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Reading Making Global Mobility more sustainable Sustainability is rising up the agenda for organisations and individuals alike, so it follows that ...

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Reading Expat Academy Round Up - Issue 53 Roll up! Roll up! It’s event season and Expat Academy are embarking on a swift world tour, ...

How employee benefits mitigate talent risks

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Reading How employee benefits mitigate talent risks Organizations must focus on flexible working and personalized benefits if they want to attract, ...

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Reading 2023 UK Corporate Immigration Guide A quick reference guide enabling side-by-side comparison of local insights into the general ...

We need to talk about talent….and #workanywhere

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Reading We need to talk about talent….and #workanywhere While the need for GM teams to adopt flexibility into practices is more important than ever, it's ...

GloMo 11 - Global Mobility Policies - Alternative Policies

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Training Online GloMo 11 - Global Mobility Policies - Alternative Policies Global Mobility can be described as more of an art than a science. As soon as you have defined ...

How can global mobility strike the right flexibility balance?

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Reading How can global mobility strike the right flexibility balance? The question of exactly how flexible global mobility should be has existed as long as the programs ...

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Training Online ECA's data updates - Cost of Living Hear how recent key events around the world have driven unprecedented changes in cost of living ...

International Remote Working - salary & benefits considerations

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Reading International Remote Working - salary & benefits considerations ECA's previous blog posts on this subject introduced the concept of international remote working ...

How to get started with making your GM programme more inclusive

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Reading How to get started with making your GM programme more inclusive Many global mobility departments are looking to take stock of their policies and consider whether ...

Protecting Expatriate Salaries from Exchange Rate Movements

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Reading Protecting Expatriate Salaries from Exchange Rate Movements When managing international assignee salary packages, exchange rates can have a huge impact on the ...

The Netherlands - House of Representatives approves extended employee rights to work from home (remote working)

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Reading The Netherlands - House of Representatives approves extended employee rights to work from home (remote working) On July 5, 2022, the legislative bill “Work where you want” was adopted in the ...

Developmental Assignments & The Importance of Knowing Your Audience

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Reading Developmental Assignments & The Importance of Knowing Your Audience Young professionals are in a different stage of their lives than mid-career professionals, and they ...

How Global Mobility Can Avert a Summer of Discontent

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Reading How Global Mobility Can Avert a Summer of Discontent The visible signs of Covid are now waning with the lifting of restrictions in many economies, the ...

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Reading People Risk 2022 Global Report Resetting priorities to manage risks for workforce and business resilience. Risk management is ...

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Training Online The Evolution of the Mobility Function Join this AIRINC interactive webinar to learn how Mobility's role has changed to adapt to new ...

Webinar: Potential tax pitfalls with your GM policies & year-end reporting ahead of July 6th deadline

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Training Online Webinar: Potential tax pitfalls with your GM policies & year-end reporting ahead of July 6th deadline BDO Expat tax team recently held a virtual clinic with The Expat Academy. This webinar focused on a ...

UK Healthcare for Expats. What are the best hospitals in the UK?

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Reading UK Healthcare for Expats. What are the best hospitals in the UK? The UK, and in particular London, is one of the most popular expat hotspots in the world. It is ...

Social Security - Covid-19 Relaxation Measure to end 30 June 2022

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Reading Social Security - Covid-19 Relaxation Measure to end 30 June 2022 With the outbreak of the Covid-19 situation in March 2020 many employees were forced to work from ...

I Only Have A Few International Moves Each Year. Surely I Don’t Need A Global Mobility Policy?

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Reading I Only Have A Few International Moves Each Year. Surely I Don’t Need A Global Mobility Policy? Global mobility policies are not just for the big players. Whether you’re planning your ...

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Reading Expat Academy Round Up - Issue 44 This update gives you real-time intel on what’s occurring in Global Mobility circles. ...

Webinar: 2022 Mobility Outlook Survey - European Results

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Training Online Webinar: 2022 Mobility Outlook Survey - European Results AIRINC explore the unique results of their survey for Europe and discuss how they compare to the ...

Australia - A New Outlook For Skilled Migration Post The Federal Election

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Reading Australia - A New Outlook For Skilled Migration Post The Federal Election Australia’s Federal Election has ushered the Labor Party back into power after nearly ten ...

