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Nowadays, an HR Global Mobility professional needs to master a high level of complexity which requires numerous competencies. In this section of the Learning Portal, you will find courses on HR GM Core Competencies needed when setting up the assignment.

Lessons

Learning Objectives

 

Part 1

Assignment types, Contracts & Policies

  • Understanding that a company sometimes needs to send employees abroad for work;

  • Being able to recognize what drives the company to do so;

  • Understanding that these drivers influence the conditions and terms of the assignment;

  • Knowing what is meant by “the four Cs” and understanding the relevance of this concept;

  • Knowing what is meant by “the four Ws” and understanding the relevance of this concept;

  • Knowing the key obstacles to international mobility and the importance of establishing which barriers the company wants to address first.

Duration video: 5 minutes

Number of pages handbook: 3

Number of quizzes: 3

Part 2

Profiling cross-border Mobility

  • Understanding the importance of profiling;

  • Knowing the main features of different types of cross-border mobility;

  • Being able to recognize different types of work-related mobility across country borders.

Duration video: 10 minutes

Number of pages handbook: 6

Number of quizzes: 5

Part 3

The IA Business Case

  • Knowing what is meant by drivers of an assignment; 

  • Being able to identify the drivers of an assignment;  

  • Getting acquainted with the building blocks of the IA Business Case; 

  • Getting acquainted with operational targets and cost projection; 

  • Understanding the importance of a proper assignee selection and repatriation plan. 

Duration video lesson: 17 minutes

Number of pages handbook: 8

Number of quizzes: 8

Part 4

Building Global Competency

Being able to recognize cultural dimensions;

Understanding how cultural differences influence communication;

Understanding what is meant by Global Competency;

Knowing which elements constitute Global Competency;

Being able to recognize shortcomings in Global Competency;

Understanding the importance of repairing these shortcomings for the good of GM team building and the success of the assignment.

Duration video: 13 minutes

Number of pages handbook: 3

Number of quizzes: 2

Part 5

Types of Assignment Constructions

  • Knowing what is meant by the Termination construct;

  • Knowing what is meant by the Secondment construct;

  • Knowing what is meant by the Suspension I construct;

  • Knowing what is meant by the Suspension II construct;

  • Knowing what is meant by the Dual Employment construct;

  • Understanding that each construct has its own set of contracts;

  • Being able to recognize relevant contract parties to an assignment;

  • Understanding that the construction of an assignment determines the assignee´s status in terms of labour rights, immigration, taxation, social security, and pension;

  • Understanding that the absence of a flawless legal structure jeopardizes the assignment.   

Duration videos (2): 20 minutes

Number of pages handbook: 18

Number of quizzes: 8

Part 6

Matching Profiles and Constructions

  • Knowing the features of each assignment construction;

  • Being able to distinguish assignment profiles;

  • Being able to distinguish which construction fits the respective profiles;

  • Knowing the main conditions for falling within the scope of a national Labour Law regime;

  • Understanding that the choice of construction impacts the applicable Labour Law regime;

  • Understanding that the construction of an assignment determines the assignee´s status in terms of labour rights, immigration, taxation, social security, and pension;

  • Understanding the importance of a proper legal structure to ensure the legal position of the parties involved.

Duration video: 7 minutes

Number of pages handbook: 18

Number of quizzes: 8


The courses come in different forms:

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  • The Crash Course: video lesson only,

  • The Refresher Course: ongoing testing of your knowledge,

  • The In-depth Training: the Expatise Handbook, Video lesson, and quizzes.

 

You can choose any option to customize your preference.

Once you have fulfilled the required conditions and completed the course, a downloadable Expatise Certificate of Achievement appears on the dashboard of your learning environment. If you want to receive more information about this certification, please get in touch with us via learning@expatise.academy.

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