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2010 International Cost of Living Rank
The rank of cost of living indexes as at January 2010 for each of our 276 global locations have just been released. The indexes are calculated using the prices for specific quantities of the same goods and services in each … Continue reading
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Per Diem
When organizations send employees on business trips, short term assignments, conferences, or training they typically pay employees what is typically called a per diem allowance. The purpose of a per diem allowance is to cover expenses incurred by an employee, … Continue reading
Hot and Critical Skills
A critical skill is a skill or set of skills that are essential to the organization’s mission and objectives. These are the core skills the organization must have to be able to function. A hot skill is a skill or … Continue reading
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Effectiveness – How you can do more with less time
Your effectiveness is about identifying your most important task and tackling it with single-minded focus until it is completed. The challenge is usually those tasks that you know are priorities, but that you’ve put off for whatever reason. FocusYour ability … Continue reading
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Expatriate Engagement
Engagement is a fairly recent term in business. In the past the talk was about “attracting, motivating and retaining” expatriate employees. All three strategies focused primarily on money. A competitive salary that takes into account the relative cost of living, … Continue reading
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Expatriate Engagement
If you really want your expatriates to stay motivated when times get tough you need to ensure you have engaged expatriates Continue reading
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How to analyse countries side by side?
Question: I am the CFO for a company who has staff working on projects in around 20 countries. How can I use your product to put these countries side by side in one analysis. Answer: The best solution would be … Continue reading
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cost of living per diem rate question
Question: How can I run a report of what a per diem rate should be for a Canadian employee who is traveling on business to the UK. I want the information to cover the cost of food and miscellaneous expenses … Continue reading
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Cost of living questions
Question: I wonder in what way tax pressure and cost regarding social security are taken into account. As far as I can see the gross salary is calculated and not the net salary. Because of great differences in tax pressure, … Continue reading
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Learn more about cost of living
Internationally comparable cost of living data is crucial to forming sustainable expatriate pay policies and monitoring progress. Market exchange rates give misleading comparisons because they do not reflect salary purchasing power differences. Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) accounts for price differences … Continue reading
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