25/06/2009 Women expats: Trailing to greener pastures?

Mirella Visser, President of the European Professional Women's Network (EuropeanPWN) delves into the results of Expatica's recent survey of expat women and finds that female expats are twice as happy as accompanying or 'trailing' spouses.

23/06/2009 Global survey reveals fewer workforce and benefit cuts later in 2009

Deep workforce and benefit cuts show signs of moderating in the last half of 2009, a Mercer survey shows, but European companies show the least signs of reducing layoffs.

22/06/2009 HR European news roundup - June 2009

A selection of the latest European HR news from the Federation of European Employers (FedEE).

15/06/2009 Fewer expats sent abroad due to crisis

For the staff of multinational companies, an overseas posting used to seem like an inevitable step on the career path. But now the world is in the grip of an economic crisis, a spell abroad is no longer something they can take for granted.

11/06/2009 Only half of companies are considering 'swine flu' contingency plans

Many employers are still unprepared for managing HR issues related to H1N1, finds Mercer survey. Expat employees may require extra support in a health-related emergency.

more HR features

• Three Swiss cities among most expensive for expats:
  Geneva, Zurich and Basel remain in the top 10 most expensive cities for expat workers, according to a new survey.
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• How the economic downturn is affecting expat pay:
  Expats, who deal with multiple economies and currencies, are particularly affected by the current financial crisis. Monique Neijzen of AIRINC offers HR professionals some advice on how to handle expat compensation in these troubled times.
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• Asian cities dominate rental property prices abroad:
  Rental property prices for expats change with economic slowdown.
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• HR European news roundup - May 2009:
  A selection of the latest European HR news from the Federation of European Employers (FedEE).
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• Expat localisation: policy versus practice:
  ORC Worldwide's International Localisation Policies and Practices survey reveals that, despite having a policy, most companies deal with employee localisation cases individually.