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What is COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment or Allowance)?
Cost of Living Allowances or Adjustments (COLA) are a cornerstone of successful employee relocation programs, designed to protect transferees’ purchasing power and standard of living when moving...
How Much is the Average U.S. Domestic Relocation Package?
On average, the cost of a domestic employee relocation package for a U.S. move can range from $10,000 to $100,000, depending on the employee’s homeowner status (homeowner vs. renter), family size, distance, and benefits offered. According to internal data from WHR...
Understanding Secondment
Today’s global organizations are continually seeking flexible strategies to optimize talent deployment across borders, and one increasingly vital approach is Secondment. Secondment is a structured, temporary transfer of an employee to another part of the...
What is COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment or Allowance)?
Cost of Living Allowances or Adjustments (COLA) are a cornerstone of successful employee relocation programs, designed to protect transferees’...
How Much is the Average U.S. Domestic Relocation Package?
On average, the cost of a domestic employee relocation package for a U.S. move can range from $10,000 to $100,000, depending on the employee’s homeowner status (homeowner vs. renter), family size, distance, and benefits offered. According to internal data from WHR...
Understanding Secondment
Today’s global organizations are continually seeking flexible strategies to optimize talent deployment across borders, and one increasingly vital approach is Secondment. Secondment is a structured, temporary transfer of an employee to another part of the...
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...
Colorado Rockies to the Swiss Alps – it’s all coming together
By Jenny ElsbyIts 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 window...
INTERNATIONAL HR ADVISER (Spring Issue) – Relocating Internationally During COVID-19: Brew City To Lion City, And The Colorado Rockies To The Swiss Alps
Relocating Internationally During COVID-19: Brew City To Lion City, And The Colorado Rockies To The Swiss Alps. WHR's Linden Houghtby & Jennifer Elsby speak with International HR Adviser about their experiences relocating during COVID-19.As Global Mobility...
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...
The Emotional Toll of Employee Relocation
Moving is often considered a top life stressor, so what happens when you add in a few other big stressors like buying/selling a home and starting a different job in the new location? How stressful might that be for a transferring employee? More importantly, how is...
The RFP Process – Are you treating it like casual dating or a true courtship?
Think about online dating for a moment. Imagine you wanted to find a long-term romantic partner. You want a commitment, something that will last. You want someone you can count on and who will have your back in the good times and in bad. Most importantly, you want...
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