The global hiring gap: What it's costing you (and how to fix it)

Build global teams without breaking your systems

Hiring internationally unlocks access new skills, new markets, and scale. But it also adds compliance challenges — like worker classification, payroll rules, immigration requirements, and vendor fragmentation — which means 46% of companies are failing to onboard global talent.

In this vital 60-minute discussion, leaders from across the global hiring ecosystem will share real-world insights into how organisations are navigating:

• The shift from cost-driven to skill-driven global hiring
• Rising demand for AI fluency across functions
• Emerging global talent hubs
• Compliance and mobility constraints
• The infrastructure decisions that determine whether global hiring scales or stalls

What you’ll learn

Why global hiring is shifting from cost to capability

• Why 98% of companies are planning to build global teams
• How the race for AI and specialist skills is redefining global talent strategy
• Where global talent hubs are emerging

Where companies are getting stuck

• Why only 8% of companies feel confident they’re compliant
• How small compliance gaps turn into outsized risk
• Where fragmentation creates hidden cost

What leading companies are doing differently

• How to move from reactive compliance to proactive system design
• The role of AI in reducing operational drag
• What scalable, global-first infrastructure looks like in practice

What’s next for global workforce strategy

• How hiring models will evolve over the next 12–24 months
• Where contractor vs employee strategies are shifting
• How executive, HR, and talent perspectives align –and where they don’t