Corporate Relocations

Relocation is stressful, even in the most positive circumstances. Your employees are not only concerned with settling into a new location, office, co-workers, and job duties, but some may also have the added responsibility of settling in their families.

Relocating an Employee abroad is a chance to stand out as an Employer. It’s an opportunity to show your employees just how much you value them. By helping your employees and their families relocate and settle in happily, you help them focus on their work so that they fit into their new location and become productive more quickly. This is precisely what our relocation services are designed to achieve.

Our specialised relocation service allows you to market the new location to your relocating employees positively. Get all the information you need on schools, neighbourhoods, employment opportunities for spouses and social outlets for them. Your being a positive resource for helpful information can ease the transition anxieties of your employees and help maintain higher productivity during the transition.

Globalink, as a premier removal and relocation service provider, is best known for providing highly personalised services on a global scale. With support from our team of seasoned removal and relocation professionals, your employees and their families will cope far better with all the stress and strain of relocating. The only thing that matters when it comes to employee relocation is getting the job done right. When you choose Globalink to support your relocating employees and their families, you increase the likelihood of a successful transfer and significantly reduce the risk of incurring substantial financial losses that arise when a transfer fails.

THREE REASONS WHY GLOBALINK’S CORPORATE REMOVAL AND RELOCATION SERVICE IS THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES:

1. Each transferee has a dedicated manager, who coordinates the entire relocation process from start to finish.
2. Our regional and global service centre allows you to quickly and easily see the status of your move.
3. Our global relocation network extends across 120 countries and provides everything you need from a single source, and ensures that you and your employees receive the absolute best experience possible. We care for each relocation aspect.

Our relocation services include:

Destination service management:

HOUSE HUNTING

Area tour, market research based on assignee’s requirements, preparation of itinerary, explanation of real estate process, accompanied pre-selected property viewing, lease negotiation, pre-move inspection and inventory check, internet/telephone/TV/utility connections, welcome package, follow-up every six months.

SETTLING-IN/MENTORING

Assistance with setting up, opening of bank accounts, insurance, utilities, telephone, TV and internet connection services, assistance with home furnishings and interior, visits to local supermarkets, introduction to community resources, social clubs and organisations, practical aspects of life, assistance with recruiting home staff, welcome package, follow-up every 3 or 6 months.

SCHOOL SEARCH

School evaluation on completion of individual questionnaire, accompanied touring of schools, both local and international, assistance in negotiations with Principals/Headmasters, support with selection and registration. Review of the home country and new destination education systems.

CROSS-CULTURAL TRAINING

Single-day individual and group training programs.

LANGUAGE COURSES

Arrangement of personal and group language courses (full-day courses, evening courses or weekend courses).

CITY ORIENTATION TOUR

Showing transferees and their families the main areas, medical facilities, shopping areas, parks, places of worship, museums, leisure facilities, and principal government offices in their new city.

WELCOME PACKAGE

A welcome package – containing community information, “newcomer” information and any other relevant materials based on a needs assessment of budget, lifestyle and individual requirements – will be provided.

SPOUSE CARRIER ASSISTANCE

Directing the spouse to social contacts in the community. Resume distribution services. Introduction to women’s/social clubs and organisations. Ongoing support is provided to ensure the successful adaptation of the spouse to her/his career or activity that is the most suitable and most effective for seamless acclimation.

CAR/FURNITURE – RENTAL/PURCHASING ASSISTANCE

Assistance in a car or furniture rental or purchasing procedure. Accompanying an assignee to pre-selected shops. Negotiations with the seller.

IMMIGRATION SERVICES

Globalink offers immigration-related support services. Obtaining work and resident permits can be very challenging and time-consuming, especially since immigration laws often change without any prior notice. Our in-house relocation consultants can initiate the visa and work permit support process before the arrival of the assignee at the destination. To save time, we can fill in the necessary visa and work permit applications and complete all documentation needed for advance consultation with the relevant authorities, while keeping you informed at each step.

• Work Permit
• Residence Permit
• Visa Assistance
• Legal Assistance
• Marriage Certificate
• Birth Certificate
• Legalisation and Notarisation

DEPARTURE SERVICES

• Pre-check-out inspection and inventory control
• Evaluation of Property condition
• Notify post office for changing of addresses
• Postal mail forwarding service
• Cancel club memberships
• Clean-up and disposal of trash following the move-out
• Arrange pick-up of any remaining furniture or household items not being shipped with assignee, and donate items to a local charitable organisation
• Assist assignee with the disposal of cars, furniture and other household items not being shipped
• Assistance in utility connection cancellation and final billing
• Aid for return of security deposit
• Assistance in home/car sale. Provide market price evaluation. Cooperation with real estate agencies to sell the property