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What You Need to Know Before You Relocate to India

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What You Need to Know Before You Relocate to India

India isn't just a country - it is an experience that may well overwhelm your senses if you are not prepared. To help mitigate culture shock and to help you make the most of your time in India, here are some great practical tips you should know before you move there, courtesy of Preeti Roongta.

1. Local Registration

If you plan to stay in India for more than 180 consecutive days, you are required to register at the Foreigners’ Regional Registration Office (FRRO) within the first 14 days of your arrival.

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6 reasons why you need an employee relocation policy

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6 reasons why you need an employee relocation policy

The purpose of an employee relocation policy is to relocate talented employees for the benefit of both the employee and the organisation.

If you don't have an employee relocation policy that provides an adequate level of support for corporate transfers, the employee is very unlikely to dig into his or her own pocket to pay for relocation.

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How To Avoid Unexpected Relocation Costs

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How To Avoid Unexpected Relocation Costs

Investing a little time and effort during the early stages will pay dividends and ensure your employees are relocated with the minimum of anxiety and without unexpected surprises for the company.

We have previously written about 5 key areas you should consider before embarking on a relocation journey abroad, but in this piece, we will look at the element of cost in a little more detail.

If managed incorrectly, unexpected costs can make a relocation more expensive than you first anticipated, both for the company and the employee. Make sure you have all bases covered and work out exactly what costs you are likely to incur when sending employees overseas. Choose to partner with a relocation company that provides cost estimates for your various scenarios.

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11 simple steps to international expansion

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11 simple steps to international expansion

When your product or service is great and you have more or less conquered the local market, the next step for growth is to look at overseas expansion.

For many, the thought of opening a trading entity in a different country or relocating some of their employees may seem a daunting and laborious prospect, and the largest barrier to this growth opportunity is not knowing what to do.

Here is a handy little list of areas you will probably need to consider that will hopefully give you more confidence to take your first step on what could be a very exciting and rewarding journey.

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The benefit of hiring outside the box

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The benefit of hiring outside the box

The ideal candidate may be sitting in Barcelona, or Cape Town or Tokyo. Does location really matter? For some businesses it does, whilst for others, not so much. Remote working is popular and serves a need for any organisations, but what about those business who prefer not to manage employees remotely? To attract the best talent, a large number of organisations maintain an employee relocation policy and offer relocation support to assist their new recruits in relocating nearer the work site.

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Relocating to Britain? 5 more must knows

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Relocating to Britain? 5 more must knows

Of course, you all know we are a ridiculously, almost eye-wateringly, polite nation of people. If ever there is an opportunity to say, "please", "thank you", or "sorry", then we are there - whether or not we've had an invitation. So it seems all the more discourteous when some people choose not to follow the "rules". Oh yes, the rules, unwritten as they may be, are as valid as the statutes which form our legal system.

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Financial services company relocating in the UK? It's not all about London.

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Financial services company relocating in the UK? It's not all about London.

Relocating to the UK? No, UK investment is not all about London. While London may arguably be the largest and oldest financial services centre in the modern world, many financial services businesses are choosing to locate their business in other regions of the UK.

These regions within the UK have developed, and continue to expand, their own large-scale capacity to provide such services. But does everyone know about this?

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First impressions last: face-to-face meetings overseas

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First impressions last: face-to-face meetings overseas

There will come a point when it is time to meet face-to-face with your international counterparts e.g. you may need to make market visits, arrange meetings, undertake negotiations, attend trade shows or conferences, or even relocate under your organisation's employee relocation programme. As with any relationship, it's important to make a good impression and build trust.

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Cultural differences in attitudes to time

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Cultural differences in attitudes to time

Time is money. Or is it?

This is certainly a Western view about time and reflects the view of cultures where what happens in the present is seen to be of direct consequence to the future and, ultimately, personal or business success. In other cultures, different views of time exist and understanding this can help anyone undergoing employee relocation to overcome some of the communication challenges faced when doing business internationally.

