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Intro to global mobility: how companies pay employees who move abroad

Published 10 September 2025

Home-based, local-plus, hybrid…there are multiple ways to pay employees who relocate internationally. But what do these terms actually mean, and how do you know which to use? Here’s our quick summary of the main approaches and when they work best.

US dollar trends and cost of living adjustments: what more to expect in 2025

Published 13 October 2025

As exchange rates shift and the US dollar faces its steepest decline in decades, find out what these currency trends mean for 2025 cost of living indices and international assignee budgets.

Global real salary growth stabilises, but UK lags behind European peers

Published 29 October 2025

Global real wages are rebounding, with Asia Pacific leading growth, while the UK continues to lag behind much of Europe and the world, according to ECA's latest Salary Trends Report 2025-26.

Rethinking relocation benefits: is your policy keeping pace with reality?

Published 14 November 2025

As global mobility evolves, relocation benefits are under renewed scrutiny - are today's policies still aligned with the realities of international assignments?

Salary Trends 2025-26 – Local pay awards remain above inflation

Published 20 November 2025

Explore the key global pay shifts revealed in our latest Salary Trends report - and uncover what they mean for your mobility planning in 2026.

International school fee trends in 2025: currency shifts, tax impacts and global cost pressures

Published 04 December 2025

With education costs remaining a major factor in assignment planning, understanding how and where fees are changing is essential. Here we break down the key international school fee trends in 2025 - from rising costs to currency and tax shifts - and what they mean for your mo...

Managing additional accommodation costs

Published 09 August 2018

Accommodation is often the most expensive component of an international assignment package, but monthly rent payments do not always represent the full scale of the accommodation costs that might be incurred.

Mobility Basics: The assignment lifecycle - on and post assignment

Published 29 October 2018

The second and final part of our assignment lifecycle series looks at the different steps that need to be considered by a global mobility team during an assignment, as well as the repatriation process once it has ended.

Do short-term stays have long-term costs? The impact of Airbnb on rental markets

Published 22 November 2018

Airbnb has recently found itself criticised for allegedly pushing up prices in the long-term rental market. So what impact does the company have on rents, and how justified are the objections?

Trends and best practice for international commuter assignments

Published 26 June 2019

We have summarised the key findings of our recent International Commuters Survey, looking at employees who regularly travel between their home location and another country in order to work.