Beyond Compensation: What’s Ahead for Pay
Presenters
Belinda Roberts is a Data and Insights Leader at Marsh with more than 25 years of experience in HR. Her background spans rewards consulting, compensation data and technology, with extensive experience helping organizations leverage market insights and technology to support more informed rewards and workforce decisions.
Mark Bowling is an MBD Product Leader at Marsh with more than 15 years of experience specializing in compensation and HR policy survey design. Mark brings deep expertise in using market data and insights to help organizations better understand compensation trends and make informed rewards decisions.
John Legg is a Commercial Leader at Marsh, with extensive consulting and corporate HR experience. His background spans talent, rewards and human resources, giving him a broad perspective on complex workforce challenges. Jonh works with organizations to develop practical talent and rewards strategies that support their business objectives.
Andre Rooks is a Senior Rewards Advisor at Marsh, with extensive experience in talent and rewards. Throughout this career, he has focused on helping organizations address evolving workforce challenges with expertise in compensation and talent strategy. Andre brings a practical perspective on developing rewards approaches that support both employees and business objectives.
About this session
Today’s compensation teams are being asked to do more than ever—they’re expected to interpret fast-moving economic signals, anticipate labor market shifts, and advise leaders on decisions that shape retention and performance.
In this panel-style webinar, Marsh experts will unpack the trends that matter most as you head into year-end planning. Using fresh, high-level economic and labor indicators, key findings from our Compensation Planning Survey, and high-level insights from the Mercer Benchmark Data (MBD), the panel will connect the dots between what you’re seeing in your organization and what the broader market is signaling. We’ll share end-of-year best practices for budgeting, pay adjustments, communications, and governance, and we’ll highlight where responsible AI can streamline analysis, improve consistency, and surface insights—without losing human judgment. Attendees will learn:
- What current economic and labor market trends are signaling for the compensation landscape and the year ahead.
- What the latest Compensation Planning Survey results reveal about how organizations are approaching compensation planning.
- How insights from the Mercer Benchmark Database (MBD) can provide additional perspective on current compensation market trends.
- Key year-end best practices and emerging considerations, including AI, for compensation teams as they prepare for upcoming priorities and planning.
