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Tax relief rate falls
Expats who are able to contribute to a UK pension and claim UK tax alleviation should maximise their part in the next few weeks to ensure they benefit from about £2.6 one million million that is going to be clawed back by the authorities before Apri Apr 2 2008
Britons' costa homes
One thousand of place could be confiscated and finally demolished in the latest drive by the Spanish government to protect the state’s coastline, it has been claimed. Local corruptness and the flouting of planning laws have allowed swathes of Mar 28 2008
Time to split up?
Splitting salaries can provide the perfective tax solution for cross-border workers - but beware of the pension pitfalls, study Rob Hyde. While freedom of mobility is an attractive ideal, there is nil romantic about the fact that it may also make those w Mar 27 2008
Driving in france
In 1972, we became foreign place owners in the Lot et Garonne River area of sou'-west France. Hard although it may seem to recognition now, Britons were a reasonably rare sight in French Republic in those days.In fact, alien in full general were largely s Mar 26 2008
Move to france
An increasing number of people each year are decision making to leave the UK to move oversea, with French Republic continuing to be one of the most popular destinations, peculiarly for the 40-plus age grouping.There are presently over 200,000 British peop Mar 19 2008
Rap stars and rodeos
It was when I was observation a large brown cow having her hair blown dry by an exhibitioner in matching pink cowpuncher boots and hat that it truly sank in; Greater London was a long way away.I was at the rodeo in Houston, Texas, observation the "Charola Mar 15 2008
Hr european news roundup - march 2008
Our habitue human resources management news roundup from across Europe from the Federation of European Employers (FedEE). Includes: Denmark: New bill on restrictive clauses, ECJ/French Republic: No powerfulness to rule on CNE, EU: ETUC fears the right to Mar 15 2008
Expats in french polls
One thousand of Britons took part in France's vote yesterday - many of them even standing for election themselves as councillors.The figure of Britons registered to vote in French Republic has doubled from the last local elections in 2001 to about 24,000, Mar 12 2008
Celebrating connections
In our special feature to mark International Women’s Day, Mirella Visser, president of the European Professional Women’s web, focuses on how far women have come and how far they still need to go since this day was first celebrated in the early 1900†Mar 9 2008
New regulations for cross-border workers
Learn about he latest changes in Dutch ordinance for expats and inpats in labor Law, tax ordinance and pensions in Dutch capital on 23 June.Do you employment any foreign workers – whether permanent or temporary? Are you responsible for Dutch employ Mar 8 2008
In the lair of a pottery master
One of the pleasures of being an expat is greater proximity to topographic point that seem exotic, remote and unreachably expensive from England.My wife and I live in the east of Malaya, from where Bali, Kingdom of Cambodia, Laos and Socialist Republic of Mar 5 2008
Amsterdam expat centre to cut red tape
A new centre, due to open in Dutch capital in April, aims to reduce the bureaucratic hassle omnipresent when foreign workers come to work in the The Netherlands.29 February 2008Dutch capital - The new centre will focus on devising it easier for companies Mar 5 2008
Living amid wildlife
'Is that a jumbo on the runway?" I asked an expat in the pass queue next to me. We both squinted. It was! I had just arrived at Gamba airdrome in Gabon and already I had spotted my first elephant.Trunk and disorderly; elephants are a park - and Mar 1 2008
More than £10 for poms
Parents wishing to join their kid Down Under face a long, complicated and possibly very expensive process. Ava Edwin Hubble examines the options The Aussie Broadcasting corp recently screened a docudrama, Ten Pound Poms, about the varying fortunes of nine Feb 28 2008
Expats hope to rule in france
With its old stone houses, gentle peal hills and high quality of life, France's Dordogne part - and the town of Eymet in specific - is a magnet for Britons looking to start a new life abroad.For years, the medieval "bastide" has had the highest proportion Feb 27 2008
Britain suffers 'brain drain'
United Kingdom is experiencing the worst "brain drain" of any state as extremely qualified professional person settle abroad, an authoritative international study showed yesterday.Record numbers of Britons are departure - many of them doctors, teachers an Feb 22 2008
Newcomers are welcome
Recent changes in the law on place ownership are gap up a new rival to the Caribbean Sea. Year-round sun and eco-sensitive designs are just two of the Seychelles' key attractions, says Laura Henderson You're in the marketplace for a trop Feb 20 2008
Bring in the knowledge: the impact of expats in 2008
Companies are aware that cognition workers are key to the success of the Dutch economic system and, focus on this growth community, a new United States Congress 'The Impact of Expats' aims to cover everything which companies in the The Netherla Feb 16 2008
Lust in translation
The popular image of the Italian man is inspired by Italy's most famous actors: the boyish romance of Roberto Benigni, the suave amorousness of Marcello Mastroianni. But what lies buttocks this irresistible charm? We look to the Italians as gurus of love Feb 15 2008
The evolution of the relocating spouse
The role of the accompanying partner in resettlement has metamorphosed into a factor that can be ignored only at an arrangement’s peril.In the torrid world of corporate recruiting and hiring, gaining, and retaining talent, and moving human resources ar Feb 14 2008 |