Case study | People and performance

Creating a global reward framework through salary and benefits benchmarking

Bringing consistency, transparency and confidence to Restek’s global reward

Client overview

Business type

Manufacturing (chemical sector)

Locations

The UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, China, Japan

Employees

500

Key outcomes

Salary and benefits benchmarking completed for 7 countries and 58 roles
Improved consistency and equity across international reward practices
Clear visibility of market competitiveness for both pay and benefits

The challenge

Over time, each of Restek’s locations had developed its own salary structures and benefits approaches, making it difficult to understand overall competitiveness or ensure fairness across markets. This meant leaders lacked a single, trusted view of how salaries and benefits compared across countries, limiting their ability to make confident reward decisions.

Restek asked NFP to establish a clear, data‑driven foundation for salary benchmarking and benefits benchmarking, one that respected local market conditions while supporting a coherent global reward approach.

Key challenges included:

Inconsistent salary approaches across countries
Limited visibility of benefits competitiveness by market
Difficulty comparing total reward packages internationally
Increased risk of inequity and retention pressure

Megan Byrne
Organisational Transformation and People Services Consultant

The solution

NFP partnered with Restek to deliver a structured salary and benefits benchmarking programme, creating a consistent, market‑aligned view of total reward across its international footprint. Using our Data – Validate – Insights – Decisions – Impact (DVIDI) model, we translated complex benchmarking data into clear, practical action.

Our approach included:

Benchmarking salaries across 58 roles in seven countries to identify alignment, gaps and market positioning
Benchmarking benefits provision in each location to assess competitiveness locally and internationally

This was underpinned by the DVIDI framework:

Data: Collected comprehensive salary and benefits data across seven countries, covering 44 core and 14 regional roles (58 total), ensuring consistency and comparability across all markets

Validate: Worked closely with local HR teams and market data providers to benchmark each role accurately against local conditions, confirming alignment and identifying gaps

Insights: Translated data into clear, visual outputs, highlighting under‑ or over‑market roles, retention risks and areas of pay compression

Decisions: Facilitated working sessions with HR and senior leaders to prioritise action, adjust salary ranges and refine reward structures where required

Impact: Enabled Restek to build a more consistent and transparent reward framework, improving confidence in decision‑making and supporting long‑term workforce planning

This structured approach ensured salary and benefits benchmarking moved beyond data into meaningful, business‑driven outcomes.

The results

For their organisation

7 countries and 58 roles benchmarked, with scope expanding as the project evolved.

Pay equity and consistency improved across international operations.

Retention risks and equity gaps identified and addressed through targeted action.

Country-specific recommendations grounded in diverse, locally validated data.

Broader pay bands introduced to simplify structure and support job flexibility.

HR teams equipped with tools and templates to manage reward internally.

Clearer link between pay, performance, and business goals, supporting long-term growth and stability.

For their people

Greater transparency and fairness

Improved transparency and perceived fairness in reward decisions.

Clearer reward understanding

Helped employees understand how reward is positioned locally and globally.

Increased trust in decisions

Built greater trust in how salary and benefits decisions are made.

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