blogs / 6 Jul 2022

Employee Retention through M&As and Facility Consolidations (Post-Pandemic)

Everyone has been impacted in one way or another over the past year. Our lives have changed, and most of us are working very differently than we were a year ago.

Now that companies are searching for some form of normalcy, a “new norm” will begin to take form for most organizations around the globe. It appears that remote work may be the new norm for some companies. On the other hand, due to the nature of particular industries, some companies require their employees to be on site. Furthermore, those coming to terms with a hybrid approach often wish to focus on retaining their critical talent.

Workforces look very different these days, as do the brick-and-mortars that once housed these employees. Companies are restructuring, consolidating, and even relocating. So now the question becomes, “How do organizations get their employees on board and willing to relocate, particularly if they continue to work remotely?”

about the author

Crystal has nearly four decades of experience in the talent mobility arena. She currently manages all major consulting and business development in the northeast region of the Americas for Cartus. She has previously held positions in account/operations management, implementation, and business process management at Cartus. She spent 12 years in Cartus’ Consulting Solutions team, managing such initiatives as: talent & mobility re-engineering, global program/policy design, industry benchmark & surveys, implementations/onboarding, group move planning/management, and strategic HR consulting.