After doing your homework, you’ve determined that your salary (see The Salary Calculator) won’t allow you to maintain your current standard of living in your new hometown (even if you were offered an increase), you can certainly negotiate for a raise. Many employers will value open communication during this process. Your honesty will help them with the transfers they try to negotiate in the future with other employees.
Family-friendly policies being instituted in workplaces nationwide are representative of a growing national shift in priorities — the recognition that life has to find a careful balance between work and home.
Employers also are increasingly turning to consulting organizations to help determine how to best compensate their transfer candidates.But while many employers are doing their homework, you can’t always count on it. So do yours; it’s a good insurance policy for you and your family. After all, it’s much easier to negotiate additional assistance, financial or otherwise, prior to a transfer instead of after a transfer. Get on the Web, do a search on the subject, and head to your library, as well. Talk to your friends and fellow associates who have experienced transfers.
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