The world's largest and most comprehensive employee compensation resource

It’s a complicated time to attract and retain talent. When it comes to employee compensation and benefits – a fundamental tool in the workforce rewards toolbox – there are now arguably more factors to consider than at any other time:

• How do you know you are paying fairly across your geographically diverse locations?
• Are you over- or under-paying against industry standards?
• How do you balance market-wide wage stagnation with compensation becoming a resignation impetus?
• How do you assemble the elements you need to build a market-leading employee rewards programme?
• When is the right time to conduct an employee compensation audit? How do you calculate the increase of employee wages in the budget forecast for the year ahead? 
• What are the industry standard employee benefit policies on travel, leave and other inclusive benefits? 
• How has remote working impacted on workspaces? What flexible arrangement policies could you offer your employees? 
• Can you justify your employee compensation decisions?
• What does a good employee compensation strategy look like now?
• Given all the factors in flux, do you need the expertise of a compensation consultant?

The global talent scarcity means your employee compensation and workplace benefits plans need not only to be robust but also to stand out – locally, regionally, and across the world.

Mercer can partner with you to answer all these critical questions and more, leveraging our total remuneration data and consulting services to enhance your rewards strategy.

Mercer’s Total Remuneration Survey (TRS) is built on more than 20 years of experience and expertise. It is the world's largest and most comprehensive employee total remuneration resource, including benefits data – in 140 locations.

TRS has its foundations in exceptional data. But more than data, TRS is backed by the latest Mercer insights and research, so you can be certain that you are making considered employee compensation decisions based on expert knowledge.

Mercer TRS provides timely, accurate, and high-quality remuneration information, wherever and whenever you need it.

• Access the largest and highest quality employee compensation resource with special pricing arrangements.
• Move away from typical "vendor relationships" and enjoy the benefits of a true partnership with your information supplier.
• Global administration and coordination of participation, invoicing, and delivery.
• A dedicated client relationship manager to act as a single point of contact, plus local contacts where desired.
• Attendance at annual meetings with an opportunity to network with colleagues addressing similar issues.
• Webcast "refresher courses" on Mercer Data Connector – our online survey participation application tool and Mercer WIN® – our online data analysis and survey results delivery tool.

Mercer’s industry experts continually evaluate market challenges and trends, delivering fresh perspectives and innovative approaches to address your most pressing people challenges. Our combined experience, industry insights, comprehensive data and analytical capabilities help organisations customise their strategies to achieve their goals and deliver successful outcomes.

When you need to go deep into your industry, we can. Mercer specialise in employee compensation and benefits benchmarking, analytics, and insights with everything from market surveys through to custom analysis.