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.
It’s been several months since the pandemic surrounding COVID-19 did what would have seemed almost impossible before 2020: It ceased mobility and travel on a global basis for an extended period of time.
When freedom of talent mobility resumes -- whether that comes sooner or later -- attention to Duty of Care will be even more critical than ever.
With whispers of a possible global recession filling the air amid the Coronavirus pandemic, mobility managers are reviewing their mobility spend to ensure they're meeting the needs of the mobile workforce, as well as their organizational objectives.
Our Global Practice Leader in our Advisory Services group, Laura Levenson, attended the Bay Area Mobility Management’s (BAMM) annual conference in San Francisco, CA to co-facilitate a future mobility workshop.
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?
With the focus on diversity and inclusiveness, supporting the needs of relocating employees, and enhancing the employee experience, it’s time to explore the topic of gender diversity and how companies can encourage more women to relocate.
This is the time of year when we show love and while everyone loves that heart-shaped box of chocolates and bouquet of roses on Valentine’s Day, the most impactful gifts are the personal ones. The same can be said for your mobile employees.
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).
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?
Over the past several months, Hong Kong has been experiencing significant political unrest, resulting in a difficult and unique experience for everyone in Hong Kong including the foreign expats who reside here.
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.
In this post, we highlight two roundtables coming up at Worldwide ERC’s India Summit, November 13, 2019. Our Client Service Directors, will each be hosting a roundtable where they will discuss the latest trends within the world of mobility in India.
When most organizations think about cost of living, high housing costs come to mind but there are other costs beyond housing to consider when calculating cost of living.
We live in a digital world, where we have shifted from print to digital, newspapers to online, books to e-readers and everything in between. With the demand and fast-paced world we are all in, many agree that the simpler, the better.
Over the past few years we have seen a steady decrease in the number of long term assignments and many mobility professionals are expecting this to continue.
Today’s globally mobile workforce needs personalized training, as well as just-in-time resources to address the ever-changing demands of a multicultural business environment.
UK Customs (HMRC) has announced changes to customs procedures for household goods and motor vehicles entering the UK that will impact assignees being relocated to this region.
More than seven weeks have passed since the Brexit vote, and as much uncertainty exists today as on 23 June.
Although it may be a new term to you, the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) treaty has been around since the wake of the Titanic disaster to ensure that all ships are soundly constructed and safe to operate.
Although a global assignment brings a sense of excitement and wonder, one of the first questions that expatriates and their family members often have — even before they depart — is, “when can we come back home to visit?”
If you’re sending employees on temporary domestic assignments, it’s a good idea to have a policy for those moves.
To commemorate the opening of our newest Center of Excellence in Newport Beach, California, Weichert Workforce Mobility will host a Pacific Rim Relocation Summit on June 10, 2015.