Corporate Relocation Services
Corporate relocation services can be an essential resource when managing the complexities of moving employees and operations efficiently.
Whether you’re coordinating a large-scale office move, relocating key personnel on a tight schedule, or need comprehensive support to ensure a smooth transition, our specialists at Total Law are here to help. Call us today at +44 (0) 333 305 9375 to learn how we can support your corporate relocation needs.
Page Contents
- What are Corporate Relocation Services?
- Who Uses Corporate Relocation Services
- Comprehensive relocation services
- Corporate relocation benefits
- Global Relocation Network
- Choose the Right Corporate Relocation Service
- 360° Corporate Relocation Solution
- International Relocation Considerations
- 4-Step Relocation Process
- Cost of Corporate Relocation Services
- Challenges with Corporate Relocation
- How Can Total Law Help?
What are Corporate Relocation Services?
Corporate relocation services offer businesses a comprehensive, stress-free solution for founder, executive, and employee relocations. They focus on customising a relocation plan and managing relocation budgets for your international transfers and overseas talent.
Corporate relocation services typically involve support with visa applications, moving home, logistics, finding homes, finding schools, setting up utilities, cultural integration, family assistance, and tax services.
At Total Law Relocations, we work with you to decide the international relocation package and global mobility program best suited to your budget and brief, ensuring a one-size-fits-all or a bespoke solution well-suited to your relocation plans. We work with your people to provide an exceptional employee relocation experience focussed on the services they need most.
We can design a corporate relocation strategy and action plan for all employees or tailor a package for different seniority levels. We can also create plans to exact specifications on a case-by-case basis.
Who Uses Corporate Relocation Services?
Business owners, HR specialists, and departments, as well as international enterprises, can all benefit from corporate employee relocation services. From less paperwork and greater employee retention, HR teams can refine their HR plans, while founders can appreciate minimal employee downtime and increased productivity. We can create bespoke plans for:
- HR Departments
- Founders
- Directors
- Executives
- Elite talent
- Workforce and group relocations
- Families of top executives
- Individuals with complex needs
Comprehensive relocation services tailored to your plans
- Visa & settlement applications and support
- Immigration & employment law compliance
- Moving logistics
- Temporary housing
- Real estate support
- Tax and compliance consulting
- Spouse/family assistance
- Employee integration
- Departure services
- Settling-in services
- Cultural integration
- Corporate expansions
- We can support start-ups, SMEs, and global businesses who are scaling or expanding, comply with local legislations and access new markets quickly, legally, and efficiently.
- We work with enterprises undergoing mergers and acquisitions to hire overseas talent and manage the relocation process
- We work with HR departments to manage temporary and permanent employee relocations, ensuring smooth workforce transitions
- We work with multiple stakeholders to manage on-site workforce transitions for large multi-national contracts
Total Law is a relocation management company offering full relocation support for all budgets and briefs. Call +44 (0) 333 305 9375 for immediate assistance today.
What are the corporate relocation benefits?
Outsourcing corporate relocation services can be advantageous to businesses that wish to provide an exceptional onboarding program for employees with a range of benefits to address challenges for employees moving overseas.
An exceptional relocation service aims to streamline employee transitions, so that employees can seamlessly integrate into their new work, community, and life. It supports business goals with benefits to the bottom line. Benefits include:
- Increased employee retention
- Increased loyalty
- Increased productivity
- Minimal downtime
- Settled family life
- Reduced relocation stress and fatigue
- Less paperwork
The Importance of a Global Relocation Network
Operating globally but with local expertise, Total Law offers an extensive network and personalised service that understands your immigration. As a relocations company, we strike a careful balance between local and international partners to ensure every case and client gets the exacting service that works for them. We offer:
- Access to vetted partners in local markets
- On-the-ground support for employees
- Compliance with local laws and customs
- International employee and commercial moving logistics to reduce moving delays
- Localised language training and cultural integration assistance
- Increased employee satisfaction with localized support
Roles and Responsibilities of a Corporate Relocation Management Company
Our skilled and experienced relocation assistants and account managers can help with every stage of the relocation journey. As a top relocation company, we operate as the gateway service provider, connecting with hundreds of trusted partners to deliver the services you need, quickly and effectively. We offer:
- Strategising and development of relocation policies
- Single point of contact for HR and employees
- Vendor coordination (logistics, legal, housing, etc.)
