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WORKFORCE COMPOSITION METRICS:

COMPANY VS. MARKET SAMPLE REPORT

2012 EDITIONBELGIUM

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Workforce Composition Metrics:

Sample Pay Report - Belgium

© 2012 Mercer LLC.

Mercer is the global leader for trusted HR and related financial advice, products and services. In our work with clients, we make a positive impact on the world every day. We do this by enhancing the financial and retirement security, health, productivity and employment relationships of the global workforce.

Mercer has more than 19,000 employees serving clients in over 180 cities and 40 countries and territories worldwide.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., we can also provide access to the complementary services of our sibling companies, Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman.

ABOUT MERCER

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© 2012 Mercer LLC.

EDITOR’S NOTE 1

INTRODUCTION 2

SURVEY PROFILE 4

GENERAL PRODUCTIVITY LEVEL 4

Workforce composition by career level 6

Percentage of employees by career level 6

Span of control 8

Workforce composition by function 10

Percentage of employees by function 10

Permanent FTEs supported by each FTE in a function 13

Workforce composition by employment type 17

Permanent full-time, permanent part-time employees 17

Temporary employees 19

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1© 2012 Mercer LLC.

We are pleased to present Mercer’s 2012 Workforce Composition Metrics Report-Belgium. The report provides key indicators to analyse workforce demographics by career level, by function and by employment type, giving management better insight into their human resources – and how best to allocate them.

The survey, which was conducted in the first half of 2012 via Mercer’s Total Remuneration Survey, captured data from companies located in Belgium.

We thank the participants who provided their information for this report. We remain at your disposal if you have questions regarding the data or methodology used. We welcome and value your feedback and comments.

EDITOR’S NOTE

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In today’s highly competitive business arena, proactive managers require strategic know-how and informed decision-making when deploying staff. To support the success of their operations – both current and future – an analysis of workforce composition metrics is an essential tool. Understanding the demographics of the current workforce by career level and by function provides the necessary data to fill any skill or headcount gaps in the employee population going forward.

For example, a workforce composition metrics analysis enables managers to have an answer to the following questions:

•Do we need to hire more employees in a specific function or in a specific career level?

•Do we have too many employees in a specific function or in a specific career level?

•How many people are necessary to manage our finance department?

•How does our staffing situation compare to those of our peers?

With Mercer’s company versus market report, managers can identify areas where their organisation’s workforce composition significantly differs from that of relevant comparison groups.

NOTE“N” indicates the number of observations in each entry. This number varies from topic to topic, depending on the number of companies that deliver data for each item.

READING THE REPORTThis report provides four types of analysis: general productivity level of the workforce, workforce composition by career level, by function and by employment type. For the analysis of the workforce by career level and by function, two different types of indicators are provided: the percentage (breakdown) of employees by career level and by function, and the number of employees or full-time equivalents (FTEs) supported by an employee in a career level or in a function.

Your company results are indicated in each of the tables and can be systematically compared to the market. The notion of market can be considered at different levels: country, industry, revenue size and company size.

Each section is always organised in the same way: The first table provides results for the entire country sample with a set of different measures (average, median, quartiles); other tables that follow allow a deeper analysis, on an average basis, by industry, by revenue size and by company size. The general productivity level by industry, by revenue size and by company size is given in more detail with all measures’ types (average, median, quartiles).The last table of each section provides a resume comparing your company with your country sample, as well as with your specific markets (your industry, your revenue size and your organisation size).

INTRODUCTION

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WORKFORCE COMPOSITION METRICS: COMPANY VS. MARKET SAMPLE REPORT - BELGIUM

COMPANY VS. MARKET SAMPLE REPORT - BELGIUM

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WORKFORCE COMPOSITION METRICS: COMPANY VS. SAMPLE REPORT - BELGIUM

GENERAL PRODUCTIVITY LEVELThe general productivity level of a company can be measured by the revenue per full-time equivalent (FTE). Calculated with the division of the revenue by the total permanent FTEs, the revenue per FTE (also known as the “human capital revenue factor”) measures the organisation’s top-line financial productivity and quantifies the value of the workforce as a revenue generator.

The revenue per FTE for the entire sample, on average, is 450 thousand euros (0.45 million euros). For example, it means that 100 FTEs generate 45 million euros.

General productivity level (in million euros) for the entire country sample

Your company The market

First Third Average Median quartile quartile N

Revenue per FTE 0.30 0.45 0.26 0.15 0.52 28

SURVEY PROFILEA total of 28 organisations provided data in the Belgium Workforce Composition Metrics Survey. Companies are grouped by industry, by organisation size (according to average number of employees) and by revenue size. Your company has its primary business activity in the consumer goods industry, a revenue size between 45 and 300 million euros and a company size of 300 employees and more.

Consumer goods, 24.1%

High-tech, 6.9%

Finance/banking/

insurance, 20.7%

Non-durable, 10.3%

Durable, 6.9%

Other, 31.0%

Under 45 million euros,

32.1%

300 million euros and

more, 32.1%

Between 45 and 300 million

euros, 35.7%

Country sample distribution by industry Country sample distribution by revenue size

Under 100 employees,

32.1%

300 employees and more,

32.1%

Between 100 and 300

employees, 35.7%

Country sample distribution by company size

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WORKFORCE COMPOSITION METRICS: COMPANY VS. MARKET SAMPLE REPORT - BELGIUMGeneral productivity level (in million euros) by industry

