Singapore to Change Expatriate Employee Housing Benefit
Writing for the International Law Office, Barbara Voskam alerts employers and employees to changes announced in Singapore’s 2013 budget that will affect international employers and their expatriate...
View ArticleExpat Healthcare Costs on the Increase
The cost of providing employee healthcare benefits for expats working overseas rose by an average of 3.6 percent in 2012, according to a new survey conducted by Mercer Marsh Benefits. The biggest...
View ArticleThe Top Ten Most Expensive Locations for Expatriates
The latest Mercer’s 2013 Cost of Living Survey has just been published and ranks Luanda, Angola as the most expensive city for working expats. This year there are more European cities in the top ten,...
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Same-Sex Partners and Elderly Parents among Challenges for Multi-National...
© Martin Strachoň / Wikimedia Commons When it comes to multinational companies transferring employees, North America (the U.S., Mexico, and Canada) is now the most critical region for future business...
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How expats’ compensation is calculated
Once again, Vienna, Austria offers the best quality of living for expatriates, according to the Mercer 2014 Quality of Living rankings. Working overseas, sometimes in difficult circumstances, has two...
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Expat workers in China may get pollution allowance
Sunrise in Shanghai © BriYYZ In a move that’s thought to be the first of its kind, Panasonic, the Japanese electronics giant, announced last week that it is considering compensating expat workers for...
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Is living overseas a hardship or a luxury?
Does your expat city have a low quality of living and are you compensated for it? Is expat living worth the hardship or does it afford a luxury lifestyle? A new survey ranks 230 cities for quality of...
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Which do expats choose: financial reward or quality of life?
When your fellow expats move abroad, they place a priority on improving their quality of life and finding a new challenge over a “quick salary increase”. Do you? Expats are “looking beyond financial...
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