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Which Employee Relocation Benefits are Most Popular, which are Not

| January 8, 2020

popular relocation benefitsSHRM’s 2018 Employee Benefits Study assessed the prevalence of more than 300 employee relocation benefits and found that lump sum payments are the single most popular relocation benefit offered by the surveyed companies, offered by 28% of responding companies. Other relocation benefits most offered in 2018 included temporary relocation benefits (16% of companies), location visit assistance (16%), reimbursement of shipping fees (12%), and cost-of-living differentials (11%).

However, just as important as understanding the most popular benefits to relocating employees is understanding which benefits are less popular. Because companies periodically reassess their relocation policies to ensure they are remaining competitive in the marketplace and offering benefits employees currently want and use, it’s important to know which benefits have become less necessary and desirable. Read More

What Types of Companies and Industries Benefit Most from Outsourcing Global Mobility Services?

| January 3, 2020

To put it succinctly, virtually any company or industry can benefit from outsourcing global mobility services. As a relocation management company (RMC), we will let you in on a secret: mobility is probably one of the most cumbersome of all benefits to attempt to administer in house.

A typical domestic relocation might include counseling, expense administration, tax gross-up, home selling assistance, household goods transportation, temporary housing and home finding assistance. Many third parties are part of this process, bringing further complexity, as a company must source, vet and manage each of their services.

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2020 Relocation Home Sale Assistance and Finding Trends Impacting Mobility Policy

| December 23, 2019

relocation home sale assistanceWith the rebound of the U.S. real estate market and the current competition for talent, companies that distanced themselves from home sale assistance often have found themselves at a disadvantage. However, given the current trends impacting U.S. domestic relocation policy, it’s worth taking another look at relocation home sale assistance as a strategic tool for at least some employees. Read More

Domestic Relocation Policy Trends for 2020: Best Practices for Your Mobility Policy

| December 16, 2019

u.s. relocation policyThis is a particularly dynamic time for companies that relocate employees within the U.S. Several overarching social and demographic trends are influencing the way we work, and employee expectations can vary greatly across generations, locations and industries. Similarly, company needs and competitive situations can vary widely, depending on industry, location and business strategy. A start-up company likely will have different mobility goals than an established corporation.

The term “best practices” recognizes an ongoing industry collaboration to identify ideas or solutions that increase employee and business stakeholder satisfaction while creating efficiencies. The current U.S. domestic best practices outlined in our latest eBook for global mobility professionals provide a useful starting point for developing or reviewing your own domestic relocation policy. Ultimately, your company’s best practices will be the policy elements most closely aligned with your culture and business objectives.

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Civil Unrest in Hong Kong and Global Mobility Duty of Care Employer Obligations

| November 30, 2019

duty of care employer obligationsFor many years, Hong Kong has been ranked as one of the safest cities in the world. However, the recent protests in Hong Kong and unrest have raised some security concerns for corporations with employees and families deployed there as part of its international relocation program. On November 14, the U.S. State Department raised its travel advisory for Hong Kong from Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions to Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. The U.S. State Department website advises the following: Read More

Help! I Need to Put Together a Domestic Relocation Package, and I Don’t Know Where to Begin! Getting Started with Employee Relocation

| November 19, 2019

employee relocationWe see it all the time: a company (often a smaller or start-up organization) reaches out to TRC because they have found the perfect employee candidate. The only problem is that the candidate lives on the other side of the country and there is no existing employee relocation program.

Fortunately, this candidate is willing to relocate, but she knows that it is expensive, and she has asked what kind of employee relocation package the company will provide. The company has never been involved with a domestic relocation before and is not quite sure what to do. She is a must-have candidate and she knows it, so she has considerable bargaining power. Read More

How Canada Raises the Bar for Attracting Foreign Skilled Talent

| October 24, 2019

The following article was written and originally published on October 11, 2019 by Worldwide ERC. View the original article. 

According to an article from Bloomberg, Canada took in 425,000 people in 2018, boosting population growth to a three-decade high of 1.4%. Canada boasts a strong economy and a progressive immigration system, and as a result, the Canadian government predicts that by 2031, over half of all working-age people in the country will have been born overseas. The article notes that this growth is a result of Canada’s desire for skilled talent. Large companies such as Amazon have benefited from the influx of talented foreigners and has created 10,000 jobs in Canada. Read More

TRC Global Mobility Goes to Washington for Worldwide ERC Hill Day 2019

| October 8, 2019

Worldwide ERC Hill DayTRC’s Melissa SeitzMedford, CRP, GMS, Director, Consulting Services and Jerry Funaro, SCRP, SGMS-T, Vice President, Global Marketing were part of a Worldwide ERC® delegation on Capitol Hill on October 2. During Worldwide ERC Hill Day, delegates met with senior House and Senate staff, particularly those from their home states or the states where their companies are headquartered. They discussed several pending pieces of legislation that are of particular interest to companies that relocate employees. These include: Read More

Hrvoje Crnecki, CRP Joins TRC Global Mobility as Director, Global Business Development

| September 30, 2019

Hrvoje CrneckiTRC Global Mobility, Inc. (TRC) is pleased to announce that Hrvoje Crnecki, CRP, has joined the company as Director, Global Business Development. Hrvoje (pronounced “Hervoy”) has been in the industry for more than 12 years, holding a variety of roles at Paragon Global Resources, Cartus, Crown World Mobility, Mercer, Mondelez International and Kimberly-Clark.

Hrvoje has an especially personal knowledge of the relocation process. He has already experienced six interstate relocations within the U.S., receiving support ranging from a lump sum to a full relocation package.

More dramatically, Hrvoje experienced his first big move at the age of ten, after his native Yugoslavia erupted into war. As Hrvoje says, this was not a traditional corporate relocation but rather a compelled move with “limited” benefits! Hrvoje, along with his brother and mother, arrived in the U.S. with only a few Yugoslavian coins in their pockets and experienced all the challenges associated with moving to a foreign land, from culture to language to geography. When he was in college, Hrvoje attended a relocation job fair and that sparked his interest in the mobility industry. Read More

Trump Administration Releases Plan to Overhaul Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

| September 27, 2019

housing reform planThe following article was written by Aidan Camas and originally published on  September 27, 2019 by Worldwide ERC. View the original article. 

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has proposed to move Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac toward privatization, but with a federal loan guaranty.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released its new Housing Reform Plan, which aims to re-privatize mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Earlier this year, President Donald Trump instructed the Treasury Department to draft a plan that would end the federal government’s conservatorship over Fannie and Freddie, which began as part of a federal government bailout in response to the 2008 financial crisis. In the years following the financial crisis, the federal government has struggled to agree upon a plan that addresses the future of these institutions. As part of the federal government’s conservatorship, all profit made by the mortgage giants is being “swept” into the Treasury Department’s account. It is estimated that Fannie and Freddie have now paid the federal government billions of dollars more than they were given as a bailout. The profitability of Fannie and Freddie for the government is another reason Congress has had little incentive to make changes to the current relationship. Treasury’s new 50-point plan outlines how the Trump Administration would like to see Fannie and Freddie recapitalized but getting this accomplished will require the help of both Congress and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), something that will be a major undertaking. Read More

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