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Globalisation the norm
Cultural attitudes
Skill shortage
Change
Assignment type
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Age profile
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‘Rejecting globalisation is like spitting in the wind.’
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Significant demographic/mobility trends
Typical number of assignments during career Currently
The future
future- increase in assignee workforce
46% 32% 25%
17% 19% 22%
28% 42%
7%
46%
7%
One expatriate assignment during an assignee's career Several consecutive expatriate assignments Several expatriate assignments during an assignee's career Majority of career on expatriate assignments ("career expatriate")
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Business environment - penetration of new markets % of overall sample
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China United States of America United Kingdom Singapore Australia India United Arab Emirates France Brazil Hong Kong Germany Netherlands Malaysia Switzerland Russia Italy Belgium Canada Japan Portugal Indonesia Spain South Africa Thailand Vietnam Argentina Saudi Arabia Source: ECA International 2012
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Western outbound ? No - Home countries of assignees!
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Nationalities
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Does your international workforce consist mainly of one nationality?
Overall
Asia
Yes No
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India
Yes No
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Annual growth in supply and demand of college educated talent pool (2011-2021) 65% of global companies have skill shortages India Brazil Indonesia Turkey China Mexico USA Canada France UK Italy Japan 0.0%
2.0%
Annual growth in supply
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
Annual growth in demand Source: PwC - Talent Mobility 2020/Oxford economics
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Barriers to mobility- Ranked in top 3
29%
Partner's career
60% 38%
Children's education
Concerns about repatriation
Unacceptable location
2002-overall
60% 27% 34% 23% 26% 2012-overall Source: ECA Managing Mobility Survey 2012
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Barriers to mobility- Ranked in top 3 60%
Partner's career
43% 29% 60% 61%
Children's education 38% Concerns about repatriation
Unacceptable location
34% 29% 27% 26% 33% 23%
2012-overall
2012-Based in emerging markets
2002-overall
Source: ECA Managing Mobility Survey 2012
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Change in age group profile of international assignees Average proportion of assignee workforce
6% 21%
70%
50%
24%
29%
Overall 2002
Overall 2012
25-35 years
36-50 years
50+ years Source: ECA Managing Mobility Survey 2012
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Proportion of assignees with dependent children who are:
Overall
14%
56%
Asian based
45%
15%
29%
40%
Accompanied by both partner and dependent children Accompanied by the partner only
Unaccompanied
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Reasons for being unaccompanied
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Reasons for being unaccompanied
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The Danger of ‘Assuming’
Standard of living!!
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Growing importance of commuter and short term assignments
Average percentage breakdown of the total assignee workforce into specified assignment types.
8% 20%
72%
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11% 23%
66%
2012 Short term
15% 27%
58%
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Globalisation the norm
Cultural attitudes
Skill shortage
Change
Assignment type
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Age profile
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Policy on partner support
28%
19% 18%
34% 41% 18% 20%
22%
2002
2012
The issue has never arisen as far as we are aware Each case treated individually Uniform policy to give some form of partner support It is our policy not to recognise this issue Source: ECA Managing Mobility Survey 2012
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