Global Services
We provide offerings to satisfy your unique needs, whether selling a home in the U.S., managing a cross-country household goods move, or helping employees to get settled into their new homes in Europe. Our global experience means that you can count on seamless international relocation, no matter what’s next.
Departure Services
From the initial policy consulting call through the move itself, there are a lot of moving pieces associated with an employee relocation. Whether an intra-country/domestic or international relocation, lump sum or complete VIP services package, Sirva is expertly positioned to offer the best departure services available during an international relocation in every region around the world.
Destination Services
Setting your employees up for success upon arrival at their new locations will be key to successfully meeting your company’s goals. Sirva's global network and expansive resources allow us to help clients achieve these goals. Our destination services help employees and their families settle in and prosper in their new homes.
Visa and Immigration
Sirva's global team of experienced international relocation specialists are expertly equipped to manage inbound and outbound global immigration services. With Sirva's Immigration team, the focus is on providing a smooth customer experience that enhances the international relocation process, not just achieving a successful application.
Employee Counseling
For your employees, our service delivery model is focused on end-to-end coordination of international relocation services through a single relocation professional. We provide relocation consultants for domestic/intra-country moves and global assignment consultants for international relocation.
These consultants are your employees’ resource for all communication and services relating to their move. International relocation consultants also coordinate the delivery of all authorized services. Regardless of the service being delivered (temporary housing, moving services, etc.), the employee can rely on the consultant as their one call solution to address any concerns.
VIP Services
Sirva offers VIP services for our clients who seeking an enhanced service for their employees, such as their own personal relocation assistants, in-home cleaning services, personalized family assistance, and other tailored and luxury enhancements.
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Are You Providing the Right Level of Employee Relocation Support?
Moving a new or existing employee from one location to another to support your organizational objectives is an essential part of modern business growth. Employee relocations are seen by many as important, or very important, to their organization, but they can also present difficulties when you do not provide the right level of support and make the best employee selection for your mobility program.
Relocating an employee is an extremely costly exercise, and the chances of a failed international assignment are high without proper planning and strategy. Overseas placements can be stressful for employees and their families; therefore, it is of paramount importance that organizations provide the right level of support. The most common reason for a failed international assignment is a poor cultural fit, where the employee struggles to adapt to a foreign culture and the assignment is terminated prematurely, resulting in heavy costs to the company in both financial and employee satisfaction terms.
Let’s take a look at a case study where a global athletic apparel company suffered substantial losses because their employees could not adapt to the host location culture and had to cut their assignment short.
Case Study: Renowned Global Athletic Apparel Company
Background
Employees from North America were sent to East Asia on assignment to support their local teams. The company did not provide a detailed briefing for the employees to properly convey the destination country’s cultural norms, beliefs, practices, and expectations. As a result, the employees did not have a comprehensive understanding of their destination country and had difficulty settling in quickly. The employees struggled to adjust and adapt to the very different culture and lifestyle, compounded by the additional impact of COVID-19, and they shortened the assignment period abruptly after just a few months.
Costs Incurred by the Organization
Due to the prematurely terminated assignments, the company incurred a number of costs:
- Lost rental deposits: Deposits made to the landlord for the rental apartments were forfeited (for some countries in Asia, a two-month rental deposit needs to be made to secure an apartment). In this case, the company had to forfeit a total of close to US$25,000.
- Additional household goods shipping costs: The company incurred additional costs to ship the employees’ personal belongings back to North America.
- Failed projects: As the employees terminated the assignment prematurely, the projects they were overseeing could not be completed and the organization was unable to implement any new initiatives, resulting in a loss of competitive edge.
Evidently, failed international assignments have far-reaching effects on the organization. Not only does the organization incur monetary costs, but incomplete projects are detrimental to the organization’s progress and the growth of the impacted employees. In an increasingly competitive market, organizations simply cannot afford to lose out in any way. Therefore, it is crucial to provide the right level of support and select the right employees for your mobility program.
How Can SIRVA BGRS Help?
SIRVA BGRS is a global leader in relocation and moving services, offering broad solutions to the employee mobility industry. We provide a full suite of services to meet all of your mobility needs. Our dedicated global advisory services team works closely with you to design a comprehensive mobility program best suited to your needs and organizational goals. We also provide in-depth cultural training and destination support services to familiarize your employees with the destination location prior to starting their assignments.
As a global leader in relocation, we pride ourselves in our ability to help companies maximize their return on investment, while keeping costs low and ensuring all employees are supported before, during, and after their assignment.
To enquire more about our services, please drop us an email at concierge@sirva.com.