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Mental welfare in the context of globally mobile populations is a growing concern for employers.

In an attempt to create better, more sustainable futures for mobile workforces, HR professionals are considering the expat experience from a holistic standpoint, and employee wellbeing is one of the key components of this approach.

Highly mobile employees can face many forms of stress. How can you design a support program, get support from managment, and engage the assignees themselves?

Ageism is the last diversity frontier. Don't let it put a break on growth and thriving workforces. By adapting mobility polices and changing mindsets, organizations can truly benefit from the silver revolution.

Continuing our look at international assignments for client projects, we focus on the biggest challenge: the duty of care for such a broad range of assignment lengths and locations.

Health complications are a major reason why global assignments fail. Why don't more companies conduct pre-assignment screenings?

Video consultation with doctors can save time and money, and a globally mobile workforce stands to benefit especially from this technology.

Most companies use local life insurers for international assignees, but there may be problems with this approach. Let's examine the risks.

Mercer held a webcast on international benefits and invited guests to tell us about their international benefit programs and what challenges they face.

Overview of the latest trends in international healthcare, life cover, and disability benefits, plus potential solutions both cost-effective and compliant.

Getting benefits right can be a positive contribution to an overseas deployment, but balancing employee expectation with rising costs is a challenge.