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Mercer holds regular
live web briefings on a wide range of HR
topics. You can also view and listen to recorded versions of all of these sessions. A
complete list of upcoming live briefings and past recorded briefings
is included below.
There is no cost to
participate in or view the web briefings, but you will need to register.
You will need an Internet-connected computer equipped for sound.
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22 January
Managing pensions risk: The financial implications
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23 January
Mercer Select
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29 January
The challenge of expatriate housing - managing
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Retention strategies in M&A transactions
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This web
briefing addresses processes for identifying key talent (both at the executive
and broad-based employee level), outline retention strategies covering both
financial and career considerations, and identify cultural challenges in
developing and implementing an effective retention program. We will present key
employee identification techniques and concepts along with critical plan design
criteria. Please join our speakers: Mark
Hoble (Mercer, London), Chuck
Moritt (Mercer, Washington D.C.) and Orla
NicDomhnaill (Oliver Wyman Delta Organization & Leadership, New
York).
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Leading through unprecedented times: Tough economic
challenges for health & benefit programs
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Our economy is reeling from investment losses, volatile
market swings and government interventions to stabilize markets. There are
actions employers can take now to ensure you understand the potential sources of
risk, how to monitor trends and develop appropriate action plans. We will share
feedback from Mercer colleagues about what large, medium and small employers are
doing for 2009. We will also conduct a live survey during the web briefing so
you can get just-in-time ideas about viable strategies. Please join our
speakers: Sharon Cunninghis (New
York), Kerry Finnegan (Chicago) and
Linda Havlin (Chicago).
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Executive Remuneration 2009: Considerations for making
tough decisions now and planning for an unprecedented year ahead
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Join us to learn about
marketplace trends and considerations as companies plan for year-end executive
compensation actions, including rewards for 2008 performance and 2009 long-term
incentive grants. We also will review the legislative, regulatory and
shareholder environment, which will be as active as ever. In this unprecedented
time, this practical discussion will give you perspective and action steps you
can apply within your company. Please join our speakers Will
Ferguson and Bruce Greenblatt.
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HR's expanding frontier: From local to global strategic
partner
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In today’s world of global companies, with their diverse
cultures and geographies, many organizations are struggling to find a global
service delivery model for crucial services like HR and benefits programs. For
this global service delivery model to become a reality, its imperative that the
HR outsourcing industry have a clear vision of clients’ evolving needs and
challenges. Over the past year Mercer, in conjunction with Harvard Business
School Publishing, conducted a multinational study designed to glean first-hand
insight into and knowledge of the current state of play, gaps between needs and
available solutions, and expectations for leading-edge global solutions for
benefits outsourcing. Please
join our speakers Mary Tinebra, Julia Velixon and Suzanne
Nolan.
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Mercer Select Online Demo
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The
economic and political landscape is rapidly changing and staying current is
essential. Learn more about Mercer Select, a market-leading resource that
provides relevant news, views, and analysis from Mercer and third parties on the
benefit, comp and HR topics that matter to you and your organization. By
attending, you will learn how to use Mercer Select’s broad range of content and
tools effectively, to improve your work every day. With membership offerings
covering the US and the UK, as well as a new global offering, Select is more
likely than ever to have the information you need to stay current and succeed.
Please join our speakers Harry Conaway
(Washington), Worldwide partner, and Judy
Bauserman (Washington), Principal, both with Mercer’s Washington
Resource Group.
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2008/09 Global Benefits Survey - Key results and
findings for Asia Pacific
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This web
briefing recording discusses key findings from Mercer’s Global mobility 2008/09
benefits survey and the implications for Asia Pacific. Mercer's benefits
survey for expatriates and globally mobile employees is the largest of its kind,
covering 243 multinational companies and over 94,000 expatriates. The results
provide insights into the policies and trends in provision of benefits to
expatriate and globally mobile employees. Please join our speakers Allen Wu, Retirement, Risk and Finance Consulting
Leader, Mercer, China and Douglas Gibbons,
Senior employee benefits consultant, Mercer, Hong Kong.
