Covid-19 Self-Employed Income Support Scheme In UK
Missed the January self-assessment deadline? You have four weeks to file your 18/19 tax return to enable you to access the government grant announced by Chancellor Rushi Sunak. Written for Expat Network by GoSimpleTax Self-Employed Income Support Scheme Summary: You must have completed your 18/19 tax return 80% of profits up to £2,500 per month...
Expats In The UK Are Worried About Domestic Politics
Research conducted by Axa – Global Healthcare in the UK, France, UAE, Canada, China and Hong Kong shows that with Brexit looming expats living in the UK are more nervous about domestic politics than those in other major international countries. Written for Expat Network by Axa – Global Healthcare New research reveals that...
Life As An Expat – A Positive Experience
The latest HSBC Expat Explorer Survey certainly paints a positive picture of life as an expat. Expats say that the move has given them a more positive outlook in life (41%), a better overall quality of life (52%) and a better work/life balance (53%). Financially it is rewarding, with US$99,900 reported as the average expat...
Aecom picked for US$1.85bn Chinese theme park project
AECOM has announced that China-based Elite Global Group Limited (EGGL) has engaged AECOM Asia Company Limited to provide comprehensive, integrated program management services. Contract was signed on the sidelines of the recent IAAPA Attractions Expo 2017 held in Orlando, Florida. AECOM will provide its industry-leading, large capital project program management services to EGGL as it...
Head East For Best Salary Increases
According to the latest Salary Trends Report by ECA International (ECA), UK employees in the private sector are expected to see a real salary increase of just 0.2 per cent in 2018, the equivalent of approximately £4.41 a month (£53 pa) for the average worker before tax. This keeps the UK at the bottom of...
China To Be Key Place For Business Expansion
China is set to become the key destination for international business expansion in the next five years, according to research. The research by AXA, conducted among 250 firms in eight countries and 372 globally-mobile workers reveals that while western economies dominate the list of countries that employers say they most commonly send staff to work...
Downtime In Asia
If your expat assignment takes you to Asia, why not travel to these recommended places in your time off? Get away from your work assignment and truly explore your new environment, its culture and unique sights. Siem Reap, Cambodia When the morning light washes over the overgrown temples and ruins of Angkor Wat, a simple...
Expats’ Love-Affair With China Over?
According to a study by UniGroup Relocation, a global moving company, reported in Global Times, twice as many expats have recently moved out of China than into the country. The study said that reasons for the outflow included expiring work contracts, rising costs of living, air pollution and companies cutting labour costs in the wake...
China Builds Foreign Talent Database
China is to build a database of overseas talent as part of a digital platform to match foreign experts with potential employers, a senior official has said.China Daily reports that the platform, the first project of its kind in the country, will include all legally employed foreign workers’ nationalities, areas of expertise and industry, their...
Leighton Asia wins £595m contract
Leighton Asia has won a £595m contract to build the boundary control point on the border between Hong Kong and China. The project for the Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai boundary control point buildings and associated facilities is the largest Hong Kong project awarded to Leighton Asia as sole contractor. The work includes construction of a passenger...
Living and Working in China
Here is a brief introduction to what you can expect if you are going to work in China. The Chinese have a strong sense of belonging to a long and often intense history. Relationships of all kinds take time to develop. Families are close knit and relationships between and within families and institutions go back for...
CRCC win $600m Egypt rail contract
CRCC (China Railway Construction Corporation) the second largest state-owned construction enterprise, reported that one of its subsidiaries, has been awarded $600 million contract to upgrade the Egyptian national railway. The CRCC has been the builder of more than half of China’s rail links since 1949. This rehabilitation and renewal project contract awarded to CRCC unit...