Global mobility is entering a more strategic phase. For years, programs were judged largely by whether employees moved compliantly, arrived on time and stayed within budget. Those fundamentals still matter, but business leaders increasingly want to know what mobility made possible: faster market entry, access...
Lump-sum relocation policies have become an appealing answer to rising costs and administrative complexity. Employers receive a predictable expense, mobility teams manage fewer service providers, and employees gain freedom to decide how their relocation funds are spent. But simplicity for the company can create complexity for...
Global immigration is not moving neatly toward either openness or closure. A more selective system is emerging instead: governments are tightening enforcement for many travelers and workers while creating faster, more attractive pathways for the talent, investment and skills they value most. For employers, this means...
Americans are relocating less often, and housing is becoming one of the biggest barriers separating workers from better opportunities. The share of people who changed residences fell to 11.8% in 2024, down from 12.1% the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest geographic...
Global mobility leaders are confronting an uncomfortable equation. The talent companies need is becoming harder to find, yet moving that talent across borders is becoming significantly more expensive. Fragomen’s 2026 Worldwide Immigration Trends Report describes a market shaped by geopolitical instability, greater compliance pressure, persistent skills...
For much of the last decade, workplace conversations revolved around FOMO—the Fear of Missing Out. It captured an era driven by social media, constant connectivity, and the pressure to seize every opportunity. Now, a different acronym is defining the modern workforce: FOBO—Fear of Becoming Obsolete. Unlike...
Artificial intelligence is transforming the global economy at a pace few technologies have achieved before. Yet while headlines often focus on breakthroughs in large language models, autonomous agents, and robotics, a quieter revolution is unfolding behind the scenes. The real competitive advantage in the AI...
For years, headlines have portrayed the labor shortage as a temporary problem driven by workers unwilling to return to the office, employers unwilling to raise wages, or a mismatch between available jobs and available talent. While these explanations contain elements of truth, they overlook a...
For years, the conventional wisdom surrounding international hiring has been remarkably consistent: companies look overseas primarily to reduce labor costs. But new global workforce data suggests that assumption is increasingly outdated. Instead of searching for cheaper employees, organizations are crossing borders to find skills that...
For just a few days in June, employers sponsoring highly skilled foreign workers believed one of the biggest obstacles to hiring international talent had finally been lifted. A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled that the Trump administration's controversial $100,000 H-1B consular processing fee was unlawful, declaring...