Fluor Corp International Assignment Policy 2009 PDF
Fluor Corp International Assignment Policy 2009 PDF
Fluor Corp International Assignment Policy 2009 PDF
01 MAY 2009
INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT POLICY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.1 INTRODUCTION
Fluor’s International Assignment Policy (IAP) is designed to promote
employee mobility through fair and equitable compensation, terms and
conditions when on an international assignment.
1.2 SCOPE
The IAP governs Fluor employees while on assignment to a location
outside of their Home Country. The IAP is not applicable to Host Country
local hires, agency or contract employees. Separate policies apply to
regional and project hires, as well as to expatriates not affiliated with a Fluor
Home Country.
1.4 DEFINITIONS
The following definitions are applicable only within the context of this
international assignment policy.
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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Home Office Base Salary: Home Office Base Salary is the salary paid for
the standard home country office workweek as defined by the employee's
Home Office, excluding Overtime and as further defined in the applicable
Home Country Supplement.
Point of Origin (Home Base): The location designated by the employee and
approved by Project Management to which the employee expects to return
after completing the international assignment. With prior approval, this
location may be outside the Home Office location.
Point of Departure: The location from which the employee actually leaves
for the international assignment.
Assignment Types:
• Non-Relocating Assignments
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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Assignment Status:
• Children under age nineteen and under the custody of the employee
• Children through age twenty-two, unmarried, not employed full time and
attending an accredited school on a full-time basis
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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Employee's effective date at a new assignment location will be the first day
of direct travel to the assignment location.
Assignment Base Salary commences the day the employee actually reports
for work at the assignment location.
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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2.14 LOCALIZATION
International assignments are intended to be temporary in nature. After five
years in the same country or if the employee decides to purchase a home
at the assignment location or makes application for permanent immigration
status, the justification for the international assignment will be reviewed by
the responsible Human Resources and Business Unit Management.
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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3.0 COMPENSATION
3.1 COMPENSATION
Employees may be entitled to the following assignment compensation
components. Assignment Provisions will specify applicable levels and
values according to location and/or project.
Pre-departure Processing X X
Tax Preparation-Home & Host X X
Tax Equalization X X
International Assignment Incentive X X
Hardship Allowance X X
Supplemental Hardship Allowance X X
Special Allowance X X
Settling-in Expenses, Realtor Fee X X
*Furnished Housing & Utilities X X
Home Maintenance Allowance X X (in lieu of storage)
Local Transportation X X
International TOWP/Vacation or Periodic Leave X X
Annual Leave Travel X
Dependent Education X
*COLDA X
*Storage X
*Shipping X
Expat/Repat Lump-sum – 1 month Base Salary X
Expat/Repat Lump-sum – ½ month Base Salary X
Per Diem X
Home Leave Travel X
*Rates and allowances for Executives and Officers will be at specifically designated levels.
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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3.3 OVERTIME
Overtime is defined as hours worked in excess of the standard Home Office
Workweek, or as otherwise defined in the applicable Home Country
Supplement to International Assignment Policy.
B. Hardship Allowance
Where appropriate, employees will be paid a Hardship Allowance in
recognition of difficult living conditions at the assignment location.
This allowance will vary depending on the degree of hardship and
may be adjusted to reflect changes in local living conditions.
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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C. Supplemental Hardship
A Supplemental Hardship Allowance may be authorized in response
to a temporary increase in hardship conditions in the Host Country.
• Meals/Tips
• Laundry service and dry cleaning
• Personal bank charges
• Personal recreational transportation
• All other miscellaneous incidental expenses
Per Diem payments are effective upon arrival at the assignment location
and paid through the last day of the assignment. Per Diems will normally be
paid during Authorized Absences.
Per diems are not paid in camp locations where room and board is
provided.
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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Authorized Dependents residing away from the assignment location are not
covered by COLDA.
