Whatever the reason and however long you plan to stay, moving overseas is not just about deciding what to take with you. Your entire life is about to change and the more prepared you are, the better the relocation will go. "Working Abroad" covers everything that employees and their families might need to know about expatriate employment and the associated issues of living in a new country. It provides a full reference source to help assess the pros and cons of overseas employment, including job markets, taxation, international education, relocation and medical issues. The 30th edition has been fully updated to include the latest information on managing personal finances across different countries, preparing the family for the change in environment and managing any cross-border move. It also contains in-depth profiles of numerous countries, spanning the European Union, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australasia, providing insights into living and working conditions. A comprehensive directory of useful contacts is also included.

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Golzen, Godfrey

Godfrey Golzen

30th ed., London, Philadelphia, England, 2009

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

до 2011-08

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Includes index.

Copyright
......Page 9
Table of contents......Page 12
Introduction......Page 24
Part One: Job Opportunities and Employee Expectations......Page 34
1. Independent Job Opportunities......Page 36
FINDING A JOB ABROAD......Page 37
FINDING A JOB ON SPEC......Page 39
SPECIALIST AREAS......Page 42
Checklist: Independent job opportunities......Page 51
2. Where the Grass Is Greener – the Emigration Option......Page 52
ASSESSING THE EMIGRATIONALTERNATIVES......Page 54
SEEKING ADVENTURE, PROSPERITY AND A SUNNIER, MORE RELAXED LIFESTYLE......Page 56
CATEGORIES OF OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT......Page 63
WHEN AN OVERSEAS APPOINTMENT IS REQUIRED......Page 64
THE EMPLOYER’S PERSPECTIVE......Page 65
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT AND REMUNERATION......Page 68
Checklist: Employment conditions......Page 70
BACK TO THE FUTURE......Page 76
FAMILY CONSIDERATIONS......Page 78
Part Two: Managing Personal Finance......Page 82
THE CONCEPTS......Page 86
THE IMPACT ON UK TAXATION......Page 87
YOUR EMPLOYMENT PACKAGE......Page 89
PLANNING POINTS......Page 91
Checklist: Tax aspects of leaving the UK......Page 94
Checklist: Tax aspects of returning to the UK......Page 96
6. Banking, Financial Planning and Asset Management......Page 97
OFFSHORE BANKING......Page 103
FOREIGN CURRENCY......Page 104
ALTERNATIVES FOR INVESTING SURPLUS INCOME......Page 105
INVESTMENT THROUGH UK OR OFFSHORE MANAGED FUNDS......Page 106
BASIC PLANNING POINTS......Page 107
PLANNING FOR DEPARTURE FROM THE UK......Page 108
FINANCIAL PLANNING WHILE OVERSEAS......Page 111
THE UK EXPATRIATE – PLANNING FOR RETURN......Page 112
LETTING AND INSURING YOUR HOME WHILE ABROAD......Page 113
Checklist: Financial planning and the expatriate......Page 128
Checklist: Letting your home......Page 129
7. National Insurance, Benefits and Pensions......Page 130
LIABILITY FOR CONTRIBUTIONS WHILE ABROAD......Page 131
MAKING VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS......Page 132
GETTING NI BENEFITS ABROAD......Page 134
THE NHS AND HEALTH CARE BENEFITS......Page 135
CHILD BENEFITS WHILE WORKING ABROAD......Page 136
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR JOB HUNTERS WITHIN THE EU......Page 138
Checklist: Working abroad and National Insurance......Page 139
Part Three: Preparing the Family......Page 140
COMPANY ATTITUDES......Page 142
FINDING WORK......Page 144
FROM EXPAT TO EXPERT......Page 146
NETWORKING AND CONSIDERING THE CHILDREN......Page 148
Checklist: Partner issues......Page 150
9. Your Children’s Education......Page 152
MAINTAINING CONTINUITY......Page 154
CONTINUED SCHOOLING IN THE UK......Page 155
SCHOOLS ABROAD......Page 161
Checklist: Your children’s education......Page 171
HEALTH RISKS......Page 172
EXPATRIATE MEDICAL INSURANCE......Page 177
PERSONAL SECURITY......Page 189
Checklist: Health, security and welfare......Page 190
CULTURE SHOCK......Page 192
PREPARING YOURSELF FOR THE CHANGE......Page 196
LEARNING A LANGUAGE......Page 199
Checklist: Adjusting to living and working abroad......Page 203
Part Four: Making the Move......Page 204
WHAT TO TAKE AND REMOVAL......Page 206
MOVING SMOOTHLY TO A NEW WORKING LIFE......Page 210
Checklist: Choice of removers......Page 213
VAT......Page 214
TAKING A CAR ABROAD......Page 215
CUSTOMS......Page 217
ESSENTIALS BEFORE YOU GO......Page 218
KEEPING YOUR VOTE WHILE LIVING ABROAD......Page 219
REMOVAL NOTIFICATIONS......Page 220
Checklist: Moving out......Page 224
13. Settling In......Page 225
GOING THROUGH DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS......Page 226
READING MATTER......Page 228
ENTERTAINMENT AND HOME COMFORTS......Page 229
Checklist: Settling in......Page 233
PERSONAL POSSESSIONS......Page 234
FINDING A NEW JOB......Page 235
PREPARING THE FAMILY FOR RETURN......Page 238
Checklist: Coming home......Page 239
Part Five: Website Directory of Useful Contacts......Page 240
JOB OPPORTUNITIES......Page 242
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC DATA......Page 248
EXPAT NETWORKS......Page 251
EDUCATION......Page 252
ENTERTAINMENT......Page 253
USEFUL MISCELLANEOUS WEBSITES......Page 254
Part Six: Country Profiles......Page 256
Australia......Page 258
Canada......Page 267
The People’s Republic of China......Page 278
Dubai......Page 283
France......Page 284
Hong Kong......Page 291
New Zealand......Page 296
Singapore......Page 301
Spain......Page 306
The United States of America......Page 310
Index......Page 318

