Yesterday we looked at how changing trends are resulting in more multinational companies sending employees overseas. Today we’ll look at compliance concerns and general safety tips for these situations.
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3. Compliance Issues are a Growing Concern for Companies
Seventy-nine percent of survey respondents stated that their organizations’ focus on compliance has increased in the past 2 years. As this focus shifts, it’s important for companies to consider their level of care for employees who “don’t know what they don’t know” about tax, legal, and immigration compliance, as well as safety and security, and even appropriate preparation before undertaking an international assignment.
“Rounding out our top three challenges, compliance is again in the spotlight. While continuing deployment of IT resources and methods has helped employers understand more of what is going on, and has helped employees deal with new and novel experiences, it has also helped tax and immigration authorities to know who is where, when, and for how long. More data means more information, more guidance, and more compliance reporting,” says Matt Spinolo, EVP Global Client Services, Cartus Corporation.
Keep Them Safe
If you are sending employees abroad, it’s important to keep them safe. You can find resources on hr.blr.com® for this, but here is a teaser of what those resources include.
Here are a few best pactices for employers to assist employees performing work abroad:
- Provide cross-cultural and language training.
- Maintain ongoing communications regarding safety and health issues for most host countries.
- Ensure adequate expatriate benefits packages tailored to the unique needs of employees on assignment.
- Provide cultural adjustment assistances for families.
- Help executives balance personal and professional needs while on assignment abroad.
Sending Employees Abroad: Some Useful Information
We’d like to take a moment to remind you of some basic tips for sending employees abroad. When it comes to sending employees overseas, it’s important to keep them safe.
Last year, we published a two-part article about just this topic. Please find part one here and part two here.