Flexible Mobility Policies Survey

The 2022 report is available!

Mercer's 2022 Flexible International Mobility Policies Survey aims to find out what kind of flexibility multinational companies have introduced in their global mobility program policies, as well as their design and how successful they have been.

What is meant by policy flexibility? Any level of choice, either to the business or assignee, with regards to the package or relocation assistance to be provided to an assignee, whether for a specific item or within a choice of items.

2022 Flexible Mobility Policies Report - Key highlights

icon of an arrow

The proportion of companies applying flexibility in their global mobility policies has increased by 21 percentage points since 2019.

icon of an arrow

The three most common approaches to flexible assignment packages:
1) Lump sums (60%), 2) Cash out (34%), 3) Benefit swapping (32%)

icon of an arrow

Improving the assignee experience is the key reason for introducing flexibility in global mobility policies, according to 57% of respondents, who consider it a very important expected benefit.

icon of an arrow

Lack of technology infrastructure to support flexible packages is a main challenge when introducing flexibility, according to 47% of companies.

Order the report now


The survey covers:

  • Mobility program trends and management
  • Introducing flexibility: objectives, challenges, eligibility, responsibilities and program design
  • Flexible items scope
  • Managing cash out and lump sum(s)
  • Managing flexibility: pros and pitfalls, assessment and feedback, COVID-19 impact

Order your copy of the report!

Participation remains open:

Take part in the survey to receive:

  • Exclusive 66% discount to purchase the full report
  • Possibility to order a custom cut report providing unique benchmarking data

Note: Completing the questionnaire takes approximately 35-45 minutes, but you do not need to finish it in one sitting. We will save your work and generate a personal password allowing you to pause and resume the process at your convenience. Get started now!



Related data


2021 Flexible Working Policies & Practices Survey Report

2021 Flexible Working Policies & Practices Survey Report Cover

Flexible working is the new normal. Learn how companies are designing and structuring their flexible working policies.

The survey covers: defining flexibility, flexible working philosophy, flexible working impact on workspaces, policy implementation and administration, impact of working remotely, flexible working policy measurement.

Order now

Participate now The survey remains open to new participants. Completing it gives you access to unique benchmarking opportunities and entitles you to discounted report pricing.

Start the survey

Watch the webinar Do you know how to use flexibility wisely in your mobility program, and how your peers approach the topic? Get our experts' recommendations and highlights of the 2022 survey results.

Watch on demand

Your guide to flexible mobility programs Flexibility within mobility policy has become imperative. For organizations that seek to provide fair and consistent policies globally, there are new models that provide choice.

Download free guide

Get the latest global mobility news, event invitations, and articles from Mercer. sign up now