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Global mobility - Results of the 2008/09
global benefits survey for expatriates and internationally mobile employees
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Mercer’s Global Mobility Survey 2008/09 is
one of the largest of its kind ever conducted, covering 243 multinational
companies and over 94,000 expatriates – almost twice as many as in our 2005
survey. The results provide a unique insight into the policies and trends in
provision of benefits to expatriate and internationally mobile employees the
results of which will be covered in this presentation. Please join our speakers
Robert Lockley (London) and Michael
Plaugmann (London).
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The impact of
economic turmoil on the remuneration practices of Financial Services
companies
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The growing financial crisis and looming
economic recession have created an environment whereby the senior management
teams of financial services companies and their Remuneration Committees need to
ensure their business strategies and remuneration programmes are appropriately
aligned to both the current economic environment and the regulatory/shareholder
scrutiny lying ahead. Please join our speakers Diane Doubleday (London), Vicki Elliott (New York), Piia Pilv (Geneva), Mark Hoble (London).
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Managing global transactions: How successful HR
functions are evolving to meet globalization
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Despite the current economic global crises,
global deals are likely to continue. Acquisitions that expand a buyer's
geographic span into new countries involve new challenges, including how to
manage cultural and communication differences, legislative complexities,
transactional nuances and the sheer volume of work that varies by country.
Please join our speakers, Susan Snow (San
Francisco), Duncan Smithson (Chicago) and
Paulette Welsing (New York) as they:
update you on most recent trends globally and in various regions, highlight
special concerns to be considered in geographies that are the most attractive
targets for North American buyers, discuss Mercer's approach to managing
global transactions to optimize success and identify and manage shifting
priorities by region, and discuss current research on the evolving global nature
of HR.
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Pan-European health benefits
survey
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Many employers are facing huge challenges in managing
their healthcare systems. Tight labour markets, rising benefit costs and
declining productivity are just some of the issues that can soon undermine an
organisation’s ability to compete. How is your organisation responding? What can
you learn from other employers’ health and benefit policies both in your country
and across Europe?
Recorded on 17 November 2008, this web briefing explores
the key findings from the recently issued Mercer
Pan-European Health & Benefits Survey report.
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HC management strategy and planning for
testing economic times
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Join us for a recorded, one-hour web briefing that
discusses HC management strategy and tactics for challenging times. Mercer
talent and compensation experts share insights which will could help you develop
human capital solutions to weather testing times and keep steady for brighter
days.
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Industry outlook: How the
health management vendors are adapting to the demand for integration
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Integrated Health Management represents the
next wave of innovation designed to address the root cause clinical and economic
problems underlying the U.S. Healthcare system. And promises to drive sustained
cost, quality and access improvements into the system, increasing employer
commitment to ongoing benefits sponsorship.
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The strength of a Global
Inventory of Employee Benefits
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This one-hour recorded web
briefing explores the reasons for a global employee benefits inventory and
the way to undertake such a project; including the key elements for any data
collection. Most importantly, the session covers the most effective ways
in which to utilise the information to achieve corporate objectives.
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Solving the toughest
questions: How to make real strides with health care program effectiveness
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Learn how to use advanced data analytics to solve the
toughest questions about the effectiveness of today’s health programs.
This one-hour, recorded web briefing will help you
understand how to use data to evaluate really tough questions about health
program effectiveness. Are plans, providers and participants all doing their
best? What things could be working much better?
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EU web briefing: Managing expatriate
compensation – The currency and inflation challenge
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As the global economy faces turbulent times, it appears
that the sustained period of economic growth and certainty has come to an end or
at best, is on hold. The US Dollar is back in favour as the world de-risks,
moving out of high risk currencies and central banks struggle to grapple with
high inflation and slowing economic growth.
Recorded on 22 October 2008, this free one hour briefing
explores how currency fluctuations and inflationary pressures are impacting on
expatriate compensation, with particular focus on how inflationary pressures are
affecting international assignments.
Presenter: Yvonne
Traber, Principal
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Chaos in the markets . . . so what’s my pension budget?
