GLOBAL MOBILITY & INTERNATIONAL HR 2017 4A Law ASL Consulting
Dennis van Proosdij, owner and CEO: “Winning the AI award for Best Global Workforce Mobility Specialist 2017 makes me proud of our staff and our clients”- page 4
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Welcome to the 2017 Global Mobility Immigration & International HR 2016 brought us major economic shifts, which further highlighted the importance of Global Mobility Immigration & International HR across a wide variety of industries. As in previous years, movement of workforce proved to be one of the main factors which is leading companies to expand and return back to positive results in what proved to be a rather challenging 12 months. With that in mind, the 2017 Global Mobility Immigration & International HR awards focus on the professionals and firms that go the extra mile in order to provide outstanding work in the field. From individuals to teams and all size companies, we aim to recognise those individuals and departments who, through their dedication, commitment and expertise ensure that the global economy and the businesses within it remain truly global.
Contents
4. Boxx Global Expat Solutions: Best Global Workforce Mobility Specialist 2017
7. A Y & J Solicitors: Best Immigration Law Firm 2017 - UK
8. Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited: Best International HR Practice 2017 & Best Mobile Operator 2017 - Thailand
10. King & Mayr GmbH & Co.KG: Best for Specialized Destination Services - Germany
11. Ying De Lawyers Limited: Award for Excellence in Investment Immigration – UK
12. Richmond Advisory Services: Best for Corporate Relocation 2017 - Canada & Award for Excellence in Residential Property Management - Canada
13. Ferguson Snell & Associates: UK Business Immigration Firm of the Year 2017
14. ASL Consulting: Best for Managed Outsourced Solutions - USA & Most Innovative Human Resources Software 2017
15. New Start NZ Ltd: Most Renowned Immigration Consultancy - New Zealand
16. 4A Law: Best Immigration Law Service 2017 - UK
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Best Global Workforce Mobility Specialist 2017 Company: Boxx global expat solutions Contact: Rens van Oers Contact Email: rens@boxx-expat.com Address: Heikant 1, 3930 Achel, Belgium Phone: +32 11 55 99 10 Website: www.boxx-expat.com
Boxx Global Expat Solutions Boxx global expat solutions is the biggest independent global mobility firm in the Benelux. We invited Dennis van Proosdij and Rens van Oers to tell us more about the firm and how it came to achieve the phenomenal success it enjoys today. Over the past 11 years Boxx has grown from startup to a thought leader position. A privately-owned company owned and managed by its CEO, the firm’s independency reflects its working philosophy, as Dennis emphasises.
“It is the firm’s vast service offering, combined with its expert staff and approach that set it apart from its competitors...” “Here at Boxx, our vision and concept are built on delivering and coordinating integrated mobility services on a global scale. We offer these services for multinational businesses, ranging from coordination of vendor support, immigration advice and compliance, HR advice and development of global mobility policies, tax consulting and compliance to payroll advice and compliance: providing expertise and capacity to fully streamline, coordinate and execute mobility management on a global scale. Through our full service offering we can assist our clients with the various different types of challenges they face from a global mobility perspective. “Our unique business model is our self built international network of workforce mobility specialists, comprising over 300 partner companies in more than 80 countries. A robust framework which we have built with our heads and hearts,
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which at Boxx we named Frame. This working model allows us to combine speed of service with in-depth local knowledge anywhere on the planet. This results in unmatched quality of service against a competitive price. To further enhance the chain, Boxx has four knowledge and management hubs in Achel (HQ in Belgium), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Hong Kong and Boston (US). Providing supreme services, pro-active solutions and ROI for clients, is what defines our work ethics.” Supporting a wide range of clients, from global multinational companies to smaller companies with a global mobile workforce which can consist of international business visitors, short/long term assignees, local hires attracted from abroad and/ or foreign executives/directors, Boxx has to work closely with each client right from the start to ensure that they receive the service they need, as Rens explains. “To ensure that we provide our clients with the services they require, we start our client focused approach from the moment we start working with them. First of all, and most importantly, we listen to our clients and have attention for their needs and look out for the personal satisfactions of the expats involved as well. Together with the client we define the value adding factors they are looking for, which as you can imagine can be very different and specific for various clients. This is what we like to call “real partnership”. Not only looking to do the job
mobility service provider that is prepared to really offer the full range of global mobility services on a global scale under full own responsibility (even when working together with other vendors on behalf of the client). This means one contact, one contract and one invoice (global responsibility). “Secondly, we are highly service oriented, incorporating our human-to-human approach, and the partnership we are always looking for is been proven to be highly appreciated by our clients and even called distinctive compared to our competitors. Our client satisfaction scores and our promotor scores are the best in the field. “Finally, we have an unprecedented high percentage of people coming from the inside of multinational companies. By attracting people with an HR background at multinationals, we really know the pains, challenges and practical problems our clients are facing on an everyday basis. Instead of being an advisor, you might see us as a partner of our clients’ HR departments. Our knowledge and support does not stop at the HR department, we can also intermediate between HR and the business lines.” Drawing on Boxx’s vast experience in this dynamic and ever evolving market, Rens has strong knowledge