Stay compliant and maintain control over cross-border employment

Global Mobility enables your organization to attract international talent and deploy employees across borders, while maintaining control over the associated complexity and risks.

In today’s increasingly international work environment, employees frequently move across borders — from secondments and remote working to international hires and relocations. This dynamic brings together a wide range of regulations, including taxation, social security, employment law, and compliance obligations in multiple jurisdictions. Effectively managing these challenges requires more than technical expertise. It calls for an integrated and forward-looking approach in which all disciplines seamlessly align.

Our Global Mobility specialists help your organization create structure, insight, and control. We ensure that cross-border employment is set up in a compliant and efficient way, while supporting employees throughout their international journey.

A well-structured Global Mobility function turns complexity into opportunity. It enables your organization to operate internationally with confidence while delivering a positive experience for employees worldwide.

Core services

• Vendor management. Full coordination of external Global Mobility partners, such as immigration providers.
• Policy advisory. Development and optimization of Global Mobility policies, including advice on matters such as tax equalization.
• Assignment contracts. Drafting of international assignment documentation.
• Tax advisory. Advice on international tax matters.
• Tax and social security briefings. Practical preparation of employees prior to international assignments or repatriation.
• Cost estimates. Providing insight into the costs of assignments and international workforce deployment.

Compliance & risk

• Tax rulings. Assistance with obtaining and optimizing rulings, such as applications for the Dutch expat scheme (formerly the 30% ruling).
• Personal income tax returns. Preparation and coordination of personal income tax filings in the relevant countries.
• Tax reconciliations. Calculating, for example, tax equalization settlements and preparing reconciliations in line with your company’s internal policy.
• Social security. Advice and support on social security matters, including applications for social security certificates.
• Posted worker notifications. Coordination of mandatory notifications in the relevant countries.

Execution & support

• Full management. Complete outsourcing of your Global Mobility function.
• International payroll. Set-up and management of international payroll, including:

1. Registration & implementation. Guidance on employer registrations, obtaining payroll tax numbers, and implementation in relevant countries.
2. Assessment of compensation elements. Analysis, allocation, and optimization of compensation components, with a focus on tax efficiency and compliance.
3. Calculation of (net) employee allowances. Calculation of employee allowances, fully aligned with your organization’s policies, as a basis for payroll processing.