When it's time to drop the status of "assignee" and make the transition to a local employee in the host country, you "localize"! Localizations are primed to increase, so it's important to evaluate your strategy now.
As remote and hybrid work arrangements become a new corporate norm, companies are looking to develop policies to meet the needs of the Long-Distance Commuter.
Companies that don't have formal policies for employee-requested relocations or file them under the same policies as company-requested moves may be missing an opportunity.
Why hold up your employees' relocations when something small gets in the way? A discretionary allowance keeps your program moving.