of the global mobility industry, and is keen to share this with us. “Over the past few years we see a shift from global mobility matters only is about expats/ long term assignees to it concerns mainly short terms assignees or international (frequent) business travellers. Employees are not always willing to move to another country with their families for a relatively long period. There are a lot more shorter, for instance project based, assignments or employees travelling back to their families during weekends. This creates new challenges for employers and the service providers. “Additionally, the market has changed so it is no longer only big multinational companies facing challenges, but these relatively smaller companies even more as they have difficulties in identifying their opportunities/risks and how they can deal with this having limited access to resources. Also, finding the correct information for this online is very hard as the internet provides too much information that it is hard to identify what information is to be trusted. to be done, but also pro-actively assist with further opportunities or defining risks, including giving enough attention to the client that this requires. “Assisting clients with decision-making processes by providing them with the required insight in global mobility matters at hand such as quantification of risks/opportunities and explain consequences of the choices that can be made. The feedback on this way of working from our clients and even already in
tender processes with potential clients is that this is highly valued and is considered as one of the reasons why to elect Boxx as their global mobility service provider, or better global mobility partner.” It is the firm’s vast service offering, combined with its expert staff and client focused approach that set it apart from its competitors, as Dennis discusses. “There are three core areas which sets us apart from our competitors. First, we are the only global
“To adapt to these developments and be able to assist our clients with this also, we are developing and updating IT tools that can assist our clients with being compliant while still being in control of costs and the processes needed (internally or with Boxx). We are also differentiating our service and price levels more to be able to meet our clients’ needs as we understand that not all clients desire the highest service level or the lowest price available.”
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“Here at Boxx, our vision and concept are built on delivering and coordinating integrated mobility services on a global scale.”
Looking ahead, Dennis and Rens are excited and believe that their firm has the drive, ambition and opportunities to grow even further and achieve greater success over the months and years to come. “With regards to the future, our ambition for the next four years is to be the number one thought leader in global mobility within the whole EU. We fully believe
that we are on track to achieve this, but we are not there yet. There are still many steps to take and every day new innovative ideas to support and to fulfil our ambition come to mind. Our branding is the most important challenge ahead of us. More people need to know about Boxx, our services, our way of working and our people to be seen as the best provider and partner available for global mobility services.
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“With the new IT developments this year, including the launch of our new website and introduction of Atlas, our increasing number of staff for each of our fields of expertise and further cooperation with our Frame network partners, we have a lot of opportunities to expand our service provision to be further recognized as the best global mobility provider available worldwide.”
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Company: A Y & J Solicitors Name: Yash Dubal Email: yash@ayjsolicitors.com Web Address: www.ayjsolicitors.com Address: Chancery House, 53-64 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1QS. Telephone: +44 (0)20 7404 7933
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A Y & J Solicitors A Y & J Solicitors is an authorised and regulated solicitor firm which focuses exclusively on UK Immigration Law. We invited Yash Dubal to tell us more. A Y & J Solicitors are known for client focused service, honesty, a candid attitude, and a success focused approach, with an aim to achieve 100% success for each UK immigration application. Yash talks us through the firm’s service offering in more detail. “Here at A Y & J Solicitors, we are specialists in all aspects of United Kingdom Immigration and Nationality Laws. We deal with almost all types of UK Immigration applications – Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 4, Tier 5, ILR, Spouse Visa, Sole Repetitive Visa, Appeal, Administrative Review, Judicial Review, Nationality, European Union Law and Human Right. An extensive experience and in-depth knowledge in managing Tier 2 Sponsor Licence matters (New Applications, Renewals, Suspension and Revocation) have enabled us to become one of best corporate immigration firms providing solutions tailored for IT Service, Retail, E-commerce and the Sports Industry. Drawing on this experience, we offer comprehensive services for corporate and individual clients. Our primary clientele consists of companies, professionals and skilled migrants.” This focus on client satisfaction begins right from the very start of the process, as Yash is eager to emphasise. “Since we are known for client focused service, our first step when we start working with a new client is to ensure that the client’s requirements are clearly understood. Our extensive experience and in-depth knowledge help us to provide the best possible advice to our clients. Our highly experienced and motivated team do whatever it takes so we can bring best possible outcome of our client’s Immigration matter. We are always completely transparent with our clients, sharing information and establishing fixed fees whenever required with no hidden charges. “Fundamentally, we know what we can do, and we do what we say we will. Since our entire team holds the same values, we hold each other accountable to ensure that every case receives the best outcome possible. Adding to that, we believe “Honestly is Best policy”. We do not need our client’s hard earned money if we cannot bring any value to them. We simply say ‘no’ with sympathy if we know the client’s immigration application cannot be successful.”
