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Employer of Record Licensing: A Guide to Regulated Hiring and Co-Employment  By Tony Davies, Global Partnerships Director at Acumen International The Employer of Record (EOR) model offers an elegantly simple value proposition: the ability to hire international talent without the friction of local entity setup. By delegating contracts, payroll, and statutory administration to a local provider, companies [&;

The Christmas Lesson Business Keeps Forgetting

  By Tony Davies, Global Partnerships Director at Acumen International A small village prepares for winter and decides to host a communal Christmas feast. Each household is asked to bring a pot of soup to pour into a single, shared cauldron. The idea is simple: together, everyone will eat well. [&;

Acumen International Launches the Acumen Global Alliance

London, United Kingdom, November 25, 2025. Acumen International today announced the launch of the Acumen Global Alliance (AGA), a new partner network designed to help recruitment and staffing agencies, HR consultancies, advisory firms and HR-technology providers expand their service offerings and support clients with compliant international hiring without building multi-country [&;

Global Workforce Due Diligence: Why People Define Enterprise Value

By Stuart Creasey, Regional Manager at Acumen International The foundational assumption of classic corporate due diligence was that value could be audited on a balance sheet: plant, property, equipment, and cash. Today, for technology, professional services, and high-growth companies, that equation is obsolete. Enterprise value has [&;

Acumen’s Partner Ecosystem: Built for Global Growth

By Maria Savva, Global Operations Director, Acumen International For businesses operating internationally, hiring needs don’t always emerge where expected. Workforce expansion is shaped by market opportunities, regulatory shifts, new client demands, or strategic priorities that can’t always be mapped out in advance. The Employer of Record (EOR) model [&;

The New Norm Is Global Employment Decision Making

By Abid Hamid, CEO at Acumen International Cross-border workforce movement is not new. For decades, companies have shifted people internationally to fill skills gaps or take advantage of lower employment costs. What has changed is the mix of forces driving that movement. Ten years ago, global hiring [&;

Intelligent Recruitment: Using AI and Partnership to Build Global Hiring Capability 

Intelligent Recruitment: Using AI and Partnership to Build Global Hiring Capability  By Tony Davies, Global Partnerships Director at Acumen International In my earlier article, “Beyond Placements: How Recruitment Leaders Can Thrive in AI,” I explored how the industry must adapt as technology automates more of the traditional search and selection process. The conclusion was simple [&;
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