Expat Academy's Monthly NEWS

The latest news, insights and resources from the world of Global Mobility

Expat Academy's Monthly NEWS

Bringing you the latest Global Mobility news, insights and resources from our training partners, corporate members and the Expat Academy Team...

What we Learnt at the Bite Size Briefing

The content rich agenda led to a full day of learning and networking at our recent Bite Size Briefing. We covered tax, immigration, employment law, the link between recruitment and Global Mobility, networking skills and technology. The day ended with a corporate panel session on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

Click here to read our blog summarising the day .

Full copies of the presentations can be found on the Expat Academy Vault.

Global Mobility in the Age of Diversity

The #metoo campaign has forced the media to re-evaluate how workplace diversity is portrayed.

Global Mobility will reflect the attitudes and values of the wider business and is therefore not immune to the

challenges of diversity. In many ways, Global Mobility can be at the forefront of equal opportunity and equal pay and championing both of them. After all, future business leaders are frequently international assignees first.

Our Training Partner, Learnlight have produced a new eBook Global Mobility in the Age of Diversity which explores:

• Is Global Mobility in the Dark Ages?

• The Global Mobility Talent Gap

• The Future of your Business: International Female Talent

• The Changing World of Diversity in International Assignments

• What Does The Future Assignee Look Like?

Download the eBook here .

The Secret Diary of a Global Mobility Manager

This is a case of once, twice, three times for success. In the first diary entry, our Global Mobility Manager gets involved in helping the business after their attempts to secure business visas in Turkmenistan were repeatedly rejected.

GM to the rescue ... yet again. Read more about Gina Tonic's exploits

Cartus Relocation Survey Identifies Immigration as an Emerging Challenge for Companies

While challenges associated with mobility are nothing new to global companies, respondents to Cartus’ 2018 Trends in Global Relocation: Biggest Challenges Survey Report pointed to one issue that’s new to the top three. While cost control continues to reign as the most frequently cited challenge reported by survey participants and tax compliance holds a place not far behind, immigration has emerged as a growing concern for relocation managers as they design and implement their global relocation programmes.

Cartus’ 2018 Trends in Global Relocation: Biggest Challenges survey —the sixth of the Biggest Challenges surveys series —elicited responses from 205 mobility managers around the world. This study is a continuation of investigations into the challenges facing global mobility managers, what they are doing to address those challenges, and hot topics including flexible policy, talent management, diversity and inclusion. All major industry groups are included, and the respondents are multinational companies representing more than nine million employees worldwide.

To request the full Trends in Global Relocation: Biggest Challenges survey report, visit Cartus.com.

The rise of HR Tech for Global Mobility Management

Today there are a multitude of different technologies and app offerings to help you manage your global mobility programs, from point solutions to integrated end-to-end suites. With so many types of solutions, buzzwords, and jargon thrown around it can be difficult to understand what you’re actually getting.

To understand the tradeoffs of different tech solutions you must look at how and where an application is built, how it’s delivered to you, and how it’s maintained and upgraded.

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All the rage – should confidentiality agreements in harassment cases be allowed?

Allegations of sexual harassment in workplaces around the world are rarely out of the headlines at the moment. It is timely, therefore, that a committee of MPs recently agreed to look into workplace harassment, and in particular the use of confidentiality wording in settlement agreements arising from harassment allegations. Critics allege, says the BBC News online, that such clauses are “abused by employers and legal experts to cover up wrongdoing” and used to “buy the silence of victims of harassment and assault”. There may well be pressure to make such provisions unenforceable or even unlawful. But would that actually be wise or helpful or desirable in any way?

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Looking for a Trusted Supplier?

We are often asked by our members to suggest service providers in the field of Global Mobility. Our Trusted Supplier Directory only includes companies who have been recommended by in-house Global Mobility professionals.

Portland Brown have recently been recommeded as a temporary accommodation provider. Check out who is listed in the Directory here .