- Compliance services
- Global mobility services
- Real-time status tracking and reporting
- Employee onboarding support
- Handling of employee relocation expenses
- Full relocation management
- End-to-end relocation program
How to Choose the Right Corporate Relocation Service Provider
The best relocation provider for you depends on the support you need and how scalable the solution you require is. Most relocation companies specialise in one area and have partners and connections with other providers to facilitate the full relocation process. They will manage that process internally to provide a single source of communication for the client. Relocation companies can specialise in:
- Immigration
- Legal
- Mortgages
- Moving and logistics
- Real Estate
- Utilities management
- Recruitment
At Total Law, we are an industry leader in immigration law and legal services, which are some of the core services required throughout international relocations, and the one area that concerns businesses the most when hiring, transferring or relocating employees or business operations from overseas.
Choosing a relocations provider whose specialty is the bulk (30% or above) of the total services you need is helpful to ensure you get professional legal support and compliance services at good value with exceptional quality.
Domestic Vs International
Some relocation companies operate specific routes around the world, or only offer relocation assistance within borders, state-to-state. Their lack of infrastructure and connections beyond that might mean they cannot help with your case.
✔ Total Law is an international relocation service provider helping individuals and employees relocate worldwide in places like the US, Canada, the UK, Spain, Ireland, Australia, and beyond.
Range of services offered
Some relocation service providers are fully comprehensive, with support that covers all facets of the relocation journey from start to finish. This may include visas, housing, spousal and family support, settling, and departure assistance. Others might focus on a single service offering or focus on combining some set services.
✔ Total Law offers a full range of services ideal for relocating employees, be it group relocations, executive or employee relocations. We can vary our services for each client, ensuring we work with your brief and budget.
Availability of customer support
Some businesses operate within office hours in a set location, which can be difficult to coordinate for international moves, where time zones can be a problem, leading to miscommunication and missed deadlines.
✔ Total Law can offer round-the-clock support to ensure your team gets the support they need when they need it.
Tracking Tools & Communication
Some relocation companies use a fixed platform to communicate the status of immigration and relocations, and provide updates to HR and employees. Some operate a content management system or use email to stay in touch.
✔ Total Law works with you to determine the way in which you wish to be notified, whether by email, a content management system, phone call, or video meeting.
Client testimonials and case studies
It is important to look at the credibility of the business you choose, how they treat customer,s and how successful they are in getting results.
✔ You can always look at our written and video customer testimonials, both from corporate and individual clientele. Total Law has helped thousands of people relocate all over the world. We have an international reputation, trusted partners, and global connections, helping you get the service you deserve at great value, and with exceptional quality.
What is a 360° Corporate Relocation Solution?
A 360° Corporate Relocation Solution is exactly as it alludes, a service that supports a client from the start of their journey to the end. This includes:
- Start-to-finish service coverage (from pre-move to post-settlement)
- Integration of legal, immigration, logistics, and HR coordination
- Tech-enabled tracking and reporting
- Flexibility for individual and group moves
- Scalability for small or enterprise clients
Total Law helps you with the full relocation process, with global mobility services and assistance relocating employees, for a stress free moving experience.
Group Moves in Corporate Relocation
Group moves are a necessary yet complex corporate relocation. The resources required for a smooth transition are notable and extensive. With Total Law’s infrastructure and connections, we ensure group moves are carefully coordinated to exacting timeframes.
We communicate all plans across departments and provide consistent and valuable support to employees throughout. We facilitate transitions with a mix of pre-departure group move meets and then individual appointments to focus on challenges, concerns and strategies. We help with:
- Coordination complexity of bulk employee moves
- Synchronizing move timelines and family needs
- Providing consistent support and benefits
- Communication planning across departments
- Site setup and temporary housing logistics
- Cultural training and onboarding for multiple transferees
International Relocation Considerations
- It is good practice to align your corporate relocation service with the service that is most critical to your relocation strategy. E.g., If you have concerns about legal obligations during relocations, an internal legal provider can be hugely beneficial. This can ensure reduced wait times and the highest level of accountability for the quality of service you receive.
