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Moving to New York with your family succeeds on one condition: everyone integrates, not just the person with the job. The employee gets an office and a team on day one. The partner and the children get a new city to decode — and how fast they make it theirs decides how the whole relocation feels. Here is a guide built on 10 years of integrating expat families. The one thing to know before you move A relocation is a family project. Spousal dissatisfaction is the single biggest

Most expat assignments that fail in New York fail for one reason: the accompanying partner cannot settle. The talent is at work; the partner is alone with a new city. Here is why it happens, and how to prevent it. Why do expat assignments fail? Spousal dissatisfaction is the single biggest reason international assignments fail (Permits Foundation). A failed assignment costs a company between €750k and €1.5m once you count relocation, lost productivity, and replacement (Permit

Spouse support is the part of global mobility that decides whether an assignment holds. Yet it is the most misunderstood. Here is a clear definition, what it includes, and why it matters. What is spouse support? (Definition) Spouse support — also called partner support or accompanying-partner support — is the structured help given to the spouse or partner of a relocated employee so they can settle into a new country and build their own life there. It covers four things: the l

When a company relocates a talent, two people move. One has a job waiting. The other rebuilds an entire life — language, network, identity, career. That second person decides whether the assignment succeeds. The best spouse support programs treat the accompanying partner as the priority, not an afterthought. Here is what defines a strong one, and how to choose. What is a spouse support program? A spouse support program helps the accompanying partner of a relocated employee se