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Global Mobility Survey
1.
How has Covid-19 impacted your organisation’s international assignments?
Expatriates have been forced to stay on assignment longer than planned
International assignments have had to be cut short to allow expatriates to return home early
Tax and social security planning has had to be adapted to take account of assignment changes
Benefit plans have had to be adapted to take account of assignment changes
There has been a rise in employees working from their homes internationally or in a country other than where their office is ordinarily located and associated needs to provide them with homeworking benefits
Very little impact in practice
Other (please specify)
2.
What package elements / terms & conditions that are currently available to your expatriates are in your view especially relevant during the pandemic as part of your organisation’s global mobility programme?
Mobility, hardship and location premium
Rest and recreation leave
Security measures
Airfare and home leave
Spouse and family support
Relocation assistance
Repatriation
Medical benefits
Mental health support and counselling
Homeworking benefits for the growing number of international homeworkers
Others? (please specify)
3.
What key benefit which is not currently offered by your organisation’s mobility programme would improve international assignments for expatriates during Covid-19?
Please consider any of the benefits listed at question 2, or any other relevant benefits not specified by us.
4.
What changes do you anticipate in your organisation’s assignment patterns over the next 2 years?
Increase
Decrease
No change
n/a
Duration of assignments
Increase
Decrease
No change
n/a
Number of senior management moves
Increase
Decrease
No change
n/a
Number of key/strategic assignments
Increase
Decrease
No change
n/a
Number of female assignees
Increase
Decrease
No change
n/a
Number of younger assignees
Increase
Decrease
No change
n/a
Number of older/experienced assignees
Increase
Decrease
No change
n/a
Number of assignments to specific locations (e.g. more remote, or specific continent)
Increase
Decrease
No change
n/a
Number of employee self-initiated moves
Increase
Decrease
No change
n/a
Use of contractors for assignments
Increase
Decrease
No change
n/a
Diversification of assignment types
Increase
Decrease
No change
n/a
5.
Do you consider gender diversity has evolved in your organisation’s global mobility programme in the last 5 years?
Improved
Stayed the same
Got worse
Unknown
6.
What have been the main challenges to international assignments in your organisation generally?
Tax / tax compliance
Retirement benefits
Health benefits
Compensation
Bonus
Lack of central management
Lack of formal policies (or vague policies)
Immigration compliance
Family-related issues
Loss of spouse income
Spouse career disruption
Career management/planning
Other (please specify)
7.
What have been the main challenges to international assignments in your organisation experienced as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic?
Tax / tax compliance
Retirement benefits
Health benefits
Compensation
Bonus
Lack of central management
Lack of formal policies (or vague policies)
Immigration compliance
Family-related issues
Loss of spouse income
Spouse career disruption
Career management/planning
Other (please specify)
8.
What are the biggest obstacles to expatriate mobility generally in your organisation?
Impact of Covid-19 on ability to take up new assignments
Restrictions on air travel and quarantine requirements
Dual career or other family related issues
Hardship / remote locations
Career management issues
Package not attractive enough
Policies not reflecting needs
Lack of policy flexibility
Candidate not possessing the right skills (e.g. too junior, wrong sector/role etc)
Other (please specify)
9.
Do you consider that Covid-19 will have a broader impact on where expatriates choose to live and/or work?
Yes
No
Unsure
Please specify reasons for your answer in the box below
10.
Do you consider that advances in technology are going to reduce the need for global assignments in future in your organisation?
Yes - it will reduce the number of international assignments because we can engage effectively with appropriate individuals already situated in the relevant host-country
No - the role performed by expatriates still requires their presence on the ground locally
Unsure
11.
What has been the impact of Covid-19 on international (short term) business visitors?
Major impact – our globally mobile executives have stayed home since March
No impact – it’s been business as usual as long as there are flights
Moderate impact – please explain the ways in which impacted: regional impact, duration, additional precautions required or others
12.
How confident are you that any employees who may have relocated to work overseas during the Covid-19 period haven’t triggered an employer obligation to arise, such as in a host country payroll withholding requirement, or an overseas employer social security charge?
Very confident – we are fully aware of our obligations and have taken advice to understand this
Confident – we have checked ourselves and don’t think we have an issue
Neither here or there – it’s the employee’s issue to deal with, not ours
Not overly confident, but to think of it, they’ve been out there for a while now…
I had absolutely no idea we had to check this