- It can be impractical to combine all the services you need for international relocation in one. That’s why international relocation companies are integral to tying everything together. You can ask about the partners your relocation service works with to ensure full transparency.
- Many visa and work permit requirements vary country by country, so an internationalised relocation company with expert immigration lawyers on hand can be hugely advantageous.
- Cultural adaptation and language support services can be hard to come by. We provide localised training, working with the best providers to deliver cultural integration tours and services. We also offer exceptional language training to comply with visa terms for international employees from non-English-speaking countries, and their families.
- There is a multitude of compliance concerns to contend with when relocating employees globally. You may need to sponsor employees, prove you have a ‘genuine vacancy’ to satisfy conditions, ensure your payroll reflects their tax status, or train your staff on how to comply with obligations to ensure your team is working legally. Total Law can help simplify the process, providing full and consistent support to fully comply when hiring and retaining overseas workers.
- Coordinating the relocation of expatriate employees can be tiring, stressful, and involve copious amounts of paperwork. Using a bespoke corporate relocation provider can ensure you are operating legally behind the scenes, and that your team are fully catered for during their international onboarding.
- Currency exchange, international shipping, and transportation logistics are just some of the ‘small things’ that add up and make a huge difference to employees’ trying to settle. We help expat employees to quickly and easily assimilate, with all their logistics and monetary transfers complete so they can concentrate on their work-life balance.
Corporate Relocation Checklist: What to Do Before, During, and After the Move
We provide a full relocation checklist to ensure your move is smooth from start-to-finish. We work with individuals and companies to design a full relocation action plan focussed on their needs. Here is our step by step corporate relocation checklist to understand the relocation process better than before.
Key Points to Include:
- Pre-Move Planning:
Checklist for preparing for the relocation, including choosing service providers, setting budgets, and informing employees. - During the Move:
Steps to ensure smooth execution, including coordinating logistics, managing temporary housing, and legal paperwork. - Post-Move Follow-Up:
Ensuring employees settle in well, handling final paperwork, tax filing, and ongoing support for relocation issues.
Total Law’s 4-Step Relocation Process
- Consultation & Strategic Planning – Identify business goals, timeline, and compliance risks.
- Documentation & Legal Processing – Manage visas, permits, contracts, and HR paperwork.
- Relocation Coordination – Organize moving logistics, housing, and cultural orientation.
- Post-Move Integration & Support – Ensure compliance, local registration, family settling-in, and performance tracking.
Step 1: Consultation & Strategic Planning
Your appointed HR liaison will be introduced to your account manager, where budgets, briefs, and specific service offerings will be finalised following the initial consultation. Your account manager will outline your new relocation strategy and discuss your relocation plan to ensure it completely aligns with your timelines, goals and risks.
Your account manager will meet as a group or individually with immigrating employees to understand the full scope of their relocation requirements. They will finalise a full relocation plan for each employee, within the budget and brief of the business. They will highlight any other areas that fall outside the plan that the employee may need help with. This will be clearly communicated to HR for sign-off. At this stage, the HR liaison will receive a plan and invoice for each employee.
Step 2: Documentation & Legal Processing
At this stage, the main focus is on completing a timely and accurate visa or settlement application, if required, and ensuring all legal processing is addressed, in addition to arranging the required services for each stage of the process.
Step 3: Relocation Coordination
Your dedicated team will work directly with individuals to support the pre-relocation planning and global mobility process. They will provide status updates to all stakeholders, including the HR liaison, for full transparency. The account manager will create a timeline of events to add to the action plan and pre-book the required services when needed. These will be invoiced before booking to confirm.
Step 4: Post-Move Integration, Support & Beyond
On moving day, our work doesn’t stop as we facilitate the smooth transition from one border to another, ensuring and double-checking all service providers are in unison, and any delays are fully covered.
After moving day, we execute the full agreed-upon settlement program for your new employee, ensuring they are onboarded, well-prepared to begin work, and assimilated in the local community.
