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.
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.
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.
It’s that time of year, when everyone is making (and hoping to keep!) their New Year’s resolutions. Many people choose to start a healthy lifestyle which begs the question: how can your mobility program support this resolution for your mobile employees?
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.
As the holidays are fast approaching, many expats across the world are gearing up for vacation, with many of them planning trips home.
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 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.
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.
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.
Surveys have been showing that for many mobile employees, repatriation has continued to be a blind spot for employers during their relocation lifecycle.
Household goods moving impacting your global mobility cost and causing delays? Find out how you can improve your mobile workforce’s international moving experience.
Are you new to the mobility industry? Don’t worry, we know how overwhelming it can be! In an industry as complex as ours, it’s not unusual to feel like you don’t have a great understanding of mobility.
In the era of customized experiences, shifting employee expectations, and an ongoing war for talent, it’s unsurprising that organizations are placing high value on the experience of their mobile population.
Elite procurement professionals seemingly possess a Swiss Army knife of diverse skills to excel in their job.
While companies’ new hire statistics reflect a more diverse workforce, there's still significant work to be done towards embracing more inclusive workforce management.
Internship programs are typically a win-win for interns and the companies that bring them aboard.
As more organizations realize the value of interns in growing their workforce and expanding their talent pool, relocation benefits for interns becomes a hot topic.
In our recent webinar on Nine Trends to Watch in 2019, we examined challenges in moving employees across borders.
Why hold up your employees' relocations when something small gets in the way? A discretionary allowance keeps your program moving.