ESG: Mobility's ladder to reach new heights

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Reading ESG: Mobility's ladder to reach new heights ESG is the future of global mobility—and the past two years show the reasons why: COVID-19. ...

What does the absence of the Employment Bill in the Queen’s Speech mean for employees and employers?

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Reading What does the absence of the Employment Bill in the Queen’s Speech mean for employees and employers? Workers have been let down by the absence of the highly anticipated Employment Bill in the 2022 ...

International Remote Working - Immigration, labour law, payroll and other compliance issues

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Reading International Remote Working - Immigration, labour law, payroll and other compliance issues This is the third in ECA's series of blog posts regarding the recent increase in interest ...

Is Relocation Support the Key to Winning the War for Talent?

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Reading Is Relocation Support the Key to Winning the War for Talent? The seismic change to daily life brought about by the pandemic has led many people to re-evaluate ...

Is your Employee Value Proposition Still Relevant?

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Reading Is your Employee Value Proposition Still Relevant? We are in the midst of a workplace revolution. The pandemic has altered almost all aspects of the ...

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Reading Adapt to Work Everywhere The results are in! Remote and distributed work is not only a viable way to get work done, but for ...

GloMo 8 - Global Mobility Policies - Expat Lite and Career Development Policies

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Training Online GloMo 8 - Global Mobility Policies - Expat Lite and Career Development Policies In this on-line training module, Expat Academy will explore how the traditional home-based Global ...

How focused is Global Mobility on Sustainability?

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Training Online How focused is Global Mobility on Sustainability? Listen to this Sustainability and Global Mobility webinar from AIRINC where Jason Tang, Mike ...

International Talent Mobility May Give Employees the Upper Hand

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Reading International Talent Mobility May Give Employees the Upper Hand The form, purpose and drivers of international assignments are evolving, and international HR teams ...

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Reading AIRINC 2022 Mobility Outlook Survey Explore major outcomes from the AIRINC Mobility Outlook Survey to see predictions for the upcoming ...

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Reading Five ways to break workplace bias. The theme for this year's International Women's Day is #BreakTheBias where the IWD community ...

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Reading Global Virtual Work Survey Remote work and hybrid work models are here to stay. The 2022 Global Virtual Work Survey study, ...

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Reading Future Jobs Survey Report This report provides insights on the jobs companies expect to be most important to them over the ...

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Reading Future Skills Survey Report This report provides Insights on the skills companies expect to be most and least important to them ...

Compensating Mobile Employees in a New Era

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Reading Compensating Mobile Employees in a New Era Mobility professionals are weighing up the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for international ...

GloMo 7 - Global Mobility Policies - Home Based Approach

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Training Online GloMo 7 - Global Mobility Policies - Home Based Approach In this on-line training module, Expat Academy introduce you to the "Home Based" Global Mobility ...

GloMo 5 - Global Mobility Policy Design & Policy Stratification

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Training Online GloMo 5 - Global Mobility Policy Design & Policy Stratification In this on-line training module, Expat Academy guide you through how to design a suite of Global ...

GloMo 10 - Global Mobility Policies - STA & Commuter Policies

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Training Online GloMo 10 - Global Mobility Policies - STA & Commuter Policies Learn how to review a person and role specification and apply knowledge of Global policies to ...

GloMo 9 - Global Mobility Policies - Host & Local Plus Policies

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Training Online GloMo 9 - Global Mobility Policies - Host & Local Plus Policies Learn how to review a person and role specification and apply knowledge of Global policies to ...

GloMo 6 - Global Mobility Policies - Relocation Policy

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Training Online GloMo 6 - Global Mobility Policies - Relocation Policy In this on-line training module, Expat Academy introduce you to the key components of a relocation ...

Working from Anywhere: the New Reality - Part 2: Employment Tax

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Training Online Working from Anywhere: the New Reality - Part 2: Employment Tax This is the second in a series of videos exploring the tax and non-tax implications of allowing ...

Working from Anywhere: the New Reality - Part 1: Employee Tax

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Training Online Working from Anywhere: the New Reality - Part 1: Employee Tax This is the first in a series of videos exploring the tax and non-tax implications of allowing ...

How pay and reward impact employee outcomes: A framework for employers

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Reading How pay and reward impact employee outcomes: A framework for employers How most business leaders think about employees and workforces has had to change beyond all ...

