H E A L T H W E A L T H C A R E E R

I C S W E B I N A R

Katarzyna Gawecka

Client Services Specialist

Warsaw

July 21st, 2016

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INTRODUCTION

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A G E N D A

• Logging in

• Mobility Exchange Platform

• Home page

• Compensation Tables section

• Calculators

• Products

• Additional information

• Re-cap of product offerings

• Q&A

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F O R M E R O R C M E T H O D O L O G Y

S I M I L A R S P E N D I N G

P A T T E R N R E G A R D L E S S

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From this slide onward, we will switch to

a live version of the ICS website and walk

through it.

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PRODUCT RE-CAP

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G O O D S & S E R V I C E S S P E N D A B L E I N C O M E

Home-Country Goods & Services Spendable Income - a portion of salary

spent on everyday goods and services in the home country

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E F F I C I E N T P U R C H A S E R

• Familiarity with local market

• More efficient by purchasing

international and local/regional

brands and outlets

H I G H I N C O M E P U R C H A S E R

• Designed for high income

employees from lesser developed/

low wage countries

• Assumes Assignee lives more like

an expatriate than a local in the

home location

E X P A T R I A T E

• Comparison of home-country local

prices and outlets to expatriates ones

• Suited to newly arrived expatriates or

where local brands are inappropriate

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A S S U M E S A S S I G N E E S S P E N D D I F F E R E N T L Y ,

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I C S T A B L E

Upon purchase you will receive access to either :

• Subscription Table:

– Updated four times a year: two times with prices and two times with FX rates

– Quick Calc in the Calculators Tab

And / or:

• One-Time Table:

– Updated once upon table generation

• More information: https://www.imercer.com/products/mercer-orc-cost-of-living-

data.aspx

*List of cities is available on the website.

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L O C A T I O N E V A L U A T I O N R E P O R T ( L E R )

Upon purchase you will receive access to:

• Reports:

– Full Location Evaluation Report (LER)

• Calculators:

– Quick Calc in the Calculators Tab

• The report is updated once a year

• More information: https://www.imercer.com/products/Location-Evaluation.aspx

*List of cities is available on the website.

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M O B I L I Z E H O U S I N G S O L U T I O N S

5 costs categories & short-term serviced

accommodation

Interactive Mapping Technology: Visualize

where expatriate neighborhoods and schools are in

relation to your company’s office (which can be

mapped).

Flexible Data: Include/exclude specific

neighborhoods so that the housing data reflects

your needs.

Sample Real Listings: We post actual rentals

listed at the time of our surveys to provide a

realistic sense of what can be expected for various

budget types at particular locations.

Reverse Lookup: See what sort of housing a

certain rental amount will buy in a given

neighborhood.

More information:

https://www.imercer.com/content/mobilize-housing-

solution.aspx

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M O B I L I Z E H O U S I N G S O L U T I O N S Interactive Mapping

Pin point schools and sample housing,

explore neighbourhoods, add pushpins to

see proximity

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M O B I L I Z E H O U S I N G S O L U T I O N S Sample Property

Listings

Photos and Descriptions

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S H O R T T E R M P E R D I E M R E P O R T

Upon purchase you will receive access to:

• Calculators:

– Short Term Per Diem Calculator

• Updated four times a year: two times with prices and two times with FX rates

• More information: https://www.imercer.com/products/short-term-assignment-per-

diems.aspx

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ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION

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O T H E R M E R C E R O F F E R I N G S

• Worldwide Survey of International Assignment Policies and Practices (WIAPP):

https://www.imercer.com/products/WorldwideIAPP.aspx

• Rotator Survey: https://www.imercer.com/content/rotational-assignment-

services.aspx

• Alternative International Assignment Survey (AIA): www.imercer.com/aia

• Location Specific Local Plus Survey: www.imercer.com/aia

• Global Insights: https://www.imercer.com/content/data-mining-

insightSubscription.aspx

– Mercer’s Data Mining & Insights publications help HR build and maintain a

consistent, competitive global HR strategy whether employees are located

globally or focused in one region or country.

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Q&A

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T H A N K Y O U ! C O N T A C T D E T A I L S

In case you have additional questions, you can contact us as

via email:

client.services.europe@mercer.com

Or call:

+48 22 434 5383

To speak to a dedicated consultant

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