HR and Expatriates

Human Resource Professionals dealing with relocating employees for an overseas assignment may come across scenarios where employees are reluctant to accept the assignment.

Key points to remember:
- diagnose problem
- obtain input from expatriate and manager
- develop career goals and expectations on an individual basis

Key Terms
This week’s HR terminology includes:

Expatriate: An employee working in a unit or plant who is not a citizen of the country in which the unit or plant is located, but is a citizen of the country in which the organization is headquartered.
Repatriation: The process of bringing expatriates home.