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Align Your Relocation Policy with Your Talent Management Plan
The purpose of a relocation policy is to provide financial and administrative support to help an employee transition from the departure location to the destination location, all while the individual is essentially working to close out their old job and transition to a...
Time To Increase Spending in Relocation to Entice Talent
In the last few years, the increase in global mobility has become quite noticeable. While some companies are offering relocation packages that are quite enticing, there are quite a few where company relocation incentives are less-than-stellar. Many employees are often...
The War for Talent and How a Robust Relocation Policy Can Help Your Recruiting Efforts
Many businesses are going beyond their borders and setting up offices or partnering with companies outside their home office states or country. As a result, relocating employees has now become the norm for companies. But as mobility has increased to ensure success,...
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The Best Types of Expat Assignments for your Mobility Program
Finding the right person for an open position can be difficult, so when you find that perfect fit you’ll do what it takes to get them to their new location, even if that new location is abroad. However, relocating someone internationally has never been an easy task…
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What is a Buyer Value Option (BVO) Home Sale Program?
Deep dive into what a Buyer Value Option (BVO) home sale program entails and why you should offer it to your employees.
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What is COLA?
Imagine moving from rural Missouri to Manhattan: What’s the first thing that comes to mind? If you are like most people, you immediately think how much more expensive everything will be in a bustling city compared to more quiet, country living…
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Switching Relocation Management Companies Can be Easy!
“Sit back, relax and enjoy the flight,” that’s what the flight attendant usually says upon completing their safety instructions after take-off. What if transitioning from your current Relocation Management Company (RMC) were just as easy? What if you had someone else...
How To Become A Relocation Expert In Four Easy Steps
Whether you are relocating to a new city, state, or country, it is one of the most rewarding, at times life-altering, and challenging experiences that you might have. It takes a lot of courage and work to uproot yourself from the existing set-up, known people,...
Colorado Rockies to the Swiss Alps – Register, Register, and Relax!
Its been 3 months since my husband and our four legged family stepped off the plane in Zurich to begin our Swiss adventure, and there has been a lot of things happening during that time. During this initial period my husband attended an intensive German classes, and...
Tips for Moving Employees to Another Location
With the world becoming more interconnected, gone are the days when companies stayed within the borders, hiring local talent. As the number increases in establishing international offices and its representatives, relocating employees is also on the rise. Establishing...
How Will Employee Relocation Services Emerge from the Pandemic?
Today, the Covid-19 pandemic has tremendously impacted everyone's life. Mainly it has brought personal and professional challenges for most of us, and it is a real hardship for too many families. The pandemic has brought unanticipated consequences and has changed our...
Role of relocation management companies in the new era of talent mobility
Talent mobility has increased in this new era of technological and industrial development. Thus, there are situations where the company must relocate their employees to another place or company, also called global mobility. This can happen for various reasons. One of...
OVERCOMING COMMON EMPLOYEE RELOCATION CONCERNS
Making a major life changing decision is not easy, especially when it involves moving across the country or globe! Even the most excited employees may have concerns about the relocation process. Frequent communication is paramount to a successful relocation for both...
Tips for Managing Employee Relocation Expenses
Relocation expense management can be a complicated and stressful process for a transferring employee. Relocating employees might have a dozen expense reports to submit over the course of their relocation, and that can be difficult for a transferee to self-fund. Having...
STRATEGIES FOR LOWERING EMPLOYEE RELOCATION EXPENSES
With 26 years of experience, WHR knows how to lower your employee relocation program costs. Although there are so many ways, below we share just three easy suggestions to lower organizational expenses. 1. Audit Your Relocation Program Does your program reflect the...