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The financial market turmoil in the US
continues taking new and dramatic directions with the collapse of long-time
financial institutions, the takeover of government backed mortgage lenders, the
freezing of money lending and the struggle over the impending $700 billion
bailout by the federal government – to name just a few. These institutional
events are being driven by the financial markets, and are in turn driving
unprecedented moves in financial markets of all types, with direct, complex,
offsetting and often underestimated effects on pension funded status. The
current volatility and lack of directional clarity in the markets creates a
unique challenge for pension plan sponsors who need to estimate 2008 year-end
disclosures and budget for 2009 expense and contributions.
Watch this recorded one-hour web
briefing to learn more about the specific issues which are unique to the current
situation, and how you can best respond in budgeting for 2009.
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Global governance in challenging times
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All around the world, a company’s reputation, financial
results, employee productivity and industrial relations are affected by risks
associated with the operation of employee pension plans. Providing
retirement benefits globally is a material expense for multinational
corporations – and a significant risk exposure as well. As such, effective
global governance in this area should be an imperative. Although risk management
is an integral part of the decision-making processes for many corporate
functions, the application of similar governance principles to pension plans has
not been as widespread.
Without a results-oriented approach to governance, you
might be leaving opportunities on the table. In this recorded briefing, Mercer
global governance experts outline three pivotal areas in which multinationals
can improve the effectiveness of their governance frameworks.
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Effective governance and cost management of
global risk benefits
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For multinational corporations with, the cost
of providing employee risk benefit cover is increasing. This could be due to
rising risk premiums, the current and projected economic climate and/or an aging
population in the counties in which they operate. Appropriate strategies need to
be implemented to manage the global cost, and ensure that money is not being
left on the table. Mercer’s Global Benefit Management approach provides the
consistency multinationals require for the management of their risk benefit
programmes around the world while at the same time ensuring global
synergies from working with a global partner. Presenters: Robyn Cameron (New York) and Mike Green (London).
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Compensation planning 2009: US forecast and
trends
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Attracting and retaining the right talent is
the number one challenge for HR leaders in the next 12 months, according to our
recent total rewards survey. It’s no wonder given: The shortage of qualified
talent amid demographic shifts; Corporate belt-tightening as a result of the
economic slowdown and; Employees’ concerns about the rising fuel prices and the
cost to commute. We discuss total rewards trends to help address these issues,
as well as actions companies are taking in 2009. Specifically, we discuss:
Future total rewards investments – areas of increase and decline; Employee
segmentation – what total rewards arrangements employers are offering to which
distinct workforces; Analyses used to invest or allocate rewards expenditures.
Presenters: Steve Gross and Loree Griffith.
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Do you have a pension
funding policy . . . and is it working?
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Please join Mercer experts Jon Barry, Charlie
Clark, Betsy Dill and
Bob Mo reen to learn how you can better
manage the financial risks, costs and returns of your pension plans, including
how to develop an effective funding policy that works to meet your objectives,
whether they be to reduce year-to-year contribution volatility, to minimize
unwanted outcomes on the balance sheet, or to target an ultimate plan
termination.
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The changing pension landscape in South
Korea
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Since the introduction of the Employee
Retirement Security Act (ERSA) legislation in 2006, multinationals operating in
Korea have begun to review their retirement plan structure, benefit obligations
and funding mechanisms. With the December 31, 2010 deadline approaching
when ERSA plans will be the only tax–efficient retirement plans offered in
Korea, the pace for conversion to ERSA is quickening. This 60-minute web
briefing will provide an overview of the pension landscape in Korea, including
key considerations for companies to enable a successful transition to ERSA.
Presenters: CJ Kim and Kenneth Hwang.
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Implications of health reform and the
upcoming election
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Listen to this briefing to learn how the
Presidential candidates, freshly emerged from their respective conventions, will
begin to refine their respective health reform agendas. This web briefing will
help you articulate the platforms for change, the potential outcomes and impact
on employer programs. Planning for the next 2-3 years has to address how reform
will impact your corporate health care strategy. Presenters: Blain Bos, Linda
Havlin and Geoff Manville.
