International employee engagement

Apr 16, 2021 |
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When devising strategies to encourage effective international employee engagement in the time of Covid-19 and beyond, multinationals must seek ways to build and maintain trust with spouses and partners.   A joint decision Let’s agree that the typical candidate for an international assignment is a dedicated, driven individual. They see an international assignment as a […]

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For many of us mobility professionals, the pandemic has shown both the good and bad in our roles. The craziness of everyone asking for data overnight. The lack of systems to pull data together – data that is probably on an excel spreadsheet and not in any system. The magic of finally being noticed. And […]

All employers have a duty of care towards their workforce. In a narrow, legal sense, this means employers are required to take all of the reasonable and necessary steps to protect their employees’ health, safety and wellbeing. This, of course, does not end at national borders, and multinational companies who assign expatriates all over the […]

Sterling-Lexicon Update

Mar 20, 2020 |

Sterling Lexicon is committed to keeping our customers informed as we learn new information about the impacts of COVID-19 on the transportation industry. While Sterling Lexicon has implemented its pandemic response plan, our customer-facing teams remain fully operational at this time. Air Freight As major airlines continue to cancel flights or stand-down large proportions of […]

work from home

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop, there is a growing feeling that we are moving into unchartered waters. We are all learning new vocabulary to describe the processes relating to the virus and how we as a population deal with it: ‘social distancing’, ‘delay phase’, ‘self-isolation’. As part of the measures to help delay […]

WBN Business Travel Accident (BTA) Plan

Nov 28, 2019 |

As a new technical partner with RES Forum, Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) will bring to RES members, product within the arena of International Employee Benefits.  This exclusive to WBN product is written along with one of our own global partners AIG, and is written for multinational employers operating out of the US as their home […]

Why serviced apartments are an ideal accommodation choice for female business travellers Female business travellers face an increasing number of personal safety risks, which corporate travel policies are failing to address. That’s according to a survey carried out by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) this year, which says that women are more at risk […]

Incentives move multinational companies to Malaysia, says Spring Zhou Managing Director of Asia Pacific at RES Forum Technical Partner for Relocation Management Lexicon Relocation. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital, is quickly emerging as a cultural, financial and economic leader in the region. Referred to as A City of Opportunity, Kuala Lumpur offers multiple socioeconomic, security and […]

The Importance of Diversity in the Workplace

Mar 9, 2018 |

The Importance of Diversity in the Workplace By SilverDoor Apartments, Serviced Apartment and Corporate Accommodation Experts The RES Forum’s Technical Partner for Temporary Accommodation Solutions Written by Anton Constantinou. Diversity is a much talked about topic in big business. With offices now increasingly multicultural, and greater gender equality in leadership roles, it seems that companies […]

As organisations continue to thrive and expand their global footprint, business travel and foreign work assignments remain critical to business success. Whilst an increased movement of the workforce around the globe is inevitably essential for strategic growth, this rise in global mobility understandably brings with it inherent risks to both the individual and the organisation. […]