First Third Industry Average Median quartile quartile N

Consumer goods 0.50 0.24 0.10 0.70 28

High-tech 0.70 0.50 0.15 0.52 28

Finance/banking/insurance 0.35 0.26 0.10 0.30 28

Non-durable 0.36 0.30 0.20 0.25 28

Durable 0.44 0.35 0.10 0.30 28

Other 0.60 0.55 0.40 0.50 28

General productivity level (in million euros) by revenue size

First Third Revenue size Average Median quartile quartile N

Under 45 million euros 0.40 0.30 0.11 0.80 28

Between 45 and 300 million euros 0.50 0.40 0.20 0.90 28

300 million euros and more 0.65 0.50 0.30 0.80 28

General productivity level (in million euros) by company size

First Third Company size Average Median quartile quartile N

Under 100 employees 0.70 0.50 0.15 0.70 28

Between 100 and 300 employees 0.60 0.40 0.30 0.90 28

300 employees and more 0.55 0.45 0.20 0.80 28

General productivity level (in million euros), your company versus your country and your specific markets

Your company productivity level The market

0.3 First Third Average Median quartile quartile N

Your country Belgium 0.45 0.26 0.15 0.52 28

Your industry Consumer goods 0.50 0.24 0.10 0.70 28

Your revenue size Between 45 and 300 million euros 0.50 0.40 0.20 0.90 28

Your company size 300 employees and more 0.55 0.45 0.20 0.80 28

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WORKFORCE COMPOSITION BY CAREER LEVEL

PERCENTAGE OF EMPLOYEES BY CAREER LEVELThe percent of employees by career level is calculated with the division of the number of employees in a specific career level by the total number of employees. This metric provides insights into the breakdown of the workforce across different career levels.

At the entire country sample level, the percentage of executives is 3.97%. For half of the companies, the percentage of executives falls between 1.64% and 4.55%.

Percent of employees by career level for the entire country sample

Your company The market

Average First Third Career level (breakdown) Median quartile quartile N

Executives 1.00% 3.97% 2.94% 1.64% 4.55% 28

Management 7.00% 9.78% 8.02% 4.17% 14.32% 28

Professional sales 22.00% 11.28% 8.64% 3.75% 17.98% 28

Professional non-sales 23.00% 24.03% 15.27% 9.76% 36.83% 28

White collar 20.00% 26.27% 16.26% 8.32% 38.67% 28

Blue collar 27.00% 24.67% 15.73% 0.00% 39.69% 28

Breakdown of employees by career level and by industry

Profes- Profes- Manage sional sional White Blue Industry/career level Executives ment sales non-sales collar collar Total

Your company 1.00% 7.00% 22.00% 23.00% 20.00% 27.00% 100.00%

Consumer goods 4.00% 6.00% 15.00% 25.00% 25.00% 25.00% 100.00%

High-tech 3.00% 5.00% 16.00% 26.00% 25.00% 25.00% 100.00%

Finance/banking/insurance 5.00% 4.00% 14.00% 35.00% 42.00% 0.00% 100.00%

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WORKFORCE COMPOSITION METRICS: COMPANY VS. MARKET SAMPLE REPORT - BELGIUMBreakdown of employees by career level and by industry, continued

Profes- Profes- Manage sional sional White Blue Industry/career level Executives ment sales non-sales collar collar Total

Non-durable 3.00% 6.00% 17.00% 24.00% 25.00% 25.00% 100.00%

Durable 3.00% 4.00% 15.00% 25.00% 25.00% 28.00% 100.00%

Other 4.00% 6.00% 15.00% 25.00% 25.00% 25.00% 100.00%

N 28 28 28 28 28 28 168

Breakdown of employees by career level and by revenue size

Profes- Profes- Manage sional sional White Blue Revenue size/career level Executives ment sales non-sales collar collar Total

Your company 1.00% 7.00% 22.00% 23.00% 20.00% 27.00% 100.00%

Under 45 million euros 2.50% 8.50% 12.00% 27.00% 25.00% 25.00% 100.00%

Between 45 and 300 million euros 3.00% 5.00% 16.00% 15.00% 26.00% 35.00% 100.00%

300 million euros and more 6.00% 6.00% 20.00% 25.00% 23.00% 20.00% 100.00%

N 28 28 28 28 28 28 168

Breakdown of employees by career level and by company size

Profes- Profes- Manage sional sional White Blue Company size/career level Executives ment sales non-sales collar collar Total

Your company 1.00% 7.00% 22.00% 23.00% 20.00% 27.00% 100.00%

Under 100 employees 3.00% 8.00% 11.00% 28.00% 26.00% 24.00% 100.00%

Between 100 and 300 employees 4.00% 6.00% 17.00% 16.00% 24.00% 33.00% 100.00%

300 employees and more 7.00% 7.50% 18.00% 24.50% 22.00% 21.00% 100.00%

N 28 28 28 28 28 28 168

Breakdown of employees by career level, your company versus your country and your specific markets

Profes- Profes- Manage sional sional White Blue Benchmarking type/career level Executives ment sales non-sales collar collar Total

Your company 1.00% 7.00% 22.00% 23.00% 20.00% 27.00% 100.00%

Your country Belgium 3.97% 9.78% 11.28% 24.03% 26.27% 24.67% 100.00%

Your industry Consumer goods 4.00% 6.00% 15.00% 25.00% 25.00% 25.00% 100.00%

Between 45 and Your revenue size 300 million euros 3.00% 5.00% 16.00% 15.00% 26.00% 35.00% 100.00%

300 employees Your company size and more 7.00% 7.50% 18.00% 24.50% 22.00% 21.00% 100.00%

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Argentina

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Brazil

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Czech Republic

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Malaysia

Mexico

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

South Korea

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Thailand

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States

Venezuela

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