Feature articles

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Managing talent after a downsizing

Fermin Diez, Mercer's market development leader for Asia Pacific, discusses why companies need to be concerned with managing and retaining their talent in difficult economic times, how they should identify key talent, and how even those with limited financial resources can retain their best people.

Why workforce planning still matters

Two of Mercer's senior human capital consultants explain how the global economic recession and the talent surpluses it has seemed to create are simply masking long-term talent shortages - shortages brought on by shifting demographics and aging workforces - that will take center stage again as the economy recovers.

Dealing with financial distress

John Dempsey, one of Mercer's top experts on human capital issues in distressed organizations, discusses the challenges facing companies in financial distress, the compensation issues that need to be addressed in different bankruptcy scenarios, and how organizations can handle these difficult situations more effectively.

Managing human capital in Mexico

Three of Mercer's human capital experts in Mexico discuss the challenges of managing human capital in a country that, while thriving on many fronts, has recently felt the impact of the economic downturn and the H1N1 virus outbreak.

Stress test: Executive remuneration and organizational context

Adapted from a presentation delivered at Mercer's recent UK HR Conference, this article explains how executive remuneration should be viewed differently in organizations that are anxious, stressed or distressed, and why it's important to gain the perspective of external shareholders.

Also in this issue

• Mercer contributes to book on leadership challenges in Asia

• New report now available on M&A HR issues globally

• Mercer publishes update to Global Compensation Planning Report 

• Severance pay report helps employers navigate the challenging economy 

• Mercer publishes global report on personal taxation 

• Mercer announces 2010 series of M&A Ready™ workshops