July 28, 2005
In Runzheimer International, a Wisconsin based consulting firm specializing in transportation, travel and living cost, recently re-launched the Runzheimer Benchmarking Service, a web-based benchmarking portal, with two additional surveys.
The new surveys were added in response to requests for benchmarking information on current compensation and relocation hot topics. “When something becomes a hot topic in the industry and we receive a number of questions on it, we assess whether or not the topic lends itself to a benchmarking survey,” says Genevieve Uecker, Product Development Manager at Runzheimer International.
The Runzheimer Benchmarking Service offers surveys on human resource and relocation related topics, such as relocation policies and costs, strategies for addressing the challenges of relocating employees into high-cost locations, as well as examination of the ways companies are using intern programs as part of their human resource strategy.
Members of this online portal can mix and match surveys to create a customized tool that addresses their specific benchmarking needs. The tool allows members to access the actual data accessible by individual responses so data can be filtered and comparisons limited to specific industries, company sizes or expanded to include all industries and company sizes. However, individual responses are not tied to specific company names so confidentiality is preserved.
“We wanted to give human resource and relocation professionals a benchmarking resource that is not only robust in its content,” says Uecker, “but also in the way they are able to access and manipulate the information to meet their needs.”
About the Surveys
Survey of Domestic Compensation & Relocation Policy & Costs provides benchmarking information related to relocation assistance program by addressing the following relocation topics:
- Relocation assistance programs
- Methods and options for implementing relocation assistance
- Costs of relocating employees and individual relocation programs
- Frequency of use of assistance programs by relocating employees
- Trends in relocation policy development
The Survey of Relocation to High-Costs Areas, one of two new surveys, provides information on relocating employees into high cost locations and addresses questions related to:
- Areas commonly considered high cost
- Employee resistance to relocating to high-cost areas & reasons
- Exception requests, special or modified benefits, and salary adjustments
- Mortgage options & MIDA
- Temporary financial assistance qualification, caps, time periods and payout schedules
The other new survey, the Intern Benefit Program Benchmarking Survey facilitates
intern program benchmarking by providing information about:
- Intern recruiting policies
- Program management and success measurements
- Compensation and benefits including relocation assistance
- Daily assistance and intern development practices
- Permanent, full-time position offers
About Runzheimer International
Founded in 1933, Runzheimer International Ltd. serves 60 percent of the Fortune 500. Recognized for providing innovative solutions relating to employee mobility, Runzheimer is the global leader in providing business vehicle, travel, and relocation services, serving businesses, government agencies, and the general public.
For more information, contact Luella Dooley at Runzheimer International, Runzheimer Park, Rochester, Wisconsin 53167, (262)971-2277, ljd@runzheimer.com, www.runzheimer.com.
