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WORKFORCE COMPOSITION METRICS:
COMPANY VS. MARKET SAMPLE REPORT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION 2
SURVEY PROFILE 4
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EDITOR’S NOTE GENERAL PRODUCTIVITY LEVEL Workforce composition by career level
Percentage of employees by career level
Span of control
Workforce composition by function
Percentage of employees by function
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Workforce composition by employment type
Permanent full-time, permanent part-time employees
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Permanent FTEs supported by each FTE in a function
Temporary employees
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EDITOR’S NOTE
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.
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The survey, which was conducted in the first half of 2012 via Mercer’s
Total Remuneration Survey, captured data from companies located in
Belgium.
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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.
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INTRODUCTION
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.
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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?
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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 REPORT
This 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).
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WORKFORCE COMPOSITION METRICS: COMPANY VS. MARKET SAMPLE REPORT BELGIUM
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SAMPLE REPORT BELGIUM
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SURVEY PROFILE
A 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.
Country sample distribution by revenue size
Country sample distribution by industry
Consumer
goods, 24.1%
300 million
euros and
more, 32.1%
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Other, 31.0%
Under 45
million euros,
32.1%
High-tech,
6.9%
Durable, 6.9%
Finance/
banking/
insurance,
20.7%
Between 45
and 300 million
euros, 35.7%
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Non-durable,
10.3%
Country sample distribution by company size
Under 100
employees,
32.1%
300 employees
and more,
32.1%
GENERAL PRODUCTIVITY LEVEL
The 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.
Between 100
and 300
employees,
35.7%
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 Medianquartile quartile
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Revenue per FTE
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General productivity level (in million euros) by industry
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Consumer goods
0.500.240.100.70
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High-tech
0.700.500.150.52
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Finance/banking/insurance
0.350.260.100.30
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Non-durable
0.360.300.200.25
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Durable
0.440.350.100.30
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Other
0.600.550.400.50
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First
Third
Industry
Average Medianquartile quartile
General productivity level (in million euros) by revenue size
First
Third
Revenue size
Average Median quartile quartile
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Under 45 million euros
Between 45 and 300 million euros
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0.40
0.30
0.11
0.80
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0.50
0.40
0.20
0.90
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0.65
0.50
0.30
0.80
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General productivity level (in million euros) by company size
First
Third
Company size
Average Median quartile quartile
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Under 100 employees
0.700.500.150.70
28
Between 100 and 300 employees
0.60
0.40
0.30
0.90
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300 employees and more
0.55
0.45
0.20
0.80
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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 Medianquartile quartile
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Your country Belgium
0.450.260.150.52
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Your industry Consumer goods
0.500.240.100.70
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Your revenue size
Between 45 and 300 million euros
0.50
0.40
0.20
0.90
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Your company size
300 employees and more
0.55
0.45
0.20
0.80
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Average general productivity level (in million euros), your company versus your country and your specific
markets
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0.75
0.5
0.25
Your
company
Your
country
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Your
Your
industry revenue size
(Consumer (Between
goods)
45 and 300
million
euros)
Your
company
size (300
employees
and more)
WORKFORCE COMPOSITION BY CAREER LEVEL
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PERCENTAGE OF EMPLOYEES BY CAREER LEVEL
The 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 FirstThird
Career level
(breakdown) Median quartile quartile
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Executives 1.00%3.97%2.94%1.64%4.55%
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Management
7.00%9.78%8.02%4.17%
14.32%
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Professional sales 22.00%
11.28%
8.64%
3.75%
17.98%
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Professional non-sales
23.00%24.03%15.27% 9.76%36.83%
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White collar
20.00%26.27%16.26% 8.32%38.67%
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Blue collar
27.00%24.67%15.73% 0.00%39.69%
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Breakdown of employees by career level and by industry
Profes- Profes-
Managesional 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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Breakdown of employees by career level and by industry, continued
Profes- Profes-
Managesional 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%
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Breakdown of employees by career level and by revenue size
Profes- Profes-
Managesional 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%
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Breakdown of employees by career level and by company size
Profes- Profes-
Managesional 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%
300 employees and more
7.00% 7.50%18.00%24.50%22.00%21.00%
100.00%
N
6.00%
17.00%
16.00%
24.00%
33.00% 100.00%
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Breakdown of employees by career level, your company versus your country and your specific markets
Profes- Profes-
Managesional 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%
Your revenue size
Between 45 and
300 million euros
3.00%
300 employees
Your company sizeand more
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5.00%
16.00%
15.00%
26.00%
35.00% 100.00%
7.00% 7.50%18.00%24.50%22.00%21.00%
100.00%
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