Economy Takes Global Employee Relocations On a Bumpy Ride

Report by Brookfield Global Relocation Services Finds Some Industries, Including Oil and Gas and Telecommunications, Have Increased International Assignments While Others Are Sharply Cutting Back WOODRIDGE, Ill.–(Business Wire)– The ongoing economic downturn has forced many companies to dramatically scale back the number of employees they are relocating for international assignments, but has left other industries [...]

Employee Health & Security on International Assignments

November 2008’s terrorist attacks on Mumbai were timely – and high-profile – reminders of the more unpredictable perils mobile workers can become caught up in as they fulfil their duties. Could employers be doing more to safeguard employee security and health, asks Ruth Holmes.
In today’s globalised business environment, where hopping on a plane has become [...]