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What is COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment or Allowance)?
Cost of Living Allowances or Adjustments (COLA) are a cornerstone of successful employee relocation programs, designed to protect transferees’ purchasing power and standard of living when moving...
How Much is the Average U.S. Domestic Relocation Package?
On average, the cost of a domestic employee relocation package for a U.S. move can range from $10,000 to $100,000, depending on the employee’s homeowner status (homeowner vs. renter), family size, distance, and benefits offered. According to internal data from WHR...
Understanding Secondment
Today’s global organizations are continually seeking flexible strategies to optimize talent deployment across borders, and one increasingly vital approach is Secondment. Secondment is a structured, temporary transfer of an employee to another part of the...
What is COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment or Allowance)?
Cost of Living Allowances or Adjustments (COLA) are a cornerstone of successful employee relocation programs, designed to protect transferees’...
How Much is the Average U.S. Domestic Relocation Package?
On average, the cost of a domestic employee relocation package for a U.S. move can range from $10,000 to $100,000, depending on the employee’s homeowner status (homeowner vs. renter), family size, distance, and benefits offered. According to internal data from WHR...
Understanding Secondment
Today’s global organizations are continually seeking flexible strategies to optimize talent deployment across borders, and one increasingly vital approach is Secondment. Secondment is a structured, temporary transfer of an employee to another part of the...
2017 WiERC and CRC Joint Meeting on Relocation
As a member of the Wisconsin Employee Relocation Council (WiERC), I had the pleasure of sponsoring and attending the Joint Meeting between the WiERC and the Corporate Relocation Council of Chicago (CRC) yesterday at the incredibly beautiful and prestigious Grand...
What to Know About Relocating Goods Internationally
When moving internationally, one of the biggest decisions your employees will have to make is whether to ship their personal belongings to their new location or buy new after the move. For employees wanting to ship their belongings, there are some things to consider:...
The Importance of International Tax Assistance
Global compensation management and tax compliance can both significantly impact an employee when relocating across country borders. Regardless of whether the relocation is permanent or simply a short-term assignment, all relocation-related expenses will likely raise...
This Service Can Make or Break a Relocation
Dual-Career Assistance: The one service that can make or break a relocation When planning your global relocation program, you need to consider the relocating spouse/partner’s situation as well. More often than not, the employee’s spouse/partner has their own...
The Importance of Immigration Assistance
Immigrating to a new country requires several steps, so it can often be difficult for an employee to decide where to start after receiving their new international assignment. Every country has its own immigration laws and requirements that will need to be followed...
The Changing “Single Point of Contact”
A recent Deloitte article has rightfully called to question the necessity (and logistical possibility) of a true single point of contact (SPOC) within the relocation management process. Take a moment to picture the intricacies of the relocation process, especially for...
Goodbye White Picket Fence: The Shifting Renter Profile
Marquette University’s Chair in Real Estate, Dr. Mark Eppli, once posed to WHR Group a hypothesis that—based on the strong emphasis on sustainability and the powerful fear created in the millennial generation while watching their parents struggle through the...
The Changing Talent Landscape
The “American dream” is known to include a home in the suburbs, but due to nationwide housing shortages and crippling student debt, people simply aren’t able to settle in the suburbs. (And they aren’t working there either.) In fact, of the over 300,000 jobs created in...
Top 5 Destination Services for Homeowners
When relocating an existing homeowner, there are many things to keep in mind (such as selling their home, finding a new home, moving a home's worth of goods, and usually supporting a whole family versus one relocating employee). Here are five important benefits you...
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