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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 […]

“Mobility, Disrupted,” an article written by HRO Today’s Debbie Bolla, takes an in-depth look at how the relocation market is evolving due to COVID-19. Adele Rota, NuCompass Vice President, Client Relations, contributed her insight, along with other industry experts, regarding the evolving issues. The timely article discusses COVID’s initial impact on relocation volume, as well as ongoing challenges, virtual services, and […]

On Oct. 28, 1987, National Immigrants Day was implemented. Since then, some immigrants who have entered the U.S. to work have been welcomed with open arms. However, recently this “welcome” has been replaced with hostility and has resulted in legal barricades. With immigration-related work constraints and the burden of immigration paperwork and stringent visa requirements, […]

The post-pandemic world has brought many changes, one of them being employees reevaluating their personal lives and their careers. The Great Resignation is here, but there are steps business leaders can take to eliminate turnover. This article dives into the 2021 Talent Index by Beamery and “identifies insights on post-pandemic workplace policies and the retention […]

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 […]

U.S. consumer prices accelerated by .9% in October, with inflation strains threatening the labor market and snarling global supply chains. Americans are paying more for gasoline and food, leading to the biggest annual gain since 1990. While the White House and the Fed maintain that prices will start to fall, there are signs that inflation […]

Covid-19 travel restriction disparities between the global south and north are growing and becoming more bleak. As many countries in the south have relaxed their borders, countries in the north are slow to do the same. In addition, wealth is a contributing factor to the mobility gap. Wealthy people are able to buy additional visas […]

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that between August and October, the vacancy total reached 1.172 million, with last month’s number at 1.3 million in the UK. However, the unemployment rate has fallen 4.3 percent, likely due to the end of the furlough scheme. While there is good news with the unemployment rate falling, […]

“CFOs now have a rare opportunity to both provide employees with the flexibility and quality of life adjustments they desire, while improving the organizational cost structure as many employees indicate an openness to relocating to lower cost of living areas,” says Emily Riley, director in the Gartner Finance practice. CFOs can and should collaborate with […]

While there has been much discussion on the Great Resignation, the trend of 3.4% of U.S. workers leaving their jobs every month, Josh Bersin has another take. In addition to the pandemic, there is another massive shift going on — giving workers a new sense of mobility they’ve never had before, creating the Great Migration. […]