Human Resources Director, International power protection solutions provider, FTSE company

“We were managing our International Assignments programme internally and I began to have concerns about our ability to handle policy, contractual terms, tax and social security compliance, as well as the pressures of the ongoing administration.
We were spending a disproportionate amount of time and effort on a relatively small number of our employees.
We now use IPM as our outsourced provider handling all aspects of our international assignments programme. They have been able to handle any combination of home and host countries.
IPM has been quick to respond to our needs and has always delivered high quality, professional work. They are an extension of our Human Resources team.

I am confident that we are compliant in all aspects and that our policy now reflects best practice. Appointing IPM has given me peace of mind.”

International Assignment Co-ordinator, Smith & Nephew

“Smith & Nephew, with the assistance of International Personnel Management (IPM), reviewed and developed our comprehensive assignment policies and procedures in the year 2000, and engaged IPM to provide administrative support to the process. In this respect IPM assist with compilation of assignment letters, provide advice on tax and social security implications, balance sheet and cost of living calculations, social security certificates of coverage, manage our internal payroll departments, and work closely with myself and our other two global providers to deliver a first class service to our employees. We operate in 33 countries worldwide and have around 30 international assignments on-going at present. Through IPM we also continue to benchmark our policies.

From the outset IPM have been professional, proactive, accurate with the information they provide, reliable and excellent value. They continuously deliver on time and are always courteous. They have supported Smith & Nephew in our endeavours to establish our policies and processes worldwide and are now very much seen as part of the Smith & Nephew team. I have been more than pleased with the service they have provided.
We have an excellent working relationship with IPM and anticipate that this will continue for many years to come.”

Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Alfa Laval AB

“IPM has now been a partner to Alfa Laval for 6 years and act as an integral part of our corporate HR function. They have an open and productive relationship with HR and line Managers as well as our expatriates. The relationship is as strong today as it was when we started.

Their quality of service, compared to the in house function used previously, has reduced our administration costs and made our organisation more compliant. IPM brings a level of expertise that we cannot provide ourselves. They are astute, resourceful and extremely reliable.

I consider IPM to provide a high level of service representing excellent value for money and am happy to recommend them to prospective new clients.”