April 25, 2023

WHR Global Releases “Ask the Expert” 2023 Destination Services Benchmark Report

MILWAUKEE, April 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WHR Global (WHR), a leader in the global employee relocation industry, announced the release of its international 2023 Destination Services Benchmark Report called “Ask the Expert.” WHR surveyed 32 companies from its trusted destination services provider network, covering 56 countries worldwide. WHR believes its Benchmark report will help current and future clients compare their global mobility programs to other companies’ destination service offerings for relocating employees and assignees. As companies continue to compete for talent, relocation benefits must be competitive.

Destination services help relocating employees get settled in their new location and can include the following: Area Orientation; Local Registration; Tenancy Management, Lease Check Out and Property Management; Home Search; Mortgage Counseling; Temporary Housing; Spousal and Partner Career Assistance; Help with Immigration (Visa and Immigration Regulations); School Search for Children; Moving Pets; Language and Cultural Training; and Other Settling-In Services.

WHR’s Benchmark data includes the following for 56 countries:

The average number of days companies offer destination services and days recommended, by country (by entry-level, mid-level and executive-level employees; and by varying family sizes).
The most common leasing arrangement for expats, by country.
Destination services presenting the most difficulty, by country.
Departure services offered for employees leaving a location, by country.
Ease or difficulty getting security deposits back and timeline, by country.
Additional recommended destination services, by country.

According to WHR Strategic Initiatives Manager, Sean Thrun, “Benchmarking destination services helps answer key questions that are critical to employee engagement and retention: Am I offering my employees enough support? Should we provide departure services, or are employees capable of handling on their own? What should my employees be aware of when they move to this country? If your employees are highly specialized and difficult to replace, this Benchmark will guide the service level you provide, and help your employees relocate eyes wide open.”

Findings from the comprehensive Benchmark include:

In Germany, a security deposit can take up to 11 months to be returned because the tenant must wait until the end of the year for utility company calculations.
In the Philippines, a destination service provider recommended at least two days support for entry-level employees (with family sizes of one) and five days of support for executive-level employees (with family sizes of three).

See more data and download the complete 2023 Destination Services Benchmark Report “Ask the Expert” here.

About WHR Global
WHR Global (WHR) is a private, client-driven global relocation management company distinguished by its best-in-class service delivery and cutting-edge, proprietary technology. WHR has offices in Milwaukee, Wis., Basel, Switzerland, and Singapore. With its 100% client retention rate for the past decade, WHR continues to position itself as the trusted leader in global employee relocation. WHR lives by its vision and passion for Advancing Lives Forward^® and Making the Complex Simple. To learn more about WHR, visit http://www.whrg.com, or follow on LinkedIn or Twitter.

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April 25, 2023

WHR Global publie son Rapport comparatif sur les services de destination « Ask the Expert » 2023

MILWAUKEE, 25 avr. 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WHR Global (WHR), un leader dans le secteur mondial de la mutation des employés, a annoncé la publication de son Rapport comparatif sur les services de destination du nom de « Ask the Expert » 2023. WHR a sondé 32 entreprises de son réseau de prestataires de services de destination de confiance, couvrant 56 pays à travers le monde. WHR croit que son Rapport comparatif aidera ses actuels et futurs clients à évaluer leurs programmes de mobilité mondiaux par rapport aux offres de services de destination d’autres sociétés pour la mutation des employés et cessionnaires. Alors que les entreprises continuent de concourir pour disposer des meilleurs talents, les avantages de la mutation doivent être compétitifs.

Les services de destination aident les employés en mutation à s’intégrer à leur nouveau lieu et peuvent inclure ce qui suit : présentation du lieu ; enregistrement dans le lieu ; gestion de location, départ de location et gestion de propriété ; recherche de logement ; conseils en hypothèque ; hébergement temporaire ; aide professionnelle pour les époux et compagnons ; aide à l’immigration (réglementations en matière de visa et d’immigration) ; recherche d’école pour les enfants ; transport des animaux domestiques ; formation linguistique et culturelle ; et d’autres services d’intégration.

Les données du Rapport comparatif de WHR comprennent ce qui suit pour 56 pays :

Le nombre moyen de jours pendant lesquels les entreprises offrent des services de destination et les jours recommandés, par pays (par employés de niveau initial, intermédiaire et cadre ; et par tailles de familles variables).
L’accord de location le plus courant pour les expatriés, par pays.
Les services de destination présentant le plus de difficultés, par pays.
Les services de départ proposés aux employés quittant un lieu, par pays.
Facilité ou difficulté à récupérer des dépôts de garantie et échéancier, par pays.
Services de destination recommandés additionnels, par pays.