Cost of Corporate Relocation Services
There are several ways to pay for corporate relocation services. Which one you choose largely depends on the scope of the services you are using.
- For individual cases, it is typical that a percentage of the expected fee is paid upfront to manage expenses, with invoices paid separately. Some corporations prefer to pay a lump sum for the ease of processing.
- For group relocations, a lump sum is typically paid as a retainer, and then expenses are managed on top.
- For frequent cases, corporations often prefer to pay a lump sum or monthly fee, with the difference credited or charged on a selected date.
Cost estimates for Corporate Employee Relocation Services
It’s difficult to apply an accurate estimate to corporate relocations, as there are so many variables, from visa fees to legal fees, the distance of the move to the shipment size, the scope of services, to the level of service required.
However, we offer bespoke services at employee-level, executive-level, and founder-level to satisfy all levels of expectation. We are always transparent about our costings to ensure there are no hidden costs from us or our partners.
Domestic relocations can start in the hundreds, while international relocations are expected in the thousands. We can offer the best rates for retainers and multiple relocations, due to the cost of bulking being lower.
Common Challenges with Corporate Relocation
There are common challenges faced by employers and employees alike when planning and executing an employee relocation. These can include:
- Legal/immigration delays
- Employee stress and disengagement
- Inadequate communication
- Timeline slippage due to poor coordination
- Budget overruns and surprise costs
Tips for Successful Corporate Relocation
It is important to understand the scope and the extent of the relocation services you wish to provide, and be clear on your budget and expectations. Here are some tips to remember for a successful corporate relocation:
- Start planning early
- Choose the right relocation partner
- Personalize support for employees and families
- Monitor employee feedback
- Track KPIs to refine relocation policy
Why Choose Total Law for Corporate Relocation Services?
At Total Law, we are relocation experts offering full-service relocation throughout the entire process. We provide an exceptional service, facilitating seamless transitions from one place to another. Our transparent communication, tailored solution and personal touch can help you with all your relocation needs.
Whether international or domestic moves, group moves or individual moves, luxury services quality or a buyer value option – we ensure your needs always come first. We provide:
- End-to-end immigration and relocation process assistance ensuring comprehensive support
- Expertise in international and high-volume corporate relocations
- Expense management for cost savings and budgeting so you can make informed decisions
- Strategic planning and tailored programs
- Worldwide partner network for global coverage
- Technology-driven case tracking and transparent updates
- Trusted by global corporations, startups, and HR teams
Call Total Law today on +44 (0) 333 305 9375 or fill in our online form, and we can get started with an initial consultation.
Relocation and beyond
Frequently Asked Questions
We give you trusted advice and actions during every step of your relocation. Here are some of the questions we hear every day:
This can vary widely, depending on the country they are moving to, how complex their immigration needs are, and whether they have loose ends that need taking care of, like house sales or personal circumstances. The majority of employee relocations take between 4-16 weeks to complete.
Mainly, though, it is the visa service that takes the time to prepare. In the UK, this can take as little as 3 weeks for a Skilled Worker Visa to be processed, or within 2-5 days if you use priority services. Australia, Canada, and much of Europe often have similar processing times of 3-12 weeks, depending on the visa, whereas the US can vary considerably, ranging from 2-12 months.
Beyond immigration applications, we can work quickly to provide what you need, arranging services within 1-3 weeks, depending on the complexity. We can work to tight timeframes.
We offer fully customized services, as each application and process varies considerably. We work with you to devise a budget and outline some of the services that can fit within that, including essentials, and nice-to-haves.
We can work with the authorities to understand the reason behind any visa delays, so we can quickly and efficiently provide clarification. Many people use a visa service to ensure their application is correctly completed. Border officials recognise that an application from an experienced immigration law provider is going to be accurate and complete, which can speed-up the visa acceptance process. We can also provide full support for reapplications or appeals if a visa is denied.
Yes, our partners provide world-class furniture removal, packing, repacking and shipping solutions for all your home goods. Our partners can also provide medical certificates, pet passports and pet transport, to ensure your pet has a smooth transition across borders.
