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Australia pressured to speed up skilled migrant applications
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Why expats find New Year’s resolutions harder to keep
Keeping a New Year’s resolution is always an uphill struggle. But is it even harder for those who live away from home? In his new monthly column, Chris Marshall takes a look at some of the tougher issues facing expats … Continue reading
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Expat Kids, not just cost of living
It is very important to consider your child’s opinions and constantly talk to your kids about how they are feeling. Listen to your children, really listen! We have also set each of the kids up on gmail, and they sometimes email us and let us know how they feel (even though we are not talking, they are still communicating with us on their feelings).
Trudie constantly communicated with her son – During our alone time I constantly reassured Matthew that dad will be with us soon, and when Dad did not come back to our home country, but to our expat spot and we had to go there Matthew was the first to jump at the idea. We also constantly talk about the fact that we will move again- this is not home yet- we will be here for a couple of years – we wanted Matthew to be prepared for that and use it to motivate him-work harder at school etc. Continue reading
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A new approach to expatriate pay
The challenges of ensuring expatriates are paid fair salaries across different countries, in the current economic climate, of the credit crisis together with rapid currency and inflation fluctuations are increasingly complex. The current economic climate has made it necessary to … Continue reading
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Why are Expatriates paid differently to local people?
Most countries have a two tier Pay Market. The two distinct pay markets are typically an Expatriate Market and a Local Market. The Expatriate Market is largely determined by the origin of each Expatriate. It is quite normal to … Continue reading
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Do Expatriates experience hardship?
Does an Expatriate and their family experience any hardship? First impressions can be misleading. Many Expatriates accept an overseas position with high expectations of a better quality life, luxury accommodation, and the excitement of new experiences. The reality is … Continue reading
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The Secret to Moving
The biggest secret I have found to moving is to stay calm, my stomach always used to churn every time my husband would say: “Let’s look at moving to London, Perth, Colorado….” I would have this rush in the pit … Continue reading
Expatriate Pay Philosophy
Organisations spend insufficient time creating a well designed expatriate remuneration strategy and policy. This is dangerous given that the highest employee turnover is at the beginning and end of international assignments, indicating a lack of integration of expatriate pay philosophy … Continue reading
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Expat Kids, not just cost of living
Is being an expat all about attitude, and if so, does this have an immense influence on expat children and how they perceive their situation in this new environment? If as adults we have doubts about settling in a new … Continue reading
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A new approach to expatriate pay
The challenges of ensuring expatriates are paid fair salaries across different countries, in the current economic climate, of the credit crisis together with rapid currency and inflation fluctuations are increasingly complex. The current economic climate has made it necessary to … Continue reading
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Expatriate International Cost of Living 