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Last updated: 1 December 2008

 

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This site showcases how Mercer can help organisations develop and implement Total Rewards strategies that support their business strategy and add to their bottom profitability. .

2008 Global Total Rewards survey

Global Total Survey report - summaryMercer’s annual total rewards survey reports continue to investigate the talent and rewards strategies that organizations around the world are employing in response to issues surrounding: 

 

                    • Attraction, retention and engagement
                    • Pay for performance
                    • Aligning people with business strategy
                    • Demonstrating a return on rewards investments

 

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Feature articles

Global business challenges: The impact on total rewards - As companies become global enterprises, they face common challenges sparked by their growing aspirations and operations and the need to leverage resources and control costs across geographies. These shared experiences have led to a number of global business priorities that now dominate corporate agendas [...]

 

Is it a small world when it comes to total rewards? - This article has been adapted from a presentation delivered by Steve Gross and Paul O’Malley at the WorldatWork Total Rewards Conferences in the US and Europe in 2006.


Total Rewards challenges in the Middle East article - The economies of countries in the Middle East have been experiencing significant growth, driven mainly by revenues from rising oil and gas prices. Governments and locally owned private companies are investing in major new infrastructure projects, while multinationals are establishing operations or creating strategic alliances with partners in the region. However, the HR landscape in this emerging region reflects some distinctive economic and cultural realities that present both local companies and new entrants with significant total rewards challenges.

 

Segmentation frequently used in total rewards programs globally - Few businesses today can successfully rely on – let alone afford – a one-size-fits-all compensation strategy, as business needs and performance goals typically vary by region, market, business unit or function. The solution: segmentation. Mercer’s global 2008 Total Rewards Survey of 2,000 participants asked employers whether they use segmentation.

 

Managing human capital in Russia – The new “Hot spot” section debuts in this issue of the newsletter. It is designed to showcase an emerging or intriguing economy and its unique human capital challenges. In this article, two Mercer experts discuss current economic and human capital trends in Russia.

 

The future of compensation in Spain: Market trend  – Employers in Spain are taking steps, through their reward programs, to more closely align individual and corporate objectives, effectively turning employees into participants in their organizations’ success.