Sentences with word «mercs»

I could go on, but all in all, I had a great experience with Of Mercer, and I highly recommend any woman who has trouble finding affordable, high - quality work clothes check out the company's site to see if its dresses, pants, and blazers are the right fit for her.

For those shopping online, Of Mercer includes fit and fabric and care details as well a designer's note and «special facts» for every piece on its site.

Better yet, all of Of Mercer's clothes are made in New York City's Garment District — and made with the average customer's size and build in mind, instead of that of a professional model.

Of Mercer's Lenox Blazer ($ 195) and Mulberry Dress ($ 175) are two of my favorite pieces — the latter is a great dress for the hot summer months with a loose, breathable shape that's surprisingly flattering whether it's dressed up for work with heels or dressed down for the weekend with flat sandals.

Of Mercer's clothes are uniquely designed for the workingwoman's needs — whether that's a reversible dress she can wear twice on a business trip or a dress with underarm panels that look like cool design elements, but actually hide sweat stains when her office's AC is on the fritz.

We were really the Of Mercer customer before we had a solution.»

Keeping the average workingwoman top of mind through every stage of the design process is probably why almost half of Of Mercer's customers are repeat purchasers — the styles really suit her needs.

Even though the industry - standard fit model is typically a size 0 - 2, Of Mercer fits all of its clothes on a size 6 fit model so the fit of a dress or blazer is proportionate whether it's a size 00 or 14.

Because of Northway's and Smith's backgrounds, the Of Mercer cofounders understand the needs of their customer better (most designers at mass - market brands have never set foot in a corporate environment), and their designs reflect that.

Cambridge Analytica was created around 2013 initially with a focus on U.S. elections, with $ 15 million in backing from billionaire Republican donor Robert Mercer and a name chosen by future Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon, the New York Times reported.

Mercer: Rise of pricey new drugs to hit employer costs.

As the old Johnny Mercer song goes, «Something's Got ta Give.»

«Before retirement, bringing your standard of living down increases your savings,» says Malcolm Hamilton, who recently retired from Mercer Human Resource Consulting.

In the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index last year, for example, Canada placed a close second to Australia, based on the quality of our pension system among a select group of 11 countries.

When it came time to reward top executives last year, more leading companies handed out performance - based awards instead of time - vesting stock options, according to a new study from human resources consulting firm Mercer.

According to this Mercer Talent Trend report, 93 % of executives plan to make significant changes inside of their corporations over the next two years.

Meanwhile, the number of companies surveyed by Mercer who rewarded their CEOs with time - vesting restricted stock fell to 22 % last year from 23 % in 2012.

Mercer found that the average total compensation for CEOs, which includes short - term and long - term payouts as well as base salary, increased 6.5 % last year, to $ 9.66 million.

Mercer also found median compensation to be pretty top - heavy, with CEOs at companies in the top 100 of the S&P 500 raking in an average of $ 14.4 million last year, 68.5 % higher than the $ 8.55 median compensation for CEOs in the rest of the S&P 500.

Last year's median compensation is up 8.5 % from the $ 8.86 million posted in 2011, Mercer said.

«You can't look at a 40 - year - old Canadian and say that they're saving enough or they're not saving enough,» says Malcolm Hamilton, a principal with Mercer Human Resource Consulting in Toronto.

Under this plan, says Mercer, «the only way the government could lose money is if it invested only in the worst performing funds.»

Global energy demand will continue to rise, according to HR consultancy Mercer.

- Sharam Fouladgar - Mercer, AirPR

Coverage of infertility treatments is becoming more common among big employers, according to the benefits consultant Mercer.

Entrepreneur spoke with Gampp, Contardi and Mercer about their vision for How to Cake It and how their approach differs that of other on - camera cake - decorators, YouTubers and women entrepreneurs generally.

Mercer: Looking at our back end, that's still one of our most - viewed episodes.

You might not have work - life balance, but your Of Mercer clothes will.

TREB spokesman Jason Mercer says that despite an increase in borrowing costs in the spring and summer, an average priced home in the GTA has remained affordable for a household earning an average income.

Mercer: That was a fan request.

Contardi and Mercer spent the next couple of years pitching new show ideas featuring Gampp and her talents, but networks didn't bite.

Mercer: It was such a surprising cake to make.

Mercer: Another big part of the strategy is surprise.

Connie Contardi, Yolanda Gampp and Jocelyn Mercer's channel How to Cake It features cakes that look like human organs, Chinese takeout and more.

Mercer: It's our biggest video.

Mercer: Understand it's a long game.

Gampp, Contardi and Mercer envisioned How to Cake It as a digital brand «with YouTube at the heart,» and with the help of five additional full - time employees and three part - timers, the team maintains a website, blog, ecommerce offerings and social media accounts.

With this in mind, tight market conditions are expected to promote continued price growth through the remainder of 2013,» says Mercer, the board's senior manager of market analysis.

A survey last year by Mercer, a retirement and investment group, revealed that European pension funds would be inclined to raise their bond holdings when average long - term sovereign bond yields reached 2.8 percent.

The company is also very closely tied to right - wing Republicans, including Rebekah Mercer, co-owner of Breitbart News — a publication known for regularly publishing what The New York Times calls» «hate news» — a toxic mix of lies, white - supremacist content, and bullying that can inspire attacks on Muslims, gay people, women, African Americans, and others.»

When the CVCA's members met for their annual conference two weeks ago in Ottawa, they golfed, sampled Scotch, enjoyed a private performance by comedian Rick Mercer, and assessed the state of their diminished business.

Mercer's father, Robert Mercer, has also invested $ 15 million in the company.

According to management consulting firm Mercer's Global Performance Management Survey, most leaders have a performance management system in place, but nearly half admit their system needs work and more than half admit that they don't align performance ratings and compensation decisions.

«It's virtually certain that younger Canadians are going to retire later than their parents, on average,» says actuary Malcolm Hamilton, a partner at Mercer who happens to be retiring this year at age 61.

Mercer's Hamilton argues that whatever Canada chooses, it should not feel compelled to imitate European countries.

But it seems that Allen is partial to his childhood home of Seattle and its upscale Mercer Island.

Large employers who combine the benefits under one insurer have begun to demand insurers hit a specific dollar figure of medical cost savings per member, per year, said David Dross, national pharmacy practice leader at Mercer, part of Marsh & McLennan.

According to global consulting firm Mercer's 2015 cost of living ranking, Shanghai has the sixth - highest cost of living in the world this year, up four places from last year; Beijing has the seventh - highest, also up four places, and Shenzhen and Guangzhou are at 14th and 15th most expensive, both up a number of places from 2014 — making all those cities more expensive than New York City.

Sandberg's post came less than a week after The New York Times and The Observer of London reported that Cambridge Analytica, a political data company created by Stephen Bannon and Robert Mercer, gathered users» Facebook data and claimed it could influence the behavior of American voters.

«The first half of 2013 has been very good for pension plans,» says Manuel Monteiro, partner in Mercer's financial strategy group.