With the largest participant base in the market, this survey addresses the most critical policy and practice elements of international assignments.
With the largest participant base in the market – more than 1000 multinational companies – the comprehensive and global Worldwide Survey of International Assignment Policies and Practices (WIAPP) survey addresses the most critical policy and practice elements of international assignments and answers prevalent questions in this dynamic field:
- How are mobile workforces changing?
- What are the trends in administering mobility programs?
- What policy segmentation have companies implemented? What are the policy differentiators? Do companies have more than one long-term assignment policies?
- How important are certain incentives in the current economy?
- What factors cause an assignment to fail?
- How flexible are employers to accommodate an increasingly diverse assignee profile population?
The WIAPP also facilitates a review with Mercer's Policy Benchmarking service . We can assess your mobility program using precise benchmarking tools and report on gaps in your program that could be costing you money or valuable competitive advantage. For more information, please contact us or speak to your mobility consultant.
2020 WIAPP Report Now Available
Along with reviewing general trends and demographics in Mobility programs, the 2020 WIAPP edition puts a special and in-depth focus on long-term assignments (LTA).
Responding to the latest tendency towards assignment diversification and policy segmentation, the survey explores a range of diverse long-term assignment types and provides companies with the opportunity to thoroughly review and benchmark a variety of their LTA policies and practices, by policy element, against the relevant peer group.
- Remuneration approaches, pay delivery
- Tax and social security approach
- Cost-of-living / Goods and services allowances
- Mobility incentives
- Hardship and danger pay
- Security and emergency evacuation
- Rest and recreation leave
- Housing and utilities
- Education
- Transportation
- Travel policy and home leave
- Spouse and family support
- Relocation assistance
- Repatriation
- Localization
- Compliance
Data Analyzed
- Current trends in program demographics (numbers, length, type, main home/host locations, gender, nationality, age)
- Assignment drivers and barriers
- Policy management (segmentation, trends)
- Program management, administration and staffing
- Remuneration approaches, pay delivery
- Tax and social security approach
- Cost-of-living/Goods & services allowances
- Mobility incentives
- Hardship & danger pay
- Security and emergency evacuation
- Rest & recreation leave
- Housing and utilities
- Education
- Transportation
- Travel policy and home leave
- Spouse and family support
- Relocation assistance
- Repatriation
- Localization
- Compliance
Data Submission Tools
To become a survey participant, follow the participation link, review and complete the questionnaire, and then submit. It's that simple! We understand the level of sensitivity in the data provided and will hold your data in the strictest confidence.
Along with reviewing general trends and demographics in Mobility programs, WIAPP puts a special and in-depth focus on long-term assignments (LTA), allowing you to review and benchmark LTA policies and practices by policy element and peer group.