International Mobility

Talent shortages and an ageing workforce in the western world are just some of the factors which will contribute to an increase in global worker mobility. Recent PwC research found that 88% of recent Irish graduates would like to work abroad, reinforcing the need for organisations to facilitate transnational work. An organisation’s international workforce can include not only long term expatriate secondments but also short term assignees, commuters, repeat business travellers etc. Moving people around the world presents tremendous strategic and operational challenges for a business.

Is your business grappling with:

• designing and implementing attractive, tax efficient and cost effective international mobility/relocation policies for inbound and outbound workers which address all issues including reward, taxation, benefits etc
• budgeting for international assignments - cost projections and the impact of cost of living differentials
• ensuring your expatriates are tax compliant in their host country and your business is compliant in relation to the work they are carrying out
• understanding how international assignment tax polices including “tax equalisation” and “tax protection” operate
• accounting for wage withholding taxes and determining whether a 'shadow payroll' would be applicable
• understanding the process of applying to the Irish authorities for PAYE Exclusion Orders, Certificates of Coverage, E101s and equivalent applications in other jurisdictions
• pension planning for international workers
• understanding Irish and international immigration requirements and opportunities
• communicating your policies to your international workers

How we can support you:

We can assist you with all of the above challenges and many others such as:

• implement systems to track and control your international worker movements
• implement cross border payrolls to ensure that you workers are paid in a timely and compliant manner wherever they are working
• investigate the value of creating new HR structures (including shared services and outsourced models) to manage your international workers

Our international mobility team based in Dublin are part of a global network in 153 countries providing strategic international mobility advice and dedicated support services to organisations that deploy staff across borders.

Our extensive knowledge of all aspects of assignment programmes — from policy to reward to talent management — enable us to help your organisation to maximise the business value from international assignments. We work closely with other PricewaterhouseCoopers and third party specialists such as inward investment, corporate tax, company secretarial, legal, relocation professionals and project management specialists to deliver an integrated service to support an organisation’s mobility and relocation needs.