Beyond the scores:

How Location ratings inform allowances


ECA Webinar
29 January 2026
14:00-14:30 GMT

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Go behind the numbers and discover how ECA’s Location Ratings data is built, what shifted in 2025, and how to turn insight into confident allowance decisions.

Develop your understanding of the impact global events can have on location allowances and how to use ECA's location data to make fair, consistent and defensible allowance decisions.

In just 30 minutes, we'll walk you through...

Location allowances, made clear

Understand what they cover, why they matter, and how they protect fairness and credibility in your mobility programme. 

How Location Ratings are built

Discover what ECA assesses and how the methodology translates on-the-ground conditions into practical insight. 

The key trends & takeaways from 2025

Uncover what moved and what drove the change.

How to apply allowances in practice

Explore banding options, timing of updates, and best-practice policy considerations for consistent rollout. 

Guiding you through these insights will be...

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Neil Ashman

Neil is Analytics Manager – Location Insight at ECA. With over 20 years of GM experience, he leads the team responsible for ECA’s Location Ratings, Country Profiles and Salary Trends Survey. Overseeing the publication of data and content, he also steers the development of the Location Insight team’s products and services.

Sigrid Stangl

Sigrid Stangl

Sigrid has worked at ECA for 15+ years, initially leading immigration and labour law reporting and more recently supporting clients as part of the London-based Customer Success team. A native German speaker originally from Austria, she has a strong understanding of international compliance issues and works with a range of European organisations across sectors including financial services, legal, and consumer goods.

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This webinar is designed for anyone responsible for designing, managing or reviewing location allowances.

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