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion & Global Mobility: Regional Pulse Report EMEA & APAC

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Reading Diversity, Equity & Inclusion & Global Mobility: Regional Pulse Report EMEA & APAC To better understand the role that DE&I plays at a strategic and tactical level across markets ...

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Supporting your Relocating Employees

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Training Online Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Supporting your Relocating Employees In this webinar recording the Cartus team shared the results of a global DE&I survey of more ...

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Reading Talent Management and Mobility Mobility is not just about relocation management and needs to be dicussed in the context of the ...

Global Mobility for (Crash Test ) Dummies: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion as Part of a Thoughtful Global Mobility and Talent Management Framework

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Reading Global Mobility for (Crash Test ) Dummies: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion as Part of a Thoughtful Global Mobility and Talent Management Framework In this piece Sterling Lexicon draws on recent research to highlight the prevalence of unconscious ...

How to Match Remote Work and Employee Benefits

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Reading How to Match Remote Work and Employee Benefits As nationwide lockdowns swept through Europe and Asia in February and March of 2020, companies ...

The Growing Importance of Remote Work Policies to a Successful Global Talent Strategy

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Reading The Growing Importance of Remote Work Policies to a Successful Global Talent Strategy Responding to the Covid -19 pandemic, businesses have become more flexible with many employees ...

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Reading A definitive guide to Shadow Payroll This guide walks through the concept of shadow payroll, and gives a high-level understanding of ...

Employee Benefits and Technology Trends Report

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Reading Employee Benefits and Technology Trends Report Organizations, HR teams and the employee benefits they provide were stress-tested to the extreme ...

The Challenges of International Remote Working

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Reading The Challenges of International Remote Working Remote working has been introduced as a temporary measure during the pandemic, but the debate ...

Attracting and Retaining Talent: A Location-Agnostic Approach

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Training Online Attracting and Retaining Talent: A Location-Agnostic Approach The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated new trends in talent management, and companies have had to ...

Is It a Good Time to Update Your Mortgage Subsidy Policy?

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Reading Is It a Good Time to Update Your Mortgage Subsidy Policy? With the recent announcement that mortgage rates aredown again, it maybe a good time to review your ...

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Reading Managing International Foreign Hires - policies, processes and best practices Hiring foreign employees for permanent overseas assignments has long been part of how companies do ...

Health on Demand - Delivering the Benefits Employees Want Now

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Reading Health on Demand - Delivering the Benefits Employees Want Now This report sets out the results of the Mercer Marsh Benefits Health on Demand Survey which looks ...

Worldwide health insurance: which countries require it for entry?

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Reading Worldwide health insurance: which countries require it for entry? It is always advisable to have health insurance if you are living or working overseas, but there ...

Building a Diverse and Inclusive Workforce

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Reading Building a Diverse and Inclusive Workforce Despite the great benefits that DE&I in mobility programmes can bring to both individuals and ...

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Reading Diversity and Inclusion - LGBTQ Expats This article explores the issues facing LGBTQ employees when undertaking an international ...

Flexible Mobility: Choosing the Direction of Change

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Reading Flexible Mobility: Choosing the Direction of Change Flexible solutions are ever more popular in mobility. This article explores the challenge of ...

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Reading What is Secondment Allowance? Some companies choose to pay a secondment allowance which combines different on-assignment ...

Re-imagining Employee Retention Post-Pandemic

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Reading Re-imagining Employee Retention Post-Pandemic As a result of the pandemic many businesses are facing new challenges and considering relocating ...

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Reading Creating a VIP Relocation Package With an increasing need to offer the best packages to attract and retain top talent, what should ...

Ideas on Sustainability in Global Mobility

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Reading Ideas on Sustainability in Global Mobility Global Mobility has one of the highest per-capita carbon footprints of any HR function. This ...

Employee Mobility - What is the New Normal?

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Training Online Employee Mobility - What is the New Normal? This webinar, a collaboration between GMPD, Mobility Empowered and the India Mobility Forum is a ...

The Value of Mobility: measuring talent mobility outcomes

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Reading The Value of Mobility: measuring talent mobility outcomes As costs come under scrutiny this article examines how the benefits of mobility can be measured and ...

