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2026 FIFA World Cup Countdown (Mobility Risk in the Final 90 Days)
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup approaches (June 11–July 19, 2026), organizations relocating employees to, from, or within the United States, Canada, and Mexico are entering the highest‑risk period for...
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 between geographic locations. At WHR, we recognize that compensation does...
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...
2026 FIFA World Cup Countdown (Mobility Risk in the Final 90 Days)
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup approaches (June 11–July 19, 2026), organizations relocating employees to, from, or within the United States, Canada, and...
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 between geographic locations. At WHR, we recognize that compensation does...
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...
The Perfect Relocation Process
Do you know what WHR Group, USAA, Amazon, Apple, Nordstrom, and Ritz Carlton have in common? We’re known as THE leaders for providing the best service possible—regardless of industry. Whether it’s across client service-centric retailers or highly complicated processes...
Three Strategies for Lowering Relocation Expenses
In a recent post, we looked at how relocation pricing works and how to positively impact your relocation spend and budget. In this post, we continue our discussion of relocation pricing, focusing on three ways you can lower your relocation expenses. Audit Your...
Let’s Talk Pricing
When looking to reduce how much you spend on moving your employees, the first question you might want to ask a relocation partner might be, “How much are your fees?” While that’s a reasonable place to start, if your top concern is making a significant and meaningful...
Putting Our Core Values to Work
The relocation industry has and continues to change. Mergers and buyouts are commonplace with relocation firms regularly getting bought and sold to broaden the parent company’s capabilities or boost their bottom line. This isn’t necessarily good or bad – it’s just the...
Retaining Employees Through Empathy: The WHR Group Approach
Ask any human resources professional and they’ll tell you: getting the right people in the right jobs is only half the battle. The other half? Retaining them. Given the current era of low unemployment and the increasing cost of replacing employees (almost twice the...
Is Your Relocation Technology “Just Right?”
When you’ve been in the relocation business for more than two decades, you learn that you need to be a little like Goldilocks when incorporating technology into a relocation program. Too little technology, and your clients struggle with the logistics of moving their...
Reap all the Benefits of Your Relocation Benefit Program
If you were to consider your organization’s top priorities, what would they be? Chances are, recruiting talented workers is at the top of your list. And for good reason – for most companies, hiring and keeping the best people is the surest way to achieve their...
Don’t Let Technology Sink Your Relocation Program
Technology is a wonderful thing. It’s why we have smart watches and DVRs, and how we’re able to watch “Baby Shark” videos over and over again on our portable phones and tablets. However, there are limits to how far technology can take you. If you take away the human...
Get to the Heart of Your Relocation Program
We firmly believe that for an organization to be successful in today’s world, you have to have the right people doing the right things in the right location. That said, the decision to relocate an employee is not to be taken lightly – it’s a major commitment for both...
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