Relocation service

<p>Relocation services, employee relocation, military <a href="/facts/Permanent_change_of_station/5HScsX8p">permanent change of station</a> (PCS) or workforce mobility include a range of internal <a href="/facts/Business_process/fYH2eREc">business processes</a> to transfer employees, their families, and/or entire departments of a business to a new location. Like other types of <a href="/facts/Employee_benefit/ncKu1HYW">employee benefits</a>, these processes are usually administered by <a href="/facts/Human_resources/vSYnWaKX">human resources</a> specialists within a <a href="/facts/Corporation/hykSVoWJ">corporation</a>. In the military, these processes are administered by the Transportation Management Office (TMO) and Personal Property Shipping Office (PPSO).
</p><p>Such business processes can include domestic residential services where an employee moves within a country or state as well as international relocation services which include planning for <a href="/facts/Diplomat/HP56MrVL">diplomats</a>, managers, etc. working abroad. An agency providing relocation services directs and manages the process of relocation including arranging necessary documents (<a href="/facts/Visa_(document)/y2S7fwNw">visa</a>, long-term stay permissions), finding a new house (<a href="/facts/Lodging/s80YAHy6">accommodation</a>), finding a <a href="/facts/School/AxxKew5Y">school</a> for children (<a href="/facts/Education/WIwsQKF9">education</a>), finding a job for the partner or "trailing spouse", arranging a teacher for the family (<a href="/facts/Language/IRcTok2q">language</a> training) and introduce expatriates to the local culture.
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Relocation service