2011 - Global - Worldwide Benefit & Employment Guidelines (WBEG)
Publication date: 18 July 2011
Definitive guidance on benefits in dozens of countries – now with an online version
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WBEG-Online
To give you immediate access to benefits information wherever you have an Internet connection, we now offer the entire set of WBEG benefits reports in an online version. Your subscription gets you one year of access to WBEG-Online, where you can quickly find the precise benefit you want details about. Easily compare statutory minimum benefits against the standard practice in a country, and print out only the pages you want.
Easy and fast access to up-to-date, accurate, comprehensive, and essential data on benefits around the world
Legislative benefits information updated monthly instead of annually so users stay abreast of country-specific changes in the law
Regular updates on changes of social security contribution rates and ceilings, statutory benefits and employment conditions
Regular updates of content as new survey data on typical employer-provided benefit provisions becomes available
Benefits information downloadable by country instead of by region, allowing users to pinpoint (and print) only the information they need
Understand country–specific benefits and employment guidelines across the world
Multinational employers face a significant challenge when setting effective employment and benefits standards for their employees. They need quick access to current, reliable information on worldwide employment conditions, statutory
employee benefits and typical employer benefit practices. Because the laws and regulations governing these benefits change constantly, tracking reliable information can be timeconsuming and expensive.
Mercer's Worldwide Benefit & Employment Guidelines (WBEG) offers the full spectrum of global information on benefits guidelines at your fingertips. With its extensive market practice information, this report is an authoritative source on employee benefits − both the statutory minimums and the benefits employers typically provide.
Offering data of unparalleled quality and in-depth benefit updates for 62 countries, we present the new edition in five regional volumes, providing concise, reliable and easy-to-use information for the major economic regions of the world:
the Americas; Asia Pacific; the Middle East & Africa; Central
& Eastern Europe; and Western Europe.
Americas Modern global HR practices have been heavily influenced by benefits practices in the Americas. We report on these developments and trends in the WBEG, backed by in-depth, up-to-date legislative information. Our WBEG Americas volume covers:
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Mexico
Peru
United States
Venezuela
back to top Asia HR practitioners often struggle to find reliable, current benefits information for Asia because it is such a dynamic region. But with offices in 29 cities and 15 countries around the world, Mercer has access to experts who gather and interpret current, dependable benefits information for use in these reports. Our WBEG Asia Pacific volume covers:
Australia
China
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
New Zealand
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
back to top Middle East and Africa Our WBEG Middle East and Africa volume covers:
Lebanon
Morocco
South Africa
United Arab Emirates
back to top Central and Eastern Europe This region continues to transform quickly as former Eastern Bloc countries move towards free-market economies, causing employment contracts and demands on the labour force to change and evolve. Our WBEG Central and Eastern Europe volume covers:
Croatia
Czech Republic
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Turkey
Ukraine
back to top Western Europe Benefits provision and employment law have been major issues in this region for some time, especially as EU regulations are being incorporated into national law. Changing demographics and increased global competition are certain to keep these issues at the forefront of government policy making. Our WBEG Western Europe volume covers:
Online format offering the entire set of WBEG benefits reports for USD 9,900 / EUR 7,730 / CAD 9,800 / AUD 9,605 / NZD 11,880
Pricing by Regional Volumes:
Mercer's Worldwide Benefit & Employment
Guidelines is available in five regional volumes - Americas, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and Middle East and Africa. The volumes are available for purchase individually or as a set.
Americas
Number of pages: 303 – USD 1,275 / EUR 945 / CAD 1,260 / AUD 1,235 / NZD 1,530
Asia Pacific
Number of pages: 462 – USD 1,690 / EUR 1,260 / CAD 1,675 / AUD 1,640 / NZD 2,030
Central and Eastern Europe
Number of pages: 432 – USD 1,690 / EUR 1,260 / CAD 1,675 / AUD 1,640 / NZD 2,030
Western Europe
Number of pages: 587 – USD 1,690 / EUR 1,260 / CAD 1,675 / AUD 1,640 / NZD 2,030
Middle East and Africa
Number of pages: 114 – USD 1,275 / EUR 945 / CAD 1,260 / AUD 1,235 / NZD 1,530
Pricing by Individual Countries:
The 2011 volumes are available for purchase individually in PDF format for USD 350 / EUR 260 / CAD 345 / AUD 340 / NZD 420 each.
Note: In Australia and Canada, your purchase confirmation will show the estimated converted price in local currency; however, you may be invoiced at the converted local price at the time of purchase. Swiss companies will be invoiced in CHF based on the exchange rate at the time of purchase.
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