And, according to results from Atlas Van Lines' 30th annual survey of corporate relocation policies, corporate America is responding with policies aimed at easing the transition.
Family ties is the number one reason employees reject a transfer.
Nearly two-thirds, or 74.6 percent, of companies surveyed said that employees most often decline a relocation because they want to remain close to family members. This includes everything from providing an employee with a list of nursing homes to moving the elderly relative to the employee's new location. A few companies are even reimbursing employees for outside care. While cutting costs is the theme for the 90s, corporate America seems unwilling to sacrifice relocation programs that can affect an employee's well being. There may be a correlation between cutting costs and embracing new technology to improve the relocation process.