12 June 2011 
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Saudi Arabia’s labour ministry has clarified its position on expat workers amid confusion over new Saudization rules and regulations. Media reports quoted Labour Minister Adel Fakieh as saying all foreign workers who have spent six years in the kingdom would not have work permits renewed as part of its plan [...]
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Qatar values its expatriate workforce and has no plans to emulate Saudi Arabia’s example and pack off long-staying foreign workers. A Saudi Minister last week hinted at his government’s plans not to renew visas for expatriate jobs of expatriate workers after six years. Other GCC countries have occasionally looked at [...]
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Two-thirds of expats are feeling comfortable financially, and the vast majority believe they made the right decision to live abroad, according to a new survey. Nine in 10 British expats think they made the right choice in moving from the UK, which may be in part because of the austerity [...]
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11 June 2011 0 Comments
It is critical that governments across the world open themselves up to the movement of talent as part of the solution to meet skills shortages. So says Jeffrey A Joerres, chairman and chief executive of international recruitment giant ManpowerGroup. ManpowerGroup’s 2011 Talent Shortage Survey revealed 34% of employers are having [...]
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Americans can work in their home country for longer in their early career and still progress more professionally than Europeans can. This is according to the views of Alain Verstandig, president of the NET EXPAT Group, which specialises in assessing, training and coaching internationally mobile employees. “To grow as a [...]
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Almost two-thirds of Australian companies indicate they would consider hiring expat staff to overcome skills shortages. The Australian Institute of Management’s (AIM) National Salary Survey 2011 surveyed 506 large companies throughout Australia, covering over 250 job roles. Around half of the respondents reported difficulties in recruiting staff due to skills [...]
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Singapore has overtaken Hong Kong to become the third costliest economy in Asia for expatriates’ daily needs. According to human resource firm ECA International, it said the Singapore dollar, which has surged by more than 10 percent against the greenback, pushed the city-state to third place above Hong Kong, with [...]
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10 June 2011 0 Comments
People follow their heart when they decide to move abroad, suggests new study into expat choices. Love is in the air for expats as one in five admits it is the reason they move aboard, according to a survey by Bupa International, the leading international expatriate health insurer. Love is [...]
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1 June 2011 0 Comments
Fear amongst expats that other GCC states will follow after Saudi Arabia forces firms to cut expatriate jobs and hire local citizens. A decision by Saudi Arabia to limit the stay of expatriate workers to six years appears to have triggered fears among foreigners residing in the region that such a [...]
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Saudi Arabia clarifies new rules over expat jobs
No plans for cap on expat job tenure
UK expats say moving abroad was the right decision
Mobility critical to winning war on international talent
US and Europe take different views on expat careers
Australian companies desperate to combat skills shortage
Saudi Arabia clarifies new rules over expat jobs
No plans for cap on expat job tenure
UK expats say moving abroad was the right decision