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Benchmark subject

Localization: changing an expatriation contract to a local contract.

“Local +” Contract: a single contact in the host country plus several incentives are given to an employee abroad.

“Local” Contract: an international staff member is locally recruited and is given a single contract in the host country.

Participants Participants

AIR FRANCE COFINOGA-LASER MICHELIN SANOFI AVENTIS

AIR LIQUIDE DANONE NESTLE FRANCE SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

ALCATEL SIEGE EDF NESTLE WATERS SEMALY

ALCATEL LUCENT FR ERNST & YOUNG PERNOD RICARD SIDEL

ARC INTERNATIONAL FAURECIA PFIZER THALES DIVISION NAVALE

BAYER CROPSCIENCE GEFCO PLASTIC OMNIUM THALES AIR SYSTEMS

BIOMERIEUX GROUPE BEL PPR (CFAO) THOMSON

BUREAU VERITAS GROUPE SEB PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS TOTAL

BUSINESS OBJECTS LEGRAND PSA UBISOFT

CASINO LEROY SOMER ROYAL CANIN VALLOUREC

CARREFOUR LVMH SAFRAN YVES ROCHER

CARBONE LORRAINE MANITOWOC CRANE GROUP FR SAGEM

CEVA SANTE ANIMALE MAZARS SAINT GOBAIN

CNP MERIAL SAIPEM

Budget issues :

- Reduce the gap in costs between expatriated employees and local staff members

- Cutting costs, namely for employees abroad in high cost countries (USA)

- Allow certain subsidiaries of the group who are not able to pay the expatriate package to hire employees on international mobility

- Respond to the increase of employees abroad

The objectives 1/3The objectives 1/3

Career Management :

- Desire for decentralized employee management

- Rethinking mobility in the context where opportunities to return to the home country are increasingly rare.

- Instilling loyalty among employees would like to work abroad.

The objectives 2/3The objectives 2/3

Development of an International Group :

- Young employees just beginning they career

- Developing mobility between subsidiaries in the context of creating an international identity of the group

- Developing third country mobility

 

The objectives 3/3The objectives 3/3

PeoplePeople concernedconcerned

- Young employees at the start of their career

- Localization of employees who originally had an expatriation contract.

- Regional mobility (the Americas, Asia, Europe)

- Direct, local recruitment

Selection criteria between the Selection criteria between the different packages 1/2different packages 1/2

- The position of the person (members of the Management Committee, Executive Officer, top management, staff position)

- Experience (<2 years, >2 years, experts)

- Source of the request: the company or the employee ?

- The company’s structure: centralized or decentralized, and the degree of autonomy of the subsidiaries

- The person’s area of expertise: finance, technical...

- Geographic choices (mobility within the same zone or to certain countries)

Selection criteria between the Selection criteria between the different packages 2/2different packages 2/2

Important differences according to :

- Company culture

- Success in international employee recruitment and retention.

- Geographic localization of host countries and cities

5 types of approaches 5 types of approaches

The benchmark session revealed 5 types of approaches to “light” contracts :

1) Localization of expatriate employees

2) “Local +” contracts

3) Specific local contracts for young employees

4) An approach specific to expatriates within the same geographical zone as their country of origin

5) Local recruitment of foreign nationals abroad.

1 – Localization of Employees Originally 1 – Localization of Employees Originally Given Expatriation PackagesGiven Expatriation Packages

- Always provided for in the clause to the original expatriation contract.

- No later than six years, sometimes even less.

- Localization is rarely resorted to because it systematically leads to case-by-case negotiations due to an expatriate’s reluctance to

renounce a package that is very attractive.

- The support of the Managing Board of HR is needed to compel employees to renounce their expatriation packages.

- Localization is only possible in countries where remuneration is high, such as Western Europe, the USA and Canada.

285 participating companies (55 % Americas; 34 % Europe, 11% Asia)

44% formal policy of localisation10.5% informal policy of localisation

19% will strictly apply their policy77 % case-by-case basis

www.orcworldwide.com

2007 Survey of International Localization policies and Practices

1 – Localization of Employees Originally 1 – Localization of Employees Originally Given Expatriation PackagesGiven Expatriation Packages

2 – “Local +” Contracts 2 – “Local +” Contracts (1/3)(1/3)

Several companies refused policies leading to a local contract with a light package:

- In order to avoid creating inequalities between employees abroad.

