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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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The shifting purpose of base pay

March 02, 2020

Budgets for merit-based salary increases have remained flat for years, meaning your company should be looking to other avenues for incentivizing and retaining top-performing employees. The use of performance-based bonus is an attractive option for doing so, but only when executed correctly.

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2020 Canada Geographic Salary Differential Survey

March 01, 2020

Check out the highlights from Mercer’s 2020 Canada Geographic Salary Differential Tool to get a head start on your compensation planning.

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Managing employee compensation data with technology

December 31, 2019

Discover how intuitive new software and applications can streamline your organization’s compensation planning efforts.

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Not so fast! Are you sure your plan for next year is complete?

November 15, 2019

Before you breathe a sigh of relief and submit your budget for the coming year, ask yourself one question, “Have I considered all the aspects of our employees’ experience?” Employers are awakening to the need to consider all the elements that impact an employee’s life – not just the employee’s work life – and how to design offerings and programs that position them to stand out in the eyes of candidates. Where are you in that journey?

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Market Pricing 101: Establishing a benchmark methodology unique to your organization | Canada

September 24, 2019

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 market pricing is aligned with your compensation philosophy.

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Canada Geographic Salary Differential Tool

April 10, 2019

Discover how insights from Mercer’s latest Canada Geographic Salary Differential Tool can help with your compensation planning.

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