RELOCATION BLOG
Indeed, if it ain't broken, don't fix it, as the old adage goes. Why go and create extra work if everything is working just fine and dandy?
Well, you may have read our earlier post about points you should consider for your relocation policy, and top of the list was, you guessed it, policy review. In a nutshell, if you don't review your policy, how the heck are you going to know if it is "broken" or not?
We wrote a piece recently entitled 10 things you should consider for your domestic relocation policy and we think it only fair to extend something similar to those of you dealing with, or just starting out, with international assignment policy.
There are 100 ways to carve a pumpkin and you don't have to do all of this - there are just a few pointers to get you thinking about how you could structure your policy and what you might include.
Love it or loathe it, your relocation policy is an evolving beast. At least it should be. When was the last time you reviewed your policy?
When?!?! Tut tut.
I have worked with some companies that review their relocation policy every year and I have worked with others that haven't reviewed their policy at all. An annual review is probably a bit over the top, but to never review your relocation policy could be damaging to your business.
In very general and simplistic terms, the purpose of a relocation programme is to relocate talented employees for the benefit of both the employee and the organisation. This could be for any of the following reasons:
