The Chinese Zodiac calendar is comprised of 12 animals, representing a cycle of 12 years. Out of the 12 animals, some may question why those animals and not others?
Over the past several months, Hong Kong has been experiencing significant political unrest, resulting in a difficult and unique experience for everyone in Hong Kong including the foreign expats who reside here.
Mobility in India continues to be on the rise and we are very excited to be at the forefront of the discussion on the trends and challenges impacting mobility into, out of, and within the country.
In this post, we highlight two roundtables coming up at Worldwide ERC’s India Summit, November 13, 2019. Our Client Service Directors, will each be hosting a roundtable where they will discuss the latest trends within the world of mobility in India.
When most organizations think about cost of living, high housing costs come to mind but there are other costs beyond housing to consider when calculating cost of living.
We live in a digital world, where we have shifted from print to digital, newspapers to online, books to e-readers and everything in between. With the demand and fast-paced world we are all in, many agree that the simpler, the better.
Over the past few years we have seen a steady decrease in the number of long term assignments and many mobility professionals are expecting this to continue.
Today’s globally mobile workforce needs personalized training, as well as just-in-time resources to address the ever-changing demands of a multicultural business environment.
UK Customs (HMRC) has announced changes to customs procedures for household goods and motor vehicles entering the UK that will impact assignees being relocated to this region.
More than seven weeks have passed since the Brexit vote, and as much uncertainty exists today as on 23 June.
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.
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?”
If you’re sending employees on temporary domestic assignments, it’s a good idea to have a policy for those moves.
To commemorate the opening of our newest Center of Excellence in Newport Beach, California, Weichert Workforce Mobility will host a Pacific Rim Relocation Summit on June 10, 2015.
I was recently interviewed for an article on the topic of divorce for Mobility Magazine, and it occurred to me that in 20+ years working in the global mobility industry, I have never been asked to approach this question from a strategic viewpoint.
Preparing year-end tax reporting for your company’s international assignees is a difficult process by itself. Having to do it twice due to errors can be downright painful, not to mention expensive when you factor in possible penalties.