Adapt to a New Normal: What a global pandemic has shown us about employee priorities

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Training Online Adapt to a New Normal: What a global pandemic has shown us about employee priorities Join the panel to take a dive into the results of the annual Adapt survey by Topia and hear what ...

Designing Flexible Remote Policies that Employees and HR will Love

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Training Online Designing Flexible Remote Policies that Employees and HR will Love Over the last year remote working has become more commonplace. This webinar considers how the ...

Sustainability in Global Mobility Whitepaper

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Reading Sustainability in Global Mobility Whitepaper Global Mobility has, by its nature, one of the highest per-capita carbon footprints of any HR ...

Principles of Global Mobility Training Course

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Training Online Principles of Global Mobility Training Course This online course provides a full guide to the lifecycle of an international assignment, from ...

On Demand Webinar - Short Term Assignments: Key Considerations

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Training Online On Demand Webinar - Short Term Assignments: Key Considerations This webinar from ECA International explores where short-term assignments fit in a modern mobility ...

Webinar - Localisation: Barriers and Opportunities

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Training Online Webinar - Localisation: Barriers and Opportunities Successfully localising long-term assignees while retaining key talent and remaining fair to ...

Mobility Basics: The Assignment Lifecycle

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Reading Mobility Basics: The Assignment Lifecycle Assigning an employee to work in another country is complicated, but often necessary. When a ...

20 Ways to Reduce the Cost of your Global Mobility Programme

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Reading 20 Ways to Reduce the Cost of your Global Mobility Programme This article is a list of 20 areas where there may be opportunities to cut costs. Every company is ...

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Reading Sustainable Talent Mobility The sustainability concept and ESG analyses (environmental, social, and governance) are often used ...

Benchmarking Basics – keeping your expatriate packages competitive

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Training Online Benchmarking Basics – keeping your expatriate packages competitive This webinar from ECA explores the basics of benchmarking expatriate pay and benefits packages. ...

Introduction to the RW3 Global Leadership Model

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Reading Introduction to the RW3 Global Leadership Model Today’s organizations need leadership at every level. You don’t need to be born a ...

Global Social Security: European Union, European Economic Area and Switzerland: Extension of the ‘COVID-19 – no impact policy’

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Reading Global Social Security: European Union, European Economic Area and Switzerland: Extension of the ‘COVID-19 – no impact policy’ The ‘COVID-19 – no impact policy’ to determine the applicable social security law ...

Resetting the future of work - disruption and renewal in a post-COVID world

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Reading Resetting the future of work - disruption and renewal in a post-COVID world As organizations navigate through COVID-19, the concept of the new normal inches closer to reality ...

Emotional Intelligence: Why EQ is more important than ever for your mobile employees

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Reading Emotional Intelligence: Why EQ is more important than ever for your mobile employees This article explores the growing awareness of the importance of EQ for mobile employees and the ...

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Reading Expat Academy Round Up - Issue 28 A summary of the latest GM news from the Expat ...

New shape of work podcast - flexing to support growth at Pandora

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Training Online New shape of work podcast - flexing to support growth at Pandora One of the key trends resulting from the pandemic has been the emergence of flexible working as a ...

Flexible Mobility Series: Nike and Cartus, a Core/Flex Collaboration

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Reading Flexible Mobility Series: Nike and Cartus, a Core/Flex Collaboration This white paper from Cartus explores how Cartus and Nike collaborated to build and deliver a ...

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Reading From Mobility to Mobilisation The last year has seen unprecedented changes in the way companies mobilise their workforce. In this ...

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Reading Expat Academy Round Up - Issue 26 ...

Turning health risk into value: well- being

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Reading Turning health risk into value: well- being Covid -19 has accelerated many trends that were already underway before the pandemic. Employers ...

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Reading Global Mobility Recovery Checklist Now is a great time to be reviewing and adjusting Global Mobility programmes, policies and mindset ...

Leaders must actively 'choose to challenge' gender inequality

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Reading Leaders must actively 'choose to challenge' gender inequality Diversity, Equality and Inclusion are now at centre stage and organisationshave a unique ...

Does your company pay a 'living wage' on a global scale

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Reading Does your company pay a 'living wage' on a global scale It is time to look at your salary structures with a global lens. Why? Three main reasons are ...

How Organisations are Leveraging Shared Services Centres

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Reading How Organisations are Leveraging Shared Services Centres This white paper sets out the background to Shared Services in HR and considers how and when to ...

