Companies increasingly are realising the importance of Third Culture Kids (TCKs) in the success of their executives’ international moves. read more

Denmark will be the best place in the world to conduct business over the next five years, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's latest business environment rankings. read more

Western style pay and benefit practices are on the rise in the Middle East, according to a new study by Mercer. The survey showed the traditional focus on salaries is shifting to include a variety of benefit options. read more

Claire Keogh examines the positives and negatives of the current weak US dollar and strategies for assisting employees abroad who are feeling the pinch. read more

Addressing family needs, not just those of the partner or spouse, is essential for a successful relocation, and with an aging population, elder care concerns are becoming as important as child care issues. Linda Russell analyses the relocation needs of children and the elderly. read more

The role of the accompanying partner in relocation has metamorphosed into a factor that can be ignored only at an organisation’s peril. read more

Kathleen van der Wilk-Carlton of the Permits Foundation speaks to Patrick Rovers about how the Foundation’s work is progressing. read more

A new survey finds out what international managers really need from the organisations they work for to reach their full potential. read more

No matter how long a couple have been together, expatriation can put immense strain on the relationship. Companies are slowly waking up to the importance of taking the expat's personal life into consideration when planning the move. read more

It's no secret that dual career issues are regarded as a key reason why employees turn down international assignments. But one company has set its sights on making it easier for an assignee's spouse to be granted open work permission. read more

Western style pay and benefit practices are on the rise in the Middle East, according to a new study by Mercer. The survey showed the traditional focus on salaries is shifting to include a variety of benefit options. read more

Claire Keogh examines the positives and negatives of the current weak US dollar and strategies for assisting employees abroad who are feeling the pinch. read more

Addressing family needs, not just those of the partner or spouse, is essential for a successful relocation, and with an aging population, elder care concerns are becoming as important as child care issues. Linda Russell analyses the relocation needs of children and the elderly. read more

A new centre, due to open in Amsterdam in May, aims to reduce the bureaucratic hassle omnipresent when foreign workers come to work in the Netherlands. read more

According to a study by Mercer, global salaries are expected to rise by an average of six percent in 2008, 1.9 percent above inflation, which may suggest a turning of the tides for outsourcing labour. read more