Utilities include:
• Water
• Gas
• Electricity
• Basic telephone service (standard cellular and/or land line, according
to local project/office procedure)
• TV license
• High speed Internet service—if a local service provider is available
• Basic cable service, if necessary for reception or language
Housing will also cover related taxes, levies and required community fees, if
applicable, Optional amenities or services such as gardening, maid service,
pool use or care, recreational facilities, etc. will not normally be covered.
Housing will be based on location, assignment status and the number of
Authorized Dependents who accompany the employee.
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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The employee will be responsible for any damage beyond normal wear and
tear to the provided housing.
For the protection of the employee and the Company, all lease provisions
shall be reviewed by a local company representative prior to signing the
contract.
The employee will be responsible for any damage beyond normal wear and
tear to any furniture or appliances provided for their use.
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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All other authorized air transportation will be via most economical economy
class, unless otherwise noted in the Assignment Provisions. Other modes
of transportation will be reimbursed in accordance with applicable Home
Country Policy. Economy Class, for purposes of this Policy, may include
advance-purchase or use-limitation restrictions if such conditions do not
impede the purpose of authorized travel (e.g., three month use validity or
advance purchase for scheduled Home Leaves).
Minimum lump-sum amounts will be based upon the greater of either the
mid-point of a SG-14 in the Home Office salary structure or the following:
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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Settling-In expenses will not be paid for Authorized Dependents who arrive
at the assignment location after the employee has moved into permanent
living accommodations.
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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*Executive and Officer limits are equal to 135% and 175% respectively of the
values noted.
Fluor will pay the cost to store passenger vehicles under covered storage
with a Fluor approved moving and storage company providing the
combined costs of storing the vehicle(s) and all other personal and
household effects does not exceed the cost for the authorized maximum
storage volume.
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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Executive and Officer maximums are equal to 135% and 175% respectively
of the values noted.
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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Employees who are required to work designated local Holidays will be paid
for the holiday and additional hours worked will be paid at the Home Office
Base Salary rate, or as mandated by local labor law. Holidays paid will be
charged to the International Office/Project/Client.
All Authorized Absences, including Annual Leave and Home Leaves are
subject to the following:
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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• If, through no fault of the Employee, a delay in obtaining the proper visa
from the Host Country immigration authority prevents him or her from
re-entering the country of assignment on his or her expected return
date, the Employee will be paid in accordance with the standard work
schedule at the assignment location up to a maximum of 8 hours per
day. All other applicable assignment allowances will continue to be
paid as well. This is dependent upon full employee compliance and
completion of visa requirements in a timely manner. Any delays as a
result of inaction on the part of the Employee in completing the
necessary documentation or procedures on time will exclude the
Employee from the aforementioned compensation (in part or in full).
Travel Allowances are not used on intra-regional Home Leave travel within
Europe.
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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7.0 EMERGENCIES
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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Costs and travel time which are not authorized in advance by Project
Management will be the responsibility of the employee.
• Time-off taken for designated local Holidays are billable as working time
to the client unless negotiated otherwise.
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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INDEX
Page No.
A
Accompanied Status 5
Administration/Billing 36
Annual Leave 31
Assignment-to-Assignment (Consecutive Assignments) 8, 9, 10, 32
Assignment Base Salary 4, 8, 30, 32, 35
Assignment Incentives 16, 17
4-6, 8, 10, 12, 14-16,
Assignment Provisions 20, 22, 30-32, 35
Assignment Status 5
Assignment Types 4
Assignment Workweek 15, 16, 30
Authorized Absences 17, 18, 30, 31, 32
5, 6, 7, 10-13, 18, 22,
Authorized Dependents 23, 29, 34, 35
B
Benefits Supplement 9
Billing 36
Business Trips/Travelers 4, 8, 20, 22
C
Camp 5, 17, 18
Changes in Assignment Status 10
Code of Conduct 3
5, 6, 10, 15, 17, 18,
COLDA 32, 36
Commencement of Assignment 7, 24
3, 12, 15, 16, 20, 32,
Compensation 36
Completion of Assignment 11, 18, 30
Consecutive Assignments 10
D
Death of Employee and/or Authorized Dependent 34
Dependents, defined 6
Dependent Education 15, 28, 36
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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Page No.
