Expatriate Compensation : A practical and informative textbook for managing expatriate compensation, mobility, and international assignments in the world of work.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (383 pages)
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- FOREWORD -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- SOURCING OF FIGURES AND DIAGRAMS -- ABOUT THE AUTHORProf -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORSA -- PROLOGUE AND PREAMBLEI -- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT by Fermin Diez -- 1.1 INTRODUCTION -- 1.2 BACKGROUND -- 1.3 WHY GLOBALISE? -- 1.4 KEY CONCEPTS -- 1.5 THE EVOLUTION OF INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS -- 1.6 CONCLUSION -- 1.7 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 2 EXPATRIATE ASSIGNMENT APPROACHES by Mertz Aucamp -- 2.1 INTRODUCTION -- 2.2 MOBILITY AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF A GLOBAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY -- 2.3 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS -- 2.4 THE PURPOSE OF INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS -- 2.5 OVERVIEW: INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT COMPENSATION APPROACHES -- 2.6 THE COMPLEXITIES OF EXPATRIATE COST-OF-LIVING ISSUES -- 2.7 MANAGING THE COST OF LIVING IN HIGH-INFLATION LOCATIONS -- 2.8 THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT - MOVING TOWARDS SEGMENTATION -- 2.9 TRENDS IN ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES -- 2.10 IMPACT OF EMERGING MARKETS ON EXPATRIATE POLICIES -- 2.11 GLOBAL PHENOMENA: THE WAR FOR TALENT -- 2.12 THE COMPLEXITIES OF PAY PRACTICES IN EMERGING MARKETS -- 2.13 REVISITING EXPATRIATE PACKAGES: LOCAL HOUSING VERSUS EXPATRIATE HOUSING -- 2.14 REVISITING EXPATRIATE PACKAGES: COMPLETION BONUSES AS A MOBILITY INCENTIVE -- 2.15 CALCULATING EXPATRIATE RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI) -- 2.16 REFERENCES -- 3 CHAPTER 3 INTERNATIONAL CRUCIBLE ASSIGNMENTS by Dr Mark Bussin and Mack Moey -- 3.1 INTRODUCTION -- 3.2 BACKGROUND -- 3.3 ADOPTING A LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT APPROACH TO INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS -- 3.4 THE CONTENT AND CONTEXT OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT ROLE -- 3.5 THE SCOPE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT ROLE -- 3.6 THE TIMING OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT -- 3.7 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL CRUCIBLE ASSIGNMENTS -- 3.8 THE DURATION OF INTERNATIONAL CRUCIBLE ASSIGNMENTS. 3.9 CONNECTING THE ICA ROLE TO PAST AND FUTURE CAREER CHOICES -- 3.10 THE FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL CRUCIBLE EXPERIENCES -- 3.11 CONCLUSION -- 3.12 REFERENCES -- 4 CHAPTER 4BENEFITS by Nazlie Samodien -- 4.1 INTRODUCTION -- 4.2 ALLOWANCES IN LIEU OF BENEFITS -- 4.3 ACCOMMODATION -- 4.4 SCHOOLING -- 4.5 ARRIVAL IN HOST COUNTRY -- 4.6 TRANSPORT IN THE HOST COUNTRY -- 4.7 HOME FLIGHTS -- 4.8 STORAGE OF PERSONAL EFFECTS IN THE HOME COUNTRY -- 4.9 SCHOOLING IN THE HOME COUNTRY -- 4.10 MEDICAL TESTING -- 4.11 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE TRAINING -- 4.12 OTHER FAMILY CONSIDERATIONS -- 4.13 HOME COUNTRY ACCOMMODATION -- 4.14 IMMIGRATION FORMALITIES -- 4.15 COST CONSIDERATIONS -- 4.16 INTEGRATION WITH TALENT MANAGEMENT -- 5 CHAPTER 5 GROWTH STATISTICS FOR AFRICA by Ian McGorian -- 5.1 INTRODUCTION -- 5.2 ECONOMY -- 5.3 SOUTH AFRICA AND NIGERIA -- 5.4 THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS -- 5.5 THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC GROWTH -- 5.6 GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN AFRICA -- 5.7 CONCLUSION -- 5.8 REFERENCES -- 6 CHAPTER 6 CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN