1. TREND SUMMARY
EMPLOYMENT POSITIVE
60% 40%
60% 4
HIRING TREND
NUMBERS UP
More than 40% of participating
ENGAGEMENT
2012
organizations are expanding
their overall workforce in 2012
NUMBERS compared to just 27% in 2010.
27% 2
DOWN Based on
information from the
27% 24%
2010
2012 Mercer’s Attraction
& Retention Survey
Provided by Aimia Business
Loyalty Strategy Team
60% 40%
25% BUT LOWER
27% 24%
non-cash 22% 22% 22%
ENGAGEMENT
rewards
FORMALIZED CAREER PATHS
EXTERNAL TRAINING
Seeing LOWER LEVELS
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
More respondents are of engagement than
relying on SOCIAL MEDIA 2010 (13%)
to boost the employee
INTERNAL &
work experience.
HIGHER VOLUNTARY rewards $
TURNOVER Both cash and non-cash rewards
are important as employers are
60% Almost 60% of participating
cutting base pay increases
organizations are expecting to see
and giving smaller bonuses.
increases in voluntary turnover with
the job market improving.
PAY AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT Top rewards
These baseline employee needs have suffered during BASE PAY INCREASES 50%
the recession. Pay and career development are expected
and need to be rectified before other non-cash awards
are rewarded. CAREER PROGRESSION 47%
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT 45%
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