Over the last three years, the UK immigration industry has undergone extensive challenges. Stringent UK Immigration policies have discouraged many professionals, students and entrepreneurs from choosing the UK as their career destination. It seems that introducing additional requirements to original immigration policies has become routine for UKVI. From Individual to Corporate Immigration applications, procedures have become very complex. Dealing with constantly changing complex immigration policies continues to remain a challenge for all Immigration law practitioners. As the industry continues to grow and expand, A Y & J face ever growing demand which is leading to many exciting developments for the firm, as Yash concludes. “Looking ahead, we are facing a high demand for our services at this juncture. We are thankful to our previous and existing clients as they are referring us to their friends and relatives for their immigration matters. We are constantly receiving new inquiries because of our user-friendly website, blogs and other digital marketing activities. At times, we left with no option but to unwillingly decline the request of clients to manage their immigration matter because of existing case load. As our case load has grown significantly, we have been exploring ways to continue to meet demand without sacrificing the quality service is our company’s hallmark. “Overall, we strongly feel that we should now introduce a franchise model to serve all prospective clients. While we have an option of expanding our team centrally, we feel that a decentralised structure will be more efficient.”
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Best International HR Practice 2017 & Best Mobile Operator 2017 - Thailand Company: Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited Address: 414 Phaholyothin Road, Samsen Nai, Phayathai, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand Web Address: www.ais.co.th
Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited (AIS) Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited (AIS) is an innovative digital life services provider based in Bangkok. We provide a fascinating overview of this innovative firm and the range of solutions it offers. Founded in 1990, AIS provide infrastructure and network quality that allow Thai people to be connected to one another and to the world. In 2013, the company began its transformation into digital service provider to better serve the changes and needs of Thai people across the country. Today, AIS plays an important role in providing Thailand’s digital infrastructure, contributing to economic growth both government- and private sectors. The digital technology today allows everyone to stay connected to the world constantly. Many people have mobile phone attached 24 hours daily from waking up until sleeping for its versatility in multi-tasking such as alarm clock, organizer, communication, entertainment and everything else that a computer can do. Thanks to quality and reliable mobile networks capable of serving million of users non-stop in every area of a country and around the world. Digital technology has transformed ourselves into digital lifestyles opening up too many new possibilities how we want to live, work, and spend leisure time alone or with others.
