GLOBAL COMPENSATION PLANNING REPORT

2017 GLOBAL COMPENSATION PLANNING REPORT

GLOBAL COMPENSATION PLANNING REPORT AT A GLANCE GEOGRAPHY COUNTRIES 125 COVERED 146 6 REGIONS DATA INCLUDED MARKETS GDP, inflation, and unemployment information Salary review frequency and factors used to determine salary increases Actual, budgeted, or forecasted salary increase figures Percentage of companies reporting zero salary increase (salary freezes) Mandatory pay increase schemes Short-term incentive target and maximum bonuses as a percentage of base salary, frequency of incentive payouts Job families and employee levels that are difficult to attract or retain Americas Asia Pacific Central & Eastern Europe Western Europe Middle East These regions are included in the EMEA Region PDF 6 CAREER LEVELS Executive Management Professional Sales Professional Nonsales Para-professional White Collar Para-professional Blue Collar Africa PURCHASE OPTIONS PDF Online UPDATES IN JANUARY, APRIL, JULY, AND OCTOBER SUMMARY REPORT IN JULY (ECONOMIC DATA AND SALARY INCREASE DATA) DETAILED REPORT IN OCTOBER (ECONOMIC, SALARY INCREASE, MANDATORY INCREASE, SHORT-TERM INCENTIVE DATA) NO. OF YEARS OF ECONOMIC DATA INCLUDED 3 15+ NO. OF YEARS OF SALARY INCREASE DATA INCLUDED 3 15+ DOWNLOADABLE EXCEL DATA OPTION TO ADD-ON INDUSTRY DATA 2017 MERCER LLC. 2

GLOBAL COMPENSATION PLANNING REPORT Mercer s Global Compensation Planning Report (GCPR) is a valuable resource for those seeking insights into salary trends, economic data, and labor market indices in over 140 markets. Available in PDF and as an online tool, GCPR is designed for companies looking to rethink their compensation strategy, whether they are creating a new salary structure or determining how existing reward packages compare with competitors. The GCPR offers the following information: GDP, inflation, and unemployment information Salary review frequency and factors used to determine salary increases Actual, budgeted, or forecasted salary increase figures Percentage of companies reporting zero salary increase (salary freezes) Mandatory pay increase schemes Short-term incentive target and maximum bonuses as a percentage of base salary, frequency of incentives payouts Job families and employee levels that are difficult to attract or retain METHODOLOGY GCPR provides data for each of the following career levels: executive, management nonsales, professional sales, professional nonsales, and paraprofessional white and blue collar. The data for GCPR are sourced from: Total Remuneration Survey Salary Movement Snapshot Survey Latin Americas Economic Trends Report Asia Pulse Survey US and Canada Compensation Planing COUNTRIES COVERED Albania El Salvador Algeria Estonia Angola Ethiopia Argentina Finland Armenia France Australia Gabon Austria Georgia Azerbaijan Germany Bahrain Ghana Bangladesh Greece Belarus Guatemala Belgium Guinea Bolivia Honduras Bosnia and Hong Kong Herzegovina Botswana Hungary Brazil India Bulgaria Indonesia Cambodia Iran Cameroon Iraq Canada Ireland Chile Israel China Italy Colombia Côte d Ivoire Costa Rica Japan Croatia Jordan Cuba Kazakhstan Cyprus Kenya Czech Republic Kuwait Democratic Republic Latvia of Congo Denmark Lebanon Dominican Republic Libya Ecuador Lithuania Egypt Luxembourg Macedonia Saudi Arabia Malawi Senegal 2017 MERCER LLC. 3

Consumer Goods Industry Forum, Asia Pacific International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Economic Outlook Database International Labour Organisation, Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Dataset: Economic Outlook European Commission Spring Forecast PRODUCTS & PRICING Mercer s GCPR is released throughout the year in order to provide clients with the most up-to-date information possible. You may select the version of GCPR that best suits their needs and interests. ONLINE The online edition of GCPR offers access to the most current information on worldwide compensation strategies. Mercer updates the content of GCPRonline on a quarterly basis, and subscribers can observe long-term and short-term trends in their specific marketplace by accessing 15 years worth of economic and salary data. COUNTRIES COVERED Malaysia Serbia Malta Singapore Mauritius Slovakia Mexico Slovenia Moldova South Africa Montenegro South Korea Morocco Spain Mozambique Sri Lanka Myanmar Sweden Namibia Switzerland Netherlands Syria New Zealand Taiwan Nicaragua Tanzania Nigeria Thailand Norway Trinidad and Tobago Oman Tunisia Pakistan Turkey Panama Uganda Paraguay Ukraine Peru United Arab Emirates Philippines United Kingdom Poland United States Portugal Uruguay Puerto Rico Uzbekistan Qatar Venezuela Republic of Congo Vietnam Romania Yemen Russia Zambia Rwanda Zimbabwe OTHER MARKETS INCLUDED Subscribers to GCPR-online can access the following: Quarterly updates on country-specific pay increase forecasts and economic data An interactive charting tool that lets you display more than 15 years of pay increase data by job family, along with any economic data you choose The ability to download data into an Excel file PDF versions of our most recent October publications Beijing Shenyang-Changchun Changsha Suzhou Changzhou Tianjin Chengdu Wuhan Chongquing Wuxi Dalian Xiamen-Fuzhou Guangdong Xian Hangzhou-Ningbo Mexico Hefei-Wuhu Mexico Bajio Mexico Monterrey Nanjing Saltillo Qingdao Mexico Reynosa Shanghai Moscow ORDER ONLINE View GCPR Online Tool Demo Next Release Dates: January 2018 (online only), April 2018 (online only), July 2018 (online, plus summary PDF), October 2018 (online, plus complete PDF) 2017 MERCER LLC. 4

Subscribers to GCPR-online may also access industry-specific pay-data. These industryspecific reports (available for the Consumer Goods, High-tech, and Life Science, Healthcare, and Pharmaceuticals industries) are available for certain countries (depending on industry), and data are available as a downloadable Excel file. PDF The PDF edition of GCPR is available for download in October so as to coincide with annual salary planning and discussions. The PDF version also comes with three years (past, present, and upcoming) of compensation and economic data, and includes a summary report provided in July. The summary report includes the latest economic and salary increase data. USD EUR ONLINE 2,700 2,800 INDUSTRY ADD-ON 500 500 GLOBAL PDF 1,500 1,500 REGION PDF 600 750 COUNTRY PDF 300 350 ONLINE 2,070 2,300 INDUSTRY ADD-ON 375 450 GLOBAL PDF 1,150 1,350 REGION PDF 460 650 COUNTRY PDF 230 300 CAD AUD ONLINE 3,500 3,600 INDUSTRY ADD-ON 650 650 GLOBAL PDF 1,900 1,900 REGION PDF 780 975 COUNTRY PDF 390 450 ONLINE 3,700 3,750 INDUSTRY ADD-ON 700 700 GLOBAL PDF 2,000 2,000 REGION PDF 820 1,000 COUNTRY PDF 400 500 Notes: Online subscriptions include access for five users; access for an additional five users is available for USD500. Industry add-on requires the purchase of the online addition. The July summary report is provided to online and global PDF purchasers. The 2016 global PDF price reflects the cost of the July and October editions. Prices are set in USD; other prices are subject to currency fluctuations. 2017 MERCER LLC. 5

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