05 Jun The Tax Compliances Challenge for Employees Who are Moving and Not Moving

Posted at 23:46h in Corporate Culture & Training, Global Mobility, Recruitment, Taxation by Ray [social_share]

Global organizations are at a crossroads these days. Some of their employees can’t wait to go to work, others are content to stay at home or work remotely. They have adjusted well to this new normal by having their staff work online or in fewer...

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03 Jun Why Global Mobility, Recruiting Can’t Afford to Stand Still

Posted at 00:53h in Business Travel, Corporate Culture & Training, Expat, Global Mobility, Immigration, Job Prospects, Recruitment, Relocating by Ray [social_share]

Part 1 of 2 Imagine a new assignee, Mohit, moved to northern California and before he could even unpack, COVID-19 arrived to spoil his move. Worse, he signed a multi-year lease on his rental. Even if he moved alone, his loved ones would be stressed out...

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28 May How to Manage Zoom, Family, and Distractions in Current Crisis

Posted at 01:08h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Job Prospects, Return to Work, Work Life by Ray [social_share]

Working from home these days is a juggling act like no other. There’s our job, if you still have one. Then there’s work we do for our homes, if you mean how to stave off distractions -- from the plants that have suddenly gained attention,...

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25 May Good Insurance Plan Can Help Alleviate Worries of Expats Amid Current Crisis

Posted at 02:08h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Insurance by Ray [social_share]

Adapting to the new normal amid such a health crisis is challenging enough, but expats and relocated Americans in the United States are also aware of the challenges they face in a more devastating way -- how to navigate the pangs of separation and isolation...

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22 May Pandemic Gives Global Mobility Time to Address Costs, Develop Countermeasures

Posted at 01:54h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Global Mobility by Ray [social_share]

Many companies are being conservative in terms of hiring people in these challenging times. Global mobility has also taken a hit, but a PwC pulse survey of more than 350 companies in April indicated an optimistic outlook. It found that 44% intend to continue the...

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20 May Study: Diversity, Inclusion are Part of Some Office Policies, Just Not Set in Motion

Posted at 18:17h in Corporate Culture & Training, Diversity & Inclusion, Expat, Global Mobility by Ray [social_share]

When it comes to jobs and businesses, the COVID-19 lockdown is reportedly impacting women and ethnic minorities more than anyone else. It doesn’t help that minorities are also victims of discrimination. In April, Techcrunch reported that unemployment was up by 15.5% among women, 2.5% higher...

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18 May Questions in the Minds of Employees Returning to Work

Posted at 17:56h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Expat, Return to Work, Return to Work by Ray [social_share]

Some companies in the Bay Area are opening their businesses but with coronavirus cases still rising, employees are understandably wary of coming to work, along with global mobility managers and their recruiters. The risks of contracting the virus once they come back and in the...

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12 May Pandemic Opens up Talk about Asynchronous Communication, 4-day Work Week, ‘Emotional Flexibility’

Posted at 21:09h in Business Travel, Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Job Prospects by Ray [social_share]

Micromanagers and coronavirus don’t go well together, not when remote work and flexible office policies are the buzzwords these days. Even in San Jose, CA, where reporting for work was the norm before the pandemic, global mobility managers are offering remote positions. People wonder what...

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08 May How Some Companies are More (and Staying) Productive in a Pandemic

Posted at 16:24h in Corporate Culture & Training, Expat, Global Mobility, Work from Home by Ray [social_share]

In a NYTimes piece, “Are Companies More Productive in a Pandemic,” Chegg senior executive Nathan Schultz recounts how he thought productivity would plummet 15 to 20 percent when the company started working remotely in March. Initially, he corresponded with the team more judiciously but found...

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07 May Leadership and How to Manage and Rally Assignees in COVID-19 Times

Posted at 16:37h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Work from Home by Ray [social_share]

There are public places to control and corporations to manage amid this coronavirus. As some US cities reopen, though, it has been reported that not many are heeding the warnings of the necessary precautions people need to take. Some owners of restaurants and bars (if...

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