workforce, rewards & leadership

Are Salary Cuts Required in the Age of Remote Work?

Salary comes to the fore as businesses adapt to the new digital way of work. The question is, how much should remote workers be paid? And can employees be compensated in other ways?

Gaining a skills edge through new talent practices

Our experts share how organizations can build and accelerate their journey on the skills-led agenda - in the point of view paper "From pandemic to permanence"

2021 Cost of Living Ranking

How to determine compensation for employees working from anywhere? What impact has the pandemic had on cost management for international assignments?

HR is Key to Future Business Transformation

Mercer, in partnership with the Human Capital Leadership Institute (HCLI), recently conducted a webinar on the subject of transforming human capital capabilities for the future. Here’s what you missed.

Building Culture Virtually – Sustaining company culture in a post-COVID world

COVID-19 has changed how we work in many ways, most of them practical. As remote working, social distancing and workplace transformation continue, companies are starting to look at the at the future of work, culture, and business strategy.

What people value from employment has changed

What should companies think about as they prepare for the Future of Work and design flexible working strategies? We share five critical imperatives.

COVID-19

Managing executive pay and incentives in uncertain times

This slowdown is likely to be prolonged. In the short term, organizations will need to adopt some cost-containment measures, and rethink their cash flows…

Top Executive Compensation - Is it time for a rethink?

Remuneration Committee Chairs are under increasing pressure that current executive remuneration structures adequately reflect the present realities of business.

Invest + Innovation

Global startups enter a new era of executive compensation

For decades, any conversation involving startups and executive compensation conjured images of Silicon Valley and shiny office buildings full of technology virtuosos working for innovative companies striving to be the next billion-dollar unicorn.

Keep your finger on the pulse | COVID-19

Understanding employee engagement and experience is vital as we return to work. The coronavirus pandemic will be a defining moment in an employee’s career and life journeys. How you respond will have lasting impact on employee behaviour.

Career

Employee engagement: it's personal now

many organizations struggle to improve engagement and productivity in their workforce — no matter how much attention leaders and HR teams pay. Organizational inertia (or "drag") is a widespread phenomenon impacting progress on multiple levels.

Engaging people during transformation: Thriving in the future of work

While the whole concept of “disruption” has become somewhat cliché, there is no doubt that digitization and robotic automation are actually transforming businesses.

Rethinking Traditional Pay Conventions with Pay-for-Skills

According to Mercer’s Global Talent Trends report 2021, 63 percent of organizations in Singapore are investing to define future workforce needs and restructuring.

our thinking

What are the Skills needed to Create a Culture of Lifelong Learning?

Innovation does not just change our behaviour (think of how smart phones and social media have changed how we interact), but also what we need to master to be relevant in the economy.

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Skills to build skills: Winning the talent race in the digital economy

Technological change will continue to advance exponentially, transforming our work and lives. To thrive, balancing technical skills, critical thinking, and empathy is the way to go.

voice on talent

4 Questions to understand the status of mental health

We're on the brink of a global mental health crisis. Mercer | Sirota's Patrick Hyland discusses four questions you can ask yourself to check-in on your own mental health.

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Rewards reimagined - demystifying agile rewards in the new normal

As new jobs and critical skills evolve, employers and employees are under pressure to adapt and innovate. 3 areas where rewards are being reimagined: agile rewards, pay for skills, and personalized rewards.

COVID-19 series

Business as unusual: Resilience, realignment and reinvention

Remaining resilient in times of uncertainty is challenging for people managers and employees alike. Art and science to manage people costs while optimizing ROI