Copyright 9
Table of contents 12
Introduction 24
Part One: Job Opportunities and Employee Expectations 34
1. Independent Job Opportunities 36
FINDING A JOB ABROAD 37
FINDING A JOB ON SPEC 39
SPECIALIST AREAS 42
Checklist: Independent job opportunities 51
2. Where the Grass Is Greener – the Emigration Option 52
THE OUTLOOK FOR LIFE IN THE UK 54
ASSESSING THE EMIGRATIONALTERNATIVES 54
SEEKING ADVENTURE, PROSPERITY AND A SUNNIER, MORE RELAXED LIFESTYLE 56
3. Internationally Mobile Employees’ Expectations 63
CATEGORIES OF OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT 63
WHEN AN OVERSEAS APPOINTMENT IS REQUIRED 64
THE EMPLOYER’S PERSPECTIVE 65
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT AND REMUNERATION 68
CONCLUSION 70
Checklist: Employment conditions 70
4. Expatriate Employees’ Expectations 76
THALES’S WELL 76
BACK TO THE FUTURE 76
FAMILY CONSIDERATIONS 78
Part Two: Managing Personal Finance 82
5. Domicile and Residence 86
THE CONCEPTS 86
THE IMPACT ON UK TAXATION 87
YOUR EMPLOYMENT PACKAGE 89
PLANNING POINTS 91
CONCLUSION 94
Checklist: Tax aspects of leaving the UK 94
Checklist: Tax aspects of returning to the UK 96
6. Banking, Financial Planning and Asset Management 97
OFFSHORE BANKING 103
FOREIGN CURRENCY 104
ALTERNATIVES FOR INVESTING SURPLUS INCOME 105
INVESTMENT THROUGH UK OR OFFSHORE MANAGED FUNDS 106
SCHOOL FEES PLANNING 107
BASIC PLANNING POINTS 107
PLANNING FOR DEPARTURE FROM THE UK 108
FINANCIAL PLANNING WHILE OVERSEAS 111
THE UK EXPATRIATE – PLANNING FOR RETURN 112
LETTING AND INSURING YOUR HOME WHILE ABROAD 113
Checklist: Financial planning and the expatriate 128
Checklist: Letting your home 129
7. National Insurance, Benefits and Pensions 130
DWP AGENCIES 131
LIABILITY FOR CONTRIBUTIONS WHILE ABROAD 131
MAKING VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS 132
GETTING NI BENEFITS ABROAD 134
THE NHS AND HEALTH CARE BENEFITS 135
CHILD BENEFITS WHILE WORKING ABROAD 136
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR JOB HUNTERS WITHIN THE EU 138
UK PENSION SCHEMES AND THE EXPATRIATE 139
Checklist: Working abroad and National Insurance 139
Part Three: Preparing the Family 140
8. Partner Issues 142
COMPANY ATTITUDES 142
FINDING WORK 144
FROM EXPAT TO EXPERT 146
FURTHER EDUCATION 148
NETWORKING AND CONSIDERING THE CHILDREN 148
USING YOUR INITIATIVE 150
Checklist: Partner issues 150
9. Your Children’s Education 152
MAINTAINING CONTINUITY 154
CONTINUED SCHOOLING IN THE UK 155
SCHOOLS ABROAD 161
Checklist: Your children’s education 171
10. Health, Security and Welfare 172
HEALTH RISKS 172
EXPATRIATE MEDICAL INSURANCE 177
PERSONAL SECURITY 189
ACCIDENTS 190
