Jack June 13, 2024 Employee Relocation
Introduction
In today’s rapidly changing global political climate, corporations face unprecedented challenges when relocating employees internationally. From shifting trade agreements and fluctuating immigration laws to economic sanctions, the landscape of corporate relocation is as dynamic as it is complex. For businesses, understanding and navigating these changes is crucial to successful global mobility and maintaining operational continuity.
Understanding the Impact of Global Political Changes on Relocation
Global political shifts can profoundly impact the logistical and strategic aspects of corporate relocation. For example, new economic sanctions can suddenly alter the economic viability of operations in certain regions, while changes in trade agreements may affect the flow of goods and corporate assets across borders. Furthermore, adjustments to immigration laws can directly impact the ability of employees to work legally in new locations.
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Jack June 13, 2024 Employee Relocation
Introduction
In today’s fast-evolving technological landscape, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a cornerstone in shaping industries, including the moving and storage sector. As global mobility increases, with more individuals and businesses crossing borders than ever before, the need for efficient decision-making and robust data security becomes paramount. AI not only offers solutions to these challenges but also transforms the way moving companies operate, improving both operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
AI and Global Mobility in the Moving Industry
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Jack June 13, 2024 Employee Relocation
Introduction
Employee relocation can be a complex and stressful process. However, with advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), companies have new tools to streamline and improve the experience. This article discusses how AI technologies can be leveraged to enhance the efficiency and satisfaction of employee relocations, focusing on personalized experiences and improved decision-making.
AI-Driven Personalization
Tailored Relocation Planning
AI can analyze employee data to tailor relocation plans that meet individual needs and preferences. By processing information such as past moving experiences, family requirements, and personal interests, AI systems can suggest housing, schooling, and even leisure activities that align with the employee's lifestyle.
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Jack June 6, 2024 Employee Relocation
AI In Corporate Relocation
Introduction
With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), businesses are increasingly leveraging this technology
to enhance efficiency and improve service offerings. AI can automate repetitive, mundane tasks—such as data cleaning and routine paperwork—thus freeing up human resources for more creative and strategic pursuits. In this article, we will explore the varied applications of AI in corporate relocation, examining its impacts on the relocation process, decision-making, data security, and the overall value it brings, along with the challenges and considerations for integrating AI into business operations.
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Rick Taylor March 17, 2020 Resources, Press Release, News
The coronavirus and our reaction to it remains a fluid situation, however we at Taylor Moving and Storage have taken the following steps:
- We have ensured that each common area in our facility is disinfected each morning before employee's arrive.
- We have provided each employee with disinfectant to wipe down their truck each morning before driving.
- We have staggered our crew start times to ensure no large gatherings are happening in the am.
- We have asked each employee to wash their hands at each break (including lunch)
- We have asked each employee to have no body contact with other employees or customers. (no shaking of hands)
Taylor Moving has mandated that any employee who has any symptoms at all (e.g-cough, runny nose ,fever ) no matter how light to get tested immediately. Taylor will provide the employee's normal days wages during this testing day and will allow the employee back with a negative test result. Obviously any positive test result will need a manadtory 14 day quarrantine.
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Rick Taylor November 28, 2018 Press Release, News, Overseas Moving
Cartus manages all the aspects of a corporate employee relocation including expense management, real estate transactions, travel, visa management and of course moving and storage. With over 100,000 relocations per year it is the largest customer of moving services in the world.
Each provider within their supply chain is closely monitored based on the employee satisfaction reports received. Each supplier is given a quality report rating based on these.
Taylor Moving was truly humbled to be presented their highest level of service excellance,Platinum, while at their annual conference in Seattle Washington this fall. Only eight other companies from their well over 200 worldwide mover network were so honored.
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Rick Taylor March 23, 2018 Resources, Press Release, Events
Labour costs make up roughly 50% of a transportation companies total cost of operation. Coupled with a severly aging long haul driver pool ( the average age of a long haul driver will approach 50 by 2024) makes this an industry in dire need of change.
Sooner than we think,however, remote and driverless trucks are coming our way.
We were reminded of this recently when one of drivers met with Peter and Howard, owners of Sigma Intergrale while in California. (pictured in the photo, website www.sigmaintegrale.com)
The pictured truck is a fully functional remote controlled vehicle and has been tested on live roads throughout California.
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Rick Taylor March 1, 2018 Press Release, Overseas Moving, Local Moving
Our experience with ELDs so far has been positive.
The technology is fairly simple to use and our drivers seem to be adjusting well. We were fearful that it would be too strict as far as stop and start times but it actually has worked in reverse, our teams now tend to plot where they will stop in the day much more efficiently using the map features.
