International

New and updated

• Type:

  International

  South Africa: Pay and benefits

  Updated to include new information for designated employers and non-designated employers, and a change to the rates of the statutory national minimum wage effective from 1 March 2025.

• Type:

  International

  Philippines: Training and development

  Updated to reflect the new system of Enterprise-Based Education and Training (EBET) Programmes, which harmonises different EBET training, such as apprenticeships, learnerships and dual training systems, under one common framework. 

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Devising a reward package for international assignments: Determining an approach

  Enhanced by creating five separate guides on devising a reward package for international assignments, to help you find the guidance you need. This initial guide discusses what factors should be considered, such as the length, type, and value of assignments, when deciding how to approach reward for international assignments.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Devising a reward package for international assignments: Benefits and allowances on assignment

  Leading practice guidance discussing the benefits and allowances typically provided in an expatriate's package for the duration of their assignment.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Devising a reward package for international assignments: Payroll and taxation

  Leading practice guidance discussing how employers can ensure that taxation of an international assignee is handled correctly, as well as how to handle the assignee's pay.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Devising a reward package for international assignments: Ensuring the offering is competitive and cost-effective

  Leading practice guidance discussing how organisations can ensure their reward package is both attractive to assignees and represents a fair deal for the employer.

• Type:

  International

  Saudi Arabia: Contracts of employment

  Updated to reflect changes to rules on probationary periods, effective from 18 February 2025. 

• Type:

  International

  Saudi Arabia: Termination of employment

  Updated to reflect changes to notice periods and rules on resignation for employees on fixed-term contracts, effective from 18 February 2025. 

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Preparing for and managing international assignments: The purpose and benefits of international assignments

  Enhanced by creating seven separate guides on preparing for and managing international assignments, to help you find the guidance you need. This initial guide discusses the situations where international assignments can be used to achieve business objectives, including the benefits to the organisation and the assignee, and the steps to take to prepare for and manage an assignment effectively. 

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Preparing for and managing international assignments: Selecting the assignee

  Leading practice guidance discussing how employers can approach selecting and preparing an employee for an international assignment.