Global Mobility for Employers Workshop
Key elements of an effective and compliant global mobility programme for HR professionals
Date: Tuesday, 15th October '24
Time: 09:30 - 13:30
Cost per attendee: £275 + VAT per attendee
Creating a comprehensive global mobility training program for HR involves several key elements. This program aims to equip HR professionals with the knowledge and skills required to manage the complexities of international assignments effectively.
Essential Elements:
- Global mobility drivers, trends and best practice
- Relocation alternatives: what might work for you?
- Compliance and legal considerations
- An update on key global areas: Americas, Europe & the UK, Middle East & Africa, Australasia
- Immigration laws, taxation, employment laws, data, privacy and security
- Policy, pay and benefits
- Work from anywhere
Platform: Zoom - An encrypted zoom platform with password access: Click here for further information and to test access
Schedule
Introduction and housekeeping
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Elizabeth Smith
Director of Research , Business Forums International Ltd. (BFI)
Elizabeth is director of research and a founding co-director at Business Forums International. She is responsible for all programme content and writing, and researches current areas of interest for senior HR professionals in large organisations. BFI is the UK’s leading HR risk specialist conference and training provider, delivering key and timely information to over 3,000 delegates a year both through public and in-house training courses. Before founding BFI in 1996, Elizabeth specialised in researching corporate financial programmes in Asia and the Middle East, based in Dubai. She also worked in advertising and publishing in the Middle East and London. Elizabeth was educated in the West Indies, Saudi Arabia and Belgium before reading Modern Languages at Durham University. She is currently developing an online training course for line managers to raise awareness of menopause symptoms and ways that employers can work to make their workplaces more inclusive.
Overview of key concepts
- Basics of global mobility, its importance, and how it fits into the broader HR strategy
- Global mobility drivers and trends
- Changing patterns: a global overview
- Trends and best practices: Current trends in global mobility, emerging best practices, and innovative approaches
- Relocation alternatives: what might work for you?
- AI and global mobility: threats and opportunities
Compliance and legal considerations: Host country: a checklist
- Dependents
- Advertising
- Documents
- Lead times
- Culture, diversity & inclusion
- Employment regulations
Comfort break
An update on key global areas - The Americas
- Immigration Laws:
- Visa and work permit requirements
- Document verification: Key concepts and latest fraud patterns
- Taxation: Understanding international taxation, tax equalization, and compliance
- Employment Laws: Local labour laws, employment contracts, and statutory requirements
- Data Privacy and Security: Regulations on data protection and privacy (e.g., GDPR)
Europe and the UK
- Immigration Laws:
- Visa and work permit requirements
- Document verification: Key concepts and latest fraud patterns
- Taxation: Understanding international taxation, tax equalization, and compliance
- Employment Laws: Local labour laws, employment contracts, and statutory requirements
- Data Privacy and Security: Regulations on data protection and privacy (e.g., GDPR)
Middle East & Africa
- Immigration Laws:
- Visa and work permit requirements
- Document verification: Key concepts and latest fraud patterns
- Taxation: Understanding international taxation, tax equalization, and compliance
- Employment Laws: Local labour laws, employment contracts, and statutory requirements
- Data Privacy and Security: Regulations on data protection and privacy (e.g., GDPR)
Comfort break
Austalasia
- Immigration Laws:
- Visa and work permit requirements
- Document verification: Key concepts and latest fraud patterns
- Taxation: Understanding international taxation, tax equalization, and compliance
- Employment Laws: Local labour laws, employment contracts, and statutory requirements
- Data Privacy and Security: Regulations on data protection and privacy (e.g., GDPR)
Policy, pay and benefits
Key policy types and when to use them:
- Relocation
- Host
- Local
- STA
- Commuter
Pay and benefits
- Host, hybrid and regional approaches
- Tax issues including equalisation
- Social security
- Different delivery alternatives and impacts
- Allowances: per diem, hardship
- Relocation benefits
Work from anywhere
- Evolution and future of international remote work
- Impact and implications for talent attraction, retention and performance
- Policy content and compliance
- Developing processes to manage requests