Global Workforce Defnitions

Employee Mobility

The practice of of finding current employees to fill roles or positions to avoid hiring new people.

Global Workforce Strategy

Plans and practices for managing employees across different countries to support the organization’s global business goals.

Immigration & Mobility Specialists

HR professionals who manage employees’ who move to different countries for work. They help with visas, work authorization, and relocation.

Geographic Centers of Excellence (COEs)

Specialized HR teams that act like internal consultants for a specific region or country, advising other HR teams on local laws, culture, and workforce practices.

Global Job Classifications

Standardized systems for defining and categorizing jobs across different countries.

Visa

Government authorization that allows a person to enter or remain in a country for a specific purpose, such as employment.

Sponsorship

When an employer supports an employee’s application for a work visa or other immigration authorization.

International Assignment

When an employee is temporarily assigned to work in another country.

Expatriate

An employee who has an established job/employment in their home country and then moves to another country to work, either temporarily or permanently.

Expatriate Training

Training that prepares employees for working and living in another country, including cultural and language differences.

Repatriation

The process of helping an employee return to their home country after completing an international assignment.

Compensation Adjustments

Changes to an employee’s pay or benefits to account for differences in cost of living, taxes, and local laws in another country.

Employee & Family Readiness

Assessing whether the employee and their family are prepared for relocating to another country.

Transition Plan

A plan for helping an employee move into or out of an international assignment.

Rental Subsidy

Employer-provided financial assistance that helps cover an employee’s housing costs while working in another location.

Education Travel Grant

Financial assistance that helps cover education-related travel expenses for an employee or their family during an international assignment.

Offshoring

Moving work or business operations to another country.

Onshoring

Moving work or business operations back to the organization’s home country.

Nearshoring

Moving work or business operations to a nearby foreign country.

Remote Teams

Employees who work together across different locations