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Designing and implementing incentives to
encourage consumerism and wellness
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Incentives are an important element of
successful workforce health and consumerism strategies. Join Mercer
experts and learn how plan sponsors are using incentives to motivate consumer
behavior change related to health status and health care purchasing
decisions. You'll hear about where the industry is headed, what success
looks like and important considerations for your organization. This event
is a must for organizations and individuals that want to improve company
financial performance and workforce health. Presenters Tami Collin, Sander
Domaszewicz, Tami Simon and
Susan Connolly.
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Health reform update
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Calls for health care reform are gaining
momentum as state and federal policymakers, the media and other stakeholders
prepare for a national debate in 2009. Against this backdrop, states have
continued to address their health care challenges. Join Mercer speakers Kelly Traw, Blaine
Bos and Linda Havlin to discuss
strategies states are taking not only to increase access to health coverage but
also to slow health care cost increases and improve quality. We’ll discuss their
direct and indirect implications for employers and their health benefit programs
and how they’re helping to set the stage for the 2009 debate.
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Phase II: Traveling the bumpy road of
pension accounting reform
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When the FASB announced its two-phased
accounting reform project for pension and other post-retirement benefits a few
years ago, the roadmap for the project seemed clear. The first step of the
process, FAS 158, was completed in 2006. Now the project is entering into “phase
II.” During this second phase, income statements and pension measurement issues
will be looked at from a “mark-to-market” perspective, and FASB developments
over the last several months suggest that there could be some unexpected
detours. What is clear is that pension investment risk will be reported
differently in accounting statements and plan sponsors should understand how
they can manage their pension risk with an eye to the future.
Please join Mercer experts Eric Friedman (Chicago), Bob Moreen (Philadelphia) and Jim Verlautz (Minneapolis) to learn more about the
background and history of the FASB project, how external forces are reshaping
its focus and how eventual outcomes may affect how investment risk flows through
the accounting statements and the risk management strategies retirement plan
sponsors might use in response.
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Open
enrollment
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Explore the use of open enrollment as a way
of communicating new benefit plan offerings and changes and of meeting
both legal and benefit plan communication requirements in this one-hour web
briefing. You'll want to understand not only the opportunities for
satisfying an array of required communications, but also the limitations of
using the open enrollment process, particularly for dispersing electronic
notifications. Employers increasingly use the open enrollment process as a means
to not only communicate new benefit plan offerings and changes, but also to
satisfy myriad benefit communication mandates (for example, Medicare Part D,
HIPAA, COBRA and ERISA notices). Open enrollment planning should also consider
communication of initiatives and actions that will be required by participants
related to their enrollment (such as, consumer-directed health plans options and
verification of dependent eligibility). Join speakers Mark Major, Mike
Sinkeldam and Linda Havlin for
this one-hour discussion on how to maximize the use of open
enrollment.
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What’s new in Brazilian benefits?
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Boasting the world’s 10th largest economy and
fifth largest population, Brazil is among the “BRIC” countries, as designated by
Goldman Sachs, which believes the country holds the future of the world’s
economy. Brazil also presents a dynamic and complex environment for employers
operating within its borders. Our speaker, Eduardo
Jáuregui is the Market Leader in Brazil and the Retirement Leader for
Latin America, and he will address the opportunities and challenges of benefits
and compensation of employees in Brazil. He will provide an overview of benefit
trends and best practices with regard to retirement and benefits.
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Expanding the view. Why HR
outsourcing always means transformation
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Changes to HR structure and processes create
a domino effect – for better or for worse – throughout the remaining HR function
and even the broader organization, and few changes make a greater impact on HR
than outsourcing. That’s why outsourcing should always be considered a
transformational event for HR, and why plans for the retained HR function should
be addressed in conjunction with plans for any outsourcing effort. Mercer’s HR
effectiveness experts will discuss why the most successful outsourcing efforts
are holistic, viewing outsourcing as one critical element of an overall effort
to reshape the HR function and enhance its strategic role and contribution. They
also will help HR leaders understand how to tackle these two major changes –
outsourcing part of HR while reshaping the remaining function – simultaneously
to achieve the best outcomes.
