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Your Employee\u2019s Concerns<\/h2>\nMoving to a new workplace is an exciting endeavor. The thought of settling into an office with a different view and a new set of furniture is a great way to spark your team\u2019s motivation and achieve your goals this year.<\/p>\n
However, moving your team could also be a double-edged sword and inflict damage to your business if you\u2019re not careful. Besides the upfront logistical costs, there are many variables that come into play and will affect how your team performs.<\/p>\n
In this article, we\u2019ll take a look at key considerations you must make before relocating your workforce.<\/p>\n
Your Employee\u2019s Concerns<\/h2>\nYou can be a stuck-up boss that wants things done their way, or you can be an inspiring leader who factors in the concerns of their employees and finds a way to solve them. If you have staff that are in their 40\u2019s, their concerns are different than their peers who are 10 years younger.<\/p>\n
If they have families, they need to look for good schools for their children. The household will need time to adapt to an entirely new neighborhood and look for the right property to live in. In the meantime, what will they do with their current mortgage?<\/p>\n
Sure, your employees will move if they have no alternative. But just one disgruntled employee can be a heavy enough anchor to drag your team down. It pays off to invest some time in addressing these concerns.<\/p>\n
Luckily, relocation companies like ARCrelocation.com <\/a>can solve most of the issues related to moving employees.<\/p>\n If your business relies on inventory, then one factor you really need to consider is how far the new workplace is from your suppliers and client or customer base. If you\u2019ve found the balance between the two, you are at an advantage because you can negotiate for better transportation costs that end up saving you more in the long run.<\/p>\n Your customers, too, save a lot of money since their part of the transportation costs is also cut down.<\/p>\n However, there is still a balancing act. You may get a better deal on transportation, but if your new workplace area is more expensive, you\u2019ll still need to provide your employees with more allowances for gas, parking, and toll charges if applicable. This brings us to the next point.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re serious about moving your workforce, I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve already considered the increase or reduction in your rental and other overhead costs. But many employers don\u2019t put enough thought into giving their employees their rightful salary increments and benefits.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re from Denver, CO, and plan on moving to Chicago, IL, your costs of living increase by 8%<\/a> if you want to maintain the same living standards. Now, multiply this with the number of employees you have.<\/p>\n Rightfully, your employees may also demand that they are compensated<\/a> for the effort they put into moving into a new location.<\/p>\n If your company offers insurance benefits, the premiums may go up as well since hospitals cost more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Moving to a new workplace is an exciting endeavor. The thought of settling into an office with a different view and a new set of furniture is a great way to spark your team\u2019s motivation and achieve your goals this year. However, moving your team could also be a double-edged sword and inflict damage to… Crucial Aspects to Consider Before Relocating Your Workforce<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":6934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6933"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6936,"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6933\/revisions\/6936"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Proximity to Suppliers and Clients<\/h2>\n
Costs of Living<\/h2>\n