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Short-term allowances vs per diems – what should you pay your short-term assignees?

Published 08 August 2025

Still relying on per diems to compensate your short-term assignees? You could be overspending, and under-delivering. Uncover the pros and cons of each approach and discover the most cost-effective, consistent way to pay your assignees.

Is your global mobility policy aligned by design?

Published 28 November 2025

As organisations rethink their mobility strategies for 2026, discover the alignment gaps that may be holding your GM policy back - and how closing them now can set you up for a stronger, more strategic year ahead.

Adjusting pay in response to currency slumps

Published 09 May 2018

For several reasons, changing compensation packages as a direct response to currency movements is nearly always a bad idea.

What does the future hold for the next 50 years of global mobility?

Published 07 January 2022

What does the next 50 years have in store for global mobility? As we enter the new year, we asked our experts to share their thoughts on how the GM landscape will change in a world that's constantly moving.

Cuba massively devalues the peso

Published 04 August 2022

Having unified its currency rates only last year, Cuba has reintroduced a multiple exchange rate system, greatly devaluing the peso in the process.

Permanent transfers are on the rise: What we learnt from our survey

Published 15 February 2023

Permanent transfers are on the rise, with nearly two-thirds of respondents to ECA's recent Permanent Transfers Survey expecting the proportion of these moves in their global mobility population to increase in the next three years. We have prepared an infographic to summarise ...

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.

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?

Accommodation Tool

Published 22 July 2015

The covert cost - Managing rising host utility prices for assignees

Published 23 November 2022

The lesser discussed assignment expense, coming to the forefront of assignee conversation.