Working Abroad: The Complete Guide to Overseas Employment and Living in a New Country - 30th Revised edition

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Table of contents......Page 12
Introduction......Page 24
Part One: Job Opportunities and Employee Expectations......Page 34
1. Independent Job Opportunities......Page 36
FINDING A JOB ABROAD......Page 37
FINDING A JOB ON SPEC......Page 39
SPECIALIST AREAS......Page 42
Checklist: Independent job opportunities......Page 51
2. Where the Grass Is Greener – the Emigration Option......Page 52
ASSESSING THE EMIGRATIONALTERNATIVES......Page 54
SEEKING ADVENTURE, PROSPERITY AND A SUNNIER, MORE RELAXED LIFESTYLE......Page 56
CATEGORIES OF OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT......Page 63
WHEN AN OVERSEAS APPOINTMENT IS REQUIRED......Page 64
THE EMPLOYER’S PERSPECTIVE......Page 65
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT AND REMUNERATION......Page 68
Checklist: Employment conditions......Page 70
BACK TO THE FUTURE......Page 76
FAMILY CONSIDERATIONS......Page 78
Part Two: Managing Personal Finance......Page 82
THE CONCEPTS......Page 86
THE IMPACT ON UK TAXATION......Page 87
YOUR EMPLOYMENT PACKAGE......Page 89
PLANNING POINTS......Page 91
Checklist: Tax aspects of leaving the UK......Page 94
Checklist: Tax aspects of returning to the UK......Page 96
6. Banking, Financial Planning and Asset Management......Page 97
OFFSHORE BANKING......Page 103
FOREIGN CURRENCY......Page 104
ALTERNATIVES FOR INVESTING SURPLUS INCOME......Page 105
INVESTMENT THROUGH UK OR OFFSHORE MANAGED FUNDS......Page 106
BASIC PLANNING POINTS......Page 107
PLANNING FOR DEPARTURE FROM THE UK......Page 108
FINANCIAL PLANNING WHILE OVERSEAS......Page 111
THE UK EXPATRIATE – PLANNING FOR RETURN......Page 112
LETTING AND INSURING YOUR HOME WHILE ABROAD......Page 113
Checklist: Financial planning and the expatriate......Page 128
Checklist: Letting your home......Page 129
7. National Insurance, Benefits and Pensions......Page 130
LIABILITY FOR CONTRIBUTIONS WHILE ABROAD......Page 131
MAKING VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS......Page 132
GETTING NI BENEFITS ABROAD......Page 134
THE NHS AND HEALTH CARE BENEFITS......Page 135
CHILD BENEFITS WHILE WORKING ABROAD......Page 136
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR JOB HUNTERS WITHIN THE EU......Page 138
Checklist: Working abroad and National Insurance......Page 139
Part Three: Preparing the Family......Page 140
COMPANY ATTITUDES......Page 142
FINDING WORK......Page 144
FROM EXPAT TO EXPERT......Page 146
NETWORKING AND CONSIDERING THE CHILDREN......Page 148
Checklist: Partner issues......Page 150
9. Your Children’s Education......Page 152
MAINTAINING CONTINUITY......Page 154
CONTINUED SCHOOLING IN THE UK......Page 155
SCHOOLS ABROAD......Page 161
Checklist: Your children’s education......Page 171
HEALTH RISKS......Page 172
EXPATRIATE MEDICAL INSURANCE......Page 177
PERSONAL SECURITY......Page 189
Checklist: Health, security and welfare......Page 190
CULTURE SHOCK......Page 192
PREPARING YOURSELF FOR THE CHANGE......Page 196
LEARNING A LANGUAGE......Page 199
Checklist: Adjusting to living and working abroad......Page 203
Part Four: Making the Move......Page 204
WHAT TO TAKE AND REMOVAL......Page 206
MOVING SMOOTHLY TO A NEW WORKING LIFE......Page 210
Checklist: Choice of removers......Page 213
VAT......Page 214
TAKING A CAR ABROAD......Page 215
CUSTOMS......Page 217
ESSENTIALS BEFORE YOU GO......Page 218
KEEPING YOUR VOTE WHILE LIVING ABROAD......Page 219
REMOVAL NOTIFICATIONS......Page 220
Checklist: Moving out......Page 224
13. Settling In......Page 225
GOING THROUGH DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS......Page 226
READING MATTER......Page 228
ENTERTAINMENT AND HOME COMFORTS......Page 229
Checklist: Settling in......Page 233
PERSONAL POSSESSIONS......Page 234
FINDING A NEW JOB......Page 235
PREPARING THE FAMILY FOR RETURN......Page 238
Checklist: Coming home......Page 239
Part Five: Website Directory of Useful Contacts......Page 240
JOB OPPORTUNITIES......Page 242
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC DATA......Page 248
EXPAT NETWORKS......Page 251
EDUCATION......Page 252
ENTERTAINMENT......Page 253
USEFUL MISCELLANEOUS WEBSITES......Page 254
Part Six: Country Profiles......Page 256
Australia......Page 258
Canada......Page 267
The People’s Republic of China......Page 278
Dubai......Page 283
France......Page 284
Hong Kong......Page 291
New Zealand......Page 296
Singapore......Page 301
Spain......Page 306
The United States of America......Page 310
Index......Page 318