Monthly point of view

Read the articles by Mercer experts on a number of HR topics.

Global Compensation and Benefits: what's working
January 2012

The Pay and the Crisis
This article has been developed based on the keynote speech delivered at Mercer's October 2011 EMEA Compensation & Benefits Conference by SIR HOWARD DAVIES, former Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science.
December 2011

Segmentation: Divide to Conquer
By Michael Joyce and Olivier Meier
November 2011

Compensation Planning 2012
A review of today's hot issues and strategies for the future
October 2011

Using technology to support talent management
September 2011
By Alex Bartfield

Expatriate Management Policy Trends
August 2011

Banking regulation: a moving target
July 2011
By Mattias Klefbäck

The silver lining to recession
June 2011

Mobility in the Middle East and Africa
May 2011

Tunisia, Nigeria and Beyond: How Communication is Changing the Middle East and Africa in 2011
April 2011

Location-Specific Premiums: Choosing the Right Methodology to Match Your Needs
By Steve Nurney, Principal in Mercer's Information Product Solutions business
March 2011

Reward in Life Sciences in state of flux
By Peter Stevenson
March 2011

Opportunity knocks in the CIS
By Ana Kekezi and Sergey Gadetsky
February 2011

Compensation and benefits challenges in Africa
By Anna Chabbat
January 2011

The importance of measurement
By Ali Kursun
December 2010

Cost projections: the answer to budgets and management mandates
November 2010

The benefits of risk assessment
By Maeve McCumiskey and John Hall
October 2010

Managing talent across an internationally mobile workforce
By Mikel Piker Partner, Mercer's Human Capital business
October 2010

Compensation 2011: Global strategies for five critical planning questions
October 2010

Media attention and executive compensation: the case of the Netherlands
By Jordan Otten. October 2010

Human capital – an appreciating asset
By Ephraim Spehrer-Patrick. September 2010.

House rules
By Marie-Laurence Sepede. August 2010.

Compensation and benefits at a crossroads
By Christopher Johnson, Martin Meerkerk, Pat Milligan, Ilya Bonic, Larisa Muravska, Camille Siebering. July 2010.

Getting a grip on mobility costs
By Christa Zihlmann. June 2010.

Total rewards - an idea whose time has come
By Steve Gross. June 2010.

Global mobility: Talent management in a new world
By Jim Matthewman. May 2010.

A new era in executive compensation
By Piia Pilv. April 2010.

International Position Evaluation: One management tool with several business applications
By Antonis Christidis. March 2010.

Don't speculate – participate
By Alyson Callin. February 2010.

HR in Africa: The Emerging Challenge
By Anna Chabbat. January 2010.

Global mobility – the value of knowledge
By Carlos Mestre. December 2009.

The same war - different weapons
By Johan Ericsson. November 2009.

Information is power
By Ali Kursun. October 2009.

Careful talk saves money
By David Wreford. September 2009.

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