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The International HR Practitioner (course)

 

 

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.

REGISTRATION 08.45 – 09.00

AGENDA

DAY 1: 09.00 – 17.00

  • Understanding assignment objectives and assignment conditions 
  • Home or host-based contract of employment
  • Assignee selection, preparation and relocation
  • Introduction to salary systems – definition of methods:
    • Home-based/build-up approach
    • Host-based approaches
  • Typical assignment benefits
  • Managing tax and social security issues:
    • Tax issues for long-term assignments
    • Determination of residence
    • Hypothetical tax
    • Tax protection or equalisation
    • Social security
  • The purpose and elements of cost projections
  • Different types of assignment:
    • business trips
    • commuter assignments
    • permanent transfers
    • short-term assignments
  • Post-assignment: repatriation/localisation/onward transfer

DAY 2: 09.00 – 17.00

  • 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
    • Tax and social security equalisation
  • Host-based approach: in detail:
    • When, why and what are the results?
    • Sourcing and referencing host data
    • Provision of allowances
  • Select country, dual and hybrid approaches:
    • Variations on basic systems – when, why and what are the results?
  • Delivery of assignment benefits:
    • Benefits-in-kind or allowances?
    • Lump sum payments
  • Bonus payments for international assignments
  • Conducting salary reviews:
    • Catalysts and managing exceptional situations
  • Delivery of pay and payroll issues
  • Cost projections: in detail

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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