Singapore has been ranked #1 for both quality of life and happiest country in Asia, and that’s because the economic, political, socio-cultural environments – including healthcare, education, and transportation — are all top notch.
For the tenth annual edition of our workforce mobility survey, we took a fresh approach.
The lazy, hazy days of summer are here, bringing family fun, vacation trips, barbecues and summer camps. The days are longer and in many cases, hotter.
Conventional wisdom and experience dictate that saying you want to break up and actually doing it are two very different things.
Although it may be a new term to you, the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) treaty has been around since the wake of the Titanic disaster to ensure that all ships are soundly constructed and safe to operate.
In today’s highly competitive work environment, employers are seeking ways to effectively expand their talent pool, and are also recognizing that the global mobility of talent is a key driver of growth.
We are proud to be playing a significant role in this week’s Worldwide ERC Americas Conference in Houston, May 18-20.
Many HR departments are establishing their objectives for 2016. Among the most popular is advancing Diversity and Inclusion goals.
Companies have been relying on temporary assignments for several years now, as they help them meet short-term business objectives and retain employees who are reluctant to permanently relocate.
Mexico is the second largest economy in Latin America, after Brazil. The country has an export-oriented economy with more than 90% of trade under free trade agreements.
Throughout the past year, as workforce mobility has become increasingly complex, we’ve worked harder to remain a valued and reliable resource to our clients—an extension of your organizations.
Last month, I partnered with Mark Frederick of IOR to present a webinar on the alignment of workforce mobility and talent management.
I recently moderated a roundtable event in our west coast U.S. office, where corporate mobility professionals discussed the issues and opportunities they face when supporting internships.
Many HR professionals still manage workforce mobility as a purely tactical process, moving talent between points without considering each assignment’s long-term impact on their employees or their companies’ vision.
Normally around this time of year, we start having internal discussions about why the real estate market activity has been sluggish or why transfer volumes are not as anticipated.
We often hear that “nobody goes to college for a career in relocation.” In some ways it’s true; ours seems to be one of those industries that people find themselves building careers in without ever really planning to.
Brazil is the seventh largest economy in the world and the largest in Latin America. In recent years, the country has been one of the fastest growing economies in the world primarily due to its export potential.
I’m always on the lookout for signs of an improved real estate market within mobility programs.
With the steady increase in demand for a highly flexible and mobile workforce, Companies are growing concerned about a number of risks when it comes to business travel.
Although a global assignment brings a sense of excitement and wonder, one of the first questions that expatriates and their family members often have — even before they depart — is, “when can we come back home to visit?”
Last week, I attended the New Jersey chapter of the Forum for Expatriate Management’s first meeting of 2016. There, I was proud to serve as a panelist alongside fellow subject matter experts from KPMG, Control Risks, NFTC, Mercer and CAI.
Our eighth annual Workforce Mobility Survey examines how approximately 170 North American companies manage their mobile talent.
As the end of the year approaches, so do the gentle reminders that tax season will soon be upon us.
I was proud to have the opportunity to serve as a featured panelist at the 2015 CERC Conference along with my colleague (and millennial) Katherine Bouchard, speaking on millennials and, specifically, how they are impacting the mobile workforce.