Val Vardy

  • Features

    Globalists take it with them

    September 2002 (Magazine)

    Until 20 years ago, expatriates were a relatively rare species. Expatriates were transferred abroad mostly to provide particular technical or management skills that were not locally available. Along with the international transfer usually came a generous reward package. Times have changed. Most multinationals nowadays employ sizeable mobile employee populations. With ...

  • Features

    Change is in the air

    April 2002 (Magazine)

    Employee benefits are among the most significant costs to an organisation after salaries. They are also probably the element of the reward programme that differs the most across Europe as differences in legislation, tax, social security and culture have given rise to vastly different benefit environments. However, these diverse environments ...