This week Permits Foundation’s Helen Frew and Francoise van Roosmalen were pleased to join Absolutely French on their webinar, Absolutely Talks, to discuss the important role that HR plays in facilitating dual careers abroad. The discussion centred around the challenges inherent in global mobility, understanding and supporting the needs of international spouses, and strategies for […]

Permits Foundation has today responded to a call for feedback issued by the Department of Home Affairs. South Africa is viewed by the Permits Foundation network as a priority country. More than one third of our sponsors operate in South Africa. They include companies that are participating in the Trusted Employer Scheme. In responding to […]

Permits Foundation is pleased to interview Heather De Cruz-Cornaire about her REA commissioned Global Research Study entitled Peace of Mind on the Move. The resulting white paper innovatively combines big data (including data sourced from Permits Foundation surveys) and thick data to explore global workforce trends in an increasingly volatile world environment. This research summarises the global workforce trends […]

Via our country “spotlight” series we provide a comprehensive summary of national legislation impacting partner work access, Permits Foundation advocacy history and current recommendations in each of our priority destinations. This month we focus on Ireland. What is the situation now? The good news is that spouses and de facto partners[1] of the following non-EEA/non-Swiss permit holders may […]

Permits Foundation’s Chair Gill Gordon and Director Helen Frew were delighted to host a corporate roundtable at the fantastic FEM EMEA conference last week. Participants discussed the evolving approach that companies are taking to ensure that a positive family experience is a part of an employee’s relocation abroad. Topics covered included the importance of pre-move […]