Artificial intelligence dominated this year’s HR Tech conference, but beneath the excitement lies a striking contradiction: while most professionals are experimenting with AI tools, far fewer organizations are formally integrating them into their talent, mobility, or HR systems. For global mobility professionals—who manage cross-border assignments,...
As 2025 heads into its final stretch, global mobility leaders are preparing for a period of continued complexity, heightened expectations, and accelerating change. The forces shaping mobility next year—geopolitical instability, hybrid work experimentation, cost pressure, and rapid technology adoption—may not fade. Instead, they will intensify...
Global mobility professionals have long been responsible for ensuring smooth, compliant, and cost-efficient employee moves across borders. But as workforces become more distributed and international assignments more fluid, payroll—once considered “an HR or finance function”—is now deeply intertwined with mobility strategy. Timely payments, tax accuracy,...
Global mobility used to be about logistics, incentives, and career opportunities. Now it sits at the intersection of three hard forces: rising costs, stricter enforcement, and employees who are more selective than ever about uprooting their lives. The “nice-to-have” era of relocations is over. Mobility...
A few years ago, Strategy Analytics estimated that the global mobile workforce would reach 1.87 billion people by 2022—about 42% of the world’s workforce. That prediction has largely played out. Remote and mobile work are no longer fringe options; they’re baked into how companies attract,...
In a world obsessed with recruiting the next big hire, companies may be overlooking their best candidates — the ones already on their payroll. For global mobility specialists, whose work traditionally revolves around relocating high-performing employees across borders, this shift in mindset could be transformative. Artificial...