In honor of World Children's Day, we're sharing some of the remarkable skills that help the pint-sized members of expat families truly thrive - while on assignment, and for the rest of their lives!
The longer the extended lockdown in Shanghai continues, the deeper the impact on a number of fronts, including global mobility.
Our latest video addresses the many challenges facing the industry -- including driver shortages, increasingly complex international shipping laws and availability of space on cargo ships -- and how companies can overcome these concerns.
What's the right number of internal staff to support your company's global relocation program? It's a question that comes up often these days.
Examining the ways COVID has impacted -- and may still impact -- talent mobility, from the perspective of one of our mobility consultants.
Most workforce mobility policies are designed to manage the relocation of a nuclear family to destinations where they may easily adapt. But today’s assignee population includes a wider range of genders, ethnicities, needs and abilities, all requiring non-traditional support to thrive on an international transfer or assignment.
As lockdowns and travel restrictions are gradually lifted, talent mobility is poised to fuel many reopening strategies.
When freedom of talent mobility resumes -- whether that comes sooner or later -- attention to Duty of Care will be even more critical than ever.
The next several weeks will be a crucial period for employers and workforce mobility managers in the European Union to develop a plan for when the global economy and borders begin to re-open.
Our Global Practice Leader and Director, Global Supply Chain chat with EuRA’s COO about the impact they are seeing with COVID-19 on the operations and supply chain.
Jennifer Connell, VP Advisory Services, presented about the trends surrounding International Extended Business Travel (EBT), how companies administer these assignments, and challenges from her recent research project on EBTs.
It still seems a little surreal that after years of discussion and negotiation, we are now a month post-Brexit. Yet, questions still remain: what will happen after the transition period and how will it impact global mobility?
Everyone’s talking about the gig economy these days, and the mobility industry is no exception. The “gig economy” is a labor pool characterized by non-traditional, short-term working relationships, typically independent in nature (think Uber for freelancers).
I experienced an earthquake in Miami and fortunately, nothing happened. The experience reminded all of us the need to be ready with best practices for natural disasters, not only for us personally, but also for our assignees and clients.
The Chinese Zodiac calendar is comprised of 12 animals, representing a cycle of 12 years. Out of the 12 animals, some may question why those animals and not others?
Did you know that the New Year isn’t always at the same time depending on where you live? And we don’t mean just because of time zones – the common date is January 1st, if you follow the Gregorian calendar, that is.
With the holiday season upon us, business travel is getting a little more complicated. Time-off requests and a high demand for airline tickets could take a bite out of your end-of-year productivity or make business travel financially difficult.
Global compensation can cause headaches for even the most astute mobility managers. In this post, our expert answers questions on this challenging topic.
Mobility professionals cannot stop talking about our interactive roundtables at ERC’s India Global Mobility Summit as we discussed the latest trends within the world of mobility in India.
Mobility in India continues to be on the rise and we are very excited to be at the forefront of the discussion on the trends and challenges impacting mobility into, out of, and within the country.
We are constantly gathering research on flexible approaches on mobility to help companies understand how these provisions should be used, to link more effectively with the overall company and talent goals.
While lump sums have been common in domestic programs for some time, more organizations are discussing whether it is a viable option for international mobility programs.
Your mobile employee has just accepted a new international job offer, and with this will come a new language to learn, a new culture to experience and on top of all the “new” they have children who will be attending a new school.
Household goods moving impacting your global mobility cost and causing delays? Find out how you can improve your mobile workforce’s international moving experience.