job relocation

Work-prompted moving

Job relocation is moving to a different geographic area for work, typically when an employer transfers an employee or when someone accepts a position in another city or country.

Companies often offer relocation packages covering moving expenses, temporary housing, and other transition costs: The job came with a generous relocation allowance.

She turned down the promotion because it required relocation to Singapore.

Opposites
employment stability/movement

job relocationstaying put

Remaining in place

working from home · remote work · job stability · telecommuting

employment outcome

job relocationjob loss

Involuntary departure from work

termination · layoff · unemployment · redundancy

voluntary vs. imposed change

job relocationquitting

Ceasing an activity

resignation · voluntary separation · job abandonment

Family

relocation

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