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Kenneth is senior vice president, General Manager of the APAC region. Worldwide ERC has honored him with the Meritorious Service Award.

Cartus Strikes Gold at the Inaugural Human Resources Excellence Awards

The inaugural Human Resources Excellence Awards, celebrating outstanding HR practices and leaders, was held at the St. Regis Hotel in Singapore earlier today. 

We were honored to win a Gold Award for Excellence in Employee Work-Life Balance! 

This award recognizes our innovative approach and best practices in delivering programs which enable our employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance. In particular, the judging panel had praise for our various work-life initiatives which enhance our competitiveness to attract and retain talent, as well as building a healthier and more resilient workforce. 

[caption id="attachment_9792" align="alignleft" width="199"] Priscilla Seow accepts the HR Excellence award.[/caption]

At Cartus, we [...] Read More

2013 Worldwide ERC Global Workforce Summit | Cartus in Shanghai

More than 700 relocation professionals gathered in Shanghai last week to attend Worldwide ERC’s Global Workforce Summit. The two-day event highlighted key mobility trends in Asia and covered a variety of current topics on relocation, talent management, immigration, tax and social security compliance, and safety/security. 

Instant polling conducted by ERC highlighted three key mobility challenges in the region: controlling costs (39%); complying with emigration and employment regulations (28%); and finding suitable candidates to move (22%). These findings concur with Cartus’ latest Trends in Global Relocation: Biggest Challenges survey, which was featured as a key resource for delegates at the Summit. 

Welcoming the Year of the Snake | Cartus Celebrates Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year, also known in China as Spring Festival, begins on February 10 and marks the transition from the Year of the Dragon to the Year of the Snake. Amongst the 12 symbols of the Chinese zodiac, the snake represents prosperity, gracious morality and great wisdom.

Of all the traditional Chinese festivals celebrated around the world, Chinese New Year is the most elaborate, colorful and important amongst the Chinese community. Cartus employees in Asia will be ushering the Year of the Snake in a range of activities with their family and loved ones.

Cartus Crowned Relocation Management Company of the Year at Asia EMMAs

At the inaugural Asia Expatriate Management and Mobility Awards (EMMAs), organized by the Forum for Expatriate Management (FEM) in Hong Kong on December 3, we at Cartus were delighted to win the highest honor: 2012 Relocation Management Company of the Year Award, which celebrates our organization’s cultural strengths, and Thought Leadership – Best Survey or Research Study Award for our 2012 “Trends in Global Relocation” survey—the most recent in a continuing series of research studies that has been conducted since 2002 to explore major trends, challenges, and policy and program approaches in international relocation.

Cartus’ “… strong corporate culture with well-defined [...] Read More

Cartus Wins Gold at 2012 Singapore HEALTH Awards

Cartus is proud to have received a Gold Award at the 2012 Singapore HEALTH (Helping Employees Achieve Life-Time Health) award presentation ceremony organized by the Health Promotion Board and held at the Raffles City Convention Centre. This is the third year Cartus has participated in the HEALTH award program, having won the Silver Award in 2010 and Bronze Award in 2008.

The Singapore HEALTH Award was first introduced by the Health Promotion Board in 2001 to give national recognition to organizations with commendable Workplace Health Promotion (WHP) programs. This year, Cartus recorded a significant increase in our total score compared with [...] Read More

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