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- On average, companies sent 860 expatriates on assignment in 2010, with a median of 257. The Americas had the highest average use of expatriates.
- Common changes to assignment policies in the last two years included decreasing use of expatriates, heavier reliance on local employees, and increased use of cost-of-living allowances.
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8. Assignment length trends
70.0% WW 2010 70.0% Americas 2010
60.0% WW 2008 Americas 2008
54.4% 60.0%
52.0%
51.5%
48.0%
50.0% 50.0%
40.0% 40.0%
29.0%
28.0% 28.4%
30.0% 24.8% 30.0%
16.8% 16.0%
20.0% 20.0% 14.1%16.0%
10.0% 4.0% 4.0%
10.0% 6.1% 7.0%
0.0% 0.0%
More short More long No change Don't know More short More long No change Don't know
term term term term
70.0% AsiaPac 2010
70.0% EMEA 2010
60.0% AsiaPac 2008
52.0% 60.0% EMEA 2008
51.0% 52.4%
50.0% 50.0%
50.0%
40.0%
40.0% 36.0%
27.5% 29.2%
30.0% 26.0%
30.0%
21.0%
17.6%
20.0% 20.0% 15.5%
11.0%
10.0% 3.9% 10.0%
2.0% 3.0% 4.0%
0.0% 0.0%
More short More long No change Don't know More short More long No change Don't know
term term term term
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9. Highest use of expatriates – top five locations
Inbound
100.0%
100.0%
WW
Americas
75.0%
75.0%
63.7%
60.1%
50.0% 41.3% 50.0% 43.0%
25.0% 25.0% 18.0%
15.1% 15.1% 17.3% 17.0%
12.7%
0.0% 0.0%
China USA India UAE Brazil China USA UAE India Brazil
100.0%
AsiaPac 100.0%
EMEA
73.9%
75.0%
75.0%
57.3%
50.0% 46.9%
50.0%
21.6% 27.1%
25.0% 18.2% 18.2%
25.0%
21.9%
18.8%
13.6%
0.0% 0.0%
China USA India Australia Japan China USA UAE India Brazil
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10. Highest use of expatriates – top five locations
Outbound
100.0% 100.0%
WW Americas
84.4%
75.0% 75.0%
55.2%
50.0% 50.0%
29.4%
22.3%
25.0% 17.0% 25.0% 17.9%
14.1% 13.4% 12.1% 11.3%
0.0% 0.0%
USA Japan India Canada Australia USA Canada India Australia China
100.0%
AsiaPac 100.0%
EMEA
75.0%
75.0%
46.9% 51.7%
50.0% 40.6% 50.0%
29.7% 31.9%
21.9%
25.0% 25.0% 18.1%
15.5% 14.7%
7.8%
0.0% 0.0%
Australia USA India China Japan USA India Australia China Canada
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11. Compensation approach for global assignment
80.0% WW
71.3%
69.3%
Americas
67.2%
70.0% AsiaPac
EMEA
60.0%
52.3%
50.0%
40.0%
27.9%
30.0%
16.3%
14.5%
14.1%
20.0%
13.0%
12.2%
12.8%
7.0%
7.0%
6.6%
6.5%
5.8%
5.6%
5.6%
5.1%
5.1%
10.0%
4.7%
3.7%
3.8%
3.8%
3.5%
3.0%
2.8%
2.0%
0.0%
Hom e based Headquarters Host based Higher of Hom e plus Host plus Other than
balance sheet based balance approach hom e or host approach approach above
approach sheet approach
approach
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12. Delivery of expatriate remuneration
46.5%
44.7%
WW
40.5%
50.0%
Americas
34.6%
31.5%
40.0% AsiaPac
27.6%
EMEA
21.9%
21.9%
19.4%
30.0%
19.0%
18.3%
16.5%
16.2%
14.6%
20.0%
9.9%
6.2%
4.9%
2.5%
1.9%
1.5%
10.0%
0.0%
Pays entirely in hom e Pays entirely in host- Pays in third-country Splits pay betw een Handles on a case-by-
currency country currency currency hom e- and host- case basis
country currencies
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13. Split pay
44.8% WW
44.4%
50.0%
Americas
34.8%
31.5%
40.0% AsiaPac
26.8%
24.6%
22.9%
EMEA
19.7%
30.0%
17.2%
17.2%
15.5%
15.3%
14.8%
13.4%
13.3%
12.2%
10.0%
20.0%
8.7%
7.8%
5.2%
10.0%
0.0%
