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REWARD SURVEY - 2012 EDITION
GEM REWARD BENEFIT REPORT (v.1.0) - 2012 DOWNLOAD November
23, 2012
Click on the appropriate below icon
(GEM) to download the GEM 2012 Report.
Program
Final Report
2012
Salary data in xls format
Program
Final Report
2012
(non-participants)
In order to open the file
report, please request your password to the GEM secretariat
The GEM has been running for many years a local salary survey amongst their members.
As of this year, the survey will be open to non-members under
certain conditions (see below - to
download the survey questionnaire, go to the bottom of this page).
Survey Background
Since 2008, the GEM has selected
TymWork
to run the survey. We believe
we have a good understanding of the market and a long experience on the
survey activities. The 2008 edition has been a major step forward over
the previous GEM surveys by introducing a specific salary program linked
to the web which provides more flexibility for data collection as well
as a major improvement in the quality and customization of the survey
reports.
For the 2010 edition, following feedbacks of
participants, we have upgraded the survey and added a comprehensive questionnaire to cover all
major C&B aspects of the participating companies. Also the confidentiality level has been
increased (no more open code).
In 2010, 32 multinationals have participated to the
GEM survey. Prior 2010, many potential participants decided not to
participate due to the open code policy that had been adopted by the
GEM for the previous editions. In 2010, full confidentiality has been
implemented and the coverage of the survey has been seriously extended with the new
highly comprehensive benefit/fringe policy
section.
Objective of the study and Process
The GEM Reward survey is to cover all
compensation
and benefit aspects amongst multinationals established within the
lake Geneva
region (French speaking cantons mainly GE and VD, extended to FR,
NE, and VS). Until today, only GEM members were eligible to
participate to this survey and only the participants would get
access to the survey results.
This year,
the GEM has decided to open-up the survey to non-GEM companies as
long as they meet the following criteria:
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Private Sector
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If local subsidiary
reported, headcount should be at least 200 employees
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If HQs reported,
headcount should be at least 50 employees
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Corporate company should
have a worldwide presence
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Total company headcount
should be no less than 2'000 employees
As in the past edition, to ease-up the job matching,
the survey has 7 GEM grades with a
direct correlation to HAY, WATSON WYATT and MERCER points value. 43 positions
are being covered, jobs mostly within supporting and
professional staff as well as middle management’s
population (up to
: +/- 900 Hay points - Towers Watson level 16-17 - Mercer position
class 59).
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Compensation elements
covered : |
Benefit/Fringes
Policies
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Working
Policies
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Pension Plans
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Other Benefit
Plans
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Car Policies
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Other
Perquisites
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Termination
Plans
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Information such as stock option eligibility, ESPP,
company car eligibility and other allowances and/or perks will also
be collected for each reported position.
Data collection
The participant data will be collected through a
database questionnaire to be downloaded from our dedicated secured
website.
This database will contain all the necessary data and
instructions to facilitate participants in reporting their inputs.
Either you will enter directly the salaries on the
program or, for larger organizations, you will have the possibility
to upload pertinent salary data from PeopleSoft, SAP or other HRIS
systems via a preset Excel (xls) spreadsheet.
This ensures proper completion of the document and
facilitates the data collection process.
IMPORTANT : Participants will be required that all
incumbents covered by the survey be reported, To respect an
equal weighting amongst various participants, especially for well
populated positions, the program will ensure that reported
data in the survey will not exceed 3 inputs per position/per company
(i.e. Q1, median and Q3)
Once the participant data inputs process is completed, by a click of
a button (provided that the computer is connected to a network), the
company inputs will be automatically
transferred to TymWork for analysis and consolidation.
Data processing
With the help of a database approach, it will
enable us to:
Ø better
control the participants data completion;
Ø have
a clear and structured approach in collecting inputs;
Ø highly
improve the data cleaning process.
Positions covered
This year,
the positions included in the survey have been reviewed and
updated to better reflect the current business needs. Below the
2012 surveyed positions :
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Job Code |
Job Title |
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Job Code |
Job Title |
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ADM01 |
Secretary |
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IT15 |
IS Manager |
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ADM02 |
Admin Assistant |
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ADM03 |
Executive Assistant |
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LGL01 |
Paralegal |
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LGL02 |
Patent Attorney / Intellectual Property |
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FIN02 |
Accountant / Senior Associate |
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LGL05 |
Legal Counsel |
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FIN04 |
Accounting Supervisor |
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LGL10 |
Regulatory Affairs Manager |
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FIN05 |
General Accounting Manager |
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FIN10 |
Financial Analyst |
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OTH01 |
University Graduate |
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FIN20 |
Financial Controller |
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OTH05 |
Project Manager |
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FIN25 |
Internal Auditor |
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FIN30 |
Tax Consultant |
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SM01 |
Sales Representative |
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FIN31 |
Tax Manager |
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SM03 |
Sales Manager |
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FIN35 |
Treasury Manager |
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SM05 |
Account Manager |
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SM10 |
Business Development Manager |
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GS05 |
Facility Assistant |
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SM11 |
Product Manager |
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GS06 |
Facility Manager |
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SM15 |
Brand Planning Manager |
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HR01 |
Payroll Administrator |
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SM20 |
Marketing Communication Coordinator |
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HR05 |
HR Specialist |
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SM21 |
Marketing Manager |
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HR10 |
HR Manager |
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HR11 |
BU HR Manager |
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SUP01 |
Buyer |
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SUP02 |
Purchasing / Procurement Manager |
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IT01 |
IS / IT Help Desk |
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SUP04 |
Technical Sales Support Engineer |
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IT02 |
IT Specialist |
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SUP05 |
Customer Service |
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IT05 |
IS Programmer / Application Engineer |
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SUP07 |
Customer Service Manager |
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IT10 |
IS Project Manager |
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SUP10 |
Logistics Manager |
Survey report (outcome)
With the above described approach, the
database will be used to produce the final report.