Selon Sean Thrun, directeur des initiatives stratégiques chez WHR : « La réalisation d’un rapport comparatif sur les services de destination aide à répondre à des questions clés qui sont cruciales pour l’engagement et la rétention des employés : offrons-nous suffisamment de soutien à nos employés ? Devrions-nous fournir des services de départ, ou les employés sont-ils capables de se débrouiller par eux-mêmes ? Que doivent savoir nos employés quand ils partiront pour ce pays ? Si vos employés sont très spécialisés et difficiles à remplacer, ce Rapport comparatif guidera le niveau de service que vous fournissiez et aidera vos employés à effectuer leur mutation en pleine conscience. »

Les conclusions de ce Rapport comparatif complet comprennent :

En Allemagne, la récupération d’un dépôt de garantie peut prendre jusqu’à 11 mois parce que le locataire doit attendre les calculs des entreprises de services publics, qui se produisent à la fin de l’année.
Aux Philippines, un prestataire de services de destination a recommandé au moins deux jours de soutien pour les employés de niveau initial (famille monomembre) et cinq jours de soutien pour les employés de niveau cadre (famille comptant trois membres).

Pour plus de données et télécharger l’intégralité du Rapport comparatif sur les services de destination « Ask the Expert » 2023, rendez-vous ici.

À propos de WHR Global
WHR Global (WHR) est une société privée de gestion des mutations à l’échelle mondiale, axée sur le client, qui se distingue par la meilleure prestation de services de sa catégorie et par une technologie de pointe dont elle est propriétaire. WHR possède des bureaux à Milwaukee, dans le Wisconsin, à Bâle, en Suisse, et à Singapour. Avec son taux de rétention de la clientèle de 100 % au cours des dix dernières années, WHR continue de se positionner en tant que fournisseur de confiance dans le domaine de la mutation des employés à l’échelle mondiale. WHR vit grâce à sa vision et sa passion pour son crédo Advancing Lives Forward^® et son principe de simplifier ce qui est complexe. Pour en savoir plus sur WHR, rendez-vous sur http://www.whrg.com, ou suivez-nous sur LinkedIn ou Twitter.

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April 25, 2023

WHR Global Publica “Ask the Expert” Relatório Internacional de Benchmark de Serviços de Destino para 2023

MILWAUKEE, April 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A WHR Global (WHR), líder da indústria global de realocação de funcionários, anunciou a publicação do “Ask the Expert” (Pergunte ao Especialista), Relatório Internacional de Benchmark de Serviços de Destino para 2023. A WHR entrevistou 32 empresas da sua rede de provedores de serviços de destino confiáveis, que abrangem 56 países do mundo. A WHR acredita que seu relatório de Benchmark ajudará os clientes atuais e futuros a comparar seus programas de mobilidade global com as ofertas de serviços de destino de outras empresas para a realocação de funcionários e cessionários. À medida que as empresas continuam a competir por talentos, os benefícios da realocação devem ser competitivos.

Os serviços de destino ajudam os funcionários a se instalarem em um novo local e podem incluir o seguinte: Orientação de Área; Registro Local; Gestão de Aluguéis, Check-out de Aluguel e Gestão de Propriedade; Busca de Casa; Aconselhamento de Hipoteca; Acomodação Temporária; Assistência de Carreira de Cônjuge e Parceiro; Ajuda com Imigração (Regulamentos de Visto e Imigração); Busca de Escolas para Crianças; Mudança de Animais de Estimação; Estudo de Idioma e Cultural; e Outros Serviços de Adaptação.

Os dados de referência da WHR incluem o seguinte para 56 países:

O número médio de dias que as empresas oferecem serviços de destino e dias recomendados, por país (por funcionários de nível básico, médio e executivo; e por tamanhos variados de famílias).
O acordo de leasing mais comum para expatriados, por país.
Serviços de destino que apresentam maior dificuldade, por país.
Serviços de partida oferecidos para funcionários que saem de um local, por país.
Facilidade ou dificuldade em obter depósitos de segurança de volta e o tempo de espera, por país.
Serviços de destino adicionais recomendados, por país.

De acordo com o Gerente de Iniciativas Estratégicas da WHR, Sean Thrun: “O benchmarking dos serviços de destino responde às principais perguntas que são essenciais para a atração e a retenção dos funcionários: Estou oferecendo apoio suficiente aos meus funcionários? Devemos fornecer serviços de partida ou os funcionários podem fazer isto por conta própria? O que os meus funcionários precisam saber ante de se mudarem para este país? Para o caso de funcionários altamente especializados e difíceis de serem substituídos, esse benchmark oferece orientação quanto ao nível de serviço que deve ser fornecido e ajuda os funcionários estarem cientes do que os esperam.

