Policies & Practices Reports

Establish the right standards and expectations for managing your unique workforce.

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From regulatory policies to paid-time off benefits to new-hire pay rates, there's a lot to consider when dealing with HR policies and practices. With so many factors to consider, leveraging the right data points to inform a solid strategy will help you to keep your policies functioning optimally, and attracting top talent.

Here, you'll find an ever-growing collection of Mercer surveys and reports around policies and practices to ensure your management approach to day-to-day operations are clear, consistent, and relevant. Take a moment to review these available resources, then determine which products are best suited to your specific objectives.

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Company car benefits have become an increasingly popular component of compensation packages around the world, and in some industries and countries, they’re even expected! This global report breaks down car policy benefit trends by market while highlighting differences in policy practices and identifying cost-saving measures.

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Is your organization’s salary budget on target? Find out with this survey, which provides both current and projected data on pay increases, structure adjustments, and variable or non-traditional pay programs.

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Go beyond the paycheck to explore other areas of employee compensation, such as vacation time, parental leave, overtime rules, and much more, all within this valuable survey.

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Learn how policy elements within a contact or customer service center, such as flexible scheduling, career development, and talent management, impact not only your employees, but also the customers and clients they service.

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Ensure you have the most up-to-date information on how companies are addressing this global hot topic with the Global Parental Leave report. Featuring data on maternity leave, paternity leave, adoption leave, family caregiver leave, and more, evaluate paid time-off practices and other parental leave policies and benefits for parents in 50 countries.

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As societal and legal norms continue to shift around the world, it's imperative that you adapt along with them in order to keep up with market trends. With this report, you'll gain an understanding of which benefits are being provided to LGBT employees, which benefits aren't, and what is or isn't covered for each benefit type.

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In collaboration with Gartner, this survey provides insights into the hottest jobs and skills in IT featuring data from organizations in the US. It covers key topics such as voluntary turnover, recruitment and retention of difficult-to-fill IT positions, new and emerging jobs and skills, and more to ensure you have the data needed to secure the critical technical talent you need.

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Managing employee turnover is vital for the success of your company. Understanding turnover rate norms and where your organization’s metrics may not align to the market is a good way to start optimizing your talent management strategies to ensure retention of critical employees and skills.

Help your company with this essential part of human resources management with the US Mercer Turnover Survey. Using data on voluntary turnover, involuntary turnover, and retirement turnover statistics, compare your organization against your competitors across the country.

Benchmark your talent strategy against all organizations, or narrow the data by:

  • Industry
  • Region
  • Employee group
  • Job function
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Make strategic decisions regarding the next wave of talent entering your workforce with the New Graduate Pay and Student Hiring Rates survey. Providing details on annual starting salaries for new graduate hires, as well as hourly pay rates for co-op students and summer interns, use this data to attract your workforce of the future.

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Severance programs offer structure and guidance for employees that are leaving an organization. Simultaneously, these programs ensure that they are treated fairly while preparing them to re-enter the job market. This global survey collects information for 30+ markets and studies how organizations around the world navigate the tricky waters of severance pay.

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When employees meet or exceed pre-established objectives, rewards are typically anticipated. Whether discretionary bonuses, formula-based plans, or other enticements, a short-term incentive plan is an important employee retention tool. Analyze key incentive plan information such as funding, eligibility, criteria, and more so you can thoroughly review and adjust your company's short-term incentives.

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This global survey provides frequently updated market data on the policies and amount of annual leave offered by companies in 48 markets. With these insights, you’ll get the chance to see how your own perks stack up against the competition for things like vacation leave, sick leave, unlimited leave policies, bereavement leave, and more.

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Covering 1000+ multinational companies, this comprehensive report addresses the most critical policy and practice elements of international assignments, including: changing mobile workforces, policy segmentation, the importance of mobility premiums in the current local economy, and much more.

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