Meeting the Challenges of International Employee Relocation
The workplace has gone global, with job responsibilities, projects, and teams often spanning continents and cultures. More and more companies are relocating their employees internationally, whether permanently or to take on temporary assignments, and corporate human resources departments now play an integral part in guiding employees through the challenges of moving to a new job…
Read MoreCan Moving Lead to Greater Happiness?
Looking for more happiness in your life? Moving just might be the key. Although moving is universally ranked as one of the most stressful events in people’s lives, for many of us it’s also an opportunity to create positive change. Research shows that we typically move for good reason: to start a new job or…
Read MoreRelocating Employees to Manhattan? Why Living in Bergen County is ideal
Relocating for work is always a challenging process – for both the employee who is transferring and the company who is moving them. Employees are often resistant to relocating, and statistics show that moves to locations where the cost of living is high are the offers employees resist most. Perhaps not surprisingly, the New York…
Read MoreOvercoming Employee Resistance to Relocation
Each year, nearly seven million people in the United States relocate because of their work. Job changes, restructuring, and moving a corporate office often involve relocation. However, employees are not always willing and eager to make the move. The relocation process is a major source of disruption and stress, and it can cause employees’ health,…
Read MoreRelocating Employees: How to Ease the Transition
Relocating an employee is a complicated process for your company, the individual, and their family. Among other things, your employee must find a new home, get acquainted with a new community, master a new job, and build a new support network – all at the same time. If your company has a relocation policy or…
Read More6 Moving-Related Stressors and How to Manage Them
Moving ranks among the most stressful events in a person’s life, right up there with divorce, job loss, and major illness. In light of the fact that it is typically a costly, labor-intensive, and demanding experience, this is not really surprising. And because moving isn’t something we do very often, it requires more physical, mental,…
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