Posts about Industry Trends

As we are all adapting to the changes the COVID-19 pandemic has brought, we want to continue providing information that may impact your relocating employees. On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law a massive coronavirus relief package. A key component of the package provides U.S. individual taxpayers with a relief payment. Full payments are limited […]

Worldwide ERC is working to address the impact of COVID-19 on its membership group. While containment efforts are necessary, the governmental restrictions related to the coronavirus have impacted the ability of corporations to relocate employees, which has had a significant effect on relocation management companies, household goods movers, and other industry service providers. Worldwide ERC is a relocation services […]

As the country begins to ease restrictions pertaining to COVID-19, we know that things will look different. In some cases, very different. Our goal continues to be ensuring that the mobility-related needs of relocating employees and their families are being addressed. We can expect that transferees and their families, like many of us, will have heightened concerns and […]

We are all challenged to make informed business decisions in this unprecedented time. As you try to make sense of today’s business environment and protect the well-being and safety of your employees, NuCompass wanted to share our own COVID-19 Crisis Management Framework (CMF) with you. This informative White Paper was written by NuCompass Chairman, Frank […]

To support worldwide temporary living accommodations, NuCompass is pleased to announce it has enhanced its centralized booking platform for furnished accommodations and hotels. The new platform integration delivers instant temporary living options at the most competitive rates, with 100% provider and rate transparency. As a centralized system for worldwide accommodations in more than 160 countries, […]

In what may be a preview of post COVID-19 Global Mobility, a digital COVID-19 certificate in the European Union was released recently to provide safe and free movement for its citizens. The document records whether an individual has been vaccinated, recovered from the virus, or has tested negative within 72 hours. The long-term goal is for […]

Jolted by political disruption and a crackdown by mainland China and the pandemic, global companies are moving to cities like Shanghai and Singapore. According to the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, “42% of the 325 respondents said they were considering or planning to leave the city, citing uneasiness over China’s new security law […]

Customers, clients, and employees are looking for more sustainable and better environmental practices to do businesses with.  Now, companies like FIdelity International have said “it will hold company directors to account next year if they fail to deliver on issues of climate change and boardroom gender diversity.” The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change began […]

After 19 months of travel restrictions from Europe, the U.S. has lifted the virtual travel ban and fully vaccinated tourists and business travelers are now able to enter the country. Since the lift on Monday, airlines have already seen a steep incline in scheduled flights. Mark Tanzer, chief executive of the Association of British Travel […]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, H.R. 3684, Friday, advancing it to President Biden’s desk. For mobility, this means improving the cost and efficiency of transporting household goods throughout the United States. The largest item in the bill is a $110 billion investment dedicated to building and repairing roads and […]