Why smaller boutique relocation companies are a better bet than larger corporate legacy organisations such as Sirva and Aires for newly funded and founded tech companies?
For smaller newly funded tech companies who are relocating smaller teams across the EU and UK, the effort, the on-boarding cost involved, and lack of new initiatives targeting social, cultural and psychological issues make using large corporate legacy relocation companies such as Sirva, Graebel and Aries not the right fit.
These smaller but rapidly expanding tech companies need seamless tech integrations, easy-onboarding and in many cases they need to move quickly. Plus they need holistic support programmes for their next-gen staff.
A New Generation of Relocation Companies for the New Tech Generation
A new generation of relocation companies are being created to address these exact issues.
They offer easy on-boarding, rapid response and they are also creating innovative new services to fit the new tech generation of employees.
WFH causes loneliness and isolation even when Gen X, Y and Z are working in their hometowns or cities.
This is doubled when they are in a new location. Not only are they perhaps working from home, they are also in an area that they don't know.
Yes, there may be an office to visit and they may go out socialising at the end of work but they may still feel vulnerable, especially around the 3- 6 months mark when relo-isolation can really kick-in.
For example, www.nextgenrelo.com offers a specialist Relo-Isolation Programme that provides on-call friendship, psychological support services, and talking therapìes as basic.
Not to mention social support such as social events like book clubs, sport, meet-ups and more.
Here are some research findings to prove my point.
But this covers just language and cultural support. It's not even mental health support.
'According to recent global mobility data, a massive 37% of relocated employees report receiving zero cultural training, and 28% received no language support, causing assignment failures.
The Problem: HR teams think they are doing enough, but employees feel abandoned regarding family integration, leading to high turnover and wasted corporate spend.
What they need help with: "Soft landing" support packages, localized onboarding buddies, and ongoing family adjustment care.'
Source: HR Review.
So what's the conclusion? Newly-funded and rapidly expanding tech (and other categories of companies) need a more bespoke, tailored type of relocation, and new companies like NextGenRelo are providing just that.
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