GUEST POST BY WENDY EVA-SCOTT, PRINCIPAL, YOUR HOME HUNTER While rental properties come in all shapes, sizes, and spaces; certain types and layouts are more readily available. This is particularly true for inner city areas, where local rental rolls are filled with higher density developments. Often these properties look strikingly similar, offer the same [...]
GUEST POST BY JOANA SOUSA, CEO & COUNTRY MANAGER, CIGNA AUSTRALIA In recent years, Australia has been navigating issues such as an increasingly ageing population, escalating pressures on the health system and climate change. These all pose long-term challenges for its economic growth, living standards and government finances. Looking at the healthcare industry, there [...]
GUEST POST BY ANNA MICHIELSEN, GENERAL MANAGER, ECA INTERNATIONAL ECA is seeing companies adapt and change to survive and thrive in 2021 and beyond. Over 50% of companies plan to continue using virtual assignments post-pandemic 20% of companies have increased or are planning to increase the use of technology in their global mobility (GM) [...]
GUEST POST BY JANE RILEY, GRACE MOBILITY GM On November 12th, the Grace Mobility national teams had the pleasure of joining the virtual TEMI Awards Gala. In digital applause we celebrated our industry colleagues and excellence in global workforce management – and what a year it has been! 2020 will forever be referred to [...]
GUEST POST BY ROBYN VOGELS, FOUNDER, PERSONNEL RELOCATIONS If 2020 was the year of change, 2021 could be the year of instability. One thing is for sure, global mobility was thrust into the spotlight in 2020. Organisations are looking to us to find solutions and different ways on how we can add value to [...]
GUEST POST BY SUE LATINA-COHEN, GENERAL MANAGER - GLOBAL RELOCATIONS, TOLL At Toll, we’re on a mission to help move the businesses that move the world. And that’s exactly what our people do every day. With more than 125 years’ experience, and a network spanning 50 countries, 1,200 locations and 40,000 staff, we have [...]
GUEST POST BY CHRIS MILLER, CHAIRMAN, CONVIDO CORPORATE HOUSING The challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic this year will certainly be familiar to many people, however what will 2021 look like in the extended stay accommodation space? As industry leaders in the corporate housing space, we share our 'crystal ball' predictions as well the agility [...]
GUEST POST BY WENDY EVA-SCOTT, PRINCIPAL, YOUR HOME HUNTER It’s no secret that relocation budgets are shrinking. As part of the general push toward doing more with less, many companies are cutting costs across the board. The golden days of the expat have come to an end, with extravagant remuneration packages and full-service relocations [...]
Since we last chatted many of us have had to normalise very different ways of working; working from home, learning to unmute ourselves, navigating zoom meetings and balancing the needs for home schooling, just to name a few. As we are transitioning to the new working normal, it is timely to share what we [...]
Heroes In Tough Times The past six months have brought challenges for Global Mobility and GM Professionals. Many of them coordinated crisis responses that moved people around the world to safer locations. Flights, visas, accommodation, partners, children and pets – all the arrangements that are usually required for a few assignees suddenly needed for [...]
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