Repatriation refers to the termination of an overseas assignment and returning to one's home country or headquarters. Reasons for repatriation include the end of an assignment period, a desire for family to return home, a need to take on a new global role, inability to adjust overseas, or failure to perform overseas duties well. Benefits of repatriation include gaining global experience and understanding of international operations. Companies should treat repatriation as systematically as expatriation, with programs to help find new roles and prepare for challenges upon returning home, as well as time-bound assignments to better facilitate preparation and planning.

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Repatriation
International Human Resources
Management

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Refersto thetermination of theoverseas
assignment and coming back to thehome
country – to thecountry wheretheHQ id
located or to thehomecountry subsidiary
from wherehe/shewasexpatriated.

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 Period of posting got over
 Expatriatewishesto return on account of desire
for children to study at thehomecountry
 Need for theexpat to moveto another global
assignment
 Inability to adjust/ not happy in theoverseas
assignment
 Failureto do agood job on theglobal assignment

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 Imbibed global culture, opennessto another
culture
 Extensiveexposureto how the company is
perceived in another country
 Understanding of theoperationsof thecorporate
HQ aswell asasubsidiary
 Value-add to their personal lifeand professional
career

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 Treat as re-expatriation similar to expatriation plan
and executesystematically
 Repatriation program : provide mentoring for finding
a new role, information on the challenges as a result
of therepatriation, provideassistance
 Repatriation strategies : time-bound expatriation
helps provide better preparedness where the expat is
aware from the beginning when his/her assignment
ends and can plan for next steps supported by the
organization