one of the most important national holidays — Independence Day.

Independence Day is a federal holiday commemorating the day of July 4, 1776, when the US Continental Congress endorsed the Declaration of Independence. Since then this day brings everyone in USA together.

On Independence Day, American families often have a picnic or barbecue. The festive decorations are usually of the American flag colors — red, white and blue. In the mornings there are parades on the streets after which families get together.

Exactly at noon a “salute of unity” is organized at all American military bases — for this the main cannon solemnly fires. And in the evening fireworks are launched.

We wish you a Safe and Happy Independence Day!

Happy 4th of July weekend to everyone.

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We are happy to announce that Nick Ganzha, the Founder and CEO of Acumen International, will attend the Staffing Industry Analysts, SIA’s Collaboration in the Gig Economy Europe in London. This is the premier conference designed to connect and optimise the entire talent supply chain.

Acumen’s Founder and CEO will join a wide range of high-profile professionals who are investigating and experimenting with new ways of managing talent: staffing suppliers, workforce solutions buyers, managed services (MSP) and recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) providers, representatives of gig economy companies, and others interested in innovative workforce solutions for maximising value and optimising the talent supply chain.

In the framework of networking with the conference participants and attendees, Nick Ganzha will be pleased to present Acumen International and our solid Global Employment solutions in over 190 counties.

Staffing Industry Analysts’ Collaboration in the Gig Economy Conference Summary 

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Acumen International’s new informative video segment appeared on US TV in Modern Business with Kevin Harrington, the original Shark from hit reality series Shark Tank. The first broadcast took place on WAXN-TV in Charlotte, NC, November 25, 2018.

In the segment Nick Ganzha, our company’s founder and CEO, talks about a new, innovative solution in global employment that can help you employ your international workforces as fast and easy as in your home country. Get to know the benefits of our Global Employer of Record solution that helps your company operate globally fast, risk-free and 100% compliantly.

April 14, 2018, Acumen International collaborated with Modern Business, a full-service production company, on producing an informative segment focusing on how our company can help you expand globally and hire international workforce without local business entities, large budgets or any other constraints limiting your growth potential.

As a guest of Modern Business, Acumen International is appearing in a 4 minute segment, airing nationwide and featuring Kevin Harrington, the host.

Debuting on WAXN-TV in Charlotte, NC, our video segment had a national airing on FOX Business Network. It will also air on other cable news networks across US well into 2019. The next broadcast will take place on CITL-TV, Lloydminster, AB, Saturday, September 7, at 9:00 AM.

We are pleased to announce that Nick Ganzha, the Founder and CEO of Acumen International has managed to become one of the 40 semi-finalists of the Virgin VOOM Competition 2018.

He was invited to pitch the Global Employer of Record solution at the Virgin VOOM Semi-Final on May 21st in Manchester, UK

The Virgin VOOM Competition is an annual event organized and held by VIRGIN MEDIA BUSINESS network with the purpose of attracting both startup and established UK-based businesses to pitch their business ideas to Richard Branson at the Grand Final and compete for a share of more than €1m in prizes in Virgin VOOM Award prizes.

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Acumen International has just finished exhibiting at SHRM Annual Conference & Expo 2017, which took place in New Orleans on June 18-12. The event is the largest venue where HR professionals meet each year to discuss new trends and strategic objectives.

Apart from networking opportunities, Nick Ganzha, the CEO of Acumen International took advantage of speaking to the audience from the stage of the HR solutions theatre. The main focus of the speech was on how a Global Employer of Record can become a powerful tool for employer branding, which companies can use to win the war for the besr global talent. According to him, the speech was majorly designed to help people understand why and how a Global Employer of Record solution can help any expansion-success-driven businessmen to hire global workforce on global markets quickly and compliantly without the need to open foreign branches.

In the course of his presentation, he expounded on the precedence of not only atttracting but on retaining and engaging global talent, as well as why a global talent is becoming the main competitive advantage in today’s global market.

In addition, Nick Ganzha, demonstrated to the attendees that a Global Employer of Record solution is the tool that can help any company extend its corporate culture, company’s values to its international workforce for the company’s growth and true success. This solution helps companies eliminate employee / independent contractor misclassification risks. Nick also presented a one-of-kind online Global Payroll Calculator, which is a tool to instantly calculate the total employment cost in any of 180+ countries and make strategic decisions based on that. He shared with the audince why Shared Economy is the new business trend, why having Access to Assets instead of owning a business is currently prevailing and why companies should focus on business dvelopment instead of building own global infrastructures.

In conclusion, Nick told them to “think of Acumen International as part of the sharing economy for the Employment Industry”.

We cannot wait to hear companies we got connected to at the event testify to how their businesses have improved as a result of embracing these new ways of doing business and adding a Global Employer of Record service to their HR strategy.

To learn more about this presentation at the SHRM17 conference, as well as how Acumen International can help your business expand your culture and employer branding globally, see our Solutions.

Acumen International is delighted to announce our participation, for the first time, at the SHRM Annual Conference and Exposition, which will be held in New Orleans from the 18th to the 21th of June.

SHRM – a Society for Human Resource Management is the number one largest HR association in the world, where proven and highly respected business leaders, and strategists bring professional ideas together to help and support Human Recourse managers and practitioners. As a global event SHRM brings over 285,000 members around the globe and provides them with numerous benefits such as networking, opportunity to learn the latest trends and strategies in HR industry, and to collaborate, share knowledge and develop a lasting relationship with like-minded people.

SHRM exposition hall offers a very large but lucidly partitioned platform where its attendees can easily identify and meet with the companies of their interest. Acumen International will be exhibiting in booth 3542 and we can’t wait to have you come around. We are eagerly awaiting our meeting with you in this worthwhile, irreplaceable and fun-packed event in New Orleans.

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