here without the proper incentives being worked out then it will just get worse. The current situation that I am noticing is that expats have had enough (the ones that have been here a while) and are just leaving. These HR's (if they do as their company tells them) will manage to replace them with someone less qualified and willing to take as much if not less.
It is up to the expats to put their foot down PRIOR to coming here. Once here, I can gaurantee that you will not get a penny more than what has been agreed upon and stipulated in the contract with your employer.
I will repeat it again.......come and scope it out first....then lay down your requirements to live comfortably. If they don't agree then so be it.
It's nice to bash on the HR's but in the end it's the company they work for that is greedy, not them.
Western expats, for example, take for granted (if they've never been expats before) that schooling is as inexpensive as home. Quite the contrary.
Renumeration packages for prospective expat employees (as made by companies like Exxon, Shell etc) should include every eventuality. Housing, Airfares, Medical, Schooling and End of Service benefits.
Look at Dubai today. The enormous exodus of expats has left a void which is difficult to fill with qualified personnel. People are more aware today than ever before. When your cost of living exceeds your budget; what is the point living away from your home country, your family network and just 'stuff' you like about home.
If an expat comes here to work, it has to be worth it. Simple as that. Companies have to start opening their eyes.
here without the proper incentives being worked out then it will just get worse. The current situation that I am noticing is that expats have had enough (the ones that have been here a while) and are just leaving. These HR's (if they do as their company tells them) will manage to replace them with someone less qualified and willing to take as much if not less.
It is up to the expats to put their foot down PRIOR to coming here. Once here, I can gaurantee that you will not get a penny more than what has been agreed upon and stipulated in the contract with your employer.
I will repeat it again.......come and scope it out first....then lay down your requirements to live comfortably. If they don't agree then so be it.
It's nice to bash on the HR's but in the end it's the company they work for that is greedy, not them.
Western expats, for example, take for granted (if they've never been expats before) that schooling is as inexpensive as home. Quite the contrary.
Renumeration packages for prospective expat employees (as made by companies like Exxon, Shell etc) should include every eventuality. Housing, Airfares, Medical, Schooling and End of Service benefits.
Look at Dubai today. The enormous exodus of expats has left a void which is difficult to fill with qualified personnel. People are more aware today than ever before. When your cost of living exceeds your budget; what is the point living away from your home country, your family network and just 'stuff' you like about home.
If an expat comes here to work, it has to be worth it. Simple as that. Companies have to start opening their eyes.