Do your people managers get nervous when they have to talk to employees about pay? We bet they do! Listen in on our conversation with a rewards expert on how to prepare your managers – giving them more confidence – to talk about pay.

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Your best bet for securing energetic new employees might just be turning to new graduates and interns. But, attracting this group might mean taking a fresh approach when it comes to total rewards. In Mercer’s US New Graduate Pay and Gen Z Compensation report we reveal what other employers are doing to attract and retain recent graduates, interns and co-op participants.

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As we close out 2022, employers are planning to provide higher annual increases than they have in over a decade. In addition, new hire pay and equity adjustments to ward off compression are causing pay to continue to climb.

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Wondering where to put your focus and energy in order to prepare for 2023? In a world that continues to throw us curve balls, here are some suggested priorities to prepare you for success in 2023.

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Wondering which jobs are commanding the highest pay increases in this complex labor market? Beyond base pay, employers are using additional tools to reward and entice employees. Take a first look at the US 2022 Mercer Benchmark Database results for these insights and more.

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With inclement weather events continuing to impact the United States, understanding how to manage and reward essential employees is critical in healthcare particularly, but also in any organization that needs to continue operations. The findings from Mercer's Clinical Pay Practices survey shine light on the policies and programs provided in healthcare.

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With the rapid pace of change we are all dealing with, what’s the best source of compensation data? Listen in on a candid discussion from Mercer’ head of North American Product Development on how she considers different types of survey data today and in the future.

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Annual increase budgets and salary structure adjustments are higher than previously reported in 2022, but will they go higher? 2023 US compensation budget projections.

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