As major events like the Summer Olympic Games draw near, how are talent mobility experts helping transferees navigate busier-than-usual periods in major cities?
Welcome to the latest issue of Mobility Minute, a newsletter created by WERC. Every week, this newsletter will land in your inbox to keep you up to date on news from and about the talent mobility industry.
Here’s a quick glimpse of what you’ll find in this week’s issue:
Going for Gold: Talent Mobility Experts’ Advice for Navigating Cities With Major Events
Items to Watch This Week Regarding U.S. Buyer Broker Compensation Litigation
Technology’s Role in the World of Moving
The Evolution of the Mobility Industry
Going for Gold: Talent Mobility Experts’ Advice for Navigating Cities With Major Events
Paris is preparing to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, leading to additional obstacles—like limited temporary housing options—for talent mobility professionals. As major events like the Games draw near, how are experts helping transferees navigate busier-than-usual periods in major cities?
Items to Watch This Week Regarding U.S. Buyer Broker Compensation Litigation
Decisions and actions by the U.S. Department of Justice and multiple listing service (MLS) networks nationwide could shape how mobility professionals and their transferees will have to navigate in the evolving U.S. real estate landscape.
As technology continues to evolve in the world of talent mobility, how are moving companies leveraging these tools to their benefit? We spoke with two individuals about their experiences with artificial intelligence and automation and how they see technology shaping their industry.
Results from the EY 2024 Mobility Reimagined Survey have been released, confirming that mobility agility can drive business resilience, but only if it evolves to activate five key drivers. Explore how these results reveal paths to better outcomes for mobility employees and their organizations.
Hong Kong has once again taken the title of most expensive city for overseas workers in the 2024 Mercer Cost of Living Survey, closely followed by Singapore. Much of the rest of the top 10 was taken up by Swiss cities like Zurich, Geneva, Basel, and Bern. — CNN
China announced that it will include Australia in its visa waiver program, in the latest sign of warming relations between the two countries. An earlier May announcement allowed 12 countries—mainly from Europe but also including Malaysia—to enter China visa-free for up to 15 days for business, tourism, or visiting relatives and friends. — Bloomberg
The U.S. Department of Defense issued a new policy this month to cover costs associated with the shipment of breast milk during permanent change of station moves. The department will reimburse up to $1,000 of expenses for service members who are breastfeeding children up to 12 months old. — The U.S. Department of Defense
Global crude oil and oil product shipments taking the long route between Asia, the Middle East, and the West are up 47% since attacks began on vessels using the shorter Red Sea route. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the longer route around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid attacks by Yemen’s Houthis has pushed up shipping costs—about 12% of world total shipping traffic historically sailed through the Red Sea and Egypt’s Suez Canal. — Reuters
Gallup’s 2024 State of the Global Workplace report surveyed about 128,000 employed adults in more than 160 countries and areas around the world to assess the mental health and well-being of employees. Gathered in 2023, the data showed that the top five—and seven of the top 10—countries with the highest proportion of people who say they are thriving were in Europe. — CNBC
