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Case Study: Retaining Top Talent During Consolidation
Even before COVID-19, international relocation posed logistical and personal challenges. Now, travel and visa restrictions make it not only more complicated and difficult, but accompanied by even anxiety, uncertainty, and fear — especially for employees who have never lived outside of their home countries before.
One of our clients was facing just such a problem when they consolidated a major business function and needed to relocate 100 employees from China to six other countries.
Marron Quoted in "Revamping Relo" Article
NuCompass CEO, Dave Marron, is quoted in a new HRO Today article, "Revamping Relo," which highlights how HR leaders are finding ways to adapt mobility programs to ensure the safety of employees.
Will There Be a New Job Title for Global Mobility Professionals?
Global mobility professionals are pushing to become more involved in the strategic arena of talent management and development. Sure, compliance is a big part of the job, but mobility professionals must also evaluate and redesign policies to support mobility, communicate these to stakeholders, and develop predictive analytics to better advise on mobility decisions. These are clearly more strategic issues and require more coordination with talent acquisition and management. Perhaps it’s time for a job title equivalent to the aspirations of the role.
How COVID is Changing Talent Mobility
In a recent article, published in HR C-Suite, Frank Patitucci discusses the questions corporations should be asking now about relocation policies. Under pandemic conditions, it's not easy to get the right talent in the right location. It's important to adapt your relocation programs to ensure employee safety and support, while providing cost-efficient results for your company.
Key questions to ask include:
Presidential Proclamation 10014 and Impact on Relocation
On June 22, 2020, in response to the pandemic's economic impact, President Trump issued a proclamation that suspended the entry of new H-1B and H-2B, L-1A and L-1B, and J-1 nonimmigrants and their spouses and children, with limited exceptions. The proclamation took effect on June 24 and will expire on December 31, 2020.
New Article: “4 Key Considerations for Relocation Today”
NuCompass CEO, Dave Marron, writes about key strategies for getting talent mobility back on track as companies begin to re-open and get employees safely back into the office. But, what about the people you need to relocate?
Considerations include:
New Article: "5 Musts for Restarting Talent Mobility"
Deploying talent in the current pandemic, and as businesses return to work, requires a symphony of actions. In a recent article published by TLNT, Cara Skourtis, NuCompass Vice President, Knowledge & Experience states that, "As an employer, there are five 'musts' to ensure your talent mobility efforts assure employee safety, logistical effectiveness, supportive assistance, and cost-efficient results." The need to put the right talent in the right place didn’t go away because of the pandemic and there are 5 steps that should be considered:
Crises Management Framework for COVID-19
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.
SURVEY RESULTS: Impact of COVID-19 on Workforce Mobility
NuCompass recently conducted a Flash Survey to identify the business and economic impacts of COVID-19 and highlight the implications for global mobility. The survey results are now available: FLASH SURVEY RESULTS.
The business community across the globe is experiencing extraordinary, unprecedented impacts resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic. The impact is not limited to normal business activities, as it is also having a significant effect on global mobility events and activities.
National Disaster Declaration & Impact on Mobility
The recent national disaster declaration by President Trump triggered provisions of IRS code 139, which allows employers to make disaster relief payments tax-free. This may impact certain relocation expenses that may be considered non-taxable.