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The relocation experts at Global Mobility Solutions offer insight on top mobility challenges and industry trends. Learn important tips such as the benefits of benchmarking your relocation policy every 12 to 18 months and the importance of choosing the right relocation technology. We also present industry best practices and helpful information for companies and their employees on everything relating to relocation, including visa and immigration issues, learning new languages and culture, and finding a new home.

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Family Matters and Career Support for Spouses Impacted by Relocations

Relocating employees often have questions regarding their children’s education, family healthcare, eldercare, and the job market and career support for their accompanying partner or spouse. Understanding your employee’s needs is essential to their relocation process. By providing valuable resources for transferees and their families, your company can help ensure a successful relocation.

Sam Hoey | CRP, GMS June 27, 2023

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Engage Your Relocation Management Company Early in the Relocation Process

Employers should engage their Relocation Management Company (RMC) early in the relocation process. Employers often go to great lengths to define the questions they ask RMCs in their Request for Proposals. Several employees from departments including Human Resources, Accounting, Legal, and Procurement may spend a significant amount of time finding and selecting an RMC with the knowledge and experience that will ultimately serve the needs of the company, transferees, and new hires.
With all of the effort to find an RMC that best matches their requirements, wouldn’t you think employers would actively engage the RMC in their relocation process? Most companies do a good job communicating to their hiring managers and others throughout the organization how to utilize their RMC’s resources. However, even with this communication, the hiring manager or others sometimes do not engage the RMC early in the process. This may lead to several consequences for transferees and new hires.

Kimberly Chacon June 20, 2023

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How To Craft An Effective Relocation Orientation Program For Employees

When hiring new employees, it’s important to provide in-depth orientation programs for new hires so they can be onboarded efficiently. This is also important to consider when team members are relocated to a different site, especially if this involves a significant upheaval in their living circumstances.
To that end, here are some tips to follow to build a relocation-focused orientation program that works.

Christina Urrutia June 13, 2023

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Tips & Tricks Navigating the Legalities of Corporate Relocation

Relocating your corporate headquarters is more than just a physical move. It entails transferring your business’s operations, assets, and sometimes, even employees to a new location. Various factors can spur this decision—expanding business operations, accessing a new market, or seeking cost-effectiveness. However, the process involves navigating numerous logistical, operational, and legal hurdles.

Michael Barone June 6, 2023

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Language Barriers to Overcome During International Relocation Process

Many workers seek job opportunities outside their home country despite the perceived language barrier challenge. Now more than ever, companies allow employees to work their complete schedules with remote work policies. This has opened up opportunities for employees to consider international relocation options as they no longer have to be in the office daily.

But moving abroad isn’t always seamless, and there are some obstacles to overcome before enjoying life in the new destination. When heading to a new country, the test of learning the native language looms large. But this shouldn’t stop employees from relocating to the country they always wanted to live in. Expat numbers have risen recently, with remote work positions becoming the norm.

Christina Urrutia May 25, 2023

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What Is the H-2B Visa?

The H-2B visa program is a valuable asset to the US, as it allows foreign nationals to work on non-agricultural projects and thus helps to alleviate labor shortages in multiple industries. This program offers a wide range of job possibilities, from conservationists to carnival workers, and is becoming increasingly popular as the application cap is routinely filled.

The need for H-2B visas, which allow foreign workers to take on non-agricultural jobs for nine months out of the year, has steadily increased over the past few years. Last year, the demand for these visas drastically increased, with a 49.5% rise from 2021. Learn more.

John Fernandez | CRP, GMS, SSB May 16, 2023

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6 Ways to Help Employees Adjust After a Relocation Assignment

Relocating for a job is an exciting step that millions take each year worldwide, but it also comes with its fair share of trials and tribulations.

It’s essential for employers to consider this and accommodate the needs of team members who have uprooted their entire lives to move to a new city on behalf of the organization they work for.

Here are some small but meaningful perks you should consider offering if you want this transition to be as smooth as possible.

Sam Hoey | CRP, GMS May 10, 2023

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Benefits of Pre-Decision Services

Global Mobility Solutions (GMS) is the original pioneer of the benefits of pre-decision services. Our clients know that partnering with us at the start of the relocation process helps identify the markers of a successful relocation and greatly enhances transferee productivity. Our wide range of services allows clients to identify those employees who are the best fit for the assignment. Relocation technologies and systems let clients manage employee relocation programs with ease.
Among the many services GMS offers, candidate assessments have become critical for clients to assess expectations, skills, qualities, and financial and family issues impacting relocation success. Clients should examine candidate circumstances to identify prospects likely to succeed. For the candidate, pre-decision services provide valuable information they can use to determine, including helpful information about the cost of living, housing markets, school reports, and moving expenses.

Kimberly Chacon May 2, 2023

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The Challenges of International Corporate Relocation

The international corporate relocation process can be a daunting venture. It requires extensive planning and coordination to get employees to their new home country. For growing companies, relocating employees abroad has become an all-too-familiar task. From efficient shipping protocols to secure job placement services upon arrival, the complexities of the global mobility process must involve a strategic approach. For this reason, today, we will discuss the challenges of international corporate relocation. We will assess the steps you need to take to overcome these challenges to get employees from point A to point B seamlessly. Learn more!

Michael Barone April 25, 2023

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Family Matters and Career Support for Spouses Impacted by Relocations

Engage Your Relocation Management Company Early in the Relocation Process

How To Craft An Effective Relocation Orientation Program For Employees

Tips & Tricks Navigating the Legalities of Corporate Relocation

Language Barriers to Overcome During International Relocation Process

What Is the H-2B Visa?

6 Ways to Help Employees Adjust After a Relocation Assignment

Benefits of Pre-Decision Services

The Challenges of International Corporate Relocation

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