“...AIS provide workshops and various educational materials that aim to convey the meaning and behaviors of the AIS corporate culture, as well as to emphasize that the stronger a united corporate culture the entire firm will be able to succeed.” As such, AIS offers a truly vital range of services, and always strives for excellence in every aspect of its work. There are four key factors attributive to the firm’s success: offering the best network, best service, best technology and the best people. These attributes enable the company to retain leadership and set higher standard for Thailand’s telecom industry. As a leader in telecommunication services in Thailand, AIS must adapt to stay in the lead of
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constant changes. The company has always been a pioneer, and was the first to provide the best and most 4G coverage across the country, and the only telco to offer world-class entertainment that exceeds customer expectation. Behind these achievements are a pool of AIS professionals highly trained to be expert in their fields. The firm believe that employees who are competent and dedicated can bring out the best to customers in every part of the country. This is the key success factor to AIS being no.1 in Thailand throughout 27 years in service. To support its vital and dedicated staff, internally, the corporate culture of AIS is designed to align with the firm’s business strategy and define a set of desired behaviors for sustainable business. It is the fundamental to operate the company’s HR management framework that helps to align internal planning in the same direction. The company are working to make these a part of the DNA of every AIS employee through its proactive strategies, such as making them an important part of the recruitment process, and beginning to cultivate this culture within employees from their first day as part of the AIS family. During the firm’s orientation and onboarding program, AIS provide workshops and various educational materials that aim to convey the meaning and behaviors of the AIS corporate culture, as well as to emphasize that the stronger a united corporate culture the entire firm will be able to succeed. This will also engender positive communication and greater mutual understanding between employees, which lead to satisfaction and close relationships within our organization. Last but not least, it will result in our organization achieving its goals and objectives, as well as the development of AIS’s employees at all levels. Fundamentally, AIS firmly believes that every employees’ well-being is a critical success factor for effective organization transformation and to drive AIS to positively meet and achieve its business vision and goals. As a result, the “AIS Health and Wellness
Program” was established to ensure our employees’ physical and mental health and well-being from the very first day of them becoming a member of AIS’ family until the very end of their time with us. Due to AIS’ success in implementing transformative human resource policies and strategies, including the Corporate Wellness Program, AIS has been highly recognized, both by its own employees and by independent organizations, and in 2017, AIS won the award of Global HR Excellence Award 2017 “Managing Health at the workplace” and “Awards of promoting health in the workplace” from World HRD Congress. Ultimately, providing basic telecommunication infrastructure to the public is no longer commercially sustainable. New businesses are entering the market every week, rushing in to capture market share. OTT is one business that most telecommunication companies are not familiar with. How AIS deals with OTT today will affect its business in the future. Gaining professional insight from a major telecom operator in global market who happens to be one of our stockholders, combined with AIS long-running no.1 in Thailand, convinced the firm that they are heading to the right direction - building ecosystem for partnership is more beneficial than putting ourselves to directly compete in every market. Recently, AIS has signed an agreement with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under Industrial Liaison Program, and Harvard University under Business Publishing. Both schools will work to maximize AIS employee competency especially in technology-driven environment. This latest development will help the organisation to continue to grow and adapt even further as it looks towards a bright and exciting future.
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Best for Specialized Destination Services - Germany Company: King & Mayr GmbH & Co.KG Contact: Alan L. King Contact Email: a.king@king-mayr.com Address: Düsseldorf Kö-Bogen, 5th Floor, Königsallee 2b, Düsseldorf, 40212, Germany Phone: +49(0)211-5405-7122 Website: www.King-Mayr.com
King & Mayr GmbH & Co.KG King & Mayr GmbH & Co.KG are a specialized destination and expat support service for international assignees and their families living and working in Germany. We invited Alan King to tell us more about the firm and the services it offers. King & Mayr are an everyday life concierge managing non-work related issues from start to finish, supporting a healthy work-life balance, family welfare and assignment success. Alan outlines what this entails and how the firm works to support its clients throughout this process. “Here at King & Mayr we are the one point of contact and go to company. We conduct ‘Living in Germany’ sessions, answer questions, translate and troubleshoot along with offering peace of mind that someone is always watching out for our clients’ best interest. “To ensure excellence for our clients from the very beginning, we take a personal approach, knowing that every client and their family are unique in the concerns and expectations they have from their assignment. Our initial consultations are tailored to meet the needs of the assignees and families. We find out what makes them happy with their current living circumstances and see if we can help form a similar environment at their new home in Germany. If something isn’t available locally, we will consider new activities which may be of interest. As far as home administration goes, we reassure the family by providing a care-of address for all their German contractual mail which their account manager will review upon receipt. If anything needs to be addressed, we will contact our clients to discuss options and the best way to proceed.”
