Nine Relocation Policy Trends for 2019

January 24, 2019

A Weichert Webinar

A tightening labor market, shifting workforce demographics and new competitive threats for the most desirable employees challenge corporate HR managers.

The best defense is a solid relocation program, and the new year is a great time to ensure that your company’s reflects best practices and current trends.

In this informative session, Jennifer Connell, SCRP, SGMS-T, Practice Leader in Weichert’s Advisory Services Group, will walk through some of the most pressing concerns, challenges and trends facing mobility managers and how they should prepare for them.

Topics will include extended business travel, duty of care, talent acquisition, household goods, immigration, flexible programs and more, based on Weichert’s research and analysis, as well as the past year’s work with multinational companies across the world to refine their policies.

Whether you manage mobile employees in the United States, Canada or across the globe, this is information that will help you better and more cost-effectively do your job. Our program is approved for 1 (one) ERC credit and 2 (two) CERC credits.

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Thursday, January 24, 2019 , 2:00pm ET

Jennifer Connell, SCRP, SGMS-T, is North American Practice Leader with Weichert’s Consulting Services group. She has over 23 years of experience in the workforce mobility and employee benefits industries and received Worldwide ERC’s Meritorious Service Award in 2010. She has also spoken on workforce mobility topics at industry conferences throughout North America.

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Research (Reports & Whitepapers)

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The Rise of Global Domestic Mobility

Our latest study into the steadily rising trend of global domestic mobility uncovers new data, best practices, and recommendations for effectively attracting and supporting the movement of local talent.



News

Where are the Women?

Our world is becoming more accepting of diversity and inclusiveness. But in mobility, one area is still lagging, and that's gender diversity. Find out why women are so underrepresented when it comes to going on assignments.

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Anatomy of a Trusted Partnership

This article explores the trusted partnership that Weichert has built with long-time client EY, with insight as to what makes a successful collaboration from both the Weichert and EY perspectives.


Press Releases


Podcasts

Relocation and the Current Real Estate Market

Let's make work happen. A Relocation Podcast.

Overview

Nothing affects the cost of your relocation program -- and the overall experience for your relocating employees -- like the state of the real estate market. In this informative episode, our subject matter experts discuss the current state of the market, trends they're seeing and where they predict things are heading, and how corporate relocation managers can stay one step ahead of every challenge the market conjures. Join Betsy Roche, VP of the Weichert Broker Network, and Joe Palumbo, VP of Real Estate Services, for a valuable and insightful market discussion with Laura Levenson, Practice Leader of our Advisory Services group. It's 30 minutes that can help you make work happen!

The Current Real Estate Market and Its Impact on Relocation

relocation podcast

Overview

Our quarterly look at current trends across the US real estate market (with some insight to the Canadian market) and how they are impacting relocating employees and other buyers. Topics include the current lack of inventory and higher home prices; how these and other challenges are affecting buyers, particularly young professionals who may be looking to relocate into their first home; how companies are adjusting relocation/home buying benefits to accommodate the current market; the shape of things to come; and much more. It's a half hour of valuable content presented by Laura Levenson, Practice Leader in Weichert Workforce Mobility's Advisory Services group; Joe Palumbo, Vice President of Real Estate Services for Weichert Workforce Mobility; and Betsy Roche, Vice President of the Weichert Broker Network.

Building a More Inclusive Relocation Policy

relocation podcast

Overview

In this episode, Laura Levenson of our Advisory Services group offers best practices and insight for companies that want to build a safe and more inclusive mobility program and policy for their LGBTQ+ assignees -- not just because it's the right thing to do, but because the best ideas come from collaboration between so many different people.


Case Studies

Overcoming Remote Housing Challenges

Mining companies operating in remote communities often face challenges securing housing. Weichert developed a multi-pronged approach to tackling these housing hurdles, facilitating a better transition for our client's mobile employees.

Revolutionizing Mobility Compliance

Our SMARTRIP tool -- forged through our partnership with TST -- is changing the compliance game for our clients who struggled with fragmented risk management processes.

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