According to the 2008 Global Relocation Trends Survey (GRTS) issued by Brookfield Global Relocation Services (Brookfield GRS) 60% of expatriates are married. This same survey found that 55% percent of participants cited partner dissatisfaction as the number one reason for failed relocations. What does...

In recent years, many companies have assigned their employees to long-term global transfers, usually lasting for three to five years. These positions provided career development to expatriates. Now, there has been a shift in global mobility assignments, making short-term positions the norm. Lasting one...

The Chinese market is changing. With Beijing’s real estate market exploding, and wages and the cost of living rising even in the second-tier provincial capitals, many companies are expanding deeper into China’s third- and fourth-tier cities in search of more cost-effective manufacturing opportunities....

Global relocation no longer simply means easy assignments in Western Europe or Australia. According to a recent Cartus survey, 68% of respondents noted that emerging markets will be more important than traditional markets for their companies over the next two years. While much attention is being paid...

Emerging and rapidly evolving technology has facilitated a great expansion of global business. “Talent Mobility 2020,” a study performed by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, found that international assignments rose approximately 25% over the past decade. In the next decade, that figure is expected to rise...