“Our initial consultations are tailored to meet the needs of the assignees and families.” This client focus means that the firm offers a great deal of personal contact whilst at the same time working to remain at the forefront of emerging developments in the industry, as Alan explains. “At King& Mayr we believe in personal contact with our clients. For us keeping up with technology, means not bombarding our clients with unnecessary
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information. We pre-screen their contractual correspondence to ensure deadlines are not missed and requirements are met. This is all done by our staff in the background as mail is received. “Our Low-Tech – High Touch approach to client interaction is probably one of the main reasons we have 100% client retention. The personal contact to their account manager instead of navigating an app or ticketing system is just one of the many things our clients value most about or service. Knowing that you can reach out to someone who knows who you are without having to provide your customer number or repeat the reason why you are calling helps build a close, yet professional bond.” King & Mayr’s recent partnership with International AutoSource has offered it many great opportunities for future growth and success, as Alan proudly concludes. Recently we partnered with International AutoSource, to facilitate a one of a kind vehicle leasing and concierge program in Germany. Because of this partnership, clients can now lease a vehicle in Germany without having a local credit history or making any down payments. This program, called iiiPayS Auto, combines award-winning customer service and best in class vehicle leasing solutions. We are excited for the future and look forward to sharing the success of this programme.”
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Award for Excellence in Investment Immigration – UK Company: Ying De Group Limited | Ying De Lawyers Limited Contact: Chris Leung Contact Email: chris@yingde.co.uk Address: 7th Floor, Peter House, Manchester, M1 5AN, UK Phone: 01612093811 Website: www.yingdegroup.com
Ying De Group Limited | Ying De Lawyers Limited Ying De Group Limited is a Manchester based company with its core business based on investment immigration. Its legal advisory arm, Ying De Lawyers Limited, provides immigration advisory services to primarily Chinese investors looking for investment opportunities in the UK. We invited Andy Han, Ying De Group CEO to tell us more about the services it provides in this niche space. Supporting a vast array of investors from varied backgrounds and with an array of different requirements, Ying De Group Limited has obtained a great deal of expertise since inception, as Andy is eager to emphasise.
body, who have introduced us to high-growth SMEs that are primarily looking for funding. Through this channel alone, the Ying De investment platform has successfully brought in more than £3 million of funding to SMEs in the Northwest in the last 2.5 years.
“The UK has always been one of the world’s most attractive destinations for those seeking a diverse economy, cosmopolitan lifestyle and strong legal system. UK immigration laws provide opportunities for applicants to settle here if they have high intellectual or strong financial capital. With over ten years of experience in investment immigration, Ying De Group and Ying De Lawyers are dedicated to serving the Chinese communities in China and other countries.
“The Brexit vote has brought a certain degree of uncertainties. Some of our potential investors were initially anxious to find out what impact it might have on government policies on investment immigration. However, so far, there have been no major changes to the UK T1E visa requirements, and we are optimistic that the government will continue to recognise the merit of this unique form of investment, and the positive contribution made by these investors to the UK economy.”
“At Ying De, we provide professional advisory service in investment immigration to those Chinese investors looking to invest in British businesses mainly via the UK Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa scheme. Chinese investors often find it difficult to break into the UK market, not only due to their lack of experience in investing outside of China, but also because of the complex nature of the Visa application requirements from the UK Home Office, and thus require our help.”
“...we provide professional advisory service in investment immigration to those Chinese investors looking to invest in British businesses...” Among the developments the firm is currently seeing an increased need for investment support, as well as concern over the implications of Brexit, which Andy discusses in more detail. “Recently, Ying De have been highly successful in linking up potential Chinese investors with those UK SMEs that are looking for investment funding, and have witnessed fast growth in our business over the last few years. For example, we work very closely with Access to Finance Northwest, a UK government
Going forward, Andy is optimistic for a bright future for Ying De Group Limited and Ying De Lawyers Limited, and believes that many of the challenges the firm and the wider immigration industry face will provide great opportunities for growth and prosperity for firms such as his, as he proudly concludes. “As we look towards the future, it is clear that we are in the middle of a surge in popularity for investor immigration programs. However, worldwide prospective immigrant investors are also facing uncertainties due to the changing requirements related to the programs available to them for popular destination countries such as the U.S., Canada and Hong Kong. “Thus, many prospective immigrant investors will be forced to look to other destinations. Despite the uncertainties caused by Brexit, there has so far been no major changes announced for the U.K. Tier 1 program. As UK immigration laws provide opportunities for applicants to settle here if they have high intellectual or strong financial capital, we foresee there will be a growth in UK investor/entrepreneur immigration applications. Ying De will continue to improve its service and product lines to cope with the foreseeable high demands and stay at the forefront of the investment immigration industry.”
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RAS R I C HM OND ADV IS ORY S ERV ICES INC. National Property Management Services
Company: Richmond Advisory Services Inc. Contact: Arun Mehta Contact Email: amehta@richmond-team.com Address: One Valleywood Drive Suite 100 Markham Ontario Canada L3R 5L9 Phone: 16475472122 EXT. 100
Best for Corporate Relocation 2017 – Canada
Richmond Advisory Services (RAS) Richmond Advisory Services (RAS) provides property and facility management services nationwide across Canada. We profile the firm to find out more.