Splits according to Splits based on Splits according to Splits based on tax Splits based on
expatriate’s w ishes consultants’ com pany policy considerations governm ent
recom m endations regulations
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14. Provision of incentive premium
WW Americas
27.80%
36.70%
42.80%
48.50%
20.50%
19.50%
16.80%
13.50%
AsiaPac EMEA
On-going paym ent
(foreign-service
37.10% prem ium )
40.20% 36.90% 37.40%
Lum p sum am ount
(m obility prem ium )
Yes, other
Does not provide
23.70% 17.50%
17.60% 18.90%
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15. Calculation of incentive payments
Foreign Service Premium WW Americas AsiaPac EMEA
Percentage of base pay 62.0% 73.5% 57.5% 58.8%
- Average % 17.3 14.2 14.7 15.5
Flat amount 11.3% 2.9% 7.5% 2.4%
- Average amount ID $3,010 ID ID
Mobility Premium WW Americas AsiaPac EMEA
Percentage of base pay 44.2% 53.3% 23.1% 37.2%
- Average % 11.8 11.5 ID 10.4
Flat amount 11.7% 9.8% 0.0% 16.3%
- Average amount $6,386 $7,438 ID $4,983
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17. Expatriate housing policies
Americas, AsiaPac, and EMEA
Americas 2010
80.00%
Americas 2008
AsiaPac 2010
65.0%
60.4%
AsiaPac 2008
55.3%
60.00% EMEA 2010
50.00%
EMEA 2008
49.0%
44.60%
37.60%
33.00%
40.00%
31.0%
26.8%
20.0%
16.8%
15.8%
14.00%
12.00%
14.0%
20.00%
10.2%
8.0%
8.0%
5.70%
7.7%
6.9%
6.0%
3.00%
0.00%
Com pany pays housing Com pany pays housing Com pany pays a housing Com pany m akes no
costs but deducts hom e- costs and does not deduct differential contribution to foreign-
country offset as a hom e housing offset housing costs
em ployee’s contribution (free assignm ent housing)
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18. Expatriate housing policies
Worldwide
80.0%
WW 2010
WW 2008
60.0%
46.0%
43.3%
41.4%
39.0%
40.0%
20.0%
11.0%
9.0%
6.3%
4.0%
0.0%
Com pany pays housing Com pany pays housing Com pany pays a housing Com pany m akes no
costs but deducts hom e- costs and does not deduct differential contribution to foreign-
country offset as a hom e housing offset (free housing costs
em ployee’s contribution assignm ent housing)
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19. Housing: further analysis (of Americas cut)
Provides Home Sales Provides Property Provides
Joint Provides Both
Assistance¹ Management² Neither
Distribution
(8%) (21%) (40%) (30%)
Pays host housing costs and
withholds norm 4% 12% 23% 6%
(44%)
Pays host housing costs and
does not withhold norm 3% 8% 10% 16%
(37%)
Provides housing differential
1% 2% 6% 4%
(12%)
Makes no contribution to host
housing costs 0% 0% 1% 4%
(6%)
1) Provides home sales assistance, but not property management
2) Provides property management, but not home sales assistance
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20. Housing: further analysis (of Americas cut)
Conditional Provides Home Provides Property Provides
Provides Both
Distribution Sales Assistance¹ Management² Neither
Pays host housing costs and
witholds norm
9% 26% 52% 14%
(44%)
Pays host housing costs and
does not withhold norm
9% 21% 27% 44%
(37%)
Provides housing differential
8% 15% 47% 30%
(12%)
Makes no contribution to
host housing costs 4% 7% 21% 68%
(6%)
1) Provides home sales assistance, but not property management
2) Provides property management, but not home sales assistance
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22. Usage of efficient purchaser indices for COLA