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Building a brand on trust – the business of language

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Building a brand on trust – the business of language

Building an international brand requires insight into how to build trust in new business environments where language and culture define how people think, and determine business communication and behaviours.

International business flourishes where there is trust. But how do you build trust in international contexts? This article concentrates on an essential element of this – a business’s use of language.

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Building a brand on trust – the business of relationships

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Building a brand on trust – the business of relationships

Understanding and responding to cultural differences enables employees who find themselves in an unfamiliar environment to achieve mutual understanding, leading to improved efficiency and profitability.

There are several cultural models that help us understand the complexities of culture and how to adapt our communication style for different cultural contexts. One of the simplest of these models refers to low and high context cultures.

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Thinking of international growth? 4 tips for getting exports right

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Thinking of international growth? 4 tips for getting exports right

Often with exporting, it’s the first step which proves the greatest hurdle. Unlike many other countries, UK businesses can be apathetic towards exporting. A recent YouGov poll revealed that well over half the sample of British businesses traded solely within the UK, 90 percent of those respondents have no ambition of pushing their produce overseas.

Exporting can be a daunting task, but for UK manufacturers there is a realm of opportunity in international trade expansion. Here are some tips for would-be manufacturing exporters.

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What value do you place on easy communication?

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What value do you place on easy communication?

Starting a new job or moving home are commonly cited as two of the most stressful events in life. Imagine doing these at the same time and in a foreign country where you have little or no understanding of the culture or day-to-day customs and habits.

This presents an enormity of potential difficulties for both HR / Global Mobility team and the employee, but what is the greatest challenge to overcome? We really wanted to get to the bottom of this so undertook some customer insight (or market research, if you prefer) to find out exactly what was going on. Time and time again, the same topic kept rearing its ugly little head

Overseas moving tips and guidelines

Overseas moving tips and guidelines

Many of us would like to change the way we live our life, moving on to somewhere different and new, but not all of us are often getting the chance to make it happen. For some of us this means we get a good chance to move on, but that also means you will need to be very well prepared for the big day of moving. These steps and tips will give you a chance to make for a better moving experience overall:

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Super suggestions for selling swiftly

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Super suggestions for selling swiftly

Selling your house can, unfortunately, be a long and drawn out process. However, if you take a little time and effort to prepare for viewings in advance of the property going on the market and of any planned viewings, you will stand a much better chance of achieving a sale quickly.

Here are a few pointers to get you moving in the right direction.

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Driving in Great Britain - do I need a new licence?

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Driving in Great Britain - do I need a new licence?

On top of all the other mountains of stuff you have to consider when relocating overseas, you do have to think about your driving licence. Fortunately, you have at least 12 months from the date you became a resident in Great Britain before you need to think about it, and up to 3 years if you passed your test in the EU or EEA.

The rules do vary a little depending upon where you actually passed your test but below is a brief summary of what you can, can't and should do.

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Top tips for securing the best mortgage deal

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Top tips for securing the best mortgage deal

A survey of people who had failed to secure a mortgage last year suggests that many are failing to do the basic research needed to get proper control of their finances:

  • 13% did not know how much money they have left over at the end of the month;
  • 18% did not know what monthly repayments they could afford;
  • 14% did not have a big enough deposit for the property they wanted;
  •  12% were unable to secure the size of mortgage they needed.

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Where can you afford to live?

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Where can you afford to live?

Official figures have measured new record highs (I know, it is hard to believe we are hearing this again...) for average house prices in the UK, with growth of 6.1% over the past year. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) measured a jump of £1,000 in the typical cost of a property between August and September. It left the average price at a new peak of £286,000.

This may be "good news" for the property industry, but it's not so great for home buyers, especially first-time buyers who traditionally drive the market.

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10 things you should consider for your international assignment policy

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10 things you should consider for your international assignment policy

We wrote a piece recently entitled 10 things you should consider for your domestic relocation policy and we think it only fair to extend something similar to those of you dealing with, or just starting out, with international assignment policy.

There are 100 ways to carve a pumpkin and you don't have to do all of this - there are just a few pointers to get you thinking about how you could structure your policy and what you might include.