O relatório do benchmark abrangente inclui:

Na Alemanha, um depósito de segurança pode levar até 11 meses para ser devolvido porque o inquilino deve esperar até o final do ano para os cálculos da empresa de serviços públicos sejam realizados.
Nas Filipinas, um provedor de serviços de destino recomendou pelo menos dois dias de suporte para funcionários iniciantes (com uma família de um membro) e cinco dias de suporte para funcionários de nível executivo (com uma família com três membros).

Veja mais dados e faça o download do completo Relatório de Benchmark de Serviços de Destino para 2023 “Ask the Expert” aqui.

Sobre a WHR Global
A WHR Global (WHR) é uma empresa global de gestão de relocação privada, orientada para o cliente, distinguida pela sua melhor prestação de serviços e tecnologia proprietária de ponta. A WHR tem escritórios em Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Suíça e Cingapura. Com sua taxa de retenção de clientes de 100% na última década, o WHR continua a se posicionar como líder confiável na relocação global de funcionários. A WHR vive por sua visão e paixão por Advancing Lives Forward^® e Making the Complex Simple. Para mais informação sobre a WHR, visite http://www.whrg.com, ou siga-nos no LinkedIn ou Twitter.

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April 25, 2023

Egg production in Seychelles increasing but weather and demand are affecting prices

The production of eggs in Seychelles has been steadily increasing during the last 10 years but there are special conditions during the period of March to May, highly marked in April, that heavily affect egg production, especially this year.

An agricultural officer in Seychelles, Jose Raul de Oca Brito, told SNA that there are many factors interacting together and leading to these results.

“The increasing demand for the product is the main reason; this is directly associated with the fact that egg production has not to compete with any importation.”

He explained that “this has motivated more farmers to venture into the business while others have increased the production capacity. We ended 2022 with 37 registered egg producers and the commercial laying hens population is estimated as 184,763 birds in April with a daily average production of 2.4 million eggs.”

Brito said that the second element which is considered paramount is that during the last years, new commercial laying hens have been introduced in the country, by importation, with a much better potential for production and performing very well under Seychelles conditions.

Although the importation of highly commercial laying hens has guaranteed a stable egg production in the country, it comes paired with some constraints, among them being the transportation challenge.

“A good poultry herd position is only achieved when replacements are evenly distributed throughout the year, and this is not happening. This said we agreed that a distortion on the replacement cycle affects production and then price,” said Brito.

On the shortage of eggs on the market, he said that this happens during the period March to May and is related to the weather condition.

“April is a very tranquil month as the winds drop and during the afternoon temperatures get very hot, reaching an average high of 31-32 degrees. This limits feed intake in chickens in a way for them to balance body temperature; leading by default to a drop in production. This causes production to drop 10-15 percent in farms with standard management for open house systems.”

Consequently, farmers will always give priority to clients under contract like hotels, and companies like the Indian Ocean Tuna where demand is very high.

This can result in an increase in the price of eggs on the local market as has been the case for the past few weeks from SCR2.50 ($0.19) per egg to around SCR4.00 ($0.30) at the shopping outlets.

“When there is a drop in production, the local market (retailers) is more demanding and the price is increased. The price for eggs is not in relation to the cost of production since the subsidy scheme in place guarantees a very good profit margin for egg producers,” Brito told SNA.

Source: Seychelles News Agency

April 25, 2023

Enhancing visibility and sales: Ethiopian Airlines to sign agreement with Tourism Seychelles

Ethiopian Airlines is anticipating a second daily flight to Seychelles with the aim to boost the visibility of the island nation as a destination, Tourism Seychelles – the marketing arm of the Department of Tourism – said on Tuesday.

The new local head of the airlines, Kassahun Terefa, met with Seychelles’ principal secretary for tourism, Sherin Francis, and the director general for destination marketing, Bernadette Willemin last week.

The meeting follows a recent visit made by Francis and Willemin to the airline’s headquarters in Addis Ababa in March to discuss areas of cooperation and the signing of a potential memorandum of understanding.

During the meeting, Francis stressed the importance of the two parties joining forces to make Seychelles visible and enhance sales for the airline that began its flight to the island nation in 2013. Ethiopian Airlines is currently making daily flights to Seychelles.

“We have had several successful collaborations with Ethiopian Airlines, and they have proven to be extremely reliable and service-oriented. Ethiopia is an important hub with excellent connections, and we look forward to expanding our relationship with the airline,” said Francis.

Willemin expressed her satisfaction with the visit and highlighted the importance of making Seychelles more accessible to potential visitors worldwide.

“This meeting cements what was discussed in Addis. We are now signing an MOU with Ethiopian Airlines to advance to the next level,” she said.

