Archive
By Staff Report
Feb. 1, 2000
From the “Survey & Analysis of Employee RelocationPolicies & Costs,” © 1999 by Runzheimer International:
| 
 Assistance or  Reimbursement Type  | 
 1993  | 
 1999  | 
| 
 | 
 | 
|
| 
 Shipment/Storage  of Household Goods   | 
 98%  | 
 98%  | 
| 
 Temporary  Living   | 
 97  | 
 93  | 
| 
 Househunting  Trips  | 
 97  | 
 91  | 
| 
 Homesale  Costs   | 
 89  | 
 88  | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| 
 Moving  Automobiles  | 
 85  | 
 87  | 
| 
 Tax  Assistance (Gross-Up)  | 
 75  | 
 83  | 
| 
 Home  Purchase Costs (New Location)  | 
 85  | 
 80  | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| 
 Return  Trips to Former Location   | 
 66  | 
 69  | 
| 
 Final  Move  | 
 N/A  | 
 69  | 
| 
 Third-party  Fees/In-house Administrative Costs for Homesale  | 
 66  | 
 61  | 
| 
 Carrying  Costs, Loss-On Equity & Other Direct Costs of Homesale Program  | 
 57  | 
 57  | 
| 
 Lump-Sum  Payments  | 
 38  | 
 55  | 
| 
 Duplicate  Housing Costs  | 
 48  | 
 49  | 
| 
 Orientation  Trips Prior to Accepting Offer   | 
 32  | 
 44  | 
| 
 Loss  Protection  | 
 40  | 
 40  | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| 
 Payback  Agreements   | 
 N/A  | 
 38  | 
| 
 Spouse  Re-employment  | 
 22  | 
 37  | 
| 
 Equity/Advance/Loan  | 
 41  | 
 35  | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| 
 Cost-of-Living  Allowance  | 
 39  | 
 34  | 
| 
 Mortgage  Interest Differential  | 
 43  | 
 27  | 
| 
 School-Finding  Assistance  | 
 N/A  | 
 23  | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| 
 Property  Management (Rental of Former Home)  | 
 16  | 
 16  | 
| 
 Child-Care  Finding Assistance   | 
 N/A  | 
 15  | 
| 
 Elder-Care  Finding Assistance  | 
 N/A  | 
 14  | 
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