This quarter’s cost of living research was conducted primarily in Europe, Asia, and mainland Southeast Asia

As many parts of the world steadily emerge from the pandemic, organizations are beginning to see cross-border mobility ramp up.

With inflation continuing to be a global issue, let’s review some key areas that inflation can impact your global mobility program and ways to address them!

Sustainability initiatives continue to become more integrated in corporate strategy and impact all areas of the business including Global Mobility. More than 90% of companies have established a definition of sustainability.

Companies are using various tools to be considered an employer of choice in today’s competitive labor market. Organizations are clamoring to get the right talent to the right places to achieve business objectives.

A fast and accurate estimate of costs is critical when the business is planning for or approving an assignment or transfer. The Assignment Cost Estimator (ACE) is an online cost estimating tool which allows you to run estimates instantly.

Many mechanics of a developmental assignment are like that of a traditional expat assignment. Tax equalization, immigration support, and a COLA are commonly provided for both move types. However, developmental assignments target a specific type of employee: emerging talent, typically below age 35, that shows growth potential to the business.

In this period of transition and reinvention, many companies are reorganizing their Mobility functions to address changes to their business or talent environments. We recently interviewed six Mobility leaders to learn how they are optimizing their Mobility functions.

In our first version of this playbook published in 2020, it was not clear if the rise of remote working would continue or only be a temporary pandemic phenomenon. It is now clear that remote work is here to stay.