- Because the company quickly becomes accused of irregularities and discrimination. What criteria should be used to give advantages?

- Because employees refuse international mobility with such packages.

On the other hand, these companies develop short- term contracts

(maximum of 11 to 18 months) with lighter packages.

2 – “Local +” Contracts 2 – “Local +” Contracts (2/3)(2/3)

Other companies systematically use the “local +” contract instead of an expatriation contract

Ex 1 : High-tech company

Ex 2 : Auditing company

“The management of the career is under the care of the 2 parties : the employee must know how to take risks and the company must support them”

2 – “Local +” Contracts 2 – “Local +” Contracts (3/3)(3/3)

Most companies give « local + » contracts to the following population:

- Persons who express their desire to go aboard- Persons below members of the Management Committees- Persons who do not have a lot of experience

Contracts are more or less generous according to how the employee is key for the company. Borders between local + or expatriation are often unclear leading to negotiation

3 – Young Workers3 – Young Workers

- Some company policies are formalized on this point. - Social protection is sometimes the only aspect that differentiates the young employees from the employees

from the host country.

- In Europe, companies favor the coordination of social security schemes at the level of the European Union

- In certain companies, these contracts fall within the framework of a formal development program where being

assigned abroad is part of the work experience

4 – Interregional Mobility Policies4 – Interregional Mobility Policies

Some companies have thought about specific expatriation policies inside a geographic zone (Asia, Europe, North America, Africa, etc.) with “local +” type contracts.

These policies allow them, for example, to reduce gaps in remuneration for employees that go on an interregional assignment. For certain companies, these policies are difficult to propose to employees and create recruitment difficulties.

5 – Direct, Local Recruitment of a 5 – Direct, Local Recruitment of a ForeignerForeigner

- Recruitment of a foreigner in the local employment market.

- Local hiring of Europeans already in the country in the context of the company’s strategy. Often, these are young persons and/or targeted populations.

- Eventually, a transfer abroad of employees who directly contacted a local HR department for a job.

Sometimes, social protection elements are added from the host country.

Certain companies offer some advantages: moving, house hunting assistance, loans, maintenance of employment contract in the country of origin

Complex procedure, especially considering that it must be handled in the context of local legislation.

The assistance of local consultant firms becomes necessary.

The end result is that employees are managed on a case-by-case basis

The long-term risks, namely in terms of retirement, are more difficult to manage.

With all this in consideration, the idea of saving money through this process is not necessarily guaranteed.

Pros and cons regarding “light” Pros and cons regarding “light” packages packages (1/4)(1/4)

Decrease employee motivation :

“Light” contracts are not very attractive, even if the assignment abroad includes a career promotion.

Difficulties in recruiting high-potential and in fostering employee loyalty.

Employees no longer ask to go abroad, but wait until the company approaches them to negotiate a more favorable expatriation package

Pros and cons regarding “light” Pros and cons regarding “light” packages packages (2/4)(2/4)

- Difficulty encountered in maintaining a coherent

policy over time within a system that allows numerous exceptions in negotiating a small compensation, and the inequalities between employees are created by this “case-by-case” approach.

Pros and cons regarding “light” Pros and cons regarding “light” packages packages (3/4)(3/4)

Pros and cons regarding “light” Pros and cons regarding “light” packages packages (4/4)(4/4)

For many companies, local + contracts may be justified on condition that a veritable career management for employees concerned is set up.

To be consistent, setting up a policy of “local” or “local +” contracts should occur only after answering those basic questions:

- What do we mean by “international mobility” in our company ?- How can international mobility help us achieve our goals ?- Up to what point does international mobility make sense for my company?

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Thank you for your attention.

Claude MULSANTHR & Mobility Club Directorclaude.mulsant@magellan-network.com00 33 1 42 34 75 75

Anne-Laure BUDINCommunication & Development Directoral.budin@magellan-network.com00 33 1 42 34 75 75

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