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Worldwide ERC Supports Workforce Mobility Relief to Bolster Economic Recovery

| July 16, 2020

tax reform workforce mobilityThe U.S. economy has lost 15 million jobs since February 2020 and the unemployment rate, while improving, stood at 11.1% for June 2020—a historically high level. Before the pandemic and the onset of the current recession, the unemployment rate was around 3.5%—a 50-year low.

Public and tax policy can facilitate workforce mobility, helping job hunters to become re-employed and employers to engage the talent needed for growth. Unfortunately, more recent legislation, such as the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, has actually made mobility more costly and less attractive, by eliminating popular tax provisions widely utilized by companies and relocating employees. Read More

Mobile Employees May Be Affected by Relief Checks Calculation

| April 6, 2020

This article was originally published by Worldwide ERC on March 27, 2020. Click here to review the original article. If you have questions about how employee relocation benefits can impact relief checks, please contact us.

The proposed coronavirus relief package defines the amounts to be given to taxpayers based on their adjusted gross income. This can be complicated for transferees who received moving expense payments.

A massive coronavirus economic relief package that is expected to be passed by Congress and signed into law by the end of the week includes one-time relief payments to every American with a Social Security number. However, limitations on who can qualify may, in some cases, affect recently relocated employees.

The relief payments are $1,200 per adult ($2,400 for married couples), plus $500 for every child under the age of 17. However, full payments are limited to individuals with adjusted gross income less than $75,000 and married couples with adjusted gross income less than $150,000. The payments then phase out to zero over income levels up to $99,000 and $198,000.
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Worldwide ERC® Requests Financial Assistance for Mobility Industry

| March 23, 2020

This article was originally published by Worldwide ERC on March 20, 2020. Click here to review the original article.

Worldwide ERC® has sent letters to congressional leaders requesting the inclusion in the latest economic stimulus package of four provisions to help Worldwide ERC® members address the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Earlier today, Worldwide ERC® sent letters to U.S. congressional leaders requesting financial assistance for our members to help mitigate losses due to global travel restrictions that are necessary to contain the coronavirus. The U.S. Congress is currently developing a third legislative package to stimulate the U.S. economy and provide financial relief to employees and employers.

In the letter, Worldwide ERC® makes four specific requests of lawmakers as our members face an enormous reduction in the number of relocations.
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U.S. Suspends Travel from 26 European Countries

| March 16, 2020

This article was originally published by Worldwide ERC on March 13, 2020. Click here to review the original article.

U.S. President Trump has announced a 30-day suspension of travel by foreign nationals residing or visiting Schengen Zone countries to the U.S. due to concerns over coronavirus (COVID-19).

U.S. Suspends Travel from 26 European CountriesIn a televised speech on 11 March, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the suspension for 30 days of travel to the U.S. by foreign nationals who have been in a country part of the Schengen Zone of Europe in the last 14 days. The entry suspension takes effect today, Friday, 13 March at 11:59 pm (eastern).

U.S. citizens and permanent residents currently in a Schengen Zone country with plans to arrive in the U.S. after the suspension takes effect will be subject to medical screenings. The suspension does not apply to foreign nationals whose plane takes off prior to the effective date and time but lands in the U.S. on 14 March. Several other categories of individuals including certain family members of U.S. residents, diplomats and flight crews are not subject to the restriction.
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Coronavirus: Countries’ Containment Efforts Affect Employers

| February 28, 2020

This article was originally published by Worldwide ERC on February 18, 2020. Click here to review the original article.

How Coronavirus Containment Efforts Affect EmployersGovernments around the world seeking to protect their talent from coronavirus have issued guidance and in some cases restrictions on employees traveling to and from China. The approach taken by the U.S. is similar to that taken by most countries, while Singapore’s approach is most restrictive.

In an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus within their borders, several countries have provided guidance to, and in some instances, placed requirements on domestic employers related to employees traveling to China. In most countries, governments are recommending to businesses that they refrain from sending employees to China. The Singapore government has placed specific requirements and restrictions on businesses for employees entering the country from China. Read More

China Travel Advisory

| February 3, 2020

China travel advisory for USABecause of the growing global threat posed by the coronavirus, the U.S. State Department has issued a Level 4 China Travel Advisory (Do Not Travel). For Americans currently in China, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers the following guidance.

China – Level 4: Do Not Travel

Do not travel to China due to the novel coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, China. On January 30, the World Health Organization (WHO) determined the rapidly spreading outbreak constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Travelers should be prepared for the possibility of travel restrictions with little or no advance notice. Most commercial air carriers have reduced or suspended routes to and from China. Read More

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

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

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

Steve Townsend, CRP, GMS-T Named SVP, Client Services at TRC Global Mobility

| September 3, 2019

Steve Townsend - TRC Global MobilityTRC Global Mobility, Inc. (TRC) is pleased to announce that Steve Townsend, CRP, GMS-T, has been promoted to the role of Senior Vice President, Client Services. As a member of TRC’s executive team, Steve will lead TRC’s Operations and Client Relations functions and report to TRC’s President.

Steve has been an integral part of TRC’s business development effort since 2011, representing TRC in the Southwestern and Southern U.S.

He had a long and successful career in operations management before joining TRC. In his 17-year career at Prudential Relocation, Steve served as Vice President, Relationship Management. As one of Prudential’s senior operations leaders, Steve directed multiple teams in client relations and service delivery, achieving an overall client retention rate of 98 percent. Earlier at Prudential, he served as Vice President, Client Services. Steve began his career at a mid-sized energy company, where he directed an in-house mobility team, redesigned and enhanced the employee domestic relocation policies, and managed the sales of corporate owned real estate. Read More

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