CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Are Repats Worth Retraining?

Presenters: Caroline Mitchell, Ritchie Bros; Jamie Schroeder, Morneau Sheppell

About This Session:Mobility surveys reveal that approximately 20 per cent of expats leave their organization within two years of repatriation. Most common reasons include lack of a suitable role to return to and frustrations that their experience is not valued. The challenge for organizations is to harness that international success and experience back into the organization.

From this session you will learn more about:

• What it means to be an expatriate
• How to reduce the myth that larger allowances equate to happy assignees
• How to ensure that assignees and managers share responsibility for visibility at their home office
• How to plan well in advance