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 […]

Summary of a meeting at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, 14 March 2007 – Press Release. Fifty representatives of international employers, government ministries and diplomatic missions met at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to discuss access to employment of spouses and partners during an expatriate assignment. Permits Foundation, which promotes improvements in […]

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

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 […]

The new regulation permitting accompanying spouses of professional staff and capital investors to work without prior approval of the Immigration Department was implemented on 15 May 2006. Spouses who were living in Hong Kong prior to 15 May 2006 may apply to the Immigration Department for removal of the previous restriction. This change applies to […]