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Market Pricing 101: using general industry and industry specific data image

Market Pricing 101: using general industry and industry specific data

July 30, 2021

This article will provide you with considerations around when to use general industry versus industry specific data – even when to use both!

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Market pricing 101: establishing a benchmark methodology unique to your organization

July 30, 2021

Are you ready to take your market pricing to the next level? Develop and implement a benchmark methodology to increase your accuracy, efficiency and consistency and be sure your job pricing is aligned with your compensation philosophy.

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How to determine pay for your remote workers

April 19, 2021

Now that many employees can work from an entirely different region, how should pay be determined? And what if a worker needs to travel to the physical office occasionally — who should bear the costs? As companies implement long-term remote work policies for the post-pandemic world, it’s important you have the answers as an HR professional.

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March 2021: Canadian Compensation Planning Pulse survey results

April 12, 2021

Mercer’s March edition of the Canada Compensation Planning pulse survey confirmed once again that the pandemic had little to no impact for the majority of companies when it came to rewarding employees. As we begin to navigate the new normal, what’s on their minds in terms of compensation planning for 2021?

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Thinking of aging salary survey data this year? You’d better think twice…

January 27, 2021

With many employers going through reductions in force in Q4 and, even more importantly, establishing budgets and compensation strategies for 2021 and beyond, this year’s salary surveys will have quite a story to tell. Using aging data, rather than participating in salary surveys and purchasing fresh data, would definitely be a mistake for a variety of reasons. Why, you might ask? Let us explain.

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We’ve got projected salary increase budgets

October 14, 2020

Here they are – the much asked about annual increase and structure adjustment projections for 2021! However, will they continue to change? We think they might.

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Why survey data (still) matters

April 15, 2020

Times of uncertainty naturally make us feel overwhelmed and anxious. It's tempting to spend time on other essential activities and choose not to participate in compensation and benefits surveys and maybe to even consider compensation surveys as a variable cost that you can reduce this year. Not now; you’re going to need this data.

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