Whether you have a large or small company, you probably have some expatriate employees. After all, we live in a varied and globalized world. These employees have to deal with the nervousness of living and working somewhere different from where they were born. That is, a different workplace, house, neighborhood, traditions, and maybe even a different language.
Besides that, there are other expatriate problems that might stress your foreign employees. Like the conflicts among countries, legal paperwork and waiting time. All of which also affect your company.
If you have expatriates working for you, it’s because they’re good at their job and add value to your company. So, the best we can do it’s to improve our workplace for them. That will lead to more relaxed employees, easier recruitment process, and better retention of your teamwork. To do that, we recommend you check out Worldwide ERC’s next webinar. You’ll get great tips from experts in these topics and the field.
About Worldwide ERC
Worldwide ERC is an organization that cares about current global mobility challenges and tries to help expatriates and companies navigate that world easily. Therefore, they love to teach and share information about the mobility industry, as well as encourage networking among mobility professionals.
They have years of experience that backs up their company and work. They were founded in 1964, when they had only six members. But since then, they’ve grown a lot; up to this day, they have nearly “1,600 corporations and 10,000 service industry members”.
They also know how important every person is for their community, so they’re committed to grow in all diversity, inclusion and equity aspects.
They achieve all of their goals by spreading mobility news on their website. They even have a Mobility Minute Newsletter and a Mobility Magazine! So, you can learn what’s new in the industry there. They also have conferences and webinars throughout the year, where you can learn from experts about different topics.
And that’s not it! Worldwide ERC also has a learning portal with different courses to help you update your skills. Topics are varied, from “Principles of Global Mobility” to remote work or even “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Mobility Professionals”. But if you want to go beyond and above with your expertise, you can check their Global Mobility Specialist, Talent Management (GMS-T®) certification. To get it you’ll go through six online modules and a final exam. Then, you can elevate even higher that certification degree. Just get 25 Worldwide ERC service points and you’ll be upgraded to Senior Global Mobility Specialist, Talent Management (SGMS-T®).
But beyond education, how do they help the industry grow? Well, they also do research. According to them, they “produce leading talent mobility data and analysis”. And “use a variety of state-of-the-art research approaches” to understand what’s important for the industry and “provide actionable facts and data”. On their research page, you can read about the research initiatives they’ve done so far.
The best thing is that you can become a member! There are different memberships depending on your professional profile, so you can choose the best for you. And there are many benefits to each, such as discounts, access to a research library, and more.
Webinar Details
Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Time: 12:00 pm EDT
Location: Virtual, Online Webinar
Worldwide ERC knows that the current immigration world has a lot of challenges. That’s why they’ve prepared the “Supporting your Expatriate Population Through an Unpredictable Immigration Environment” webinar. It’s aimed to help you understand even more the immigration landscape and what expatriates go through. You’ll learn “tips and strategies to help you lead with empathy and provide support for the unique needs of your expatriate employees”. You’ll also learn how to create policies that “support an empathetic workplace culture […] while boosting recruitment, retention, and employee morale”.
Remember: this topic not only affects your expatriate employees, but also you, your workplace and your company as a whole. So the best you can do is to be as prepared as possible.
If you’re interested, you can register now.
Speakers
Tiffany Derentz
Tiffany Derentz studied at the University of Texas and got her Bachelor of Science. Then, she graduated as a Juris Doctor at Pepperdine University School of Law. She is a Senior Counsel for Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP in their Washington, D.C. office. Before, she worked in the U.S. Department of State in different roles, including as a Deputy Chief, Supervisory Attorney Adviser. According to her LinkedIn, her specialties are immigration and nationality law, as well as visas and consular processing. See? Her experience in the field and her preparation could really help you with the legal processes of your expatriate employees.
September Weinberger
September Weinberger is the senior director of client relationships at Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP (BAL) in their Dallas office. According to BAL’s website, Weinberger “is responsible for overseeing the US immigration program of one of the firm’s largest accounts”. She also has experience working as a Manager, Senior Manager, and Client Services Advisor for different companies. So, you could really get tons of beneficial tips from her to apply to your own company. She got a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and International Relations at Clark University. And on her LinkedIn, she lists International Law, Immigration Law and Legal Assistance as some of her skills.
Jurga McCluskey
Jurga McCluskey is the Partner and Head of Immigration at Deloitte UK. In previous years, she was the Manager of Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy. As well as the Senior Manager and Partner of Pwc Legal UK. In 2019, she became Chair of the Immigration Committee of Worldwide ERC.
According to Deloitte’s website, she “gives strategic business advice to international clients…”. She also “develops innovative services, regularly engages with the UK Government, the European Commission, and the Mayor of London…”, among other things.
She studied a Master of Laws in International Law at University of Sussex. According to her LinkedIn, she has knowledge of Immigration Law, Global Immigration and Global Mobility, and speaks Lithuanian and Russian. And she’s been awarded as “Editor Choice” at the Citywealth Powerwomen Awards.
So, she truly has tons of skills to deal with immigration and mobility issues and share her knowledge.
Hadi Allawi
Hadi Allawi is the Global Employer Services Leader at Deloitte Middle East. He’s previously worked in many different industries, such as manufacturing, telecoms, health, financial services, and more. According to Worldwide ERC, Allawi has experience advising companies with everything related to workforce and immigration. He has also “advised governments in the region on design improvements to immigration policies and programs”. You could benefit from hearing his knowledge about immigration policies and how to improve them. So, you could know better how to help your expatriate employees.
Keep Supporting Your Expatriate Employees with Fluency Corp
Creating a culturally empathetic workplace is part of helping your expatriate employees. That way, they will feel seen, understood, and included. But how could you improve your company’s environment towards kindness and empathy for expatriates? First, make them feel welcomed, like they’re as important for the company as all your other employees. After all, they are!
Then, you and your teamwork could take language classes with Fluency Corp! You can choose any language you want, maybe the most popular language among your expatriate workers. That way, you can speak in their mother tongue, which will make them feel that you care. That will also make your other employees want to talk to them, so they can practice their second language skills.
Or you could also offer your foreign employees language classes. So, they can adapt faster to the company, their business meetings, the native language of their coworkers, and their new country.
Whatever you do, remember that languages connect people. So, having the option for language lessons for your teamwork will create an international environment with empathy towards new cultures. And there’s nobody better than Fluency Corp to help you with that. Just check our testimonials!
If you are interested or have questions, set up a free consultation with Fluency Corp by contacting us at getfluent@fluencycorp.com or (800) 401-3159.
