February 22, 2012 by Susan Maylone
The world has changed; the “Baby Boomers” have put their retirement goals on hold in an effort to recoup from financial losses, they may have experienced during the recent economical crisis. Employers may be benefiting by the longevity; utilizing this seasoned workforce in key positions ...
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January 17, 2012 by Barbara Casiere
Measuring performance is critical to the success of any customer service oriented business, and global mobility is no exception. The only way to continuously improve is to identify unfavorable trends early and implement the necessary changes to reverse those trends.
In today’s economic environment...
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January 5, 2012 by Sue Lai
There are many reasons why an employee would like to take the opportunity to move overseas. Below are some of the popular reasons for making such a "big" decision in life:
1. Taxation
When you consider the ongoing increase in taxes in countries such as the UK or USA, it seems the more money y...
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December 12, 2011 by Marc Krebs
"It’s on the market for what?" "It sold for what?" "Interest rates are what?" "Wow!" Those comments are ones we are hearing often these days. It’s hard to believe that interest rates can be hovering around 4%. And when you can buy it cheaper than you can build it, the concept of undervalued beco...
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December 7, 2011 by Kate Cavanough
In these times of financial uncertainty, we in the Relocation industry have certainly noticed a change in trend in Expatriate locations and employer packages being offered to employees. In Asia pacific we have seen a growing trend in relocations from India to Singapore to coincide with the increased...
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November 22, 2011 by Michael Alexander
If you’ve moved before, you know that it can be an extremely challenging task; and that’s especially true for the parents of small children. You don’t have to be a parent for long to figure out that even slight changes to their normal routines can affect them significantly. Long distance move...
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October 26, 2011 by Barbara Casiere
Looking out the window at the leaves starting to turn and feeling the sudden crispness in the air, I have sudden flashbacks to last winter and how quickly Mother Nature flicked the switch to let the snow fly and the temperatures drop.
For those of us in Relocation, it’s time to remind Transferees a...
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October 18, 2011 by Tom Colucci
For the first time in my 20+ year relocation career, I attended the fall WERC Global Symposium without registering for the conference sessions. As a gold sponsor and exhibitor we were given a limited number of “exhibit hall only” passes which granted admittance to the exhibits on a...
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