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Benefits of repeat salary survey participation

February 03, 2026

Salary benchmarking only gets easier with each passing year, assuming you’re a repeat participant in the same compensation surveys. Do you know why? Here you’ll find out everything you need to know about repeat participation and why it’s such a valuable asset for your organization.

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Outplacement Services: How you can support employees during involuntary turnover

January 28, 2026

One way to protect your organization’s reputation is by offering outplacement surveys. But you may be wondering, what that is or what are some examples? Read along as we dive into why and what outplacement services are so you can best support your workforce.

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New collar: A new type of workforce

January 15, 2026

Have you heard the term “new collar”? Read along as we explain the new workforce trend focusing on skills and on-the-job training for candidates over traditional marker. We’ll cover what jobs are new collar, who organization are choosing to fill these rolls and why all this matters to your organization.

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Seven outplacement services to offer departing employees

January 13, 2026

You might be wondering how to determine the outplacement services and the duration that should be provided in today’s market. Here are seven outplacement services you should offer to departing employees.

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The new rules of hiring Gen Z: insights from the 2025 Canada survey

December 10, 2025

Across the board, employers are re-evaluating their employee value propositions (EVPs) to attract the new generation of workers. In Mercer’s 2025 CA New Graduate Pay and Gen Z Compensation survey we dive into what’s important to gen z and how to attract and retain this fresh talent.

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Recruiting Gen Z: Understanding what matters

December 10, 2025

Recruiting and hiring Gen Z 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 and specifically gen z.

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Canada’s 2026 salary increase budgets

December 08, 2025

In October, about 460 Canadian organizations responded to questions about annual increase budgets, promotions, salary structure adjustments and a variety of hot topics - including how companies are adjusting to AI. Let’s look at what these companies have to say.

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