66.70%
80.00%
70.00%
54.70%
49.20%
60.00%
44.90%
43.50%
42.30%
WW
36.60%
50.00%
31.90%
Am ericas
40.00%
AsiaPac
30.00% EMEA
10.10%
20.00%
7.40%
7.30%
2.30%
2.90%
1.00%
2.30%
1.80%
1.40%
1.40%
0.00%
0.00%
10.00%
0.00%
From the start of From the start of After a transition Handles on a case- No
the assignm ent the assignm ent period by-case basis
w ith an additional
protection
allow ance
Average number of months:
• WW: 22.5
• Americas: 7.1
• AsiaPac: ID
• EMEA: 20.3
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23. Market basket items modification
70.0%
61.3% WW
60.7%
Americas
60.0% 55.2%
53.5%
AsiaPac
EMEA
50.0%
38.7%
35.2%
40.0%
27.0%
30.0%
23.1%
21.1%
20.2%
16.7%
16.9%
20.0%
12.4%
11.5%
8.5%
6.4%
10.0%
0.0%
Does not m odify m arket Transportation Furnishings Medical
basket
Main reason for modifying the market basket items is to avoid duplication of payment of items already included in policy.
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24. Transportation allowance
Americas, AsiaPac, and EMEA
Americas 2010
Middle Management and Above
Americas 2008
AsiaPac 2010
45.0%
AsiaPac 2008
39.0%
38.2%
EMEA 2010
40.0%
36.0%
35.0%
35.0%
EMEA 2008
33.50%
33.30%
35.0%
31.0%
30.9%
29.20%
30.0%
27.50%
30.0%
25.0%
18.60%
18.20%
17.0%
20.0%
15.0%
13.70%
14.0%
11.00%
15.0%
11.0%
11.0%
10.0%
9.7%
9.0%
9.0%
8.10%
6.90%
10.0%
7.0%
6.2%
6.0%
5.0%
0.0%
Alw ays provide Provide, if expatriate had Provide, but only w hen Provide, but only in Not provide
use of a com pany car at job requires a car countries w here it is
the hom e location local practice for
com parable positions
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25. Transportation allowance
Americas, AsiaPac, and EMEA
Americas 2010
Other Expatriates
Americas 2008
AsiaPac 2010
40.70%
45.00%
41.0%
AsiaPac 2008
EMEA 2010
40.00%
36.0%
EMEA 2008
33.30%
31.90%
31.40%
35.00%
30.50%
31.0%
30.0%
30.00%
25.0%
21.30%
25.00%
21.0%
19.50%
20.0%
18.00%
18.0%
17.00%
16.70%
20.00%
16.0%
15.0%
12.70%
13.0%
11.90%
12.0%
15.00%
10.60%
8.0%
10.00%
6.0%
4.40%
5.0%
5.00%
1.00%
0.00%
Alw ays provide Provide, if expatriate had Provide, but only w hen Provide, but only in Not provide
use of a com pany car at job requires a car countries w here it is
the hom e location local practice for
com parable positions
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26. Transportation allowance
Worldwide
45.0% Middle Management and Above
37.0%
40.0%
34.1%
35.0%
30.0%
29.6%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.7%
13.0%
12.6%
15.0%
11.0%
8.0%
8.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
Always provide Provide, if expatriate had use Provide, but only when job Provide, but only in Not provide
of a company car at the home requires a car countries where it is local
location practice for comparable
positions
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27. Transportation allowance
Worldwide
45.0%
Other Expatriates
40.0%
31.7%
35.0%
31.0%
30.0%
30.0%
25.9%
25.0%
19.2%
18.5%
18.0%
20.0%
15.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
4.7%
5.0%
0.0%
Always provide Provide, if expatriate had use Provide, but only when job Provide, but only in countries Not provide
of a company car at the home requires a car where it is local practice for
location comparable positions
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