International Mobility

International Mobility Policy

Develop, update, or harmonize your international mobility policy.

• Internal audit (review of practices, administrative procedures, payroll management, etc.) 
• Formalizing guidelines and drafting a genuine international mobility policy. 
• Social and fiscal structuring* of remuneration policies. 

Status of employees and executives abroad 

Define, frame, and secure the status of employees and executives in international mobility situations. 

• Determining the employee’s status (business travel, service provision, secondment, expatriation, multi-activity). 
• Anticipating impacts on labor law, social security law, and tax law. 
• Structuring remuneration packages. 
• Preparing contractual packages: secondment/expatriation amendments, international contracts, local contracts, salary portage, remote work abroad. 
• Managing formalities related to employee mobility: coordination with payroll services, obtaining necessary residence permits, anticipating health formalities, preparing employee information sessions. 
• Managing the status of associates/executive officers: combining corporate office/ employment contract, managing the termination of certain roles, structuring remuneration and social coverage. 

HR Issues Abroad 

Manage the daily aspects of employee mobility: 

• Monitoring international mobility and handling incidents (work accidents, illness, death). 
• Assisting with social, fiscal, and payroll issues (monitoring social and tax equalization mechanisms, calculating and reporting withholding taxes, professional expenses, deferred remuneration taxation). 
• Adapting and evolving social coverage. 
• “Catch-up” measures for previously unstructured international mobility situations. 

End of mission and return to France

Organize the return of your employees and prevent disputes: 

• Repatriation or mission extension abroad. 
• Social and tax management of the return, in collaboration with tax partners. 
• Reintegration, reassignment, or contract termination. 
• Dispute resolution assistance: pre-litigation negotiation and representation before labor courts. 

An International network of partner lawyers 

Majorelle Mobility relies on a trusted international network of expert lawyers in immigration, labor law, tax law, or business law. We coordinate the actions of foreign colleagues to ensure optimized handling of the cases entrusted to us (management of deadlines, costs, expected deliverables). 

Recognized expertise in international mobility

The firm is ranked among the best French law firms for its expertise in international mobility (2024 “Les Décideurs” ranking – Social Law – Mobility and Expatriation – High reputation). 

In addition, the firm contributes to the “Lamy Mobilité Internationale” (Karnov Group Editions) and publishes in various legal journals on these topics (Les Cahiers du DRH, Semaine Sociale Lamy, AJ Pénal, among others). 

Managing international mobility cases

It is generally estimated that 40% of foreign assignments end in “failure” with a premature return to France. 

Daily, our team is frequently solicited on matters beyond our legal expertise. We are committed to optimizing the success of our clients’ international development projects by directing companies and employees to complementary contacts in the expatriation field: foreign accounting/payroll firms, relocation and moving specialists, intercultural management experts, personal and family expatriation coaches, etc. 

To enhance synergies with these complementary professions, the firm has been a partner of the National Federation of Relocation Professionals (FNPR) since 2024. 

The firm is also an active member of several French Chambers of Commerce abroad (Canada, New York, United Kingdom).