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.
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.
Published 25 March 2020
One question that global mobility teams have been facing during the current pandemic is whether or not to repatriate staff based overseas. We have addressed some of the key questions to consider when making the decision.
Published 13 June 2025
Cost of living adjustments can be tricky to manage - and often hard for assignees to fully grasp. In this interview, Georgia Wilson debunks the most common COLA myths and shares best-practice insights for GM teams.
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?
Published 27 April 2018
Equity among assignees is one of the holy grails of international HR but there is no simple way of achieving it. This blog post looks at the different salary approaches that can be used by a company, and the pros and cons of each.
Published 28 March 2024
Delivering pay to local employees is a straightforward matter. Employees receive their pay packages in local currency and in their local bank account, as delivered by the company’s local payroll. When companies are dealing with mobile workers, however, how and where to delive...
Published 15 February 2024
What do we mean by 'international salary spine'? Here we provide a detailed explanation about this alternative remuneration approach that involves paying all mobile employees on the basis of an international salary structure.
Published 07 May 2021
We have taken a look at how post-Brexit agreements between the EU and UK will affect future assignments, and in particular the impact on social security contributions.
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.