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DC benefit trends in Asia Pacific (July
2)
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Defined contribution experts Russell Mason, Ellen
Ip and Ben Facer will provide an
overview of this diverse region’s pension plans, delve into the latest
developments and trends, and share key insights for employers to better manage
the arrangements they sponsor around the world.
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DC benefit trends in Asia Pacific (June 24)
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Defined contribution
experts Russell Mason, Ellen Ip and Ben
Facer will provide an overview of this diverse region’s pension plans,
delve into the latest developments and trends, and share key insights for
employers to better manage the arrangements they sponsor around the
world.
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2008 Executive Compensation in Canada: The
current state and future direction
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Our executive
compensation experts sift through all the newly available CEO compensation data
for insight on future executive pay trends. They discuss the issues
weighing on the minds of board members and companies today, including: executive
pay levels, rebalancing the long-term incentives mix, advances in pay for
performance and preparing for a new disclosure regime.
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International Accounting Standards Boards
representatives will discuss details of the discussion paper “Preliminary Views
on Amendments to IAS 19 Employee Benefits” which affects the representation of
pension plans in company accounts and may have a significant impact on the
future provision and design of pension benefits.
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Total Health Management: Onsite Health Services
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We will discuss the challenges of assessing
the direct and sustained impact of an onsite clinic. Learn about our overall
onsite health point of view and the approaches that we have taken to effectively
guide clients who are:
Exploring the feasibility of
onsite clinics
- Considering expanding the services or
the taking over of an existing facility
- Seeking
independent and valid monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of a recently approved
or relatively new one.
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Recent Developments in the German Pension
Landscape
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Germany is redrawing its pension map, and now
is the time for employers and multinationals to consider how to chart their
course through this emerging pension landscape.
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Domestic Partners Benefits
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U.S. companies have increasingly been
offering health and other benefits to domestic partners of their employees. As
of 2007, over one-third of US employers with 500 or more employees extend such
coverage. The benefits are regulated by an ever-growing body of state and local
law, creating complex compliance requirements for employers. Several recent
developments have increased the visibility of domestic partner benefits.
Non-marital relationships remain an active area of legislation and litigation,
and the ongoing debate about same-sex marriage continues. Certain issues raise
questions about employers' obligation to recognize same-sex marriage or domestic
partnerships. In some cases, benefits may be mandated.
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"Standing up" the Human Resource
Function during an M&A Transaction
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What does HR need to do when the business it
supports is spun off as a stand-alone company? M&A transactions often
involve the sale of a business by a parent company that has traditionally
provided all or some HR services to that business. The divested business
must now determine how it will operate independently. For HR, this means having
to replace services once provided by the former parent company in order to
"stand up HR" for the new business. This is a practical discussion on
how HR can best establish effective plans and programs for the new stand-alone
business, create an HR organization that can support the human capital needs of
that business and continue to provide services without interruption during this
period of significant change.
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A fresh look at managing your Global Benefit
Programs using MercerGOLD
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Serving primarily as a reminder of the
features and how to navigate around MercerGOLD, (Mercer’s Global On-Line
Database system for managing benefits) this session is both an introduction and
reminder of the information MercerGOLD can store; the statutory and typical
market practice data MercerGOLD provides; and, the flexible reporting MercerGOLD
can offer.
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Defined contribution plans in Europe & the UK
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Join Mercer
consultants in this free one hour recorded web briefing which provides an
insightful look at the burgeoning world of defined contribution plans in Europe
and the UK.
The world over,
employers are increasingly considering retirement programs oriented to defined
contribution, rather than defined benefit design principles. Europe is no
exception.
As reflected in
Mercer’s 2007/2008 European Defined Contribution Survey, however, the larger
trends must be considered alongside differences in approach and regulation in
each country in order to complete the analysis.
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The Pension and Benefits Landscape: A Legal
Perspective
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Defined benefit (DB) pension plans are under siege as
employers seek financial and accounting stability. Defined contribution (DC)
plans, including the new tax-free savings account (TFSA), are being asked to
fill the income adequacy gap. Health care continues to be a major preoccupation
of, and financial burden upon, Canadian society.
How have courts and legislators reacted to these
trends?
