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Healthcare compensation data you need

April 07, 2026

How are you keeping up with fluctuations in hiring and recruiting in healthcare? With Mercer’s robust and comprehensive 2025 IHN – Healthcare Compensation Survey Suite, benchmarking your organization against others in the healthcare industry has never been easier. Explore the key highlights from this year’s survey and discover the valuable insights we offer to help you stay ahead.

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5 Tips for modernizing your merit process

April 07, 2026

In today’s evolving workforce landscape, traditional practices may no longer meet expectations around transparency, efficiency, and outcomes. Let’s take a deep dive into merit increases and the merit increase process. We’ll dive into the basics, as well as provide 5 easy tips to modernize your merit process.

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Are we returning to normal compensation practices?

April 06, 2026

Actual merit and total increases delivered in Q1 of 2023 indicate that employers are tapping the brakes on compensation. Take a look at how their spending compared to budget as well as their approach to other pay adjustments and pay transparency.

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Are your total rewards adding up?

April 06, 2026

Employers are actively managing their total rewards offerings and they're having success! Take a look at the results of our new QuickPulse survey focused on total rewards and recognition to see if your total rewards offerings are adding up.

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AI in HR: Adoption by human resources teams is slow

April 01, 2026

AI as all we hear about - in the media, from our bosses, from our colleagues. But just what is going on; how is HR actually using AI? Take a look at the results of the Mercer QuickPulse® - US AI Survey.

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Nuances of pay in life sciences

March 27, 2026

Life Sciences is a very unique industry, both in terms of the products and services it encompasses, but also in it's deviation from typical general industry trends in things like pay and talent management practices. Take a peek at the results of the US SIRS® Benchmark: Life Sciences salary survey as we explore 7 trends impacting pay in the life sciences industry.

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Retail talent shortage or labor shift?

March 26, 2026

Retailers are being particularly hard hit by the talent shortage. Just what is going on and what can be done to bring the workers back?

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Retail talent shortage or labor shift?

March 26, 2026

Retailers are being particularly hard hit by the talent shortage. Just what is going on and what can be done to bring the workers back?

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