Glossary/Local-plus package
People
Local-plus package
Local-plus is how many multinational employers price a regional or country seat: paid in local currency, on local payroll, with a defined add-on instead of a home-country salary plus COLA, tax equalisation, and a housing invoice from headquarters.
Write what is base, what is allowance, and what ends when the assignment ends. Mixing a home-country payroll with a local contract is how double tax and double social charges start.
How we deliver this: Global mobility.
FAQ
Questions we get
- Is local-plus the same as a local hire?
- No. A local hire is employed on the local market rate, usually without mobility extras. Local-plus is still a local contract, with named extras for someone you have asked to move.
Related
Other terms
Expatriate
A person sent to work in a country that is not their home employment market, usually on a work pass and a package that is not a pure local hire.
Local hire
Someone employed in the country of work as a local, on a local contract and local pay — not as an expatriate on a home-country package.
Monthly gross
Base pay for one month in local currency, before bonus, allowances, and employer social contributions. This is the basis of the ArkTalents 2026 salary tables.
Global mobility
Moving a person into a country to work: the work pass, the local-plus package, and the moment a local hire should replace the expatriate seat.
Reviewed 11 September 2026. Statutory figures follow the country hiring guides. This is a briefing for multinational employers, not legal advice.
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