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France implements regulations allowing family members to work freely
Permits Foundation applauds the French government’s implementation of measures allowing spouses and family members of skilled international staff to work during the course of an assignment. The changes, which apply to the family members of intra-group transferees and persons with a residence and work permit for ‘competences and talents’, were prescribed by the immigration and […]
Read moreFrance introduces new regulations allowing family members to work
France is the latest country to improve its regulations to allow spouses and family members to work freely during an expatriate assignment. A new law n° 2006-911 on immigration and integration (of persons from outside the European Union) was passed on 24 July 2006, subject to further decrees before implementation. Among other things, this law […]
Read moreEmployers and diplomats meet to discuss international mobility, dual careers and work permits for partners
Fifty representatives of international employers, government ministries and diplomatic missions met recently at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London to discuss access to employment of spouses and partners during an expatriate assignment. Delegates from several ‘best practice’ countries confirmed that allowing spouses and partners to work was an integral part of their policy […]
Read moreEuropean Union – Final Report on the Implementation of the Commission’s Action Plan for Skills and Mobility
The European Commission’s final report on the Implementation of its Action Plan for Skills and Mobility recognised the difficulty of finding employment for partners or spouses of mobile workers as a major obstacle to occupational and geographic mobility in Europe. Read more in COM(2007) 24 final, 25.1.2007, Section 4 Challenges Ahead
Read moreTake part in EU study of impact of partner employment on mobility
The European Commission’s Directorate for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities has commissioned a study into the mobility of dual-career couples in Europe. The study is aimed specifically at partners of people who have moved for a job, considered moving or declined a job in another country in Europe during the last 10 years. The […]
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