RAS supports various types of clients including corporate relocation; mortgage enforcement and insolvency; wealth management, estate and trust services; commercial and multi residential real estate; as well as institutional real estate.
“This client focused approach is initiated from the moment RAS starts working with a client, and with the completion of a thorough needs assessment analysis at the very start of every project...” RAS works hard to provide clients with the solutions they need. The firm attributes its success to providing “velvet glove service” and extensive communication levels at all times.
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This client focused approach is initiated from the moment RAS starts working with a client, and with the completion of a thorough needs assessment analysis at the very start of every project, as well as working hard to find out about a client’s culture and how they partner with suppliers. This process enables a strong and ongoing partnership. Looking to the future, RAS foresees technology continuing to changing the landscape which may mean less HR - but this is a transition that all parties must embrace. To support clients through the development of continuous technology, RAS will also continue to focus on technology but will also ensure that they still have a strong client interface. As testimony to the level of excellence it works to achieve, RAS has been the recipient of four awards in total related to providing property management services for the corporate relocation industry.
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UK Business Immigration Firm of the Year 2017 Company: Ferguson Snell & Associates Contact: Diane Claridge Contact Email: dianec@fergusonsnell.co.uk Address: Forum House, 1st Floor, 15-18 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7AN, UK Phone: 02036682692 Website: www.fergusonsnell.com
Ferguson Snell & Associates Ferguson Snell is the most established immigration company in the business, offering a wide range of services to meet the needs of its diverse clients. We profile the firm to find out more. Operating in the UK since 1985, Ferguson Snell has continued to evolve and now the firm prides itself on its provision of accurate, compliant, hightouch immigration services to individuals and organisations alike. The company is headquartered in London with an Asia Pacific office based in India and global immigration capabilities across 88 countries.
looking to relocate to the UK, Ferguson Snell will help any client secure the appropriate permits to suit their purpose. With US, UK and global private client immigration teams based in London, and global and Indian private client immigration teams in its Asia Pacific office, every private client has one direct point of contact, making the process seamless and efficient.
Today Ferguson Snell is expanding internationally and, while the company continues to grow, they still maintain the friendly, approachable, solution-finding ethos that has always made Ferguson Snell stand out amongst other immigration services.
To ensure that clients receive the very highest standards of service and support, organisations and individuals that work with Ferguson Snell have one primary point of contact that deals with all elements of their case; they are not passed from one person to another, there are no unnecessary delays and they do not have to explain the same query more than once. The firm offer an end-to-end seamless service; whatever the clients’ immigration needs, they can be fulfilled by its specialist teams. This saves time, increases accuracy and means that clients will receive a personalised service which recognises their needs and priorities.
Specifically with regards to business immigration, Ferguson Snell help businesses around the globe obtain the relevant work, business or dependent visas for employees and their families. The firm’s business immigration team are adept at handling all categories of business and work visas, from short term visitor visas to longer term multiyear assignments for all levels of personnel. The Ferguson Snell Approach is not prescriptive; the team do not look at its business immigration clients’ needs with a set procedure in mind. Instead, they work collaboratively with every client, adapting their procedures and finding the most effective, compliant solutions for each client on an individual basis. The global immigration team is experienced in dealing with staff immigration across a vast range of countries and all industries; each team member applies their considerable knowledge and experience to every case. Working closely with a number of established Co-Counsel and immigration partners, this enables them to understand the clients’ needs and to guide each migrant through every stage of the process, from initial application to full compliance. This same bespoke approach applies to all clients, including those seeking private immigration support. From CEOs and Very High Net Worth individuals to dependants and families wishing to obtain investor, entrepreneur, naturalisation or student visas, or
In addition, the firm’s “sundown” policy means that Ferguson Snell’s dedicated team will let the client know that they have received their query or information and that they are dealing with it on the same day, so they do not have to continually follow up on their situation. This simple policy goes a long way with their clients. Finally, what truly sets Ferguson Snell apart from the competition is its approachable and friendly consultants who have deep knowledge of immigration practices across industries.. Not only does this ensure compliance but it enables the firm to offer innovative advice and solutions as they work in strategic partnership with each client. Overall, Ferguson Snell has dedicated UK immigration, US immigration and global teams working on business and private client immigration, and moving forward its ongoing aim will be to continue to provide the exceptional level of compliant immigration services that it has come to pride itself on.
