TEMi – The Employee Mobility Institute is an industry body for professionals and organisations navigating the increasingly connected world of global talent, workforce mobility and international people management.
The Industry Body for Global Workforce Enablement
Connecting the people and expertise behind a globally capable workforce.
We bring together the people responsible for finding, moving, supporting and enabling talent across borders – creating a trusted environment to share knowledge, develop capability, strengthen professional practice and contribute to the issues shaping the global workforce.
From talent acquisition and international HR to mobility, immigration, tax, reward, relocation and workforce risk, TEMi connects expertise that has traditionally sat across different functions and disciplines.
What We Do
The way organisations access and deploy talent is changing.
International hiring, remote and distributed work, employee mobility, skills shortages, workforce compliance and cross-border employment are increasingly interconnected.
Yet the expertise required to manage them often sits across different teams, professions and external partners.
TEMi brings those worlds together.
One workforce. Many disciplines.
Managing talent across borders rarely belongs to one function.
A single workforce decision can involve talent acquisition, HR, mobility, immigration, tax, payroll, reward, relocation, risk, technology and employee experience.
TEMi brings together the people working across those interconnected areas – from in-house professionals responsible for global talent and workforce programmes to the specialists and organisations that enable them.
What connects our community isn’t a particular job title. It’s the shared challenge of helping organisations and people work effectively across borders.
Our Story
Our industry has changed. So have we.
TEMi’s story began in 1998 as The Relocation Network, at a time when international workforce activity was largely centred around traditional expatriate relocation.
As organisations became more global and the way they found, moved, managed and supported talent changed, the profession expanded with it.
In 2013, we became The Employee Mobility Institute, recognising that relocation was only one part of a much broader employee mobility landscape. Our evolution has continued ever since – expanding our professional community, developing industry-backed certification, recognising excellence and creating a stronger voice for the profession.
Today, the boundaries between talent acquisition, global mobility, international HR, remote and distributed work, compliance and workforce strategy continue to blur. TEMi is evolving with them – connecting the people, disciplines and expertise organisations need to enable a globally capable workforce.
1998
The Relocation Network
A professional community is established for Australia’s relocation industry.
2013
The Employee Mobility Institute
TEMi reflects the industry’s evolution from relocation towards the broader management of internationally mobile employees.
2017
GMP1® Certification
TEMi introduces GMP1® Certification, establishing an industry-backed professional certification for global mobility practice in Australia and New Zealand.
2019
Industry Recognition
The TEMi Awards are established to celebrate excellence, innovation and contribution across the profession. In 2024, Quest Apartment Hotels becomes Naming Rights Partner, supporting the continued growth and profile of the Awards.
Today, the Quest TEMi Awards recognise the people, teams, organisations and partnerships advancing practice across the global talent and workforce ecosystem.
2023
Broadening Our Community
TEMi introduces the TEMi Talent Program, broadening membership beyond traditional mobility roles to reflect the increasingly connected worlds of global talent, international HR and workforce management.
2025
Strengthening the Industry Voice
TEMi establishes a dedicated immigration advocacy arm, creating a structured channel for employers and practitioners to contribute evidence, experience and perspectives on issues affecting international talent and workforce management.
Today
Global Workforce Enablement
TEMi continues to evolve beyond traditional mobility, bringing together the people, disciplines and expertise involved in finding, moving, managing and supporting talent across borders.
Our focus on Global Workforce Enablement reflects the reality that mobility no longer operates in isolation. It sits within a broader ecosystem of global talent, international HR, workforce strategy, compliance and specialist expertise – all working together to enable people and organisations to operate successfully in an increasingly global world of work.
The People Behind TEMi
Led by a small team, connected to a wide community.
TEMi is led by a small team, supported by Community Leads and contributors who bring deep connections across our professional community.
Together, we manage TEMi’s programmes, partnerships, professional development, industry engagement and member experience – while keeping our work connected to the people and organisations we serve.