Output will
be produced within the GEM program. However, participants
will be able to export the results onto Excel spreadsheets so
participants can make some copy/paste of the data or even
customize their own outcome report.
Since the 2010
edition, it has
been decided that the
survey will remain anonymous for
confidentiality reasons. Therefore
no raw data
will be available nor
company codes will be disclosed.
The survey is designed so the output process
is totally under control of the participants (within
confidentiality limits) which is a
great added value to the survey.
Timing
Completion date :
July
16th 2012.
Data to be returned via questionnaire application (automated email attachment).
Final report
expected online by the
end of September, 2012
Cost
The cost to
participate to the 2012 edition is CHF 1'500.- for GEM
members, and CHF 3'150.- for non-members.
You can either
directly register
ONLINE, or via the GEM
through a fax or
email.
Confidentiality
Since 2010, the survey has been a close code survey, i.e. company codes
will not be disclosed to the GEM
survey participants or any other third parties.
As in the past,
participants will be asked, when first
launching the survey application, to accept not to divulge
any confidential information related to the survey to
non-authorized parties.
References to companies salary
data should be restricted to the participant’s HR
department.
Access of the survey questionnaire and the
results outcome on the website will be password protected.
The questionnaire is freely accessible
for download on this webpage. To ensure that the data you
enter be secured on your PC, during program installation,
you will be requested to enter a password that will be
communicated to you once you have registered.
These will be securely released once survey results
available and only to the survey’s participants.
GEM REWARD QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY (v.
1.53) - 2012 DOWNLOAD 
Once registered, click on the below icon to download the GEM 2012 questionnaire.
 GEM Questionnaire
2012
INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING THE QUESTIONNAIRE PROGRAM
ON YOUR COMPUTER
The download
of the Program
Questionnaire is not password protected. However, when you will open the
application, you will be required to enter
an Account Name and Password. These will be communicated to you while you
register online or via the GEM official
website.
When
downloading the above application, and depending the level of security your
computer is set, you will be warned that the application is unknown from
Microsoft. Do not worry, as the application has not been submitted to Microsoft
security process, this is a normal warning message. Continue by selecting "Run
anyway".
Just
make sure that the program that will be executed comes from
www.tymwork.com
website, and you will run the program safely.
The installation program is named "GEM_setup.exe"
If your local
IT still has an issue with the above, you can download a .zip
version that will limit the number of warnings as the file is not an
.exe file or ultimately request a CD
with the program to be mailed to you directly.
If you
have an issue with the installation of the software, please contact
gem@tymwork.com
Questions & Answers
regarding the questionnaire application
Q. How do I
complete the questionnaire?
A. Screen templates
are rather self-explanatory. However, you have the possibility within the program
to access an instruction guide as well as the survey job description booklet.
Q. How do I sent it back when
completed?
A. Once you've
completed the questionnaire, you come back to the startup screen (Home screen). You
will see on the command bar (bottom of the screen) a button with "
SEND YOUR DATA" . By clicking on it,
it will
automatically create an email with an attachment (Xport.gem12) to the attention of
TymWork with you inputs. Make
sure that you are online (your email program open) as your email program will
be solicited to perform this action. Once the email shows up on your screen with
the attachement,
send it!
Q. It seems that no automatic
email is being created to forward my inputs?
A. Should, for
whatever reasons, the automatic email does not work (could be some issues with
older versions of Outlook or Lotus Notes, your inputs to be transferred to TymWork can be located in
C:\GEM
Quest 012\Xport.gem12.
Just create a new email with your mail program to the attention of
gem@tymwork.com with the
attachment "Xport.gem12"
(not the file Xport.xls)
Q. I am using Windows XP. Is
the GEM program compatible with my operating system?
A.
Yes, the program should runs flawlessly on Win 2000, XP, but VISTA/WINDOWS 7
would be recommended.
Q. How do I save my work?
A. Your input is
automatically saved as you work on the questionnaire. Should you quit the
application, you can re-enter the questionnaire at a later stage to come back
where you left it!
Q, Can I print my work?
A. By
clicking on the appropriate report print buttons you will get your data questionnaire printed for references.
Beware that the
questionnaire to be returned to TymWork is to be completed on the database
only and not on a hard copy!
About TymWork & Co
We
are consultants focusing on human resources management based in Geneva,
Switzerland, providing international expertise within EMEA. We have a
proven track record since 1999 in delivering quality data, complete
confidentiality and discretion, and an impartial, objective
comprehensive market study.
Should you have any further questions on any other consulting activities
carried out by TymWork & Co, please do not hesitate to contact us
at:
info@tymwork.com
tel :+41 78 630 7884
 fax:+41 22 735 8889
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