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South Africa

Africa | South Africa

Durban outperforms Cape Town and Johannesburg as the best city in South Africa Global health and wealth management consultancy Mercer has released the 2019 edition of its Quality of Living index, and South Africa continues to dominate the list of top cities in Africa with the e
19 March 2019
Iraq

Middle East | Iraq

Baghdad lands in at last on latest Mercer quality of living index Iraqi capital Baghdad has landed dead-last on Mercer’s latest quality of living cities index, listed below both Damascus and Sana’a in Yemen.
15 March 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

High UK employment masks troubled economy With mounting geo-political tensions and slowing economic growth, the global market has seen a long period of stability come to an abrupt end over the last 12 months.
12 March 2019
Europe

Europe | Regional

Mercer partners with HR Tech firm Crunchr for workforce analytics Global HR consulting firm has agreed a partnership with Crunchr, a Netherlands-based HR Tech company specialised in people analytics and workforce planning.
21 February 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

70% of managers blocked from providing mental health support With mental health ailments reaching all-time highs among the UK workforce, companies will need to take radical new approaches to maintain the wellbeing of their workforce, or risk dire consequences
20 February 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Mercer looks to advance women's participation in financial services International wealth advisory firm Mercer has announced a strategic alliance with the Global Banking Alliance for Women.
15 February 2019
Ghana

Africa | Ghana

Mercer and Learning Organisation to collaboratively offer HR solutions in Ghana Global health and wealth management consultancy Mercer has announced the signing of a strategic partnership with Ghanaian human resources consultancy the Learning Organisation, through which it will
15 February 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Part-time parents penalised when vying for promotion Parents who expect flexibility to help them balance work and life commitments are being penalised by many employers, according to a new report.
06 February 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Mercer announces senior leadership appointments from JLT in the UK Mercer has announced a quartet of senior leadership appointments from JLT in the UK.
05 February 2019
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

Big name consultancies get new global leaders in 2019 As the first month of the year draws to a close, already three of the world’s foremost global consultancies have named new chiefs and leaders to take over immediately or in the months ahead; EY, Acce
30 January 2019
United States

North America | United States

Martine Ferland named incoming president and CEO of Mercer NYC-based Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC) – whose firms include strategy consultancy Oliver Wyman and HR consultancy Mercer – has announced a new President and CEO for the latter firm.
24 January 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

These top consulting firms are shaping WEF's Davos agenda Every year, the second half of January sees the global economic and political elite descend en masse on a Swiss ski-resort.
23 January 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Competitive pay and flexibility key for staff to thrive With an increasingly competitive market for talent in the UK and across the Western world, companies are constantly on the look-out for new human resourcing techniques to help obtain and maintain sta
09 January 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

UK cost of living for expats falls as Brexit hits pound value A new study has found that London has become one of the cheapest major cities in Europe for overseas workers since the Brexit referendum.
31 December 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Bala Viswanathan to become Mercer's Chief Operating Officer Global consulting firm Mercer has appointed Bala Viswanathan as its Chief Operating Officer.
11 December 2018
India

Asia | India

Mercer expects hiring in India to increase rapidly over the next year According to the senior leadership at global HR consultancy Mercer, the Indian job market is due for a substantial boom over the next year, given that over half of the companies surveyed by the firm
11 December 2018
United States

North America | United States

Mercer to appoint Bala Viswanathan Chief Operating Officer Global HR consultancy Mercer has announced that Bala Viswanathan – CEO of JLT’s UK & Ireland Employee Benefits practice – will become the firm’s COO and a member of the Global Executive Leadership Te
10 December 2018
Canada

North America | Canada

Mercer closes acquisition of Winnipeg investment consultancy Pavilion
07 December 2018
United States

North America | United States

Mercer debuts HRTech Incubator in partnership with WeWork Labs HR consultancy Mercer has announced the creation of its HRTech Incubator Program in collaboration with WeWork Labs, the accelerator-type service of shared workspace giant WeWork.
23 November 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Culture issues derail M&A transactions at an alarming rate Some 43% of merger and acquisition activity is either hindered or prevented altogether by a lack of cultural cohesion, according to a new study.
23 November 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Benoit Hudon appointed UK Head of Wealth at Mercer Continuing a period of expansion for Mercer, Benoit Hudon has been appointed as the firm’s new Head of Wealth in the UK.
06 November 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Third of pension schemes in surplus but have not agreed long-term targets According to a new study, 37% of pension schemes are currently enjoying a funding surplus.
05 November 2018
United States

North America | United States

Louis Gagnon promoted to Mercer US & Canada Region President Mercer Canada CEO Louis Gagnon has been promoted to the role of US & Canada Region President, and will now be based out of Mercer’s New York headquarters.
01 November 2018
Canada

North America | Canada

Jaqui Parchment promoted to CEO of Mercer Canada Jaqui Parchment has been promoted to the position of Mercer Canada CEO. The former Toronto office leader replaces Louis Gagnon, who served as CEO since 2015.
01 November 2018
United States

North America | United States

Mercer's Cindy Gentry chosen as a 2018 Woman Leader in Consulting Mercer Senior Partner and Client Manager Cindy Gentry was among those honored in this year’s edition of Consulting magazine’s Women Leaders in Consulting, being chosen in the category of Excellence i
26 October 2018
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Australia amongst world’s best for providing for ageing population Global health, wealth and career consulting firm Mercer have teamed up with the Victorian state government and Monash University’s Australian Centre for Financial Studies to release the tenth Melbour
25 October 2018
Latin America

Latin America | Regional

Three Latin countries top United States for pension system Chile, Colombia and Peru are all better prepared to accommodate their ageing population that the United States, according to a new study by Mercer.
25 October 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Flexible working is good for both employees and business The days of 9-5 being the normal working pattern are truly over. We now live in a digitally connected global economy that operates 24/7. As a result, more and more people are working flexibly.
25 October 2018
United Arab Emirates

Middle East | United Arab Emirates

Mercer expands Middle East footprint with Abu Dhabi office launch The world’s largest human capital consultancy Mercer has expanded its Middle East footprint with the launch of an office in Abu Dhabi.
24 October 2018
Europe

Europe | Regional

Europe hosts 8 of the world's 10 best cities to live and work in European cities dominate the top ten in this year’s Mercer’s Quality of Living Ranking, with no less than eight of the top ten hailing from the continent.
23 October 2018
United States

North America | United States

Crystal Leben-Reyes rejoins Mercer’s New York office as Principal Mercer has welcomed back Crystal Leben-Reyes as a Principal in the Wealth Business at the HR consultancy’s New York office.
19 October 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Mercer offers Trans healthcare benefits in employee medical schemes Global consulting firm Mercer has announced that it will offers Trans employees benefits for treatment of gender dysphoria, as part of its private medical scheme.
19 October 2018

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