In Beijing, NOVA Group will meet Chinese business people who are doing business with Belgium and the Belgian business people who are active in Chinese market.  In Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, the delegation will participate a “Euro-China Business Meeting Heilongjiang 2012”, that invites 200 Chinese companies in different sectors and 100 European companies, as well as the local authorities. In Chongqing, NOVA Group will meet local chamber of commerce with which BECI has collaboration agreement that aims to help European companies to build high level contacts with Chinese counterparts and local government. 

NOVA Group will participate BCECC seminar "Are China's increasing costs killing sourcing business?" on the 16th of May at Management Centre Europe in Brussels.

The supply chain in China, including thousands of mainland factories, is reeling from a 13.6% increase of the minimum wage. As a result, the lowest salary in some areas in China is being pushed up to 1,500 yuan or $240 per month. Chinese export manufacturers in the Hong Kong area expect that the increase will result in the downsizing—or complete closing—of 1/3 of Hong Kong’s 50,000 factories in China.

When reading these figures, everyone probably has the same question in mind: Are China’s increasing costs killing sourcing business? Mr. Etienne Charlier, Managing Director of procur Asia will give his point of view on these issues.

Mr. Charlier already had more than 10-years management experience in China when he created procurAsia, a service and consulting company that assists Western companies to source high tech products and industrial equipment from China. He built his experience while working in several executive positions for Alcatel, a large international group providing telecommunication solutions.

Our NOVA China Office will also schedule an individual meeting with the import & export custom expert to discuss custom issues concerning exporting goods from China to Europe. 

• from France, Corinne Johansson
• from the Netherlands, Peter van Steenis
• and from Belgium Walter Vermeeren, Koen Reekmans, Sylvie Craps, Eva Pareit and Véronique Fauconnier

We invite you to an in-depth seminar on compensation, global mobility and other HR challenges.
This seminar will feature specialists from KPMG Tax and Legal Advisers and NOVA Relocation, who will not only give you an overview of all the technical and practical aspects, but will also offer you the opportunity to learn how a company that is facing the challenges of managing short termers and commuters on a daily basis deals with these issues.

Accenture, with over 20.000 partners and staff movements around the world per year, works in a business based on projects around the globe. The company will share its extended experience with short-termers and commuters.

Overview of presentations
* Ferdy Foubert will bring us an overview of all tax and social security related aspects of these short termers and commuters.  He will not only give you insight into what the rules are, but also on the possible consequences of non-compliance that may reach beyond tax and social security. He will also focus on a number of tools that can be used by employers to manage these issues based on real examples.

* Walter Vermeeren will elaborate on all the logistical aspects of the short termers and commuters such as consecutive lodging, immigration, driving, etc. He will give you a clear understanding of what is possible and how to act and react in a flexible manner.

* Carine De Bontridder will give a testimonial on how Accenture deals with short termers and commuters.  She will discuss scenarios, relating to the various aspects of the subjects, that she has witnessed over the past years.  These examples will provide insights in critical issues with short termers, in whether or not business should be missed out on for compliance reasons, in how to control your staff, etc.

Registration
This seminar will be held in English and is free of charge.

Contact
For more information about this seminar, please contact:
Véronique Fauconnier
NOVA Relocation
Phone: +32 2 785 09 05
E-mail: veronique.fauconnier@nova-relo.com

We look forward to welcoming you on 28 February 2012.

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