HR Global Mobility for newly arrived HR GM staff and Relocation Professionals

 

Module 1 The World of Global Mobility

Learning objective: Understanding where the HR GM function comes from and why its environment and requirements are constantly changing

  • Globalisation and internationalisation of business activities
  • The dynamics of cross-border activities and the role of Human Resource Management (HR)
  • Identifying and understanding the various definitions of Global Mobility
  • The Influence of Megatrends and Events on Global Mobility
  • The organisational structure and positioning of the HR GM function within organisations
  • The different roles and responsibilities of HR GM: from an admin cost centre to a strategic advisor

 

Module 2 HR Global Mobility Core Competencies

Learning objective: Enhancing competencies you need to thrive in Global Mobility

  • Intercultural communication:
    • What is culture, and what are cultural dimensions 
    • What is the impact of culture on communication 
    • Which competencies do you need to reconcile cultural differences
    • Problem-solving and conflict management
  • Building the HR GM Framework:
    • The different framework components
    • Matching drivers of the assignment and types of mobility, policies, and compensation approaches
    • Administration, processes, technology, data analysis
    • Cost projection and return on investment.
  • Initiating the assignment
    • Advising and managing an assignment
    • The workflow checklist
    • The assignment cycle
    • Communicating compliance, cost, care and career

 

Module 3 Principles and Practice of International Labour Law 

Learning objective: Understanding and gaining insights into

  • Employment in a global context
  • The concept of employer: the formal, material and economic approach
  • The international scope of national labour law
  • How to determine which labour law regime applies and how to deal with conflicting regimes
  • The termination, secondment, suspension, dual employment construction
  • Matching constructions and type of assignment
  • Non-compliance risks and consequences
  • Drafting employment contracts, assignment agreements, and service contracts.

 

Module 4 Principles and Practice of Corporate lmmigration 

Learning objective: Understanding and gaining insights into

  • The nature of visa and work/ residence permits from a corporate perspective
  • Profiling persons for exemption
  • Profiling activities for exemption
  • Profiling simplified application procedures
  • Special visa and permits: NAFTA, Mercosur, APEC Card, ESTA, EU ICT permit, European Blue card, Van der Elst, Orange Carpet Visa Facility
  • The Corporate Immigration Compliance Policy
  • Key traps and challenges in practice, non-compliance risks and consequences.

 

Module 5 Principles and Practice of International Income Taxation

Learning objective: Understanding and gaining insights into

  • The concept of Corporate and Personal Income Taxation
  • What is meant by Fiscal Residence, Employer, Permanent Establishment, Tax sourcing, Avoiding double taxation
  • Double tax avoidance
  • Allocation rules and tax treaties
  • Tax Liability, withholding obligation and reporting obligation
  • Administrative obligations of a withholding agent
  • The role of the HR GM professional
  • Key traps and challenges in practice, non-compliance risks and consequences.

 

Module 6 Principles and Practice of International Social Security 

Learning objective: Understanding and gaining insights into

  • Social Security in a National and International context
  • Allocation of social security rights and obligations: the determination rules
  • Assignments within the EUR/EEA/Switzerland area
  • Assignments between bilateral treaty countries
  • The international health care insurance and determination rules
  • Key traps and challenges in practice, non-compliance risks and consequences.

 

Module 7 Principles and Practice of international payroll  

Learning objective: Understanding and gaining insights into

  • Payroll record requirements: setup, withholding, declaration, payment
  • Tax requirements: Setup in Payroll, Payslips, Annual Income Statements, Wage Statements
  • Wage Tax: Payroll Tax Brackets, Wage Tax Credits, Special Tax Rates
  • Payroll Processes & Systems, global payroll, shadow payroll, split payroll, and hypo tax
  • Key traps and challenges in practice, non-compliance risks and consequences.

 

Module 8 The Future of HR Global Mobility

Learning objective: Understanding and gaining insights into

  • Understanding internal and external HR GM stakeholders and reconciling their interests
  • The employee experience
    • Phases of the assignment experience
    • Assignee concerns regarding housing, safety and security, dual career, education, repatriation, succession
    • The spouse experience, partner support, dual career
    • Repatriation and succession planning.

The course consists of three components:

  1. The Test Yourself Routine: Ongoing repetition and testing of your knowledge;
  2. The Educate Yourself Modules: Online Self-study;
  3. In-person classes at the Expatise Academy.