員工異地調動安置費用水漲船高
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????親愛的安妮：上司剛剛告訴我說，我們公司（財富500強之一）希望我能去舊金山接任一份新工作，距離我目前居住的城市有1,200英里之遙。這是一次平調，而不是升職，不過根據他的描述，新工作崗位比我目前的工作有更多晉升的機會。所以，看起來，這是一次很不錯的工作調動。 ????可我對這次調動的擔心有三個理由。首先，我現在居住的地方，房地產市場非常糟糕（鄰居的房子掛牌出售已經超過兩年，卻一直無人問津），我自己的房子能在不賠錢的情況下賣掉嗎？對此，我深表懷疑。其次，與我目前居住的地區相比，加州北部的生活成本要高出許多，我能要求漲薪來彌補物價的差距嗎？這符合職場規則嗎？第三，我愛人在這里有一份很好的工作，搬遷之后重新找工作需要一些幫助。我聽說，個別公司會提供“隨遷配偶”求職協助，這現實嗎？我能跟公司討論這個問題嗎？——UIA ????親愛的UIA：你提出這些問題的時機很有意思。據搬家公司Atlas Van Lines最近的一次調查顯示，自2010年以來，員工異地調動的比例在持續上升。從1967開始，該公司每年都會進行這樣一項調查。Atlas公司副總裁瑞安?麥克康奈爾稱：“許多公司在努力將合適的人才安排到合適的地方。因為與招募新人相比，調任熟悉的人風險更低一些。但也有時候，公司無法調任現有員工——這也解釋了為什么去年52%的異地調動都發生在新雇傭員工身上。” ????幾乎所有大公司都有正式的員工異地調動政策。因此，第一步，你應該查明，你的雇主將員工從一個地方調任到另一個地方，通常會提供哪些福利。麥克康奈爾說：“通常情況下，我們會發現不同級別的員工所享受的福利并不相同。比如，高管與中層管理人員、技術嫻熟的專業人員或其他類別的員工，所享有的福利都各不相同。” ????但Atlas公司的研究顯示，總體而言，公司愿意為搬家的員工提供的幫助，在數量上有顯著增加，而至于原因，你也已經注意到了，很大程度上是由于許多地方的房地產市場仍然非常低迷。比如，規模在5,000人或以上的公司中，大部分（79%）都延長了在員工搬至新地方后，替其承擔臨時住房費用的期限。在此期間，你可以想方設法把自己原有的房子賣出去。 ????不僅如此，約有四分之三的公司（71%）會提供“出售損失保護”。這意味著，如果你目前房子的售價低于你為這棟房子欠下的債務，公司將會提供差額補償。麥克康奈爾說：“這非常新鮮。之前，我們從未聽說過這項福利。不過，如果房地產能持續升值，這樣的福利也就沒有必要了。” ????對于你的另外兩個擔心，38%的大公司，通常會為搬家至高物價區的員工支付生活成本差額補助。超過一半的大公司會通過再就業培訓公司或就業顧問，為你的“隨遷配偶”提供求職協助。 |
????Dear Annie: My boss just told me that my employer, a Fortune 500 company, wants me to take a new job in San Francisco, which is about 1,200 miles away from where I live now. The position would be a lateral move rather than a promotion but, the way it's been described to me, it does offer more opportunity for advancement than my current job, so it looks like a good career move. ????I'm concerned, however, about the move itself, for three reasons. First, the housing market where I live is still so bad (my neighbor's home has been for sale for over two years with no takers), I doubt that I can sell my house except at a substantial loss. Second, the cost of living in northern California is much higher than where I live now, but is it customary to ask for a raise to cover that? And third, my partner has a thriving career here and would need some help finding a new job. I've heard that some companies offer "trailing spouse" job-search assistance, but is it realistic to expect that? Can I negotiate for it? — Up in the Air ????Dear Up: You've picked an interesting moment to ask. Employee relocations have been on the rise since 2010, according to the latest results of a detailed survey that Atlas Van Lines has been conducting every year since 1967. "Lots of companies are struggling to put the right talent in the right places, and moving someone you know is often less risky than bringing in someone new," observes Ryan McConnell, an Atlas vice president. "But sometimes you just can't move an existing employee -- which explains why 52% of relocations last year were new hires." ????Almost all big companies have formal relocation policies in place, so your first step should be to find out what your employer typically offers the people it transfers from one place to another. "Usually we see different relocation benefits packages at different levels," McConnell says. "A C-suite executive will get a different package from a middle manager, a skilled professional, or another category of employee." ????In general, however, the Atlas study shows a marked increase in the amount of help that big companies are willing to give people who pull up stakes -- in large part because, as you note, the real estate market in so many places is still in a slump. For one thing, most (79%) companies with 5,000 or more employees have increased the amount of time they'll pay for temporary housing in your new location while you try to sell your house. ????Not only that, but almost three-quarters (71%) offer "loss-on-sale protection," meaning they'll reimburse you if you end up selling your current home for less than you owe on it. "This is something new," says McConnell. "Until recently, you never saw that. It was unheard of. But then, as long as real estate values were constantly rising, it wasn't needed, either." ????As for your other two concerns, 38% of large companies routinely pay cost-of-living adjustments to people moving to higher-priced locations. More than half (56%) will spring for job-search assistance from an outplacement firm or career counselor for your "trailing spouse." |
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