Moving employees to another country is a wrench, particularly if the family has to go with them. But other than shifting them and their belongings abroad and ensuring they are housed, what more can a business do?

Prepare them thoroughly, says Jeff Toms, marketing director of Farnham Castle, a company that runs briefings for relocating staff. Most people know something about America and France, but what if you were being relocated to Tajikistan or Papua New Guinea? And, even with “familiar” countries, he says, there is plenty that people don’t know. When Americans move to London, for instance, many expect to live in Kensington or Chelsea without realising quite how expensive these areas are. Similarly, Brits moving to Singapore often expect a house with a garden when the norm is a small apartment.