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ACS Announces Agreement to Purchase ExcellerateHRO
ACS has signed an agreement to acquire ExcellerateHRO (EHRO), a global, full-service benefits administration, relocation and assignment services provider. EHRO has been on a positive trajectory and currently has more than 300 clients and nearly 2,000 employees. The deal is expected to close sometime this summer. »
Mexico: New Immigration Procedures Take Effect
Immigration authorities recently provided clarification on the newly implemented immigration procedures in Mexico. Notably, application procedures for business and work visits vary based on an individual’s country of citizenship. However, despite contrary language in the new rules, all foreign nationals who receive payment from a Mexican source require work authorization. The new rules also... »
Effective Relocation Management
Making expatriate management cost-effective is always on the corporate agenda – but nevermore so when times are hard. Because the essence of many businesses is the expertise of its employees, international assignments continue to be necessary for the ongoing maintenance of business whatever theeconomic climate, and employee costs form a significant proportion of financial... »
Brazil: São Paulo Returns to Same-Day Registration Procedure
The Foreign Division of the Federal Police Department of São Paulo has eliminated the multi-step, password-based appointment system for local registrations and reverted to a same-day appointment system. This means that foreign nationals working in São Paulo are again able to complete necessary registration procedures in one day and will no longer be subject... »
United States: Travel Delays Due to the Icelandic Volcano Eruption
Foreign nationals who are unable to timely depart the United States due to the Icelandic volcano eruption should contact their designated immigration professional as soon as possible to discuss options for extending their period of authorized stay. »
Effective Strategies for Expatriate Cost Management
We all know that expats are expensive and that a significant proportion of assignments fail - but what can be done to manage costs and to maximise the overall return on investment? And in these straitened economic times, we all know that expatriate costs are increasingly under the microscope. Hopefully, this report will provide... »
Routes to the Top – How CEOs embrace Global Mobility
32 % of FTSE 100 companies have a foreign national as CEO and 67% of FTSE 100 CEOs have been on assignment during their working careers. Among the Fortune 100, 10% of CEOs are foreign nationals and 33% have been on assignment according to a new survey authored by Dr Elisabeth Marx of Heidrick... »
Talent mobility 2020: PwC report investigates the future of international work
The globally-connected nature of trade, technology, capital, and regulation will necessitate a significant swell in the movement of employees between countries, leading to increased use of short-term and ‘commuter’ international assignments, according to new research by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC). »
Interdean wins BP Global Contract for International Household Goods & Storage
Interdean International Relocation has been selected by BP as a global vendor for international household goods moving services. Interdean was selected by BP following an extensive selection process which took three months to complete. During this period, BP evaluated proposals from over fifty global companies, with BP officials across the globe undertaking multiple site visits... »
FEM celebrates first anniversary
The official launch of the FEM was on 12 February 2009. It seems truly incredible that so much has happened in just twelve months. From a standing start, we now reach out to over 45,000 Global Mobility and HR professionals worldwide and we hold regularly monthly networking meetings in London, New York, Dallas, Atlanta and... »