Technology

RCI brings relocation ease right to the phone screens of transferring employees. Our mobile app provides simplified access to expense management and features the ability to complete expense reports, upload receipts, and choose currency options. The app also provides assistance at every phase of the relocation, including service provider and vendor contact information for easier communication and seamless coordination. Since not every transferee prefers the complete digital experience and the use of a mobile app, a Senior Relocation Manager (SRM) is available to provide a human connection for a more personal approach.

Our team has the ability to prepare domestic and international cost estimates to provide a broad view of the potential financial implications of any relocation or assignment. This tool is customized to reflect policy guidelines and the employee’s move profile. Every factor is taken into account, such as family size, home ownership, city of origin, and destination location. Our cost estimates are continuously updated for accuracy. Details of the estimates include house hunting, household goods, temporary housing, expatriate compensation costs, home/host income, and hypothetical and social tax costs to name a few. The final cost estimate can be presented in the home country, host country or company base currency.

Cost of Living Analysis (COLA) reports are available for cities around the world. This is an integral tool for both the client and the employee. The report provides clients’ the ability to determine if additional allowances or cost of living adjustments are needed at the new location, especially when an employee is moving to a more expensive area. Our database is continuously updated to reflect changes in housing, insurance, utilities and transportation costs. We also report on fluctuations in currencies, tax regulations and cost of goods in the new location to empower the employee to make informed decisions prior to accepting the relocation.

For clients that prefer a self-service tool to calculate the appropriate lump sum to offer a transferee or the allowance amount for an international assignment, our Lump Sum Calculator is the ideal intuitive compilation tool. This tool reduces administrative efforts of our clients and ensures consistency across their organization and assignment types. The tool can also be integrated within our technology platform and is customizable to fit our clients’ policies. By combining millions of statistical government records, web research and standard data sources on a regular basis, the calculations are accurate and immediately available.