According to Global Mobility Survey, 41% of worldwide companies will increase their employees’ mobility during the following twelve months.

Information published in Teams&Talent, the last study performed by “Global Mobility Survey”, to which the  EMS – Employee Mobility Solution-  had Access, reveals that over 41% of worldwide companies will increase their employees mobility through international assignments during the following twelve months.
Ana Gazarian, CEO at EMS states that “We can see how the internationalization dynamic does not only continue, but also grows and, therefore, there is a greater need to move the talented human resource towards these new markets. Tendency is that more and more companies shall decentralize their global operations of employees’ mobility and adopt new regional strategies to manage their Human Resources”

Gazarian explains that “we believe that this must be done in an operative and strategic way. It is fundamental to select staff according to their professional education and experience, as well as the adaptation of the family group. Frequently staff is moved without an adequate migration plan, an employment contract locally convenient and tax advice that shall allow both the employer and the employee to optimize the assignment and prevent surprises or unplanned events. Though this seems basic, we find that in several occasions, due to lack of experience or haste, planning is not done, and mistakes are made that are expensive both for the employee and the employer. Our duty is to give advice and help companies on these regards, so that emigration processes succeed”.

The research, during which 1.273 companies in 70 countries were surveyed, gathered that emerging countries obtain a higher employees’ mobility activity, reaching 39.4% to 29% activity happening in non-emerging countries.

The main reasons for an increase of the number of employees moved in these countries are: to continue with their growth in the markets were they are established; to expand towards new markets; a lack of qualified local talent; the need to develop talent; due to fusion and acquisition processes.

In addition, the research shows that retail, pharmaceutical and health sectors, as well as oil and gas industry, are the ones that have experienced a greater mobility growth among their employees on a global level.

China, India and Brazil, followed by USA and Russia seem to be the most challenging destinies to move employees on a worldwide scale. On this regards, Gazarian explains that “In the case of China and Russia, we can see how mobility produces in both directions. Not only has there been an increase in the number of mobilized people, but also both countries are moving their employees towards international markets. Nevertheless, is in China where we may find the greater challenges. China’s authorities have strengthened and increase the control measures for entering the country, as well as taxes and social security, which makes the access more difficult and the workforce more expensive”.