The HR newsletter written by people who have seen things.
HR content has a tell. It's very confident, thoroughly researched, and somehow leaves you with nothing to do differently.
The Open Shell is the opposite of that.
Every month, our People Services team writes about what they're seeing from inside real global employment situations—not those boring case studies, self-important thought leadership essays, or those AI-generated five trends to watch listicles.
We dive deep to real-world issues, like the termination in Japan that required three weeks of documentation before anyone could say the word "terminated." Or the Belgian employee who was owed severance nobody had budgeted for because the contract said one thing and Belgian law said something else entirely.
The stuff you find out about the hard way, now ready and waitingso you don't have to.
Every issue, you’ll catch:
Catch of the Day
We take one real global employment situation and walk it all the way through. The context, the reasoning, the call we'd actually make. None of that “X things to know about hiring in France” cop-out, but actual answers to your benefit.
Pearls of Wisdom
Erin Goodey, Director of People Services, answering your messiest global HR questions, unlike the ones where every guide says "it depends" and then just... stops. She doesn't stop. It's almost unfair to the competition.
Oyster Sphere
Regulatory shifts, resources, and news that actually affects your business. Ruthlessly short (for good reason). You'll be done before your coffee gets cold.
If you're an HR leader hiring across borders and tired of content that explains the problem without solving it, you're in the right place.
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