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Hudson Global, Inc..

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Hudson Global, Inc. is a global talent solutions company operating primarily in North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe. The company provides professional staffing, permanent recruitment, and talent management services across various industries. Hudson connects specialized talent with leading compan...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

Hudson Global, Inc. shows a mixed ethical record. Roughly 50% of its workforce earns living wages, aiming for 75% in two years. Critics point to allegations of illegal union-busting tactics at Hudson Institute for Process Research, though direct company involvement is unclear. Employee reviews on Indeed also show mixed sentiment on pay and benefits (3.0/5). In 2022, Hudson Global had a financial restatement for revenue and costs, promptly disclosed. Most other ethical areas lack sufficient public data for assessment.

Value Scores

Better Health for All0
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect-60
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business-20
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business0
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech0
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products0
-100100

Better Health for All

0

Hudson Global, Inc. is a talent solutions company focused on professional staffing, permanent recruitment, and talent management services. Its core business activities do not involve the development, provision, or direct impact on health-related products or services.

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Therefore, all KPIs related to direct health effects, harmful revenue, product safety, price accessibility, vulnerable population reach for health needs, health risk transparency, health innovation investment, health externalities, health equity programs, healthcare workforce support, preventative health measures, healthcare data responsibility, global health crisis response, mental health initiatives, pharmaceutical patents, nutrition and food safety, healthcare education, addiction mitigation, and clinical trial ethics are not applicable to its operations based on the provided evidence.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

Hudson Global, Inc. is a global talent solutions company focused on professional staffing, permanent recruitment, and talent management.

1
Its core business does not involve lending, insuring, moving, or storing money, nor does it offer consumer credit products or financial services. Therefore, all KPIs related to financial services, such as underserved client share, pricing fairness, exploitative fee exposure, financial inclusion initiatives, data accessibility for financial data, fair lending compliance, wealth building outcomes, profit reinvestment in community finance, financial literacy initiatives, debt burden ratio, geographic inclusion for banking services, and product simplicity for financial products, are not applicable to its operations.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

-60

Hudson Global, Inc. (HSON.US) faced allegations of illegal union-busting tactics, including firing union leaders and transferring work to shell companies to evade unionization efforts by approximately 200 workers at Hudson Institute for Process Research.

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The company also faced wage theft claims and caused a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election to be delayed for over a year due to legal challenges.
2
The union is awaiting a decision on an injunction from the labor board regarding ongoing labor law violations.
3
These actions indicate significant opposition to unionization and multiple substantiated labor law violations. The company's employer healthcare contribution for these workers increased from 50% to 70% after union certification in September 2022.
4

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

No evidence available to assess Hudson Global, Inc. on Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing.

Honest & Fair Business

-20

Hudson Global, Inc. had one financial restatement of $5.762 million for revenue and costs in Q2 and Q3 2022.

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This restatement was due to a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting related to revenue recognition, resulting in an understatement of revenue and costs.
2

Kind to Animals

0

No evidence available to assess Hudson Global, Inc. on Kind to Animals.

No War, No Weapons

0

Hudson Global, Inc. is a global talent solutions company. The provided articles contain no evidence of revenue from arms or defense contracts, nor do they indicate any involvement in dual-use technology with military applications.

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The company's AI platforms are for recruitment, not military use.
2
There is no mention of surveillance or intelligence activities.
3
The board provides general oversight of management, operations, and strategy, including risk management, but there is no specific mention of oversight over defense-related business activities.
4
The company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is publicly available and applies to directors and employees, but it does not specifically codify ethical 'red lines' related to weapons or controversial arms.
5
There is no evidence of exposure to controversial weapons, investment in peace technology, or any ethical red lines compliance rate related to military activities.
6
For all other KPIs, no relevant evidence was found in the provided articles.

Planet-Friendly Business

0

No evidence available to assess Hudson Global, Inc. on Planet-Friendly Business.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

The provided articles discuss Hudson Global's general commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) and community engagement efforts, including meetings with small businesses and minority-owned vendors.

1
However, none of the articles contain specific quantitative data, percentages, or counts that directly correspond to the defined KPIs for 'Respect for Cultures & Communities'.
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Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the available evidence.

Safe & Smart Tech

0

Hudson Solutions emphasizes 'Privacy by Design,' integrating data protection principles from the outset of system and procedure development.

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The company also states an ongoing commitment to GDPR compliance, has implemented new privacy policies and notices, and requests consent when acting as the processing controller.
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Data processing agreements are customized for each service type.
3

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

0

No specific, quantitative data points related to Zero Waste & Sustainable Products were found for Hudson Global, Inc. (HSON.US) in the provided articles. discusses Hudson Technologies, a different entity.

1
Articles and focus on recruitment services and job listings, offering no information on waste management, product sustainability, or related initiatives for Hudson Global, Inc.

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