International assignments

New and updated

• Date:

  3 March 2026

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Employees stranded abroad: Five issues for employers

  The cancellation of thousands of flights and the closure of airspace in the Middle East are having an impact on the workplace, particularly when employees are left stranded or their holiday plans are affected. How should employers tackle workplace issues arising from the flight disruptions caused by the US and Israel's war with Iran?

• 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: The relocation package

  Leading practice guidance discussing the core elements of a relocation package in order to get the assignee and their family to the new location.

• 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:

  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.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Preparing for and managing international assignments: Communication before and during an assignment

  Leading practice guidance discussing how ongoing communication between the employer and the employee before, during and after an international assignment is essential to managing the employee's expectations and ensuring that they feel supported.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Preparing for and managing international assignment: Performance reviews and disciplinary issues

  Leading practice guidance discussing why employers should continue to assess the assignee's performance while they are on an assignment and the importance of dealing with any performance or conduct issues quickly.