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.
企业发现他们无法在按照他们的意愿快速的用廉价的本地雇员代替昂贵的移居国外的雇员。
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.
在中国劳动力成本快速上升之际，要求外籍员工缴纳社会保险费可能进一步推高在华经营的成本。
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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.
一位资深人士表示，1992年汇丰银行总部迁往伦敦相对比较容易，因为当时银行主要由外籍人员运转，他们都习惯了流动式的工作生活。

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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