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Sunday, November 20, 2011

The most common mistakes accompanying spouses are making?


  • Expect too much from the « expat » partner
  • Spend their days emailing, skyping, calling home.
  • Expect social contacts to follow the same rules as in home country.
  • Consider the assignment as an interlude before going back to “normal” life at home.
  • Ignore that there are many differences in looking for a job here compared to home country
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Friday, November 11, 2011

Accompanying spouse: Who are they?


The accompanying spouse, also known as the trailing spouse is the one in the couple who is coming along with his/her partner:
While the partner is relocating « on request » often from a large company, The trailing spouse main reason for moving to Switzerland is to insure the family/couple remains under one house

Who are they?
• Women ( 80%)
• Married (90%)
• Between 25 and 44 years old (75%)
• Polyglots (80% speak 2 or more languages)
• Highly educated ( 80% hold university qualifications)
• Experienced in relocating ( 60% )
• Professionally active prior to relocation (90%)
• Not professionally active during the assignment (75%)
• Wish to work (85%)



Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Friday, November 4, 2011

Relocation, Our vision

Discover our vision for an ideal relocation: job4U2 Relocation vision




From your experience, should some roots or branches be added?

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Swiss Labor Law Platform: The hrswiss blog is on line!

Swiss Labor Law Platform: The hrswiss blog is on line!: I today open this new platform to provide help and guidance about the subject Swiss labor law to any interesting person. In the coming days...