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International Consultants
Centre (ICC) provides expert international human resources
consulting services to internationally operating companies in
Australia,
Asia and the Pacific Rim. ICC is an associate company of the
global group, Mercer (Australia) Pty Ltd, which allows
us to provide an unrivalled network and data source for the
HR professional and international executive.
ICC’s consulting arm aims to
provide tailor made solutions to internationally focused organisations
which are involved in
all areas of international HR. Our consultants are specialists
in the area of international human resource policy development,
salary packaging, employee mobility methodologies and international
data provision.
International Assignment Policy Development – ICC
provides support and advice for the development and implementation
of
International Assignment Policy.
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Benchmarking surveys
benchmark such areas as remuneration
methodology and provision of benefits and reward in addition to best practice
analysis or revitalising communication with their employees.
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Long term international assignments
Specialist methodologies exist to ensure the most accurate and fair provision
of remuneration and benefits for those employees relocating overseas for long
term assignments
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Short term international assignments
A short-term assignment could be up to 12 months in length. Separate assignment
policy for these employees is worth considering.
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Business traveller assignments
An employee on business travel requires a different method of reward. ICC can
assist.
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Locally Engaged Staff
ICC Consultants have considerable expertise in dealing with the many different
components of International Remuneration for Locally Employed Staff and Management. |
ICC provides advice on appropriate remuneration packages for
staff working overseas. This will ensure they are appropriately
compensated for the differences in cost of living and quality
of living associated with an expatriate assignment. Some of
the services ICC provides are:
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Tax equalized or protected salary
calculation or build-up
The build-up approach is a method of calculating an expatriate's salary package.
It is based on a series of adjustments to the home base salary using the Cost
of Living Index and allowances.
The build-up approach fulfils the
following objectives:
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Protects the expatriate's home country purchasing
power throughout the world consistently; |
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Covers ongoing home country commitments e.g. mortgage
payments, savings, life insurance, etc; |
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Incorporates incentive allowances (or premiums)
in a systematic way; |
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Facilitates re-entry into the home country salary
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Allowances typically provided are:
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Cost of Living |
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Quality of Living (Hardship
or Location) |
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Mobility Premium |
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Disturbance (one off)
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Local Salary Data and Benefits
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As part of a complete remuneration
service for International Assignments, ICC provides
all of the necessary information required to enable
a company to understand all the employment issues
affecting
an individual in a foreign location. |
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This includes information
on accommodation, schooling, local personal tax,
cost of living, and quality of living, local clubs,
transport (including motor vehicles), utilities and
much more.
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Employer provided and employee benefits |
In order to manage your expatriate
and local staff efficiently you will need to have a single
source of information at your
fingertips. Mercer’s new web-based application, Global
HR Monitor, allows you to access the data you need
when calculating expatriate packages. The inbuilt calculators
allow you to customise
your information data to your specific needs so that you can
provide your staff with a fair and equitable package based
on the latest global information.
Joining Mercer’s Employee
Mobility Membership is simple. As a member, you
select the countries you need and for each one selected you
will receive
the information listed below. Mercer collects data for over
240 cities worldwide so we are sure to be able to meet your
data requirements.
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Country Reference Guides
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Employment and Working Condition
Reports
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Statutory Benefits and Social Security
Reports
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Benefits Reports
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Personal Tax Reports
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Cost of living Reports
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Quality of Living Reports
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GDP, Inflation, Currency and Salary
Forecasts |
As a Mercer member you will receive
dedicated client service support via ICC’s expert consulting
group on any issues relating to membership. In addition you
will receive discount consultancy
services, access to Mercer’s international assignment
surveys, access to Mercer’s job size/ compensation
system and Mercer’s global network, as well as a free
introductory seminar on how to use the Mercer data.
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