This two-day training course provides a comprehensive insight into both the theory and practical elements of managing international assignments. Incorporating workshops and discussions, the course begins with the fundamentals and looks at the day-to-day challenges faced by international HR practitioners.

Who should attend?
This course is designed as an introduction or refresher for anyone involved in the practical administration of international assignment policy and salary calculations.

Course outline: day one

• Understanding assignment objectives and assignment conditions 
• Assignee selection, preparation and relocation
• Introduction to salary systems – definition of methods:
  • Home-based/build-up approach
  • Host-based approaches
  • Dual approach 
  • Hybrid approach
• Structuring a compensation and benefits package 
• Tax and social security issues
• Writing an assignment letter
• Post-assignment: repatriation/localisation/onward transfer 
• Different types of assignment:
  • business trips
  • short-term assignments 
  • commuter assignments

Course outline: day two

• Home-based approach: in detail: 
  • When, why and what are the results?
  • Spendable tables, cost of living indices and allowances 
  • Creating and presenting the build-up calculation 
• Host-based approach: in detail: 
  • When, why and what are the results? 
  • Sourcing and referencing host data 
  • Provision of allowances 
• Dual and hybrid approaches: 
  • Variations on basic systems – when, why and what are the results? 
• Conducting salary reviews: 
  • Catalysts and managing exceptional situations 
• Managing tax and social security
  • Tax protection or tax equalisation?
  • Hypothetical tax 
  • Tax liability 
  • Social security contributions 
• Delivering benefits: 
  • Calculating the true costs and value of assignment packages 
  • Benefits in kind or allowances? 
• Payroll and delivery of pay