Expat partners are among the winners in a recently adopted European Union directive, making intra-corporate transfers between countries in the EU a lot easier.
New regulations
The new directive paves the way for international companies to transfer managers, specialists and trainees temporarily to a branch in the EU, as well as allowing them to work in other member states during the assignment.
Job or self-employment
An important feature in the new regulations is that family members will be able to accompany the employee from the start of the assignment, and be entitled to take a job or be self-employed throughout the transfer.
Another success for the Permits Foundation
The Permits Foundation, an independent organisation which campaigns globally for the right of expat partners to work during international assignments, lobbied hard for this family-friendly legislation, and was able to gain support from all the relevant bodies within the EU.
More information: www.permitsfoundation.com