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Best for Managed Outsourced Solutions – USA & Most Innovative Human Resources Software 2017 Contact: Sales Contact Email: sales@aslconsulting.com Address: Suite 800, 155 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, ON M9W 5Z8 Canada Phone: 1.800.INFO.ASL Website: www.aslconsulting.com
ASL HR Consulting ASL provides human resources software, professional services and managed outsourced solutions for large and medium-sized organizations that benefit from advanced HR solutions to manage their employees effectively. We explore the secrets behind this dynamic company’s success. ASL is a leading provider of Global HR Software addressing the needs of companies in virtually any industry. The company provides software solutions that connect people with technology. ASL’s technology is used in over 49 countries globally covering The Americas, Asia/Pacific, Europe and Middle East/Africa. Since inception ASL has continued to expand the scope of its development efforts. In 1991, the company released a revolutionary, fullyintegrated MS-DOS based HRIS for the IBM PC and Compatibles. Within one year of the release of this product, ASL had one of the largest customer bases of any HR Software or consulting company in Canada. The success of this release was followed closely in late 1992 by the release of a fully-integrated, Client/Server HRIS for Microsoft Windows v3.1 - a Canadian First. The product received rave reviews at the 1993 HRPAO Conference & Trade Show held in Toronto.
“ASL’s clients value its approach and commitment to excellence and range in size from small and mid-sized companies to Fortune 500 corporations.” ASL HR Solutions are available on your internal infrastructure anywhere globally. In 1995, ASL opened its offices in the UK to serve clients in the UK and Europe. At SoftWorld 1996 in London, ASL UK demonstrated one of the most featurepacked solutions at the Tradeshow and garnered partnership requests from major payroll providers in England, Scotland and Wales. By 1997 HR technology was beginning to migrate from Client/ Server to Web-based platforms. To ensure excellence for clients at all times, ASL decided that in order to stay ahead of its competitors it would move to developing solutions for use via the Internet. The result has been a resounding success and our current suite of .NET-based solutions
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continue to build upon the rich legacy of our marketleading software solutions for HR. Today the company sells, implements and supports its Human Resources Management System (HRMS) Suite of best-of-breed software applications for medium-sized and large organizations globally. HRMS Solutions that Integrate the Enterprise regardless of size. Its strength as an organization is rooted in our knowledge of Human Resources and its unique group-based, team approach, which facilitates excellence at every level including management and technical as well as innovation in our products and services. The company is committed to 100% client satisfaction and to maintaining its position as a global leader in the provision of human resources information technology solutions. ASL’s clients value its approach and commitment to excellence and range in size from small and midsized companies to Fortune 500 corporations. Overall, ASL’s vison is to provide Tier 1 Technology at Tier 2 Costs. Its flexible, comprehensive, pure Internet Technology enables companies to deploy rich HR technology faster, easier and at significantly lower costs when compared to software provided by some of the world’s largest ERP vendors. In fact, out of the box the company’s HR Solutions include more than twice the functionality and 10 times the efficiency of competitive offerings. With this data it is easy to see why ASL provides superior return on investment and one of the lowest total cost of ownership in the industry.ership in the industry.
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Most Renowned Immigration Consultancy - New Zealand Company: New Start NZ Ltd Contact: Vaninder Bassan Contact Email: newstartnz@yahoo.co.nz Address: 17 Bilsthorpe Lane, Rd 4, Hamilton, NZ 3284, New Zealand Phone: 6421989391 Website: www.nsnzltd.com
New Start NZ New Start NZ is an immigration consulting firm, offering a full range of services and advice for a wide range of clients. We profile the firm to find out more about the range of services it offers.
Based in Hamilton, New Start NZ assists people secure residence in New Zealand under the various categories sanctioned by the New Zealand Government. As the firm are in the same time zone as Immigration New Zealand, employers, universities and language schools, the firm are usually faster and more effective than overseas agents.