Two senior Mercer lawyers examine recent developments in
human resources law. Their approach, while primarily legal, is informed by the
multi-disciplinary setting in which they practice.
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Les aspects juridiques des régimes de retraite et des
avantages sociaux
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Dans une conjoncture où les employeurs
cherchent la stabilité sur les plans financier et comptable, les régimes de
retraite à prestations déterminées (les régimes PD) sont montrés du doigt. Pour
combler les besoins de revenu à la retraite, les régimes de retraite de type à
cotisations déterminées (les régimes CD), et possiblement le nouveau compte
d’épargne libre d’impôt (CELI), occuperont une place de plus en plus importante.
Au Canada, les soins de santé continuent d’être une source de préoccupation
importante et de représenter un fardeau financier pour la société.
Comment les tribunaux et les
législateurs ont-ils réagi à ces tendances?
André Dionne et Marcel Théroux
effectuent un survol des nouveautés du point de vue juridique dans le domaine
des ressources humaines. Ils abordent la question principalement sous l’angle
juridique, mais leur exposé reflète le cadre multidisciplinaire dans lequel ils
exercent leurs activités professionnelles.
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2008 executive compensation - The current state and
future direction
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In our annual executive compensation web briefing,
Mercer experts sift through all the newly available CEO compensation data for
insight on future executive pay trends. In this one-hour recording, they discuss
the issues weighing on the minds of board members and companies today.
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Transferring pension risk - Emerging solutions
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With the “perfect storm” of rising costs and falling
markets at the beginning of the decade, the volatility of corporate pension
plans on corporate balance sheets became a significant issue for many
companies.
In the UK, and now also in the US, sponsors are seeking
effective strategies to contain the impact. Increasing numbers of companies in
the UK are transferring all or part of the pension burden to a range of life
insurance companies, investment banks and other companies willing to take on the
risks. Longevity risk, in particular, can now be transferred.
Please join Mercer
experts for this recorded web briefing to learn about the opportunities
available in this rapidly developing market.
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Maximizing compensation
management effectiveness - what European organisations are telling us
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In recent years the processes for managing
compensation have received as much attention as the amounts being awarded.
Despite the fact that companies report increasing competition for talent,
budgets remain at their lowest levels in several years. This is prompting the
compensation function to increase the sophistication of the processes that it
applies to ensure that the business maximises the value derived from the spend
on rewards.
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Mercer researched European
businesses to understand how they manage compensation, and held a web
briefing to discuss the findings of the various surveys and interviews
conducted recently on this topic. During this presentation, we
offered answers to a series of questions
related to compensation management.
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Measurement and evaluation: Using data to
drive decisions
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The ultimate goal of Health and Productivity
Management (HPM) programs is to manage cost trend, improve productivity and
enhance patient experience. However, assessing the true impact of an HPM
initiative can be very challenging. During this one hour session we provide
highlights of our measurement & evaluation process and the tools that we use
for assessing the impact of health & productivity management programs.
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Will moving pension
goalposts help or hinder M&A recovery?
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The M&A market in the UK is relatively quiet at the
moment. There are fewer transactions, and, those that are successful, are taking
longer to close. Meanwhile, new regulations and guidance have been released by
the UK pension authorities, which will have an impact on deals. They concern the
change-of-control payments due when an employer leaves a pension scheme and the
process of regulatory clearance of M&A transactions. Please join UK-based
Stuart Benson and Chris Venables of Mercer’s M&A consulting
team for a thought-provoking look at the regulatory changes and other
developments that are shaping the future of pension schemes the UK M&A
market.
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Retiree medical cost management, funding and the use of
VEBAs as an exit strategy
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Despite predictions of its demise, retiree
medical benefits continue to be a key offering for many employers. The
prevalence of this coverage has held steady since the late 1990s, and there is
recent evidence of employers adding or enhancing retiree medical benefits. For
many employers, this coverage has changed from simply being an unnecessary cost
to being a key component of their workforce attraction and retention strategy.
However, the need to control the cost of this plan is more urgent than ever.