Dual Status Assignment 10
E
Early Termination of Assignment 13
Education Expenses 28
Education Travel - Student Visits 29
Emergencies 6, 34, 35, 36
9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 25,
EMT Officer-Level Employees 26, 27
End of Service Bonus/Completion Bonus 12, 20
End of Assignment Processing 12
Exceptions to Policy 6
Excess Baggage 23
Expatriation Allowance 10, 11, 22
Expatriation Expenses (Settling-In) 15, 23, 36
F
Family Emergencies 34
Furnishings and Appliances 19
G
Government Documentation Requirements 7
H
Hardship Allowance 4, 15, 16, 36
Holidays 30, 36
3, 4, 16, 19, 20, 30,
Home Country Supplement (Supplement 9) 32
4, 5, 9, 10, 15, 22, 29,
Home Leave 31, 32, 33
Home Maintenance Allowance 15, 19, 26, 36
Home Office Base Salary 4, 16, 22, 30
4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 15,
Housing and Utilities 18, 19, 23, 26, 36
I
Incentives 4, 16, 17
Insurances - Shipping and Storage 25, 26, 27, 36
Interim Physical Examinations 9, 37
International Time Off With Pay/Vacation 15, 30, 32
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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L
Lack of Medical Facilities 35
Leave Travel 5, 10, 15, 32, 33, 36
Localization 14, 24
4, 5, 8, 15, 18, 19, 28,
Local Transportation 36
Local Law Payments 20
M
Management Approvals 4, 22, 37
Medical Emergencies 35, 36
Medical Facilities 9, 35
Multiple Location Assignments 10
N
Non-Authorized Dependents 6
Non-Relocating Assignments 4, 8, 17, 22, 31
O
Overtime 4, 16, 20, 30, 36
P
4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 17,
Per Diem 18, 23, 32, 36
Performance Assessment 9, 13
Permanent Home Country Transfer 5
Periodic Leave 15, 30, 32
Physical Examinations 7, 9, 37
Point of Departure 4, 23, 25
4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, 22,
Point of Origin 25, 26, 29, 31-35
Processing for Assignment (pre-departure, end-of assignment) 5, 7, 8, 12, 15, 36
4-6, 8, 10, 12, 13-16,
Provisions 20, 22, 30-32, 35
Purchase of Residence 14, 24
R
Realtor Fee 15, 23
Relocating Assignments 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 23-28
Repatriation Allowance 10, 11, 13, 22, 34
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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Page No.
Retirement Plans Supplement 9
S
Salary Administration and Performance Assessment 9, 13
Sale of Residence 19, 24
Satisfactory Completion of Assignment 11, 12, 13, 22, 26
Settling-In/Temporary Lodging 13, 15, 23, 36
Shipping 15, 25, 27, 36
Sick Leave - Salary Continuation Supplement 9
Single Status Assignment (Unaccompanied Status) 5, 26
Special Allowance 21, 36
Storage 26, 27
3, 4, 16, 19, 20, 30,
Supplement 9 (Home Country Supplement) 32
Supplemental Hardship 15, 17, 36
T
Taxation 20, Supplement 9
Temporary Assignment 8, 9
Temporary Living 13, 23
Termination of Assignment Status 12, 13
TOWP/Vacation 15, 30, 32
Travel – Expatriation and Repatriation 22
Travel Allowances 4, 5, 32, 33, 36
Travel Expenses (Expat/Repat Allowances) 10, 11, 13, 22, 34
Travel Time 4, 23, 32, 34, 35, 36
U
Unaccompanied Status Assignment 5, 26
Unsatisfactory Completion of Assignment 11, 12
V
Vacation 15, 30, 32
Vehicles 19
W
Workweek - Assignment 15, 16, 30
This Fluor policy is subject to modification or revision in part or in its entirety to reflect changes in conditions subsequent to
the effective date of this policy.
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