International assignments

What has to be considered when sending staff on international assignments?


Companies sending staff on international assignments face special challenges. PwC develops strategies and solutions to help ensure expatriate assignments run without a hitch – and in compliance with the law. 

What's your question?

  • How do we go about measuring the costs and benefits of international assignments?
  • How can we design efficient structures and processes for international assignments?
  • What international mobility strategy will best serve our principal business objectives?
  • What legal and contractual issues (employment law, social security, tax, immigration, etc.) do we have to consider when sending staff on international assignments?
  • What are the greatest risks and opportunities in connection with international assignments?

Why PwC? 

An internationally mobile advisory partner can help you deploy quality people across borders: PwC' expatriate solutions combine a good knowledge of local circumstances with a consistently global perspective.

  • We help you coordinate and simplify international mobility programmes with the help of a clear strategy.
  • We help you improve your international assignment policy on the basis of global benchmarks.
  • We provide you with methods for measuring and systematically enhancing the value of your international assignments.
  • We show you innovative ways of organising expatriate management.
  • We help you develop and implement models for the viable long-term outsourcing of your expatriate administration. 

What can we do for you?

You will find contact details and more information on the challenge of managing international assignments in the right-hand column.