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What is a Buyer Value Option (BVO) Home Sale Program?
BVO (Buyer Value Option) is a home sale program which is designed to help relocating employees sell their homes quickly and efficiently without the company taking ownership of the property.
Temporary Housing Pricing Benchmark – Ask an Expert!
WHR Global’s 2024 Temporary Housing Report provides average pricing for 1–3 bedroom housing in 140+ cities, aiding global mobility teams in cost benchmarking.
Culture and Language Training – Ask an Expert!
In today’s globalized world, the importance of cultural and language training in global mobility programs cannot be overstated. Companies like WHR Global and Global LT are leading the way by integrating these essential services into their offerings, ensuring smoother...
What is a Buyer Value Option (BVO) Home Sale Program?
BVO (Buyer Value Option) is a home sale program which is designed to help relocating employees sell their homes quickly and efficiently without the company taking ownership of the property.
Temporary Housing Pricing Benchmark – Ask an Expert!
WHR Global’s 2024 Temporary Housing Report provides average pricing for 1–3 bedroom housing in 140+ cities, aiding global mobility teams in cost benchmarking.
Culture and Language Training – Ask an Expert!
In today’s globalized world, the importance of cultural and language training in global mobility programs cannot be overstated. Companies like WHR Global and Global LT are leading the way by integrating these essential services into their offerings, ensuring smoother...
Business Travel During a Winter Storm: Improvements at JFK Airport
Ever hear of a snow ‘bomb cyclone’? Well, if you traveled by plane in January of 2018, you know what we’re talking about. The harsh winter storm that hit the northeast United States left hundreds of travelers stranded and in the dark on what to do next. The Port...
Choosing a RMC: Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better
Moving is never easy. There. It's out in the open - a truth that your employees will certainly recognize. While there are many factors you cannot control in the process of transitioning your company's most precious resources - its people - from one place to another,...
5 Simple Ways to Cut Relocation Costs
It’s no secret that employee relocations are expensive. While we’ve spent the last 24 years finding ways to save our clients tens of millions of dollars on their relocation programs, there are other things you can be doing right now to save on your relocations. ...
Preparing Your Expat For Assignment
Relocating for work has its trials in even the easiest of transfers, but moving to a new country typically comes with significant challenges. Aside from the logistics associated with a big move, there are numerous other factors you should consider when preparing your...
3 Benefits to Offer Your International Assignees
A strong cultural and language training program is one of the most important benefits you can offer employees who are moving abroad. International relocation is stressful on the employee as well as their family, which is why it is so easy for an employee to struggle...
Tax Assistance and Your Global Mobility Tax Program
Find the updated version of this article here! In December 2017, the U.S. government passed legislation that directly impacts taxpayers. Under the new law, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, taxpayers will be unable to claim certain deductions, including job-related...
Are Current Immigration Trends Affecting Your Employee Relocation Program?
Current U.S. immigration policy isn't making things easy for American businesses and their employees, especially when businesses need to bring in talent from all over the world. Uncertainty continues as current immigration trends change and the process works its way...
How Relocation Can Solve the Current Global Talent Shortage
If your company has been experiencing a talent shortage, it's not alone. Technology and increased mobility have combined to shift worker populations across borders, leaving whole industries barren of employees and facing empty candidate pools. The situation, however,...
Recruiting Top Talent with Shifting Demographics
Research shows workforce demographics are changing. The pools of possible employees and what they are seeking in the workplace will greatly influence businesses moving forward. As candidates become more diverse and educated, organizations must adapt their practices....
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