GLOBAL MOBILITY
We join your team to design, implement, and manage the movement of your workforce around the globe. Our expertise includes:
Expatriate Benefits Strategy & Management
- Develop model for ensuring appropriate benefits coverage for employees on different types of international assignments (short term, long term, commuter or rotational)
- Assist with securing cross border benefits for expatriates, third-country nationals, key local nationals
- Assist with plan design and carrier selection (RFP process and carrier evaluation)
- Negotiate contract terms, funding options and fees
- Ongoing expatriate benefit program management (renewal rate negotiations and regulatory compliance)
Travel Benefits Program Development & Management
- Evaluate all travel-related benefit plans to identify gaps and overlaps
- Design a comprehensive travel benefits program
- Perform market assessment and plan design assistance
- Carrier selection (RFP process and carrier evaluation) and coverage placement
- Negotiate policy terms/conditions and premium pricing
- Premium renewal rate negotiations and regulatory compliance
- Identify and terminate redundant local travel accident policies
Global Mobility Strategy & Administration Structure
- Analyze existing administration model for cost effectiveness and identify areas that can be streamlined
- Identify areas of potential risk (i.e. regulatory, reputation, immigration, tax compliance)
- Evaluate whether mobility programs are meeting overall business and talent objectives and are aligned with corporate culture
- Design internal global mobility administration manual
Policy Development & Communication
- Design policy provisions for international mobility (frequent business travel, short-term, long-term, commuter, rotational, localizations, permanent transfers)
- Develop communication strategy for leadership, assignee population, and other key stakeholders
- Assist with communicating policy provisions and changes to
international assignees - Design repatriation policy and procedures
Policy Benchmarking & Best Practices
- Evaluate current mobility policies and programs for competitiveness and cost efficiency
- Benchmark policies/practices against industry or proxy peers
- Evaluate for best practices and trends
- Analyze mobility programs relative to company total compensation and talent management objectives
Mobility Supply Chain Vendor Management
- Evaluate mobility supply chain and identify opportunities for cost savings and streamlined administration
- Vendor evaluation and selection (relocation service providers, moving companies, immigration services, expatriate tax services, allowance data provider, etc.)
- Request for proposal (RFP) management and coordination services
- Negotiate contract terms and service level agreements and fees
- Assist with vendor management activities and performance review
INTERNATIONAL BENEFITS
We create strategies for efficiently managing your international benefits programs. Our services include:
Global Benefit Management Strategies
- Develop model for efficiently managing international benefit programs to ensure cost effectiveness and regulatory compliance
- Design a strategic approach to effectively utilize local carriers, brokerage and consulting services
- Evaluate feasibility of global brokerage benefits management model
- Assist in identifying local country broker/consulting and carrier resources and expertise
- Request for Proposal (RFP) services for carriers and other service providers
Global Governance & Compliance
- Develop a global benefits governance model
- Build and maintain a global benefits inventory database
- Create a checklist to ensure local country compliance within a global governance framework
Benefits Funding Strategies
- Assess funding options by country or globally
- Evaluate global benefits funding strategies such as multinational pooling and captive financing
- Assist with implementation and management of benefit funding strategies
Multinational Pooling Network Management
- Select multinational pooling partners
- Negotiate multinational pooling contract terms and fees
- Analyze existing pools to maximize dividends
Benefits Benchmarking & Best Practices
- Evaluate plan competitiveness and cost efficiency
- Benchmark plans against industry or proxy peers
- Analyze plans relative to company total compensation objectives
Expatriate Medical & Travel Assistance Benefits
- Carrier selection (RFP process and carrier evaluation)
- Negotiate contract terms, funding options, and fees
- Evaluate overlaps between AD&D, BTA, and Expatriate medical plans
- Draft program communication materials