The technology has also prompted us to be more proactive in tracking our drivers. We connect twice a day with each out of area van foreman to make sure he is able to get the job done in the time allowed,without being over his mandated hours of service. This has seemed to enhance our customer experience as sometimes due to things our of our control (severe weather/traffic closures etc) we are able to relay to the clients delays well in advance.
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Rick Taylor February 23, 2018 Press Release, News, Oakville
With this new tax bill, relocation expenses will be deemed a taxable benefit to the employee even if the various costs are paid by the corporation.
Likewise, a person moving to a new job location who is paying for the move themselves will not be able to claim relocation expenses on their personal taxes.
These changes could have a large impact to the relocation industry as it will drive up costs as the corporation will probably "gross up" an employee's income to pay for the tax consequences of their relocation.
It will be interesting to see how this impacts the amount of employee relocations per year or if the corporation reduces other relocation benefits to reduce their costs.
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Rick Taylor February 16, 2018 Press Release, Overseas Moving, Local Moving
The month of January 2018 saw 4019 residential homes sold a decrease of 22% from January 2017's 5155 homes.
Listings increased to 8558 indicating properties are not moving as quickly.
As far as prices go the condo market continues to lead the way. Detached home prices were actually down 4.1% to $736,783 while condos were up 5.2%.
It will be interesting to see how the market does for the rest of 2018.
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Arthur Drewry January 12, 2017 Overseas Moving, International Moving, Employee Relocation
Sooner or later, all of us move things.
You take boxes from the main floor of your home to your basement, you load pick-up trucks, move chairs to the cottage, beds to your university student’s apartment, and lawn mowers from one back yard to another.
However, when it comes to packing and shipping your precious possessions from one country to another, most people aren’t aware of the full extent of the process.
That’s why you need an international moving network.
Here is one example of how things can go wrong very fast.
Consider that if you are shipping a sizeable amount of household goods, they will likely be moved from country to country in a large container on a ship. The container is often moved from your current location by truck and/or train to the shipyard. Then a crane picks it up very high in the air and swings it over to the ship, stacking it neatly on another container.
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Arthur Drewry January 10, 2017 Overseas Moving, International Moving, Employee Relocation
There are a lot of international movers claiming to be experts in our field.
What is the criteria to follow to ensure that you have selected a quality mover to handle your move to your new home in another country?
It starts with the packing and goes from there.
Look at the experience, quality control, and procedures of your mover when it comes to selecting the team that will pack and move the things that matter most in your life.
For example, at Taylor International, we are unique in that we have a full time quality control supervisor dedicated to the training and development of our workers, packers and van foreman. We have each new hire interviewed by one of our owners. They must also take a Personality Profile test to see if they have the right attitude for the job. We also require a complete criminal records check of all our van foremen. As we direct hire & train our staff rather than use casual labor, we know that the team who packs and moves your goods are professionally trained and are key to ensuring that all goes smoothly.
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Arthur Drewry January 4, 2017 Overseas Moving, International Moving, Employee Relocation
The ease with which most people can travel the world on vacation can lead us to believe that we can easily go anywhere in the world armed with just our passport.
However, when you are moving to a foreign country to live or work, you will encounter a completely different scenario and will have to fulfill certain criteria upon arrival.
Just about every country has different rules and regulations about granting work visas, familiarizing yourself of these and having your work permit activated before you arrive will save you a lot of grief.
For example, in Canada, if you arrive on a work permit then you must ensure you leave the country when this permit expires. You have to show you have sufficient funds to support yourself and your family, have no criminal record and agree to obey the law whilst residing in Canada.
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Arthur Drewry December 21, 2016 Overseas Moving, International Moving, Employee Relocation
So you’ve just accepted an international assignment from your company and you are trying to make the transition from Canada to your new location as easily as possible.
Your human resources department recommends that you use an international mover and here are several reasons why you should follow this recommendation and rely on a professional international mover.
International movers are far more complex than domestic moves.
According to the Canadian Employee Relocation Council the top three international destinations for assignments are; Europe , Africa & The Middle East. In terms of making adjustments, the most challenging international destinations are The Middle East, Africa and Russia.
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Rick Taylor November 1, 2016 Resources, Press Release, News
According to Harvard Medical School, two of the most common causes of forgetfulness are lack of sleep and stress and anxiety.
Unfortunately, both of these factors are often present when you are planning international moves that will take you far from your comfort zone and the support systems of your friends and family.
Some things can be forgotten with nothing more than a minor inconvenience.
