Do most employers still pay for relocation? There used to be a time when the question seemed ludicrous. Whether the move was local or international, it was not a concern, because it seemed the response was fairly automatic: relocation expenses were shouldered by companies, especially if...
What do expatriates like to change or add to their assignments? A resounding call for flexibility and customization permeated the recent survey conducted by Cigna Global Health Benefit and the National Foreign Trade Council on global mobility trends. A total of 2,700 expats working in...
Where outside your home country would you most want to work? The United States was the overall top pick in the study, “Talent Mobility Study: 2020 and Beyond” by PwC, the multinational professional services network, The question was directed at millennials who also chose the United Kingdom and...
Today’s companies are deploying more workforce globally to expand their reach. It’s not easy to implement International assignment policies but Global Mobility Solutions provided us with best practice considerations based on its industry surveys with the benchmarking of over 98 multinational companies. For global mobility...
People still like to do things the old-fashioned way, even when the technology and regulations are in place to make things convenient and secure for you online for more than a decade now. We’re talking about online document signing. As a global mobility specialist, you...
Imagine corporate housing in northern California all “geeked up” like you’re on the set of “Back to the Future” and your ride to work is a hoverboard. Well, it’s not that future yet. Let’s stick to the present. On October 30, the new Apple TV went...
Guess the most popular destination country for relocation? We gave away the answer in the headline, from a study by Cartus Corporation, a global relocation services provider. Rounding out the top 10 destinations are: 4) Switzerland, 5) Hong Kong, 6) India, 7) Germany, 8) China, 9)...
What is the future of mobility? Take a look at how corporations are globalizing and how we are living in an increasingly urbanized world that is estimated to increase by 2.5 billion by 2050. In this scenario, global mobility specialists will have their hands full...
If you’re a Global Mobility Specialist, you think in terms of how the world is within easy reach. If you’ve been at it for many years, then you’re ahead of everyone else in thinking how the world can’t be even more flatter. Companies hire talents everywhere,...
It should be easy to exercise in front of the TV, right? Well, not really when you have a nice sofa and it’s much more comfortable to just plunk down on it and spend an hour or so idling away in front of your giant...