Mobility Payments

Taylor Swift relocates from NL to NYC, NY as an LNN.  She lives in New York and works out of the NYC office in Brooklyn, NY.  Is she eligible for NYC Location Allowance- 10%? 

• No, LNNs are not eligible

• Yes, but only at 5% allowance

• Yes, LNNs are eligible.

Answer explanation

LNNs are eligible employees to receive mobility payments.

Joe Alwyn relocates from UK to SF, CA on IBAS terms.  He lives in San Francisco and works out of the San Francisco- Hartford Building office.  Is he eligible for SF Location Allowance- 15%?

• Yes, but only at 10% allowance.

• No, IBAS is not eligible

• Yes, IBAS eligible

Answer explanation

Expats on IBAS terms are not eligible to receive the mobility payments.

Hailey Bieber is currently based in Houston- OTM Trading office.  She then accepts a job offer for a Trading role posted from the California-San Diego office. She will remain in Houston as a remote worker because her husband, Justin, works for Shell at Deer Park.  Is she eligible for SD location allowance- 5%? 

• Yes, employee initiated remote working is eligible

• No, employee initiated remote working is not eligible

• Yes, business initiated remote working is eligible

• No, business initiated remote working is not eligible

Answer explanation

Having an employee-initiated remote working agreement in place makes the employee ineligible.

Selena Gomez is seconded into Shell from a JV partner. She lives in Boston and works in the Boston-Shell Techworks office 2-3 days a week.  Is she eligible for the Boston Location Allowance- 5%?

• No, secondees are not eligible

• Yes, secondees are eligible

• Yes, but at a 10% allowance.

Answer explanation

Only Shell employees who are seconded out can be eligible for the mobility payments. The question is for an employee who was seconded in.

Ye is working in the San Francisco- Hartford Building as an IT analyst.  He currently receives the 10% SF Location Allowance.  He posts on an IT role based at HOU-EPC and accepts the job offer. He does not want to move to Houston and his LM supports a Remote Working Agreement set-up from San Francisco- Hartford Building, thus the EE will not relocate.  Is the EE eligible for the SF location allowance?

• No, employee initiated remote working is not eligible

• No, business initiated remote working is not eligible

• Yes, employee initiated remote working is eligible

• Yes, business initiated remote working is eligible

Answer explanation

When there is an employee-initiated remote agreement in place, the employee is not eligible for mobility payments.

BONUS: Jake Gyllenhaal, an XP hire, accepts a job offer for Data Scientist role in Boston- Shell Techworks office with a July 1, 2023 start date.  He will relocate from Louisiana to Boston for this position. He cannot relocate until December 1, 2023 for personal reasons. Is he eligible for Boston Location Allowance- 5%?

• Yes, he is eligible of the 5% allowance once he has established residence in Boston.

• Yes, he is eligible effective July 1, 2023 of a 5% allowance

• Yes, he is eligible of a 10% allowance once he has established residence in Boston.

• Yes, he is eligible effective July 1, 2023 but of a 10% allowance

Answer explanation

As per the new agreed WoW, we will only be setting up the recurring allowance once the employee has physically moved to the eligible location.