On his part, Terefa expressed his dedication to promoting Seychelles as a critical market for their network and said: “We are pleased to cooperate with our local partners and continue to promote Seychelles.”

Seychelles, an archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, relies heavily on tourism, the top pillar of its economy.

Source: Seychelles News Agency

April 25, 2023

Murang’a Government To Settle All Eligible Pending Bills By December

The county government of Murang’a is working to clear all pending bills amounting to more than Sh600 million by December this year.

In a public notice on settlement of pending bills, the devolved administration has indicated that after review of 514 pending bills, 171 claims amounting to sh642, 197, 909, were cleared for payment.

The notice which was published in local dailies stated that so far three trenches of pending bills totaling to sh140, 353, 705 have been paid.

‘Another trench of approximately Sh. 50 million is currently being processed and will be paid before the end of April,’ read part of the notice.

In September last year, Governor Irungu Kang’ata constituted a committee for the purpose of verifying, scrutinizing and analyzing unpaid claims on account of provision of goods and services.

Payment of the eligible bills, the county administration stated, shall be informed by the order in which claimants appeared before the committee, exchequer releases and availability of budgetary vote in either the recurrent or development budget.

‘Bills falling under the recurrent budget amounting to Sh. 340 million will be paid from august this year. Pending bills relating to legal representation will be addressed through the new budget lines of the next financial year budget. Payment for this will commence in September this year,’ read part of the notice.

Contractors and suppliers whose bills were rejected, were advised to appeal to the County Ineligible Bills Committee or lodge their appeals, with the office of auditor general.

‘Pending bills that were deemed to be out of scope can only be paid once approved by the auditor general,’ the notice further indicated.

The county administration further referred the pending bills totaling to Sh. 400 to the county assembly for deliberation and guidance on the way forward.

The county assembly is expected to come up with a report by mid-June this year, with a view of having its implementation by October.

Meanwhile, Kang’ata administration has outlined various transformative measures to avoid future pending bills.

The measures include staffing the county attorney with two advocates, recruiting chief officers for revenue and engaging professional accountants.

‘Going forward, procurement shall be done through IFMIS open tender system and contractors are advised to ensure that all projects are finalized on or before 20th of June of any financial year in order to avoid rolling over to the next financial year with a pending bill,’ stated the notice.

Source: Kenya News Agency

April 25, 2023

Speed Up Our Resettlement, Kakuzi Squatters Plead

Kakuzi squatters have called on the government to speed up resettling them on a piece of land that the food processing company ceded years ago, so as to get them out of the untold suffering that they have gone through in the hands of the company.

The over 4,000 squatters said the continued dragging of the process has invited more fake squatters lining up and demanding a share of the land.

They said, as the process drags, their suffering continues to mount, and the hope of one day owning land diminishes each passing day.

David Musau (89), who lives in a wooden shack, covered with polythene papers and roofed using rust iron sheets, wishes the survey and subdivisions of the land would be fast-tracked so as to open a new chapter of his life.

He has gone through hell during this rainy season as his leaking roof cannot give him rest at night.

Musau has to squeeze himself in one of the corners of his almost falling house where he has placed his bed, and hope the rains subside.

‘At night, we undergo incurable agony when the rains pound. We fear our shanties may be carried away by the rains. We endured the rain all night. We can’t repair our houses because once the guards catch you, they severely punish,’ he said.

Esther Kalekye, now over 100 years old, suffers the same fate. Her greatest fear is where she would be buried.

The company, they said, cannot allow burials in the land. Residents however conduct night burials out of fear.

‘I know my time is almost up. However, my fear is will I be thrown in the bush after death?’ she posed.

Esther Njeri and Joseph Muriuki survive on burning charcoal whose logs they steal from Kakuzi forest. If only the company’s watchmen knew, they say, the punishment would be severe.

These are among the tales that the squatters told government officials who had visited the area, to explain to the residents on the progress of the resettlement exercise.

Their chairman Murigi Njogu, during a meeting attended by state officials assured them that the government was in the process of allocating them land.

He however said the land may not be enough for every squatter as the number has increased from 400 to the current 4,000 over the years.

‘The surveying of the land that Kakuzi ceded is ongoing. However, it is slow and residents are slowly giving up,’ Murigi said.

He at the same time called on the company to consider ceding some of its unused land to settle the 4,000 squatters who have been doubling each year.

‘Kakuzi should borrow a leaf from the nearby Fruit Processing Multinational Delmonte (K) LTD that has ceded land to Kiambu and Murang’a residents. It has huge tracks of unused land. That way, more squatters will be resettled,’ he added.

Source: Kenya News Agency