Asia Pacific Monitor
The membership program for regional HR professionals.
Compensation. Benefits. Mobility information. Networking. Professional development.
Membership Features
Market Value Services (MVS) / Job Pricing
Take advantage of Mercer’s vast database of
information. Job pricing services are available
for both local and expatriate positions. For local
position reports, components of the Annual Compensation
Package or Annual Total Remuneration
are provided from Mercer’s Total Remuneration
Surveys. The balance sheet approach is used for
expatriate compensation calculation.
Global Mobility Information
Online access to Cost-of-Living (COL) and Qualityof-
Living (QOL) Reports and Calculators.
Cost-of-Living and Quality-of-Living reports
These reports provide full Cost-of-Living and/or
Quality-of-Living information from Mercer’s database
of more than 200 cities worldwide.
- Cost-of-Living Index Calculator
Tailor your COL index calculations by adjusting
the COL indices for exchange rates and inflation.
Customize the index components and access the
actual price list that supports the index.
- Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA) Calculator
Provides calculations on the Cost-of-Living
Allowance between home/host locations. It
calculates the actual COLA amount based on the
employee’s base salary, family size, and spendable
income portion of the gross salary.
- Expatriate Accommodation Costs Calculator
Provides expatriate accommodation costs by area
and by income level and number of bedrooms or
size of family.
- Quality-of-living Calculator
Allows you to determine the appropriate hardship
allowance based on QOL differentials. By
simply selecting categories and factors, it allows
you to customize your QOL reports and access
details of the scores used in calculating the index.
- Travel cost per diem
Online access to travel cost per diem in major cities
in the Asia Pacific region.
Asia Pacific Coverage
The majority of information
provided in this membership will cover these countries in the region:
- Australia
- China
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Malaysia
- New Zealand
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- Pakistan (new)
- Philippines
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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Strategic HR & Economic Insights
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Asia Pacific Monitor Bulletin (online access)
An economic market and labor issues update provided each quarter gives you up-to-date information on GDP,
inflation rate and average salary increases for 14 countries across the Asia Pacific
region. The information spans across all industries with particular mention on these
industries: chemical, consumer goods, hi-tech and pharmaceutical & healthcare industries. |
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HR Atlas: Essential Information (online access)
Regional atlases of “must have” data
to inform your HR decisions. This
annual handbook is packed with
essential information, broken into six
main categories and presented for all
countries within the region. |
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Worldwide Benefit and Employment Guidelines Asia Volume (online access)
HR professionals can gain instant insight into HR-related legislation which covers
15 Asia Pacific countries. Each country report feature statutory and social security
benefits schemes as well as statutory requirements and general conditions of employment.
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E-library
This section of the site holds a library of information such as key presentations
from Quarterly Meetings and links to hot topics on Mercer's HR websites.
Meetings, Conferences and Networking
Quarterly Members’ Meeting
Members’ meetings are held each quarter in
Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong. Gain valuable
insights from the topical presentations by guest
speakers, discuss trends and emerging issues, and
networks with your peers.
Asia Pacific Mercer Conference
Complimentary attendance for one delegate at
Asia’s premier HR conference. Held in different
cities each year, it is a comprehensive 2 day event
dedicated to addressing current HR issues in Asia
Pacific and global HR trends. Various Mercer and
guest speakers are featured at this event.
Members-only Website
All the information is available online for members
through a website accessible by members
only.
Members’ Privileged Pricing
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Global Insight publications – Member’s discounted pricing (10% discount)
A wide range of reports covering compensation, benefits, global mobility, policies,
practices and other issues are available. Members can purchase these reports at
discounted pricing.
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Mercer College Seminars – Members’ discounted pricing (15% discount)*
Mercer’s learning seminars are conducted throughout Asia Pacific and are focused on
creating an integrated learning community of business leaders and HR professionals.
The members’ discounted pricing is available for their public programs and events. |
*Terms and conditions apply. Please contact the Asia Pacific Monitor Coordinator
for more details.
Pricing
| Membership Program | 1 year subscription |
2 year subscription |
Asia Pacific Monitor (APM)
FULL Program Membership | USD 8,250 |
USD 15,675* |
Asia Pacific Monitor (APM)
'Core' Program membership | USD 6,600 | USD 12,549* |
*5% discount for 2 year subscriptions
Asia Pacific Monitor 'Core'
Focused offerings to maximize the value of your membership
APM Core offers its members the same undiluted
elements as the full program except; Market Value
Services (MVS)/Job Pricing and Global Mobility
information services, plus an exclusive choice of
three out of 10 Global Insights publications.
Asia Pacific Monitor membership
includes:
Strategic HR & economic insights (compensation, benefits, economic indicators)
Meetings, conferences and networking
Members-only website
Members' priviledged pricing
What's the difference?
APM Core offers its members the same undiluted elements as the full program except; Market Value
Services (MVS)/Job Pricing and Global Mobility information services, plus an exclusive choice of three
out of 10 Global Insights publications.
| APM Full Membership | APM 'Core' Membership |
1. Market Value Services (MVS)/Job Pricing
2. Global Mobility information
- COL & QOL Reports
- COL Index Calculator
- COL Allowance Calculator
- Expatriate Accomodation Costs Calculator
- QOL Calculator
- Travel Cost per Diem
3. Strategic HR & economic insights
- APM Bulletin
- HR Atlas
- Worldwide Benefits & Employment Guidelines
4. Meetings, conferences and networking
- Quarterly Meetings
- Asia Pacific Roundtable Conference
5. Member-only website
6. Members' privileged pricing
- Global Insights Publications (10%)
- Mercer College Seminars (15%*)
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1. Strategic HR & economic insights
- APM Bulletin
- HR Atlas
2. Meetings, conferences and networking
- Quarterly Meetings
- Asia Pacific Roundtable Conference
3. Members-only website
4. Members' privileged pricing
- Global Insights Publications (10%)
- Mercer College Seminars (15%*)
5. Global Insights Publications
(choice of three out of 10)^ |
^ Only available to APM 'Core' members. List is subject to change. Contact us for more information.
*Terms and conditions apply. Please contact the Asia Pacific Monitor Program Managers for more details.
Contact
For further information, please contact
your regional Mercer office at:
Norman Chin
Asia Pacific Monitor Program Manager
Mercer Information Product Solutions
Tel: +65 6398 2640
Fax: +65 6222 5792
Or contact our other APM regional offices
at:
Mercer (Hong Kong) Limited
26/F and 27/F
Central Plaza
18 Harbour Road
Wanchai
Tel +852 3476 3913
Fax +852 2810 6316 |
Mercer (Australia) Pty Ltd
Darling Park Tower 3
201 Sussex Street
Sydney, New South Wales
2000
Tel 1800 645 186
Fax +61 2 9233 6800 |
