Careful review and clear communication can ensure worldwide pay equity, manage company costs AND improve the employee experience – even when reducing allowances. 24 February 2022 During the past 12 months the U.S. dollar has gained value against several major currencies including the Euro, GBP, JPY ...

Should expatriates be charged a contribution towards company provided foreign housing? If so, under what circumstances and how to determine the amount? 1 November 2017 For over 25 years in my experience, one of the most controversial and challenging international assignment policy questions has ...

Bristol sees the new era of Global Mobility as one of great challenge AND opportunity. Mobility as we know it will not end - it will transform. And we will be agents and architects of that transformation! 25 June 2020 Part 1: Opportunities... Challenges… and a call to Action! Bristol has been ...

Here we address some practical concerns with respect to policy review. Benchmarking against industry leaders is an important first step; However, it is important to understand the limitations of benchmarking. 3 August 2020 In Part 1 of our Future View, we discussed some of the strategic challenges ...

A wave of additional focus on lump sums resulted from the 2018 Tax Act. Companies are still considering the cost and administrative impact of newly taxable benefits such as final move and household goods shipment, and are recalculating allowances in some cases. 26 March 2018 Lump sum relocation ...

Administering a "split pay" dual-currency model can simplify expat compensation administration, improve communications and save money. 22 June 2022 The last Consulting Corner (Feb 2022) presented one of the most challenging communications issues in expatriate compensation: communicating downward ...

Commuter assignments likely to accelerate in the Post-COVID world. Are You Ready? 30 March 2020 Among the most significant developments in the growing “flexibility” trend is the increased focus on Extended Business Travel (EBT) and Commuter assignments as a formal part of the global mobility policy ...

Expatriate compensation management is a Bristol core competency. As 2018 draws to a close, Bristol is completing the critical year end compensation collection and reporting activities for our clients. We’d like to offer some brief practical insights to help you improve your own year-end efforts. 29 ...

Are your destination support policies appropriate in light of current volatility in the real estate and rental market? 18 October 2021 Bristol is pleased to feature this month two expert analyses of the current conditions in U.S. real estate and global temporary housing market, respectively, as ...