But at Taylor International Movers, we know how devastating it can be if certain key things are forgotten. They can derail your move, cause endless delays and make stress unbearable.
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Rick Taylor October 20, 2016 Press Release, News, International Moving
For Immediate Release
Taylor Moving & Storage Ltd. , a Burlington, Ont. based moving service for private and corporate clients, received two prestigious awards for its excellence in service at two recent industry conferences.
At an awards ceremony held as part of the Brookfield Supplier Partner Forum, the Ontario firm received the Platinum Award for service excellence for receiving a cumulative transferee satisfaction rating in 2015 of 100 percent.
They were one of only two Canadian firms to be honored at the event which attracts relocation industry specialists, real estate professionals and service providers from around the world.
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Rick Taylor October 17, 2016 Resources, Press Release, Events
Moving under any circumstances is stressful, but when you are uprooting yourself and your family and heading to another country, that stress is multiplied times 10.
You can ease a lot of that anxiety by ensuring that you select the mover who is best for you.
If your move is to another country, it is particularly important that you select a company such as Taylor International Moving that has experience in shipping goods across global entry points.
The best mover for you will also have established excellent relationships with points of contact along the way.
How will your goods be tracked?
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Rick Taylor October 4, 2016 Resources, Press Release, News
Next to the illness and death of a family member or the dissolution of a marriage or long-term partnership, moving is right up there on the stressors that cause most people sleepless nights and daytime attacks of angst.
By knowing that this fear is normal, that it impacts everyone, and that it will pass with coping strategies, you can alleviate it and take further steps to keep it at bay.
Here are five of the most common specific fears associated with moving and strategies to help you deal with them if they threaten your plans:
- Anxiety of the unknown – Sooner or later even the freest of human spirits feels the sturdy grasp of the status quo. It is the force that fills our brains with thoughts that what we are doing is ill-conceived, that we will fail, that we are hurting others by pursuing our own dreams, and that we are making a big mistake to move. It pushes us firmly to accept inertia as the compelling force of our lives.
Strategy for coping with anxiety of the unknown – Practice the lost art of self-compassion. Tell yourself you have come this far in life by having the courage to pursue your goals and dreams, and that you cannot stop now. Remind yourself that love and caring has no borders; it is not contained in a box that you move, but will escape and fly back and forth at will and stay alive if you let it. There is no failure, except in missed opportunities in life. The great thing about roads to new places is that while they go forward, they also go backwards, and returning is always an option. You deserve to explore this wide and wonderful world.
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Rick Taylor September 23, 2016 Resources, Press Release, News
According to the Canadian Census Bureau, about three million Canadians live beyond the borders of their country on any given year.
Many of them are away temporarily, often for work or study reasons, or to volunteer or spend a portion of their retirement years in a new environment.
At some stage of the process, all of them had to ensure that their personal belongings were packed and moved internationally.
If they are students on a short-term program, they will travel by air with one or two suitcases in tow, and the process will be relatively uncomplicated.
But for those who embark on long work terms that may even require indefinite stays, it is common that a condition of accepting the transfer is a budget to cover moving household and personal objects to their new home.
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Rick Taylor June 21, 2016 Employee Relocation
TIPS ON SELECTING A COMPETENT AND TRUSTWORTHY HOUSEHOLD GOODS MOVING COMPANY
This is the time of year when many people/families prepare to move for a variety of reasons. They purchase a new home, upsize or downsize, or they are relocating to start a new job in a new location. Relocations for whatever reason can be within home country, cross border or international.
Whatever the reason for your move, please do your homework before selecting and committing to a household goods moving company. There are "Rogue Movers" on the fringes of the household goods moving industry who take advantage of people who are relocating.
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Rick Taylor June 3, 2016 Resources, Press Release, Events
The moving industry is not a commodity. It is not as simple as just ordering more trucks to fill the 100% increase in business that movers will experience during the months of June, July and August.
I thought I would share the 5 areas where the moving industry as a whole tends to "fall down" during these peak months and the issues that arise beacuse of it.
1)Taking On More Work Than They Can Do:
Many movers will look to do a move that they know they will have trouble handling but do so because it is priced so well. By ignoring their own capacity or the "black out" date of their respected Van Line, they will create an enviroment that is putting all of their clients at significant risk. Extremely long transit times and/or having an inexperienced crew handle the move will create service delivery issues to their clients. In other words, it's short term "greed" knowing that they have little hope of delivering what is promised.
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Rick Taylor May 30, 2016 Resources, Press Release, News
Throughout these summer months the moving industry will witness over a 100% increase in business than our normal fall/winter and spring monthly averages. It is just not possible to hire professional movers for just 3 months to fill the need let alone the equipment needed. As a result, professional movers will experience many days where they simply can't provide service to a client who has booked their move late in the process.
