As businesses of all sizes become increasingly global, American companies find themselves employing all or part of their workforce in positions overseas. In addition to the planning steps discussed previously, there are a number of additional factors to consider for an international workforce, beginning with determining in which labor market(s) the company will recruit its employees. There are three possible areas:1.The home or parent country is the domicile of the company, where its corporate headquarters are located. Employees who originate from the home country are known as expatriates or parent-country nationals (PCNs). Employees returning from a host country assignment are called inpatriates, often requiring acclimation and reorientation to their home country workplace.