Agile Recruitment - Building a Successful Global Talent Acquisition Strategy

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Reading Agile Recruitment - Building a Successful Global Talent Acquisition Strategy For many organisations, international recruitment is a key component of their global workforce ...

Long-term assignments: tips to manage expatriate allowances

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Reading Long-term assignments: tips to manage expatriate allowances It is easy to start drowning in the details when designing expatriate compensation packages for ...

Virtual International Assignments – Making Sense of a Confusing Debate

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Reading Virtual International Assignments – Making Sense of a Confusing Debate The debate about virtual assignments could redefine the role of talent mobility professionals in ...

Practical Steps to Consider for the New Realities of Global Mobility

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Reading Practical Steps to Consider for the New Realities of Global Mobility Do you want to move your mobility function to the next level? If you want your team to become more ...

Global Mobility Policy Flexibility in Practice - Part 1 & Part 2

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Reading Global Mobility Policy Flexibility in Practice - Part 1 & Part 2 A successful global mobility program needs to work well for both the assignees and the company. But ...

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Training Online Core-Flex…is it Right for your Company? Best practices and what to avoid – learn from the early adopters. Core-Flex Mobility ...

Four Steps in Revisiting Mobile Talent Competition

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Reading Four Steps in Revisiting Mobile Talent Competition The scope of global mobility is rapidly shifting from expatriate management to a more comprehensive ...

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Reading Supporting Dual Career Couples Managing the logistics of one employee’s move can be challenging enough, but when you add in ...

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Reading Local Plus - Tips, Tools and Trends This paper sets out how the local plus (or host plus) approach can be a cost effective and ...

Revisiting cost drivers to make mobility affordable for small and midsize mobility programs

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Reading Revisiting cost drivers to make mobility affordable for small and midsize mobility programs Cost continues to be the primary challenge that small and mid size global organisations seek to ...

Assignees from Less Developed Countries: Issues and Challenges

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Reading Assignees from Less Developed Countries: Issues and Challenges There are unique compensation complexities to consider when moving an international assignee from ...

Global Mobility Management Strategies for Small and Medium-sized Companies

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Reading Global Mobility Management Strategies for Small and Medium-sized Companies Having the right global mobility solutions in place is just as important for smaller businesses as ...

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Reading Talent Mobility: Compensation Dilemmas Many HR professionals fail to appreciate the full impact of recent business changes resulting from ...

Guide to Designing a Successful Core-Flex Programme

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Reading Guide to Designing a Successful Core-Flex Programme Considering a Core-Flex relocation benefits programme for your company? This guide captures ...

Virtual Assignments: Cultural and Inclusion Issues

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Reading Virtual Assignments: Cultural and Inclusion Issues Many factors influence thefeasibility and successof virtual assignments. One of these factors is ...

Case Study: Evolving from a Transactional to a Strategic Mobility Function – Interview with Pearson

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Reading Case Study: Evolving from a Transactional to a Strategic Mobility Function – Interview with Pearson Interview to explore how Pearson’s Global Mobility function has evolved over the last four ...

Assessing the Feasibility of Virtual Assignments: a Checklist

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Reading Assessing the Feasibility of Virtual Assignments: a Checklist With enforced changing work patterns, how can we leverage this new-found agility and retainvirtual ...

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Reading Creating an Amazing Employee Experience Creating an amazing employee experience is imperative for organisations today, and it needs to be a ...

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Reading Tips For Engaging Stakeholders And Building The Global Mobility Brand The global mobility function, by the very nature of the services it provides, needs to engage with ...

Managing International Employees Working from Anywhere - Part 1: Redefining Mobility

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Reading Managing International Employees Working from Anywhere - Part 1: Redefining Mobility The face of Global Mobility is changing. These changes require, above all, a change of mindset and ...

Managing International Employees Working from Anywhere - Part 2: The Different Dimensions of International Virtual Working

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Reading Managing International Employees Working from Anywhere - Part 2: The Different Dimensions of International Virtual Working Remote working has become the temporary new normal for a large number of assignees as companies ...

What is Permanent Establishment and why does it impact Global Mobility?

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Reading What is Permanent Establishment and why does it impact Global Mobility? Permanent Establishment (PE) is a common cause of concern for global mobility programs. AIRINC ...

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