North Texas Relocation Professionals

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Cost of Living Information Implementation Trends

• North Texas Relocation Professionals
• April 19, 2007

Presented by Kay Burd, CRP
2
Financial Assistance Programs to Address Cost of
Living

• Objective determination of fair levels of
  financial assistance to address issues related to
  higher costs
• Means to maintain the integrity of the
  compensation program

3
Do you Coordinate the Cost of Living Program with
the Companys Compensation Strategy

• Runzheimer International Survey Analysis of
  Employee Relocation Policies and Costs, December
  2005

4
Sample Cost-of-Living Comparison
5
Sample Cost-of-Living Comparison
6
Use of Cost of Living Information

• Runzheimer International Survey Analysis of
  Employee Relocation Policies and Costs, December
  2005

7
COLA Eligibility

• Runzheimer International Survey Analysis of
  Employee Relocation Policies and Costs, December
  2005

8
Percentage of Transferees Qualifying for COLA

• Runzheimer International Survey Analysis of
  Employee Relocation Policies and Costs, December
  2005

9
Limits Placed On COLA

• Runzheimer International Survey Analysis of
  Employee Relocation Policies and Costs, December
  2005

10
Cost of Living Allowance Payout Length

• 3-year COLA payout (45)
• 5-year COLA payout (5)
• COLA payout based on differential (23)
• Example
• index under 20 3-yr payout (100/67/33)
• index of 20 and greater 5-yr payout
  (100/80/60/40/20)
• COLA paid indefinitely (17)

Runzheimer Survey Analysis of Employee
Relocation Policies and Costs, December 2005
11
Cost of Living Allowance Payout Frequency

• Runzheimer International Survey Analysis of
  Employee Relocation Policies and Costs, December
  2005

12
To Whom Is Mortgage Assistance Paid

• Runzheimer International Survey Analysis of
  Employee Relocation Policies and Costs, December
  2005

13
Do You Withhold at the Time Mortgage Assistance
Is Paid

• Runzheimer International Survey Analysis of
  Employee Relocation Policies and Costs, December
  2005