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Mobility Basics: Understanding Spendables

Published 16 April 2021

We have taken an in-depth look into the concept of spendable income - the portion of salary to which the cost of living index is typically applied.

Mobility Basics: The hybrid approach

Published 19 August 2021

18% of companies use the hybrid approach to try and achieve equity, but what is the hybrid approach and should your company be using it?

Mobility Basics: Cost of living indices

Published 28 September 2021

Our latest Mobility Basics post looks at cost of living indices and the important role they play when preparing an international assignment.

Mobility Basics: Why do cost of living indices change?

Published 12 January 2024

Cost of Living indices are an invaluable tool for global mobility teams. However, when indices are updated to reflect changes in living costs between two locations, assignees may have questions about the updates.

Moving staff from low paying to high paying countries

Published 07 July 2022

We take a look at the common difficulties that arise when moving staff from low- to high-paying countries and consider potential solutions.

Mobility Basics: What is COLA?

Published 28 May 2020

Whether you're a global mobility professional or an assignee, you will have most likely heard of COLA. But what actually is it, and how is it calculated?

Mobility Basics: negative cost of living indices

Published 07 June 2018

Opinions are divided on whether or not to apply negative cost of living indices. This post weighs up the pros and cons of doing so.

Mobility Basics: The select country approach

Published 14 September 2017

What is the select country approach to calculating assignment pay, and when should you use it?

Common COLA misconceptions

Published 20 May 2021

Cost of living adjustments can be tough to navigate and some of the details can often be challenging for assignees to understand. We tackle some of the most common misconceptions.

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.