Amid worldwide turmoil, multinationals still say a global workforce is vital, according to research by AXA Healthcare, “Global Workforces Still Vital for Big Business Despite Economic Uncertainty and Rise in Political Populism.”
Virtually all (98 percent) of the 250 multinational firms surveyed see a globally mobile workforce as important to achieving their objectives, while a third (35 percent) believe it to be critical. More than half (51 percent) of the respondents say sending staff on global assignments has improved the performance of their international operations and 44 percent say it improved employees’ skill level.
However, ex-pat workers increasingly don’t want to move permanently to another country, according to the research. More than a third (38 percent) of firms say staff increasingly want to work abroad on short-term contracts and commute from their home country, with 27 percent saying that staff don’t want to relocate permanently.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
