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With cost of living and economic crises on the doorstep, access the right UK workplace insights and benefits data to handle the people risks impacting your business.

Prioritising resources to manage people risk

Organisations in the UK are responding to what is a very difficult and volatile time. Many are reviewing their compensation and workplace benefits in an effort to learn from the mistakes of the COVID pandemic. To help organisations closely support their workforce, we recently conducted some research to understand the top five people risks impacting businesses.

One of the most glaring vulnerabilities the research uncovered was that only 28% of companies can confidently say they have a competitive employee value proposition, including reward practices, in place. This omission can only become more significant going forward, given the current pressures on pay, resulting from the cost-of-living crisis and tight labour market.

The five pillars of people risk with the greatest impact on business:

Health and safety
Government and financial
Accelerated digitalisation
Talent practices
Environmental and social

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It's a challenging time to be an employer. The cost-of-living crisis has rapidly become a pressing problem. It presents an entirely new set of people risks, especially for organizations still grappling with the impacts of COVID-19. It's time to manage your employees', manage your company, and manage your success.

A recent study by Mercer Marsh Benefits identifies five people risk blind spots. These hold low priority among HR and risk professionals despite posing a significant threat. Our research shows that only 28% of companies believe they offer competitive compensation. The current economic pressures make this even more critical, but throwing money at the problem is not sustainable. How do you set yourself up for success across all aspects of your workforce?

A good place to start is with the right market data to help you pay competitively. Do you need to put a price tag on specific job titles? Perhaps, benchmark different elements of total compensation across the UK, or compare elements within your specific industry. We partner with you to ensure a strategic approach to supporting your workforce with HR insights and market leading guidance.

Access relevant insights and benchmarks, discover the benefits your competitors offer, understand workforce turnover, grow employee engagement, interpret economic indicators, stay on top of ever-changing legislation and mandatory PAYE schemes. Access a breadth of data and research available at your fingertips from our HR insights platform.

Need help taking care of all your benefit needs? Turn benefits data and insights into an efficient and easy to use benefits program with our Darwin and Mercer Elect Solutions, designed to boost employee engagement and backed by our advisory support. So don't make workplace decisions in the dark, let's chat today and manage your success together.

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Setting up for success: how-to guide

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1. Where to get started? The right market data

Offering compensation below market standards puts your company at a disadvantage in the war for talent. On the other hand, you want to take care of your bottom line and balance cost containment with employee satisfaction. How do you find your sweet spot?

We offer a range of pay and benefit data solutions to help you understand the compensation landscape relevant to your company and suited to your requirements. The comparison below helps you understand which solution matches your specific needs.

What are you looking to benchmark?	Consider this…	Price
What are you looking to benchmark? Remuneration for a specific job	Consider this… Market Pricer: Self-service job pricing tool that allows you to access global pay data by job. Benchmark pay (base vs bonus), across over 400K jobs from across the world. Designed to analyse jobs within a specific market.	Price £185 per job	Buy market pricer	View sample report
What are you looking to benchmark? Pay across the UK	Consider this… Total Remuneration Survey (UK Edition): Access UK market-specific data within the world’s largest and most comprehensive remuneration resource. Included with over 400K jobs, dive into the total cash compensation, annual total remuneration and much more.	Price From £4,220	Buy Total Remuneration Survey (UK Edition)	View sample report
What are you looking to benchmark? Pay and workforce metrics for the high-tech industry	Consider this… Comptryx: Whether your company is in the tech industry has a strategic tech focus, this product gives you access to relevant global pay data and workforce analytics, including labour cost modelling and workforce trends.	Price From £5,500	Request a demo

Unsure which products will meet your needs?

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2. How can I use the data effectively?

There is more to a successful rewards strategy than data. Complement compensation data with actionable HR reports and insights to make your HR decision-making easier, faster and more targeted.

Tools for all your workplace needs

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Consider this... Talent All Access© Portal: For companies operating regionally or globally to gain unlimited access to all the workforce data, tools and insights you need to help lead your organisation towards success.	Price From £22,000	Buy Talent All Access© Portal	View TAAP brochure

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Consider this... Talent All Access© UK: For companies operating within the UK, access market-specific workforce insights and reports to help your decision-making processes.	Price From £3,700	Buy Talent All Access© UK

Talent insights:

Off-the-shelf solutions

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Consider this... Employee Engagement Survey Toolkit: Access a set of recommendations, practices, techniques and templates to use as you plan your employee engagement survey or enhance previous efforts.	Price From £1,850	Buy Employee Engagement Survey Toolkit	View sample report
Consider this... Survey included in Talent All Access© Portal subscription.

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Consider this... Global Compensation Planning (GCPR): Insights to help you understand salary increase budgets and economic data over a three-year period, including historical trends, to help you make timely, fully informed decisions on compensation budgets.	Price From £520	Buy Global Compensation Planning (GCPR)	View sample report
Consider this... Report included in Talent All Access© Portal and Talent All Access© UK subscriptions.

