Mobility professionals are weighing up the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for international workforce compensation in a landscape that has never looked more diverse. The pandemic accelerated the emergence of categories such as remote workers, gig workers and virtual assignees. Global mobility is now managing a workforce that is dispersed geographically, has multiple setups spanning home / virtual as well physical office, and includes different contractual statuses, from home- or host-based to permanent moves or temporary assignments. Despite this change, it is important to remember that the basics still apply.