Join speakers Linda Havlin, Derek Guyton and Jim
Kershner to learn about the latest approaches to controlling costs,
using pre-funding as a cost management tool or a Voluntary Employees’
Beneficiary Association (VEBA) plan as an alternative.
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San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance
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The San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance
requires covered employers to meet minimum health-spending requirements for
eligible employees either through their own benefit offerings or by making a
quarterly payment to the city. Employers with 50 or more employees must comply
by January 9, 2008; employers with 20 to 49 employees have until April 1, 2008.
Recent court developments allow San Francisco to implement the ordinance pending
the final outcome of continuing litigation. Join speakers Linda Havlin, Michael
Hilton, Kathleen Murray and
Mike Sinkeldam who will provide the latest
information about the lawsuit and what employers need to know to comply.
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The growing challenge of global leadership and talent
development
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Recent Mercer research* confirms that
building leadership capability is one of the top three human capital challenges
faced by organisations globally, alongside retaining and attracting talent, and
driving cultural and behavioural change.
Pressure for accelerated growth and
globalisation are forcing organisations to identify and nurture leaders who can
operate effectively across the company and, in many cases, across borders.
Ageing workforces in many countries adds urgency to the need to identify future
leadership talent, as a generation of senior leaders prepares to retire.
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Turkey’s private pension system: A new era
in retirement provision
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The
implementation of the private pension system in 2003 was a major milestone in
the improvement of Turkey's retirement savings framework. Just four years later,
a Mercer survey reveals that six out of ten multinational companies in Turkey
will sponsor a defined contribution plan for their employees by the end of 2008.
A trend that is clearly here to stay, multinationals in Turkey must come to
terms with retirement provision and understand its strategic importance as an
attraction and retention tool in a country where more than 50 percent of the
population is under the age of 35. Please join Baris Tisli of Mercer's Istanbul office for an
insightful look at the state of private retirement programs in Turkey
today.
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UK Welfare Reform Act: Shifting the focus
from incapacity to capability
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The changes to the allowance and assessment
process are anticipated for introduction in Autumn 2008, with one of the major
aspirations being a shift in focus from a person’s incapacity, to their work
capabilities.
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Asia-Pacific retirement web seminar
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With the
fourth largest economy and a population of 1.3 billion, India is experiencing
strong economic growth. This web briefing explores the key economic reforms that
have opened up the Indian economy to foreign investment and looks at
opportunities and issues facing foreign multinational corporations. Please join
speakers Gautam Kakar, leader of Mercer's
India Retirement Business, and Vanessa
Wang, Asia Retirement Leader, for this timely discussion.
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Engaging employees to drive global business
success
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In today’s demanding global business
environment, employers want not just satisfied or committed employees, but ones
who are truly engaged in the work and mission of the organiSation. Why? Because
engaged employees feel a vested interest in their company’s success and are
motivated to perform at levels that exceed the stated job requirements. Mercer
understands what drives employee engagement – not just in one country or
location, but around the world. We have conducted extensive research to capture
and track employee perceptions in 22 countries. Join speakers Patrick Gilbert and David Tong to learn more.
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Update on India - Key retirement issues for
multinational corporations
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With the
fourth largest economy and a population of 1.3 billion, India is experiencing
strong economic growth. This web briefing explores the key economic reforms that
have opened up the Indian economy to foreign investment and looks at
opportunities and issues facing foreign multinational corporations. Please join
speakers Gautam Kakar, leader of Mercer's
India Retirement Business, and Noam
Lakser, a worldwide partner from Mercer's New York office, for this
timely discussion.
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Working with institutional investors - A new era of
shareholder dialogue
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2008 promises to bring a number of new
challenges to companies in working with their shareholders. Recent governance
changes, including a shift toward majority voting standards in the election of
directors, and increased demand for clear and transparent disclosure of
executive compensation have heightened shareholder awareness of and influence on
compensation issues. Companies now face the challenges of more active
shareholder campaigns and shareholder proposals on specific compensation issues.
Our speakers Kelly
Crean, Bruce Greenblatt,
Amy Knieriem and Todd Krauser will shed some light on the
emerging issues for 2008 from both the proxy advisory firm and institutional
investor perspectives.
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