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8 Corporate Relocation Tips for Easier Employee Transfers
America is a portable society. One in each of five families moves each year, according to an article by Economic Research Institute. A significant number of these moves align with the organization for which one of the family members works. These movements might be to...
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...
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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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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...
Colorado Rockies to the Swiss Alps – it’s all coming together
By Jenny Elsby Its been a couple of weeks since my last post, and its been a busy period!I managed to move out of my temporary housing, and into my long term house on the outskirts of Basel. Its lovely to no longer hear boy racers, in their BMW's driving past my...
Best Practices for Domestic Employee Relocation Policies
A well-designed employee relocation policy will improve the transferee experience, control organizational costs, meet employees’ needs and help you win new talent. Improving the employee experience means reducing stress so that employees can focus on work roles in...
INTERNATIONAL HR ADVISER (Spring Issue) – Relocating Internationally During COVID-19: Brew City To Lion City, And The Colorado Rockies To The Swiss Alps
WHR's Linden Houghtby & Jennifer Elsby talk with International HR Adviser.
COVID-19 and its Effects on International Household Goods Moves – What You Need to Know!
Virtually every industry has been affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic. International employee relocations and the shipment of household goods (HHG) is not exempt. In fact, this industry continues to face many difficulties. Travel restrictions and quarantine...
HERE’S WHY REVIEWING YOUR RELOCATION POLICY IS CRITICAL TO YOUR BUSINESS
Given the many changes businesses have encountered from COVID-19 including employees working remotely, you might think there’s no reason to review your company’s employee relocation policy right now. Well, think again. Many companies are still relocating employees to...
6 WAYS TO CUT EMPLOYEE RELOCATION COSTS NOW
Here are six ways your company can save on relocation costs right now. Of course there are many other ways to make your relocation program more cost effective, but we hope this short list will help get you started.1. Review Your Policy When was the last time you...
WHR Looks Back on 2020
2020 will be a year to remember for so many reasons. From the COVID-19 pandemic to the U.S. presidential election, and everything in between, 2020 will be a year that no one ever forgets. As our company reflects on this past year, we wanted to share how the changing...
