Beyond the Paycheck · 2026-01-23 · 32 min
Beyond Salary: Adecco’s Total Rewards VP on TR Statements, Living Wage, and Inflation Readiness SummaryIf employees only see their salary, you’re leaving value - and retention - on the table. Markus Enzner, VP of Total Rewards (Americas) at The Adecco Group, brings 18 years of experience and an economist’s lens to show how to turn compensation and benefits into clarity, confidence, and impact. Supporting ~10,000 employees and an ~$8B business across North and Latin America, Markus explains where rewards most often break down - affordability and poor communication - and how to fix it with consumer-grade simplicity and Total Rewards statements that quantify value. He shares a personal story of a promotion that helped an employee become debt-free, why personalization and living wage frameworks are the next frontier, and how leaders should prepare for AI-enabled communication and a likely return of inflation. He closes with a practical 30-day financial experiment any listener can try.
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