Creating compensation plans that are both fair and financially sustainable is a challenge for any organization. Leaders must navigate pay transparency, market benchmarks and budget limits while ...

Variable pay programs are an increasingly popular mode of compensation in today’s business world. These programs, which are also sometimes referred to as “pay-for-performance” or “at-risk” pay plans, ...

According to a new report from ISS, the structure of board leadership plays a significant role in relative levels of CEO compensation. Combining the CEO and board chair titles is still the most ...

Companies are reevaluating their variable pay structure, a critical component linked to an employee’s, team’s and company’s performance. For instance, while some are eliminating variable pay from the ...

Variable pay is an incentive or bonus employers pay to employees whose performance meets or exceeds company expectations, provided the company meets its own goals for productivity and profitability.