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Why did we create the
GM Navigator?

 

Sustainable cross-border workforce deployment requires specialized HR Global Mobility (HR GM) expertise.

This expertise empowers HR and Business managers to strategically position the right person across borders at the optimal time and cost while effectively managing compliance requirements, controlling expenses, and ensuring employee well-being.

Getting this wrong can result in failed assignments, legal exposure, wasted resources, dissatisfied employees, and damaged reputation.

In this rapidly evolving landscape, the GM Navigator supports HR GM Professionals by providing a hands-on approach to navigating the complexity of cross-border compliance requirements from three angles: Basic Principles, Profiles, and Resources. 

HR Global Mobility (HR GM) empowers HR and Business managers to strategically position the right people across borders at the optimal time and cost. This critical function requires much more than moving people across borders. It drives organizational success through thoughtful workforce deployment while managing complex international transitions. It demands strategic planning to align HR and Business imperatives with compliance requirements, cost optimization, and employee well-being. Getting this wrong can result in failed assignments, significant legal exposure, unnecessary expenses, and, last but not least, unhappy employees.

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Nowadays, an HR Global Mobility professional needs to master a high level of complexity which requires numerous competencies:

  • Having a legal-oriented mind to cope with the many, constantly changing and interrelated legal compliance rules in the fields of immigration, international tax, social security, labour law, pension, etc.;

  • Understanding numbers to identify, analyse and apply financial data when calculating and assembling compensation packages;

  • Being stress-resistant to handling complex processes and coordinating many deadlines (immigration, tax, removal etc.) under a tight time schedule imposed by line management;

  • Dispose of communication and negotiation skills to work with internal and external stakeholders at different levels in the organisation and reconcile their -often opposite and sometimes opportunistic- interests;

  • Understanding the strategic and operational priorities of the business and the consequences thereof for the assignee;

  • Being able to identify and reconcile cultural differences;

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  • Being a people person as you deal with employees who will be taken out of their comfort zone and sent off on new adventures.

HR GM Expertise 

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HR GM Expertise empowers organizations to obtain and retain their competitive advantage through effective and efficient cross-border workforce management.
This field of expertise is unique in its kind due to the rare blend of competencies, among which is a thorough comprehension of complex legal disciplines, financial insight, data analysis abilities, intercultural communication skills, and proficiency in multiple languages. 
As an HR GM professional, one must also have business acumen, empathy for employees' well-being requests, and flexibility to acclimate to a consistently evolving environment.​

HR GM Responsibilities

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Navigating the constantly changing business landscape can be challenging for HR GM professionals.

You need to stay in tune with many internal and external stakeholders and their often opposing interests and expectations.  

At the same time, you must manage a multitude of vendors and consultants, stay in control of costs, adapt to new technologies,

and ensure compliance in a fast-changing regulatory environment.

Last but not least, you are expected to stay ahead of the curve and provide strategic advice to HR and Line Management.​​​​

HR GM Compliance ​

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Being agile, adaptable and knowledgeable is vital for success in this field.

It is also essential to have an HR GM strategy that aligns with the Business and HR strategy, along with a framework of procedures, processes, and policies, advanced technology, and access to peers and subject matter experts for consultation.

However, despite having an optimal setup,  nowadays, non-compliance with HR GM requirements can still cause severe financial damage and irreparable harm to the organization's reputation. 

The GM Navigator is here to help you !

HR Global Mobility Specialists! We strongly recommend that you always consult an expert in drawing up HR GM documents such as the assignment agreement and GM policies, someone who is not only well-informed concerning the benchmark for that particular type of assignment and understands the many disciplines that are involved but is also able to reach out to the stakeholders within the company and start the dialogue you need to safeguard terms and conditions of the move and exception management.

Who are we?

The GM Navigator is a product of Expatise® Publishers. It was initiated by Expatise® Academy, a non-commercial, collaborative network of HR GM stakeholders who are passionate about the HR GM field of expertise and dedicated to supporting HR GM professionals in their challenging Profession. The GM Navigator's editorial team consist of carefully selected Knowledge Partners who are also passionate about sharing information and knowledge for the good of the personal and professional growth of HR GM professionals. 

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