Checklist: Health, security and welfare 190
11. Adjusting to Living and Working Abroad 192
CULTURE SHOCK 192
PREPARING YOURSELF FOR THE CHANGE 196
LEARNING A LANGUAGE 199
TAKE IT EASY 203
Checklist: Adjusting to living and working abroad 203
Part Four: Making the Move 204
12. Moving Out 206
WHAT TO TAKE AND REMOVAL 206
MOVING SMOOTHLY TO A NEW WORKING LIFE 210
PETS 213
Checklist: Choice of removers 213
VAT 214
TAKING A CAR ABROAD 215
CUSTOMS 217
ESSENTIALS BEFORE YOU GO 218
KEEPING YOUR VOTE WHILE LIVING ABROAD 219
REMOVAL NOTIFICATIONS 220
Checklist: Moving out 224
13. Settling In 225
GOING THROUGH DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS 226
READING MATTER 228
ENTERTAINMENT AND HOME COMFORTS 229
Checklist: Settling in 233
14. Coming Home 234
PERSONAL POSSESSIONS 234
ACCOMMODATION 235
FINDING A NEW JOB 235
REVERSE CULTURE SHOCK 238
PREPARING THE FAMILY FOR RETURN 238
Checklist: Coming home 239
Part Five: Website Directory of Useful Contacts 240
INTERNET DIRECTORIES AND SEARCH ENGINES 242
JOB OPPORTUNITIES 242
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC DATA 248
EXPAT NETWORKS 251
EDUCATION 252
HEALTH ADVICE 253
ENTERTAINMENT 253
USEFUL MISCELLANEOUS WEBSITES 254
Part Six: Country Profiles 256
Australia 258
Canada 267
The People’s Republic of China 278
Dubai 283
France 284
Hong Kong 291
New Zealand 296
Singapore 301
Spain 306
The United States of America 310
Index 318

Working Abroad covers all that expatriate employees and their families might need to know about expatriate employment and the issues associated with it. It provides a full reference source to help assess the pros and cons of overseas employment, including overseas job markets; taxation; international education; relocation and medical issues. The 28th edition has been fully updated to include the latest information on managing personal finances across different countries, preparing the family for the change in environment and managing the move. It also contains in-depth profiles of numerous countries, spanning the European Union, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australasia, providing insights into living and working conditions. A comprehensive directory of useful contacts is also included. The book is complemented by 'The Corporate Guide to Expatriate Employment,' providing together a thorough insight into expatriate working conditions.

Working Abroad is a full reference source for those assessing the pros and cons of overseas employment and living in a new country, including overseas job markets, taxation, international education, relocation and medical issues.

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