AFRICA - UNVEILED by Vishal Nundlall -- 6.1 INTRODUCTION -- 6.2 KEY FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN AFRICA -- 6.3 GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN AFRICA -- 6.4 CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER 7 EXPATRIATE ASSIGNMENTS bt Dr R Nienaber, D Trompetter and Dr M Bussin -- 7.1 INTRODUCTION -- 7.2 GENERAL ADJUSTMENT: THE EXPATRIATE FAMILY -- 7.3 INTERACTION, CULTURAL OR SOCIAL/SOCIO-CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT -- 7.4 WORK ADJUSTMENT -- 7.5 THE U-CURVE OF CROSS-CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT -- 7.6 EXPATRIATE SELECTION -- 7.7 CONCLUSION -- 7.8 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 8 CAREER MANAGEMENT OF EXPATRIATES by JC Nel -- 8.1 INTRODUCTION -- 8.2 CAREER PATH MANAGEMENT -- 8.3 MOTIVATIONS FOR EXPATRIATE ASSIGNMENTS -- 8.4 CAREER MANAGEMENT OF EXPATRIATES -- 8.5 REPATRIATE AGREEMENT -- 8.6 REPATRIATION PROGRAMMES -- 8.7 CONCLUSION -- 8.8 REFERENCES. CHAPTER 9 JOB SIZING - JOB EVALUATION by Laurika Fourie -- 9.1 INTRODUCTION -- 9.2 JEasy WEB-BASED JOB EVALUATION SYSTEM -- 9.3 UNIQUE FEATURES -- 9.4 CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER 10 JOB PRICING - UNDERSTANDING REWARDONLINEŽ by Chirs Blair, Morag Phillips and Peter Karlak -- 10.1 INTRODUCTION -- 10.2 CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER 11 SALARY-STRUCTURING ANATOMY by Morag Phillips -- 11.1 INTRODUCTION -- 11.2 CORE COMPONENTS OF A SALARY STRUCTURE -- 11.3 WHAT INFLUENCES THE DESIGN OF A SALARY STRUCTURE? -- 11.4 PURPOSE OF A SALARY STRUCTURE -- 11.5 PAY SCALE DESIGN CRITERIA - DEFINING THE EXTERNAL MARKET COMPARISON -- 11.6 DESIGN OF A SALARY STRUCTURE -- 11.7 CONSIDERATIONS FOR PROGRESSION WITHIN THE PAY SCALE -- 11.8 SOME CLOSING THOUGHTS -- CHAPTER 12 EXPATRIATE REWARD MODELS by Dr Mark Bussin -- 12.1 INTRODUCTION -- 12.2 REWARD AND REMUNERATION -- 12.3 INTERNATIONAL REMUNERATION -- 12.4 BENCHMARK FINDINGS, AND LESSONS LEARNT -- 12.5 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 13 COST-OF-LIVING DATA, EXPATULATOR AND CALCULATIONS by Steven McManus -- 13.1 INTRODUCTION -- 13.2 COST-OF-LIVING DATA -- 13.3 EXPATRIATE CALCULATIONS -- 13.4 CONCLUSION -- 13.5 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 14 TAXATION AND THE EXPATRIATE by Ray Harraway and Cinzia de Risi -- 14.1 INTRODUCTION -- 14.2 SOURCE AND RESIDENCY PRINCIPLES -- 14.3 TAX APPROACHES -- 14.4 DIFFERENT ASSIGNMENT CATEGORIES -- 14.5 REMITTANCE OF EMPLOYEE INCOME TAXES -- 14.6 MANAGING DOUBLE TAX -- 14.7 TAX CHALLENGES IN AFRICA -- 14.8 CONCLUSION -- 14.9 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 15 CONTEXTUALISING A REWARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM by Chris Blair -- 15.1 INTRODUCTION -- 15.2 PURPOSE OF A REWARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM -- 15.3 WHAT SHOULD A REWARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ACHIEVE? -- 15.4 SCOPE OF A REWARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM -- 15.5 DESIGN PRINCIPLES USED IN THE REWARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM -- 15.6 COMPONENTS OF THE REWARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 15.7 RULES AND CRITERIA FOR MOVEMENT WITHIN PAY SCALES -- 15.8 LATERAL MOVEMENT IN THE ORGANISATION -- 15.9 MIGRATION TOWARDS TOTAL PERFORMANCE-BASED SALARY INCREASES -- 15.10 KEY SKILLS DEFINITIONS -- 15.11 SKILLS PREMIUMS AND SPECIFIC REMUNERATION TREATMENT -- 15.12 PAY-SCALE DESIGN -- 15.13 REMUNERATION OPTIONS -- 15.14 21ST CENTURY REWARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - POWERED BY LUMESSE -- CHAPTER 16 PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT by Dr Mark Bussin -- 16.1 INTRODUCTION -- 16.2 GLOBAL PRACTICES, OR THE NEED TO CONTEXTUALISE/LOCALISE -- 16.3 PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT -- 16.4 PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL METHODS -- 16.5 RATERS OF PERFORMANCE -- 16.6 PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL INTERVIEWS -- 16.7 USING PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT TO RETAIN TALENT IN EMERGING MARKETS -- 16.8 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 17 HOW TO RETAIN YOUR EXPATRIATES by Craig Raath and Elmien Smit -- 17.1 INTRODUCTION -- 17.2 ORGANISATIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL PURPOSES FOR EXPATRIATION -- 17.3 REMUNERATION COMPONENTS -- 17.4 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EXPATRIATE AND LOCAL TURNOVER -- 17.5 FALL IN DEMAND FOR EXPAT TALENT -- 17.6 WHY CAN'T ORGANISATIONS RETAIN THEIR EXPATRIATE EMPLOYEES? -- 17.7 HOW CAN EMPLOYERS BE MORE SUCCESSFUL WITH REGARD TO RETENTION OF EXPATRIATES? -- 17.8 THE FUTURE -- 17.9 CONCLUSION -- 17.10 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 18 DISMISSAL OF EXPATRIATES: LEGAL GUIDELINES by Advocate Nasreen Dawood -- 18.1 INTRODUCTION -- 18.2 NO EMPLOYMENT-AT-WILL IN SOUTH AFRICA - CONTRACT GOVERNS EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPS -- 18.3 UNFAIR DISMISSAL PROTECTION IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM -- 18.4 DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS UNDER UK AND SOUTH AFRICAN LAW -- 18.5 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INCAPACITY, PERFORMANCE, UNWILLING AND UNABLE -- 18.6 DISMISSAL, AND BUSINESS ETHICS PLAYING A ROLE IN DISMISSAL -- 18.7 LAWS, AND STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO DISMISSING EXPATRIATES -- 18.8 CONCLUSION -- 18.9 REFERENCES. CHAPTER 19 TRENDSETTING SOLUTIONS IN AN INCREASINGLY MOBILE WORLD by Simon Davies -- 19.1 INTRODUCTION -- 19.2 CORPORATE MOBILITY: THE SERVICE-FOCUSED GLOBAL SOLUTION -- 19.3 THE TRADITIONAL METHODOLOGY FOR MOVING STAFF INTERNATIONALLY -- 19.4 WHAT DID THIS DIFFERENT APPROACH ACHIEVE? -- 19.5 OPTIMISING INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS -- 19.6 TWO STRATEGIES, ONE GOAL -- 19.7 THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF MOBILITY -- CHAPTER 20 REPATRIATION AND REINTEGRATION by Dr Mark Bussin and Peter Karlak -- 20.1 INTRODUCTION -- 20.2 BACKGROUND -- 20.3 ORGANISATIONAL OBJECTIVES POST-INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT -- 20.4 INCLUSION OF REINTEGRATION IN STRATEGIC PLANNING -- 20.5 TRANSITION AND READJUSTMENT -- 20.6 TURNOVER OF REPATRIATES -- 20.7 RE-ENTRY TRAINING -- 20.8 CONCLUSION -- 20.9 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 21 EXPATRIATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS by Dr Marius van Aswegen -- 21.1 INTRODUCTION -- 21.2 THE EXPATRIATE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM -- 21.3 CORE ELEMENTS AND SYSTEM SOLUTIONS -- 21.4 TURNKEY PROCESS APPROACH TO IMPLEMENTING AN EXPATRIATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM -- 21.5 MAPPING -- 21.6 CUSTOMISABLE SETUP -- 21.7 IMPLEMENTATION -- 21.8 TRAINING -- 21.9 CONTINUOUS SYSTEM UPDATES -- 21.10 MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT -- 21.11 SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 22 CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS AND EPILOGUE by Dr Mark Bussin -- 22.1 INTRODUCTION -- 22.2 BENCHMARK FINDINGS, AND LESSONS LEARNT -- APPENDIX 1 AFRICA VISA APPLICATION GUIDELINES by Adrenč van der Merwe -- APPENDIX 2 INTERNATIONAL VISA APPLICATION GUIDELINES by Mack Moey -- APPENDIX 3 EXPATRIATE POLICY EXAMPLE by Barbara Parry -- APPENDIX 4 INTERNATIONAL SOS -- INDEX -- Back Cover.
9781869225247
Compensation management. Employee fringe benefits. Foreign workers. Expatriation. International business enterprises -- Personnel management.