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Consider this... Incentives Report: With information on short-term, sales, and long-term incentives, you'll gain perspective on which incentives are commonly offered and how payouts differ by level. Take a deeper dive into short-term incentives by comparing job families and industries.	Price From £740	Buy Incentives Report	View sample report
Consider this... Report included in Talent All Access© Portal and Talent All Access© UK subscriptions.

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Consider this... Workforce Movement Report: Learn more about the overall employment landscape and the pool of talent available to recruit, along with information on where to focus your compensation budget — whether it’s paying a premium for certain skills or using sign on or retention bonuses to attract or keep critical employees.	Price From £740	Buy Workforce Movement Report	View sample report
Consider this... Report included in Talent All Access© Portal and Talent All Access© UK subscriptions.

Benefit insights:

Off-the-shelf solutions

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Consider this... Inclusive Benefits Survey: For companies operating regionally or globally to gain insight into international benefit standards, including those designed to address the gaps and disparities in healthcare, well-being, and financial protection for minorities and underrepresented groups.	Price From £3,700	Buy Inclusive Benefits Survey	View sample report
Consider this... Survey included in Talent All Access© Portal subscription.

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Consider this... UK Benefits Policies and Practices: For companies operating in the UK to gain insight into key inputs on prevalent market practices around salary increases, insurances, medical benefits, pensions, short and long-term incentive practices and more.	Price From £1000	Buy UK Benefits Policies and Practices

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Consider this... Worldwide Benefit and Employment Guidelines (WBEG): As the laws and regulations governing benefits constantly change, tracking reliable information can be time-consuming and expensive. Use WBEG to navigate this complex topic by global-view, by region or by single country market, and ensure you’re providing the right level of coverage for your employees.	Price From £740	Buy Worldwide Benefit and Employment Guidelines (WBEG)	View sample report
Consider this... Report included in Talent All Access© Portal and Talent All Access© UK subscriptions.

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Consider this... Transportation Policies and Costs: Discover which types of transportation benefits companies typically offer and understand their associated costs.	Price From £520	Buy Transportation Policies and Costs Report	Sample report: Transportation costs	Sample report: Transportation policies
Consider this... Report included in Talent All Access© Portal and Talent All Access© UK subscriptions.

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Consider this... Leave Programmes: Review market practice and statutory requirements of paid and unpaid time off for a selection of core leave programs.	Price From £740	Buy Leave Programmes Report	View sample report
Consider this... Report included in Talent All Access© Portal and Talent All Access© UK subscriptions.

Unsure which products will meet your needs?

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3. Or, let us take care of all your benefit needs

Bring together your employee value proposition and benefits with Darwin™

Darwin™ seamlessly integrates with tools you already use, offering automation, enhanced user experience and connectivity, as well as increased analysis capabilities – all from one single platform. And your employees have benefits they can connect with effortlessly at any time, from any device, from anywhere in the world.
Build your benefits package with Elect, by Mercer Marsh Benefits

Elect helps you create a cost-effective benefits package, based on what your business really needs. Your MMB relationship manager will help you identify which core benefits and any additional free enhancements you may have access too, that are right for your business. We work with market-leading insurers to give you as much choice as possible. Taking care of setting up your benefits programme and communicating what’s on offer to employees, to maximise engagement.

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Navigate employee remuneration and engagement with ease

With cost of living and economic crises on the doorstep, access the right UK workplace insights and benefits data to handle the people risks impacting your business.

Prioritising resources to manage people risk

Setting up for success: how-to guide

1. Where to get started? The right market data

Unsure which products will meet your needs?

2. How can I use the data effectively?

Tools for all your workplace needs

Talent insights:

Benefit insights:

Unsure which products will meet your needs?

3. Or, let us take care of all your benefit needs

Bring together your employee value proposition and benefits with Darwin™

Build your benefits package with Elect, by Mercer Marsh Benefits

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Navigate employee remuneration and engagement with ease

With cost of living and economic crises on the doorstep, access the right UK workplace insights and benefits data to handle the people risks impacting your business.

Prioritising resources to manage people risk

Setting up for success: how-to guide

1. Where to get started? The right market data

Unsure which products will meet your needs?

2. How can I use the data effectively?

Tools for all your workplace needs

I am building an inclusive employee benefits programme for a global company.

I make people decisions for a UK company that requires workforce data, tools and insights.

Talent insights:

I am looking to understand, establish and grow the feeling of belonging in my company.

I am looking to understand salary increases alongside economic indicators, mandatory pay schemes and more.

I am determining the right balance of long-term and short-term incentive programmes.

I am looking to understand the turnover patterns in a competitive market, including hiring intentions and in-demand skills.

Benefit insights:

I am building an inclusive employee benefits programme for a global company.

I am building an employee benefits programme for a UK company.

I am looking to understand the laws and regulations related to benefits to ensure we’re providing the right level of coverage for employees.

I am managing policies and costs associated with transportation, cars and car allowances.

I am determining the right leave policies to be inclusive, compliant and competitive.

Unsure which products will meet your needs?

3. Or, let us take care of all your benefit needs

Bring together your employee value proposition and benefits with Darwin™

Build your benefits package with Elect, by Mercer Marsh Benefits

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