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Home Welcome to Northstar A starting point for employees across our countries, locations, and teams. Use this site to find country entry points, company-wide updates, practical guidance for working across regions, and language resources. Country and language examples are illustrative; check the connected source for current information. Where do you need to go? Choose the page that matches your next question. Our Countries Find sample country entry points and understand where local information belongs. Global News See company-wide updates published through Communications. Working Across Regions Use practical reminders when coordinating across locations and time zones. Language & Translation Check how to find published translations and language support. Company-wide updates Where updates are published Northstar's Communications app is the source for company updates. Connect the news feed above to topics intended for the global audience before launch. Open Communications to read the full update and any published regional context. If a story is not shown here, do not assume it applies to every country or location. Check the source and local context before acting. Our Countries Start with your work location Country examples on this page are fictional and do not confirm Northstar's actual coverage. Use the entry for the country where you work. Local information can vary by country, site, role, and eligibility; a page for one location is not evidence that its guidance applies elsewhere. In this gallery example, Northstar's fictional sample locations are Canada, Germany, and Singapore. Replace these examples with confirmed locations and connect each entry to its maintained local information source before publishing. This site does not provide local policy or establish which rules apply to an employee. Sample country entry points Illustrative navigation categories only; actual coverage and destinations need confirmation. Canada — sample Confirm whether this is a current Northstar work location. Use the approved local source for location-specific information. Germany — sample Check the authoritative source before relying on local guidance. Singapore — sample Ask the responsible local content owner to correct outdated information. Check authoritative policies What to do if local information is missing Don't infer from another country Do not infer local applicability from another country's entry. Ask your manager Ask your manager to identify the responsible local information owner. Request a correction Request that the owner confirm the correct source and update the entry. Use Policy Hub for policies Use Policy Hub for published policies when it is available; this page does not replace or duplicate policy text. Global News Updates for employees across locations This page is intended for company-wide stories published through Northstar's Communications app. A global audience does not mean every update changes local work; read the story for its stated audience, location, and next steps. Local announcements may be published separately in Communications. Check an update's details for regional context, dates, and the role or location it applies to. Latest global stories Read the full update Open the full story Open the Communications app for the complete story, any linked materials, and published regional context. Confirm what applies to you If the audience or applicability is unclear, confirm it with the story's owner before acting. About this feed The feed is live content from Communications and must be connected to topics intended for the global audience. Working Across Regions Make cross-region work easier to follow These are practical collaboration reminders, not Northstar policy. When work involves colleagues in different countries, make the time, location, and next action clear. Local working arrangements and requirements can differ, so check the relevant source rather than assuming one team's practice applies everywhere. Three useful habits Use these in meeting invitations, handovers, and shared work. Write the time zone Include the time zone in meeting invitations and deadlines, especially when a date may fall on different calendar days for colleagues. Name the time zone alongside the time. Confirm the date for participants in other regions. Scheduling Share enough context State the decision needed, who is expected to act, and when a response is useful. Put the requested action near the start. Include the next owner by role or team. Handoffs Check local context Before using a process or deadline across locations, check whether the relevant local source confirms it applies. Identify the country or site involved. Use the authoritative source for local requirements. Local information For policy questions Language & Translation Find information in a language you can use Available languages and translation support depend on what Northstar has configured and published. This sample does not confirm which languages are supported, promise translation on request, or imply that pages change language automatically. Use a translated version only when it is published as an approved version of the relevant content. If you cannot find one, ask your manager to identify the responsible content owner and confirm the support route. A practical way to look Confirm the available languages and request route before publishing this guidance as company-specific. Check the published material Look in Communications for the update and any translated versions published alongside it. Check that the translation is for the same update. Check its date and intended audience. Ask when a translation is missing Ask your manager to identify the content owner and confirm the available language-support route. Name the content you need. State the language and work location. Company updates and translations Before launch, the Communications owner should confirm the languages available, how translated versions are identified, and the route for reporting a missing or incorrect translation. Open Communications Northstar publishes company updates through the Communications app. Open Communications to read the source update. Check for a translated version Check whether a translated version is provided there. Keep to the published source Do not assume an unofficial translation replaces the published source or provides local approval.