We at Taylor Moving try our very best not to overbook beyond our safe capacity. We do not want to do a move simply to generate revenue knowing that there is a high risk of it not being up to our standards.
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Rick Taylor May 3, 2016 Resources, Press Release, News
When an employee gets transferred within Canada the corporation can either choose to pay the move directly or simply give the employee a cash amount (i.e lump sum payment) and let them make the arrangements themselves.
One thing that should play a role in what to do is the effect of the HST on this choice.
Household goods can be a significant part of the overall relocation expense. It is not uncommon for a full household moving across the country to have an overall bill of $10,000 to $25,000.
Take for example an employee moving from Vancouver, BC to Toronto, Ontario. With cars, storage etc. lets assume a bill of $20,000. As the move is coming to Ontario the HST of 13% would equate to a cost of $2600.00.
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Rick Taylor February 25, 2016 Resources, News, Local Moving
Appleby Coillege, a private school located in Oakville Ontario, pooled rsources from several firms to help sponsor a Syrian refugee family to Canada. Appleby arranged an apartment and furnishings to the new comers to Canada.
At the last minute they realized they had now way of moving the furniture into the 3 bedroom apartment even though they were scheduled to arrive in 3 days!
I am glad they called us. We sent our crew out to get this done and of course did so at no charge. We felt this is exactly the sort of initiative we want to be part of.
We have found the goodwill it creates with our community and within our staff offers real value to our firm. Even small business' like ours can be active and help in important ways.
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Rick Taylor February 9, 2016 Resources, Press Release, News
Retirement at 65? That may be the way the world worked 30 years ago but in todays world, with people living longer and healthier lifestyles, we believe that this will be the exception and not the rule.
Taylor Moving and Storage actively recruits mature people. From sales, packing and our international services we have found that there lies a large untapped resource that greatly enhances our quality.
Many older workers don't want to work 50 hours a week but do want to continue being busy and to supplement their incomes. By being flexible, we are able to position these employee's to add additional depth to our staff. Their flexible hours allows us to "ramp up" during the busy summer season without sacrificing quality.
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Rick Taylor September 22, 2015 Resources, Press Release, News
From The TaxLetter, published by MPL Communications.
Moving Day - Samantha Prasad, LL.B.
I was reading an article not too long ago about how housing prices in Toronto have increased by 9.6 per cent compared to a year ago. In fact, the average price for a single-family detached home is hovering around the $1 million mark, catching up to the always expensive Vancouver market. To many observers, Canada's large cities are experiencing a housing bubble; yet it is showing no signs of bursting.
Of course, these soaring sticker prices do not include buyers' extra expenses, such as land transfer taxes and moving costs. So it would be an understatement to say that every new owner could use some sort of a financial break. Happily, for those of you who have to move out of town for work, there may be such a break available to you.
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Rick Taylor July 15, 2015 Press Release, News, Overseas Moving
In 2010, Taylor Moving and Storage did a careful review of our operations and set out an agenda to drive quality improvements throughout our organization.
Our recruiting, hiring and training practices were redesigned with strong involvement from the owners of the firm. We also implemented a company wide technology platform to streamline and improved both our internal and external communications.
We are pleased to announce that we now have also introduced an electronic quality survey tool that was developed in house to assist us in measuring our quality.
48 hours after every move is complete, our system will generate an email to our clients asking them to complete the survey. Once the survey is completed, it is sent directly to Rick Taylor, one of the owners of the firm, for his review.
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Rick Taylor May 11, 2015 Resources, Press Release, News
April is historicly a busy month for real estate transactions. Coupled with May, it remains the "heart" of the spring real estate market.
April 2015 saw 316 properties sold in Oakville. This compares to 346 properties in 2014. The avearge median price increased from $715,000 in 2014 to $760,000 in 2015.
Various agents suggested it the drop in sales activity was due to a drop in inventory and not demand.
As you can see, Oakville remains a top choice for people to relocate to which has led to real estate fetching premium prices.
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Rick Taylor November 11, 2014 Resources, Press Release, News
Oakville remains a popular destination for people relocating into the Greater Toronto area. No where is this more pronounced than in the still solid residental property market.
Year to date 2014, the median Oakville house price increased 13.2% in October 2014 to a record $720,000.
While October saw a slight 2.4% decrease in trasactions from 2013, Oakville still saw a very healthy 683 properties change hands in October.
There are now 1183 properties on the market in Oakville that should moderate price growth in 2015.
