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Q U A L I T Y O F L I V I N G - L O C AT I O N R E P O R T SM E R C E R ’ S Q U A L I T Y O F L I V I N G A N D L O C AT I O N E V A L U AT I O N R E P O R T S P R O V I D E A C R I T I C A L O V E R V I E W O F K E Y E L E M E N T S T H AT M A K E U P L I V I N G C O N D I T I O N S F O R C I T I E S A R O U N D T H E W O R L D

International employees are often assigned to locations where the living conditions differ dramatically from those at home. Compensating expatriates fairly for this change not only keeps your company competitive but also avoids assignee dissatisfaction – which can be costly. To encourage mobility, you need reliable information to help you calculate fair and consistent expatriate allowances. Mercer’s Quality of Living and Location Evaluation Reports provide valuable information and hardship premium recommendations for most major cities throughout the world.

L O C AT I O N E VA L U AT I O N R E P O R T Sassess living conditions against generally accepted standards, providing a single premium recommendation for all assignees.

M E R C E R G L O B A L M O B I L I T Y A D V I S O R Y S E R V I C E S Mercer’s global mobility specialists are available to advise you in managing your employees on international assignments. Contact us for further information on Location Evaluation Reports and Quality of Living Reports as well as other Mercer offerings.

R E P O R T S E V A L U A T E T H E S E F A C T O R S :

Housing

Climate and physical conditions

Pollution

Disease and sanitation

Medical facilities

Education facilities

Infrastructure

Physical remoteness

Political violence and repression

Political and social environment

Crime

Communications

Cultural and recreation facilities

Availability of goods and services

K E Y F E A T U R E S A N D B E N E F I T S

Fourteen factors that make up daily life for expatriates and their families are assessed for over 130 cities to determine a recommended hardship premium.

Each PDF report provides:

• A detailed description of the environment and specific living conditions, plus an overall evaluation score for the location, which is translated into a hardship premium as a percent of salary

• Enhanced ratings for locations with extreme conditions

• Guidelines on how to apply the hardship recommendation to your company’s compensation structure

• Clear, defensible methodology and transparent premium calculations

• Weighted, detailed evaluations that make it clear how each factor contributes to hardship in the location

• Regular updates, ensuring that recommendations reflect the current situation “on the ground”

Customization of reports is also available upon request, as well as reports for non-standard locations (either as an accurate full narrative or numbers-only report, or as an estimated number-only report where information is limited).

Q U A L I T Y O F L I V I N G R E P O R T Srecommend a point-to-point assignment premium to recognize differences between home and host conditions.

K E Y F E A T U R E S A N D B E N E F I T S

• Qualitative assessment of living standards for international transfers

• 417 standard locations and over 450 cities including custom requests are available

• 39 weighted factors within 10 categories represent the criteria most relevant to international assignees

• A city-to-city index comparison that quantifies the difference in the quality of living between any two cities

• The final quality-of-living index and access to the detailed breakdown of the categories that form the resulting index used to create a recommended allowance as a percent of salary

• A score report summarizing the quality-of-living differences

• Customization of reports is available upon request

• Reports for non-standard locations are available upon request, with a choice of full narritive, numbers-only, or estimated numbers-only reports

Q U A L I T Y - O F - L I V I N G C A L C U L A T O R

Our web-based application contains flexible, powerful tools to let you customize your hardship allowance calculations and access details of the scores used in calculating the index.

The calculator also lets you account for additional factors, such as travel time and communication differences between home and the host city and extreme environmental conditions.

M O B I L I T Y E X C H A N G E

An all-in-one online experience providing thought leadership, data solutions, consulting services, and trends in the mobility industry. The site provides built-in calculators allowing customization while

offering access to everything you need to get started in mobility or keep your program on track.

T H E Q U A L I T Y - O F - L I V I N G I N D E X E N C O M P A S S E S

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Political and social environment

Economic environment

Socio-cultural environment

Medical and health considerations

Schools and education

Public services and transport

Recreation

Consumer goods

Housing

Natural environment

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