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Findings from our recent survey highlight next year's priorities and challenges for mobility managers.

One key to success for any mobility program is making its existence, and its potential, known to the organization. Rosalind Harvey of Warner Music Group shares her insights.

Mental welfare in the context of globally mobile populations is a growing concern for employers.

Legislative changes on business travel in Europe pose a host of logistical challenges for companies, but a solutions exist.

The time has never been better for the mobility function to solidify its strategic role in talent management.

In 2024, four megatrends are significantly influencing the priorities of top management, with implications for talent mobility.

Two industry experts share insights from the recent transformations of their companies' mobility functions.

Furniture allowances have emerged as an increasingly popular alternative to household goods shipment for assignments and transfers, but they have a potential to flexibly enhance mobility programs in multiple ways.

In this article, we explore integrating care flex approaches into mobility policy, including real-world case studies.

Reconciling compliance constraints, business requirements, and the aspirations of employees and management is leading to more meaningful forms of flexibility — new “care flex” approaches.

Crown World Mobility’s report covers four global mobility trends driving the industry.

Mercer's survey of international assignments revealed changes in how the companies are managing their policies and practices.

Mercer will now be able to provide clients with comprehensive relocation data to help them budget for immigration and destination services.

Effectively implementing policies requires understanding where they might fail. Here are five guideposts to keep you focused.

With this collaboration, Mercer we will now be able to provide organizations with comprehensive family support solutions for their international workforce.

Although not suitable for every international assignment, host-based pay offers a compelling solution for some and perspective on other compensation approaches.

An organization's global mobility management software can have a "make or break" impact on the assignee experience. Here's how Beiersdorf AG transformed its digital capabilities and enhanced the employee experience by implementing Mercer's Mobility Management Platform.

As global markets experience volatility, it has never been as important to align your total remuneration and global mobility data. It's a strategic choice that helps you drive efficiencies and mitigate risks.

How to successfully align global mobility to your overall talent management strategy? What does the shift from relocation management to global talent brokering mean for the mobility function?

Working remotely across borders is becoming an increasingly structured and consistent practice among multinational organizations. How to manage it efficiently?

Global talent mobility is evolving and international HR needs to keep pace with the change, especially in times of high inflation and market volatility.

Mercer and Hapag-Lloyd won the "Highly Commended" title at the Expatriate Management and Mobility Awards organized by the Forum for Expatriate Management. The recognition in the category "Most Innovative Use of Technology in Global Mobility - Assignee Management" has been awarded for a Mobility Management Platform (MMP) implementation project.

This year’s Global Talent Trends study paints a clear story: the old model of work, working, and the workplace is gone. What does it mean for global mobility?

As organizations continue on the journey of digital transformation, many are turning to technology solutions that can simplify the management of international and domestic assignments. Here are the stories of two companies that have transformed their mobility functions by implementing Mercer's Mobility Management Platform.

The winners in the new world of work will be companies that can identify and remove barriers preventing the flow of talent to and within the organization.

Exactly how flexible should global mobility be? In this interview, we discuss the challenges of flexible mobility policies and successful flexibility journeys at Boehringer Ingelheim and Novo Nordisk.

As the rise of remote working and virtual assignments presents new challenges that multinational companies need to factor into their diversity efforts, how can you help your international employees thrive in the new world of work?

How can you turn challenges related to remote working into opportunities, and create an advantage in the global war for talent?

Over the past 20 years, Seoul has been striving to improve its standard of living for its residents. Read more in an interview with the city's mayor.

A conversation between Crown’s Giovanni De Carlo and Mercer’s Olivier Meier about the evolution of global mobility.