Administering a "split pay" dual-currency model can simplify expat compensation administration, improve communications and save money.

Careful review and clear communication can ensure worldwide pay equity, manage company costs AND improve the employee experience – even when reducing allowances.

Are your destination support policies appropriate in light of current volatility in the real estate and rental market?

Should expatriates be charged a contribution towards company provided foreign housing? If so, under what circumstances and how to determine the amount?

Bristol’s opinion: Integrate "Volunteer" assignments with Remote work policies. Develop policy framework providing selective, limited benefits.

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.

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!

Commuter assignments likely to accelerate in the Post-COVID world.  Are You Ready?

The name “Core/Flex” itself hints at perfection: the perfect combination of consistency and flexibility! But is it that simple?

Companies are aligning their U.S. and Canada domestic relocation policies to their specific business needs, tiering them primarily by job level, and homeowner / renter. 

Companies are increasingly segmenting their policies by duration, location and strategic purpose.

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.

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.

Around the world, there is still a stigma associated with seeking help for many issues, so it is important for an organization to build a culture that embraces overall themes such as mental, practical and physical well-being.

Should expatriates be charged a contribution towards company provided foreign housing? If so, under what circumstances and how to determine the amount?

Organizations today are faced with a constantly evolving environment and an ever changing workforce of relocating employees that have varying generational needs. An effective talent management strategy means that a company must be competitive in their relocation benefits while keeping costs within their budgets.