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?
In this Mobility Basics post we examine the host-based approach to paying expatriate salaries, looking at when and why it should be used.
Global mobility professionals are increasingly looking at different ways to compensate their expatriate populations. One method that often attracts a lot of attention is the local-plus approach.
Alternative host-based approaches to expat pay, such as the local-plus approach, are proving popular. But is it always a more cost-effective approach?
What is best market practice when providing transport benefits for international assignees and what factors should be taken into account?
A mobility allowance can be an effective way to attract the best talent and to recognise an assignee's willingness to be internationally mobile.
What happens at the end of an international assignment? This Mobility Basics blog post looks at the localisation process and the different factors to take into consideration.
With more companies than ever before aware of the need to make their workforce more diverse, we look at the different ways that organisations can encourage greater diversity.
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.
As we launch ECA's MyExpatriate Market Pay survey for another year we take a look at some of the results from last year's survey which reflect the changes we are seeing in the market.