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Group Move Management

Supporting business critical projects

 

Group moves can arise for a number of reasons, whether due to a new start up, a business merger or acquisition, expansion, or the consolidation of operations to a single site. Whatever the drivers behind a group move, it is a business critical decision which must be carefully planned, as poor execution of a group move can have a disastrous effect on employees and therefore the business as a whole.

Icon has vast experience in the management and coordination of successful group moves and can provide a full range of planning and support services, for both employees and client HR department, to ensure your staff move is conducted smoothly. A group move will involve highlighting to affected employees the benefits of moving to a new location; this can clearly be a stressful and uncertain time for employees and families, and so the foundation of a successful group move must be built on sound planning and frequent communication.

Detailed planning and communications strategy

We can help you to achieve this by assisting with every aspect of the proposed move. At the client HR level this may involve conducting an employee needs analysis and producing cost projections for the move, the design of a bespoke relocation policy, recommending the support services to be provided taking into account the original and new work locations (for instance, is the move from a low property cost, to a high property cost area?) and developing a communications strategy.

Once the planning stage has been completed and reviewed, we would recommend that we are introduced as soon as possible, either to coincide with the announcement or as separate staff briefings. Our services are entirely tailored to the circumstances of each move, but can include arranging group tours to the new location, arranging presentations to staff with specialist speakers on schooling, property and mortgages, setting up information rooms or a move specific telephone helpline and providing a bespoke relocation website.

We will then work with individual employees to ensure their relocation is conducted smoothly and they settle into life in the new location quickly, through our comprehensive range of destination and complementary services. We will keep you informed of the progress of each move through regular updates, frequent management reporting and 24/7 access to our web-based case management system.

Support and administration services

We provide a comprehensive range of destination and related services to support your employees as follows:

• Area Orientation
• Home Search
• Desktop Home Search
• Educational Support
• Area Guide
• Spouse Employment Support
• Short Term Accommodation
• Household Goods

We are also able to provide assistance with guaranteed property sale price schemes, expense management and reporting, housing cost differential reports and even booking hotels – we provide a bespoke solution to every client and can act as an external arm of your HR department to minimise the administrative impact on your team during the period of the move.

For more information, please contact us.