“Thanks to the expertise of its founders New Start NZ is able to provide advice and assistance with immigration to New Zealand and business setup.�. Thanks to the expertise of its founders New Start NZ is able to provide advice and assistance with immigration to New Zealand and business setup. Founder Gurpreet has been a government employee for over 25 years. He is an Associated Chartered Accountant who also holds a Masters of Commerce degree and a post graduate diploma in Human Resource Management. He has been a Licenced Immigration Advisor since December 2009 and has over 20 years of experience and involvement in immigration issues and matters. He has been a New Zealand citizen for over 30 years. His work as a Chartered Accountant has given him wide experience of business, accounting, taxation and management. Being a mentor of professional accountants and other staff, he possesses excellent
communication and negotiation skills and has a love of finding innovative solutions to problems. Gurpreet is supported by Director Vaninder Bassan, who has been a NZ citizen for over 40 years. Prior to starting this business she had been a Business Banking Manager for over 20 years with a major Bank in New Zealand dealing with clients from start-up businesses to larger corporate businesses. She is a Justice of Peace of New Zealand and a well-regarded and respected member of her local community as well as the New Zealand Sikh Community. She has held various leadership roles within the community as President of the Waikato Justice of Peace Association as well as being the Chairperson for the Board of Trustees for a local primary school, having been involved with the New Zealand education system for over five years. She is a registered Business Mentor with Business Mentors New Zealand. Her experience of living and raising a family in New Zealand enables her to impart sound advice to families wishing to settle in New Zealand. The business has been nominated and received recognition for their work by NZAMI in the Community Out Reach category for their commitment to helping people. Ultimately, it is this vast expertise and practical experience in the market that sets New Start NZ apart from its competitors and marks it out as the best option for clients seeking anything from general immigration support through to appeals and corporate immigration support.
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Best Immigration Law Service 2017 - UK Company: 4A Law Contact: Jessica Contact Email: info@4alaw.com Address: Richmond House, 105 High Street, Crawley, RH10 1DD, UK Phone: 3300881018 Website: 4alaw.com
4A Law 4A Law is a unique and innovative leading law firm specialising in a very niche market offering expertise in Business, Immigration and Property. We caught up with Jessica to find out more. 4A Law provide legal services to many varied clients, nationally in the UK and international clients from across the globe. Jessica outlines the firm’s focus on providing clients with the very highest standards of service and support and how it achieves this. “Here at 4A Law, we work hard to ensure that clients receive a truly exceptional level of service, and as such all of our lawyers have extensive experience with over 17 years of experience in all aspects of UK Immigration. Our Business and Property lawyers have over 20 years’ experience in the industry which means that all our clients benefit from a first-rate service, first time every time. “Thanks to these qualified and competent lawyers, we are able to offer exceptional client care. Our clients know they can trust us as we offer straight talking honest, independent and trustworthy advice with no legal jargon. We explain things in a way that is clear and concise and always put our client’s interest first, without prejudice or discrimination.
“Our clients know they can trust us as we offer straight talking honest, independant and trustworthy advice with no legal jargon” “Additionally, we offer fixed fees, no hidden charges or extras with provides certainty in uncertain times. Also, we are available 24 hours and can be contact via email, telephone, text messaging, Skype, messenger, and face to face meetings wherever our clients are and where ever we are. We can visit and meet our clients at their residence, place of work or business or other mutually convenient venues. All of these factors help ensure that our clients receive the very highest standard of support and always feel supported throughout the legal process.” The firm’s commitment to excellence means that it has created a set of three core values which it operates by at all times, as Jessica explains. “To ensure excellence for our clients, we have three main values which every member of staff abides by.
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The first is trust; a relationship based on trust will enable both client and adviser to deal with the case effectively and efficiently. The second is understanding, because understanding the needs and goals of the client will enable us to provide the client with the best course of action for their case. It will not only identify the needs of the client but also identify how the case is likely to progress and will assist in establishing the costs of the case. “Finally, we look to provide quality constantly, as we have experienced and skilled lawyers who think outside the box, and all of our lawyers, solicitors and barristers are highly competent, therefore they are able to provide clients with the service they deserve. We can see a case through from the initial advice to the Supreme Court and beyond if necessary.” Moving forward, Jessica believes that 4A Law will continue to grow and succeed as she outlines the challenges the firm faces over the coming months and how it will adapt to overcome them. “Currently, one of the biggest challenges we face is to tackle the perceptions and the realisation that the UK needs to attract talent from the global market. This has also been about educating our clients about their situation as well as marketing to the right type of clients who require our services. Overcoming this challenge will remain our ongoing focus as we look towards a bright and prosperous future.”
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