European Expatriate Policy Forum

ORC’s European Expatriate Policy Forum (EEPF) was established over 20 years ago to provide a confidential and informal environment in which major international companies with significant European operations can discuss current issues on HR and expatriate remuneration.Members of the Forum meet twice a year in major European cities to compare and review worldwide policies and practices, as well as trends and developments in the broad field of expatriate management.

Benefits

The European Expatriate Policy Forum offers members the following benefits:

A confidential forum in which member-companies can exchange information and experience on European expatriate remuneration and management
Investigation, appraisal, and analysis of new developments and approaches in the field of international assignments to assist members to plan and execute their expatriate management programmes
Current and authoritative information from noted guest speakers on general problems in human resources and specific issues within the expatriate field
Networking with peers in a confidential setting

Services

Services are tailored to meet the changing needs of the members and currently include:

Meetings and Networking

There are two annual sessions facilitated by ORC. In addition, members communicate between meetings via a “members-only” website. Discussions include the following topics:

Company expatriate policies and practices
Presentations and reports concerning latest trends, legislation, etc.
Group surveys
Exchange of information on topics and issues resulting from informal roundtable discussions

Information and Data

Issues

International assignment management
Global workforce development
Localisation of long-term expatriates
Moving employees as expatriates within less developed countries
Dual career challenges
Short-term assignments
Expatriate “ROI”
Talent management

Surveys

Country specific practices
Medical insurance policies for expatriates
Cost of living and housing allowances

Membership

Decisions on membership rest with the member-companies. The Forum represents major employers with operations in Europe across a range of sectors, and while diverse representation of business sectors is sought, competing companies are accepted into the Forum with the approval of existing members.

Forum membership is limited in order to facilitate the meaningful and personal exchange of information and to provide an effective network of employers.

The key representative for each company is the person with major full time responsibility for expatriate human resource management.

Who Should Join?

If you are responsible for the expatriate HR management of a major company with operations in two or more European countries, consider joining the European Expatriate Policy Forum. For more information, contact Siobhan Cummins at +44 (0) 20 7591 5600.

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