Jennifer Connell, VP Advisory Services, presented about the trends surrounding International Extended Business Travel (EBT), how companies administer these assignments, and challenges from her recent research project on EBTs.
Our Global Practice Leader in our Advisory Services group, Laura Levenson, attended the Bay Area Mobility Management’s (BAMM) annual conference in San Francisco, CA to co-facilitate a future mobility workshop.
A flawless relocation program that supports your company’s talent acquisition, development and retention efforts. Does it sound a little too good to be true?
It still seems a little surreal that after years of discussion and negotiation, we are now a month post-Brexit. Yet, questions still remain: what will happen after the transition period and how will it impact global mobility?
With the focus on diversity and inclusiveness, supporting the needs of relocating employees, and enhancing the employee experience, it’s time to explore the topic of gender diversity and how companies can encourage more women to relocate.
This is the time of year when we show love and while everyone loves that heart-shaped box of chocolates and bouquet of roses on Valentine’s Day, the most impactful gifts are the personal ones. The same can be said for your mobile employees.
Everyone’s talking about the gig economy these days, and the mobility industry is no exception. The “gig economy” is a labor pool characterized by non-traditional, short-term working relationships, typically independent in nature (think Uber for freelancers).
Defining the perfect experience for your relocating employees often means finding the balance between empowering tech and seasoned guidance.
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.
With the holiday season upon us, business travel is getting a little more complicated. Time-off requests and a high demand for airline tickets could take a bite out of your end-of-year productivity or make business travel financially difficult.
Global compensation can cause headaches for even the most astute mobility managers. In this post, our expert answers questions on this challenging topic.
Mobility professionals cannot stop talking about our interactive roundtables at ERC’s India Global Mobility Summit as we discussed the latest trends within the world of mobility in India.
Mobility is changing. From a demographic shift in the mobile population, to the largest multi-generational workforce, to the change in policy trends for those relocating, to the focus on the employee experience.
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 are constantly gathering research on flexible approaches on mobility to help companies understand how these provisions should be used, to link more effectively with the overall company and talent goals.
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.
The theory of diversity and inclusiveness fosters innovation, but it is eye-opening to hear people lament that their organization’s overall inclusive practices – or lack thereof – are not up to the same standards and principals of diversity.
Your mobile employee has just accepted a new international job offer, and with this will come a new language to learn, a new culture to experience and on top of all the “new” they have children who will be attending a new school.
Surveys have been showing that for many mobile employees, repatriation has continued to be a blind spot for employers during their relocation lifecycle.
The start of a new school year always brings with it a host of changes, especially if a new school year brings a new school.
Today’s mobile workforce includes more generations and demographics than ever before. How do you keep them all happy and productive? What mobility benefits make the difference?
Are you new to the mobility industry? Don’t worry, we know how overwhelming it can be! In an industry as complex as ours, it’s not unusual to feel like you don’t have a great understanding of mobility.