expatriate staff

基本解释

Firms are finding that they cannot replace expensive expatriate staff with cheaper local hires ("localise" in the jargon) as quickly as they hoped.
企業發現他們無法在按照他們的意願快速的用廉價的本地雇員代替昂貴的移居國外的雇員。
At a time when labour costs are rising rapidly in China, new social insurance levies on expatriate staff could further increase the cost of doing business in China.
在中國勞動力成本快速上陞之際，要求外籍員工繳納社會保險費可能進一步推高在華經營的成本。
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When HSBC transferred its HQ to London in 1992, says one veteran, it was relatively easy because the firm was still run by expatriate staff who were used to leading nomadic lives.
一位資深人士表示，1992年滙豐銀行縂部遷往倫敦相對比較容易，因爲儅時銀行主要由外籍人員運轉，他們都習慣了流動式的工作生活。

Expatriate staff and their families have now been evacuated to the capital,Libreville, where Total says they will remain until it is safe to return to Port Gentil.

Some firms have exploited the huge differences in the costs of local and expatriate staff.
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When HSBC transferred its HQ to London in 1992, says one veteran, it was relatively easy because the firm was still run by expatriate staff who were used to leading nomadic lives.
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EIU's index measures the relative costs of doing business in 27 economies by compiling statistics relating to wages, costs for expatriate staff, air travel and subsistence, corporation taxes, perceived corruption levels, office and industrial rents, and road transport.
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