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Rick Taylor May 5, 2014 News, Burlington, Oakville
Allied Van Lines has hired an independent firm, Telesight , to conduct independent surveys of all moves registered into it's network. This would include all Allied agents coast to coast for moves over 250 miles.
Telesight receives approximately a 40% survey return success rate.
Each question is ranked out of 5 (with 5 being the highest). Below is the results for Taylor Moving and Storage in 2013:
- Overall, how satisfied were you with the salesperson? 4.387
- Did you have any special requests? If so, how satisfied were you with the arrangements made? 4.73
- Did we pack your boxes? If so, please rate how satisfied you were with the packing. 4.385
- How would you rate the arrival time of the driver and crew based on the promises made for loading day? 4.517
- How would you rate the care and attention shown by the driver for your goods? 4.75
- How would you rate the care and attention shown by the driver’s crew while loading your goods? 4.655
- How satisfied were you with the loading overall? 4.586
- How would you rate the arrival time of the driver and crew based on the promises made for delivery day? 4.647
- How would you rate the care and attention shown by the driver during the unloading of your goods? 4.824
- Please rate the level of care and attention shown by the driver’s crew during the unloading of your goods. 4.588
- How satisfied were you with the unloading process overall? 4.765
- How satisfied were you with our communications throughout the move? 4.262
- How likely is it that you would recommend this van line to a friend, colleague or family member? 4.268
The average score for Taylor Moving, based on these 13 questions was 4.567 or a 91.34% satisfaction rate on our Canadian long distance moves booked into the Allied Van Lines network.
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Rick Taylor January 16, 2014 News, Burlington, Oakville
Taylor Moving and Storage was involved with 46 international moves with this leading US Relocation Management company. This firm manages employee relocations that are international in scope on behalf of Fortune 500 companies around the world. They track very closely the quality,as measured from the relocating employee's, of the moving companies they work with to provide service.
In 2013, Taylor International effected service on 27 moves where we acted as the origin agent. The origin agent is responsible for the packing of boxes, the international wrapping of furniture, crating when needed, arranging the sea ship container or air freight and accumulating all of the customs documents. Out of a score of 5, Taylor was rated at 4.71 or 94.2% satisfaction rate. The worldwide average of this firms movers network was 4.41 or 88.2%.
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Rick Taylor December 12, 2013 Resources, International Moving, Employee Relocation
Taylor is in the business of employee relocation. Approximately 70% of our sales volume is derived through moving employee's household goods when they are transferred into a new city or country.
Most of these transfers occur amongst the largest corporations in the world. In some cases, these corporations may transfer upwards of 1000 employees globally as part of the worldwide human resources strategy.
Fortune 500 companies continue to outsource their employee relocation programs to outside parties in order to reduce their administartion costs to their human resources departments. In 2013, 92% of all employee relocation programs were outsourced to companies that specialize in employee relocation. These firms execute the corporation's policy in areas like travel expense, real estate disposal, work visas, destination services and of course the movement of household goods.
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Rick Taylor October 10, 2012 Press Release, Employee Relocation
October 10th,2012 Burlington,Ontario;Canada:
Taylor Moving and Storage received the coveted platinum award from Cartus Relocation, the largest provider of relocation services.
Cartus Relocation currently relocates over 100,000 families throughout the world. Each service provider in their global supplier network is graded based on a quality survey from the relocating family. These scores are the basis on the volume level that each service provider will receive from Cartus.
Taylor Moving and Storage was thrilled to receive their Platinum level award under domestic moving services, the only Canadian based firm to be honored with this high level recognition.
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Rick Taylor June 28, 2012 Press Release, Burlington, Oakville
In 2011, Taylor Moving and Storage invested considerable amount of financial and human captial in improving our IT platform. We are delighted with the significant improvements this has led to our communications throughout our business, both internal and external.
Our next stage is growth.
Taylor is undertaking a major $350,000 investment to add to our North American wide fleet. This will increase our capacity within the Allied Van Lines fleet to 9 registered units serving cross border and intra Canada moves.
When completed by the winter of 2013, this fleet will be one of the largest single hauling fleets in Canada within our network.
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Rick Taylor June 7, 2011 Press Release, Overseas Moving, Burlington
International corporate relocations froze during the recession, but that trend is now thawing.
Canadian firms are assigning employees around the globe in growing numbers, according to a Canadian Employee Relocation Council poll to be published later on Tuesday. Top five destinations are the U.S., the EU, China, Australia and South America.
The recession dramatically slowed the number of relocations as companies hunkered down and cut costs. But more firms seem now willing to pay to move their staff to foreign locations as the economy recovers and companies are under more pressure to go global.
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